BACK FROM THE BRINK

These models reveal how they recovered and found peace after years of using alcohol to cope with their crazy lives

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Cara Delevingne

REBUILDING AFTER ROCK BOTTOM

She was a mess. Last September, model Cara, 30, was photographed looking disheveled and behaving erratically outside California's Van Nuys Airport. "I hadn't slept. I was not OK," she later confessed to Vogue, admitting she'd been partying a lot because "I just didn't want to deal with my issues." Ultimately, she realized, those pictures that went viral "were something to be grateful for" - the wake-up call she needed. Three months later, Cara secretly checked into rehab. "She finally hit rock bottom," explains a source, confirming the British beauty - who was 7 the first time she got drunk - spent December and January getting sober at Utah's Cirque Lodge (inset) with encouragement from friends including Selena Gomez, 30, and Margot Robbie, 32. "She was tired of lying. She called a few close pals and broke down. There were a ton of tears, but she knew treatment was the only answer because the suffering in silence kills you." Cara's now committed to the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program and weekly therapy. "She's thankful," says the source. "Her motto is the AA standby: one day at a time." 

Bella Hadid

TORTURED BY ANXIETY & ALCOHOL