So many girls were taller, skinnier, and prettier.
Lucky for Delevingne and us she had a secret weapon.
“I treat the camera like a person I gaze into it,” she said.

“Photos are a flat thing, and you should probably put life into them.”
In true risk-taking fashion, the 17-year-old sent in an audition tape for the titular role.
“My interpretation of Alice was a little crazy …

Yet, something in Delevingne’s audition struck a chord with producer Richard Zanuck and his wife, Lili.