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.

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“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 …

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