Are we at the point where we, as a society, can finally admit that Cara Delevingne is a terrible model? No? We’re not there yet? Because after absolutely loathing Cara’s British Vogue cover earlier this week, I rolled my eyes through this editorial too. Cara covers the September issue of Elle Mag (American). That’s two major fashion magazine covers, both for September issues. And she’s doing the sulky Angry Baby thing on both covers too. Ugh. Cara is promoting Suicide Squad harder than Margot Robbie, it seems. Too bad everybody hates the film, eh? You can see Elle’s package here, and here are some highlights from the interview:

How taking up yoga saved her life and helped her turn everything around: “For me, yoga’s the only way I can really feel things and check how I am. Because there is always pain somewhere, even if it’s completely irrational pain, and it’s always good to find it and get it out. If I don’t cry pretty much every day I will hold it in, and it will manifest in me in things that are destructive, like my skin.”

On why she opened up about her own struggles on social media and in interviews after young fans started sharing theirs with her: “I couldn’t just sit there and listen to these girls, and boys, too, but usually girls, say this stuff, about bullying, about their sexuality, depression, and guilt and suicidal thoughts and just all of it, without being like, ‘I have been through that, and it’s going to be okay.’ If I can help a teenager go through a better time than they should be, then I am going to f–king do that. I mean, f–king being a teenager suuuccccks. And I somehow came through the other end.”

On Suicide Squad costar Will Smith putting “emotions first” and why she crying is the most challenging part of acting: “I don’t think I have ever, ever cried in front of more than one person ever, ever. Because I grew up in this very ‘Emotion is weak, head up, move on, onward and upward’ kind of way. Which is not healthy.” Her face starts twitching a little, like she might cry. “Will Smith was telling me he brought up his kids to put their emotions first, and when I heard that, I was just like, ‘Oh my God, that sounds like a fairy tale.’ Because emotions should be put first. It’s the most important thing. No, I’m not going to start crying.”

[From Elle]

I keep coming back to “If I don’t cry pretty much every day I will hold it in, and it will manifest in me in things that are destructive, like my skin.” Is that the correct usage of “manifest”? I think she’s using it to mean, “If I don’t cry every day, you’ll be able to see it on my face,” but the wording is awkward. The way she words things actually reminds me a bit of Kristen Stewart, especially the f-bombs, because how else are you going to know that Cara is cool if she doesn’t curse her way through an interview? “I mean, f–king being a teenager suuuccccks.” Sure. I don’t doubt that she’s doing a good thing, engaging with kids who feel like they’re all alone, kids who look up to Cara and want to engage with her. But… being told that teenagers have it so hard and, like, all of the emotions, I often wonder… didn’t it suck to be a teenager for every generation? And then you get older and you’re like, “God, I wish I could redo that.”

Photos courtesy of Elle.