For every tee-totaling cat-walker like Claudia Schiffer, there are countless others who’ve made headlines for their problems with alcohol and drugs. Meet 10 troubled beauties who tackled their demons—and won.

Jodie Kidd

Discovered at the tender age of 15, this British modeling sensation went on to appear on the cover of Elle, British Vogue and hundreds of other top fashion titles, and starred in a notorious ad campaign for Yves Saint Laurent. But her career came to a screeching halt in September 2007, when she was busted after trying to score cocaine in a London nightclub. After the scandal she lost numerous high-profile endorsement deals and was dropped by her modeling agency in July of 2008 because of a reported weight gain. Now 33, she talks to teens about drug abuse and has tried her best to keep out of trouble. She recently appeared on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and gave birth to a baby boy. “Being a mother beats anything I’ve ever done by a mile,” she says. “I feel very blessed.” Read About More…