The Victoria’s Secret fashion recently featured two transgender runway models in its show on Tuesday night in its first event in six years. Victoria’s Secret has been criticized in recent years for being woke and prioritizing “inclusivity” with its brand. Notably, sales of the lingerie brand have declined over the past few years.
During the latest Victoria’s Secret fashion show, Valentina Sampaio, who was the first transgender model to work with the brand in 2019, made an appearance on the runway. Fellow transgender model Alex Consani also made an appearance during the event. Subsequently, conservatives on social media blasted the event for its embrace of woke gender ideology.
Feminine news outlet, Evie Magazine wrote on X, “The impending train wreck that is the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show… With trans and plus-size models, nepo babies, and a random musical performance by Cher, the once-iconic event seems to be throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Is it a bold reinvention, or just a desperate attempt to stay relevant in a woke, wacky world?”
The magazine continued, “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show used to be a cultural moment—the Super Bowl of beautiful women strutting in wings, lingerie, and body glitter, with Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Candice Swanepoel taking the brand to iconic heights. But if you’ve seen the lineup for the upcoming show, you might be wondering: What happened to the glamazon powerhouses who made us all want to hit the gym and shop for lingerie? It’s not just the models we’re talking about here; it’s a whole new vibe that feels…well, like a mess.”
“Victoria’s Secret was always highly inappropriate. Putting women on a pedestal for being willing to walk around publicly half naked is just so off-putting and demeaning. Many women want to find the beauty in themselves, not from a bunch of privileged, niche females,” another person wrote. One user added, “They’re done….its just so much out there besides there’s nothing classy about it …nothing I’d love to wear…. Before it was just beautiful …now it’s boring ….”
Evie Magazine continued, “Valentina Sampaio “made history” as the first openly transgender model to be hired by Victoria’s Secret back in 2019 and will be walking in this year’s show for the first time. Like many companies these days, Victoria’s Secret’s vision has been muddied by a checklist of nonsensical diversity and inclusion requirements. Alongside the trans models, we’ll also see plus-size women like Ashley Graham and Paloma Elsesser. While representation matters in some contexts, it feels out of place here—a departure from the brand’s once-distinct identity.”
The outlet further criticized the seeming nepotism at play in the latest event. “Instead of scouting and introducing the next generation of jaw-dropping supermodels, they’ve resorted to pulling in nepo babies like Lily-Rose Depp and Kaia Gerber to bring in the Gen Z crowd. Sure, they’re beautiful, but what about the thrill of discovering unknown models? It seems the brand is too afraid to embrace fresh beauty—probably because it would require an objective look at what’s traditionally appealing to both women and men,” the thread said.
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