One of the most grandiose shows of this year has just finished - the fashion show of the "angels" Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016 in Paris. The star of the show was Irina Sheik, who is no longer able to hide her position.
The show will be broadcast on December 5 on CBS.
Victoria's Secret is the world leader in the sale of lingerie. Already almost 40 years the company pleases women with chic swimsuits and bustier. Models Victoria's Secret - the most beautiful and well-groomed girls on the planet, and the most worthy of them are called "angels." But even in the cloister of angels there are sometimes scandals ...
In anticipation of this event, we recall the most notorious scandals from the history of the brand.
Irina Sheik came to the podium with a "pregnant" tummy!
On the show in 2016, the Russian model Irina Sheik debuted. At the show, her tummy was covered with a cloak and a red cape, but the fans could be sure that the rumors about the pregnancy model are confirmed!
The debilitating diet of Adriana Lima
In 2011, a flurry of emotions among Internet users caused an interview with Adriana Lima, in which she let slip about how she was preparing for the annual Victoria's Secret show. According to the model, three months before the show, she starts to visit the gym every day. Within 9 days before the show, Adrian does not eat anything but protein shakes. Two days before the fashion show, she refuses both cocktails and drinks only water, and for 12 hours before the show she does not even allow herself water, so that the body "dried up"!
Lima was accused of promoting anorexia, and she had to make excuses. She stated that such a strict diet adheres only to the show, at the rest of the time leads a normal lifestyle.
Models on the verge of anorexia
Periodically Victoria's Secret is accused of promoting anorexia due to too lean models. So, in 2011 the real shock was caused by a photo shoot of three supermodels: Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swainpole. Despite the fact that Adriana and Alessandra looked perfect, they were not attracted by attention. All the glory went to 22-year-old Candace, who, compared to her slender girlfriends, looked painfully thin.
The media immediately wrote that the girl is on the verge of anorexia. Later, an anorexia was attributed to Brigitte Malcolm and Vita Sidorkina.
Protest action in San Francisco
Slim models of Victoria's Secret does not give rest to many women!
June 6, 2013 a group of plump ladies in lingerie gathered at one of the stores of the linen giant in San Francisco. Women shouted slogans such as "I'm proud of my body!"
Scandalous advertising campaign "The ideal body"
In 2014, a new advertising campaign for bras "Body" was launched, which caused a storm of indignation. Online banners depicted models in underwear, and on top of the photo there was a large inscription "The Perfect" Body ". In English, the word "body" can mean both a bra and a human body. This ambiguous word game seemed to thousands of Internet users offensive.
Women were outraged that "ideal" is called the body, "processed" photoshop, with incredibly long legs and tiny waists. 26,000 people signed a petition demanding to change the slogan. Victoria's Secret ceded to public opinion, after which the advertising photo was decorated with the inscription: "A body for every body".
Sexy lingerie for teen girls
In 2013, the company launched a new line of youth underwear Pink. Initially, representatives of Victoria's Secret said that the collection is intended for teenage girls.
However, the teenage parents were shocked with inscriptions on panties, among which were "Wild", "Call Me", "First on Kisses", etc. Such slogans on the underwear of 13-year-old girls seemed out of place.
On the Internet there was a petition demanding to withdraw the entire collection from the shelves of stores. However, Victoria's Secret immediately hastened to justify itself, saying that the collection was created not for teenagers, but for college students.
The exploitation of child labor
In 2011, the Bloomberg news agency accused Victoria's Secret of exploiting child labor. Reporters managed to find out that organic cotton, which the company uses to produce laundry, is grown on the plantations of Burkina Faso, where children are attracted to work.
In its report, the agency cited the story of a 13-year-old girl who, from morning till evening, under the scorching sun, works in a cotton plantation, constantly starving, subjected to regular physical punishment from her master, and does not receive a penny for her work. The linen brand's guide "made big eyes" and said that he knew nothing about the exploitation of child labor, promising to conduct a thorough investigation.
Memoirs of Kylie Bisutti
In 2013, scandalous memoirs of the former Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti came out. She worked for the famous brand for a short time, but she accumulated impressions on the whole book.
"Fat pig, if you do not lose 3 kg in 3 days, I'll take you off the show" - this is not the most rude treatment I've ever heard "
In her book, the girl told about extreme diets on which they were forced to sit models, about the hungry fainting of the girls during the shows and their health problems caused by attempts to lose weight.
Immediately after the publication of the memoirs, the official representatives of Victoria's Secret hastened to state that the book contains many "fictions and incorrect statements."
Confessions of Erin Heatherton
Erin Heatherton is another model that revealed some secrets of Victoria's Secret. This happened in 2016, 3 years after the girl broke the contract with the linen brand. The reason was her disagreement with the company's policy. Despite the fact that Erin has the perfect body, in Victoria's Secret they were constantly unhappy.
The girl was constantly forced to lose weight. She exhausted herself with extreme diets and trainings, and this did not always lead to the desired result. Erin was constantly in a state of depression.
"Once again, I returned home at night after training. I looked at the food and thought that maybe I should stop eating at all. "
Then she realized that she had reached the point and could not continue like this. Supermodel broke the contract with the underwear brand and does not regret it at all.
No photoshop anywhere
Victoria's Secret is often blamed for excessive passion for photoshop. Sometimes on the Internet, photographs of models are being filtered before retouching. And then it becomes clear that the "stars" of Victoria's Secret are not angels at all, but ordinary average girls with cellulite, stretch marks and modest breast size.
Sometimes the love of photoshop leads to curiosities, such as in these photos.
Insulting Indians
At the 2012 fashion show, Carly Kloss's model went to the podium in an Indian headdress, a suede underwear set and turquoise jewelry.
Native Americans were outraged by this outfit, saying that "there is nothing sexual in racial tactlessness." The company had to apologize and remove the provocative outfit from the collection.
The shocking experiment of Poppy Cross
Fitness blogger Poppy Cross went on an unusual experiment: she decided to live the life that the Victoria's Secret models live when they prepare for the show. The experiment lasted 4 months and was a real test of endurance. For Poppy was developed an individual plan for strength training, consisting of a huge number of exercises. Training took place daily, and sometimes even twice a day.
In addition, she had to sit on a rigid low-carb diet, which allowed only fat, dietary meat and fish to eat. The nutritional value of a daily diet did not exceed 1300 calories. As a result, the waist of Poppy decreased by 6 cm, and the volume of the breast by 1 size.
At the end of the experiment, Poppy said that such training requires military discipline and takes all the time and energy, leaving no opportunity to engage in personal or social life. Fortunately, in this mode, models spend only a small amount of time - before the show.
The exit of Lily Aldridge in two bras
At the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, one of the models is demonstrated by Fantasy Bra - an exclusive bra, encrusted with precious stones. In 2015, this honor was awarded to Lily Aldridge. According to the presentation, she had to go to the podium in a luxurious bra for $ 2 million and blue panties.
However, something went wrong, and the model came out right away in two bras! Under Fantasy Bra she wore ... the usual scarlet push-up. Apparently, in an exclusive bra, the bust looked unplayable.
Advertising campaign for the 2016 autumn-winter collection
This campaign was held under the slogan "Turn on your underwear in your everyday appearance." In the advertising photos of the model were depicted in business or casual clothing, which almost did not hide the clothes from the new collection.
The public was outraged by such "shamelessness." On page Victoria's Secret there and then there were indignant comments:
"You are completely insane. Maybe we should immediately become nudists? "
"Such a set is out of place on the street"
"No, thank you. I will buy myself normal clothes if I want to appear in public "