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Victoria's Secret says goodbye to Angels in attempt to redefine 'sexy'
Fox News ^ | 17 June 2021 | Nate Day

Posted on 06/17/2021 9:04:00 AM PDT by Magnatron

Victoria's Secret has done away with their world-famous Angels supermodels.

The lingerie and comfort wear company has said goodbye to the models, who have for years, famously strutted down the runway wearing over-the-top ensembles featuring feathers and rhinestones that weighed in at nearly 30 pounds, the New York Times reports.

In their place, Victoria's Secret has launched a campaign with high-profile women known for their accomplishments rather than their figures.

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe, freestyle skier Eileen Gu, model and advocate Paloma Essler, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, transgender model Valentina Sampaio, model and South Sudanese refugee Adut Akech and photographer Amanda de Cadenet are among those to spearhead the campaign, according to the outlet.

The women will work with the retailer to redefine what the word "sexy" means as the company faces competition and pressure to be inclusive of women with various body types – not to mention internal strife.

Now, Victoria's Secret hopes to become a global "advocate" for female empowerment, their chief executive Martin Waters said, per the Times.

"When the world was changing, we were too slow to respond," said Waters. "We needed to stop being about what men want and to be about what women want."

The women included in the new campaign will be known as the VS Collective and will focus on advising the brand, appearing in ads and promote the retailer on social media.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


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To: Magnatron

“Sexy” is not some homosexual transvestite.


41 posted on 06/17/2021 9:43:09 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Irenic

Sex appeal used to be called “oomph”.

You either had it or you didn’t.


42 posted on 06/17/2021 9:46:07 AM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: frank ballenger

Ha. The best T-shirts for sale over there from the street vendors was a big red hammer & sickle with the “Ø” symbol blocking it out.

In big letters: “THE PARTY’S OVER”


43 posted on 06/17/2021 9:50:28 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Magnatron

Sexy is the effect on the male...

So let them try...

YAWN


44 posted on 06/17/2021 9:52:56 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Magnatron

Just some more devious population control from the left. Who’s going to have sex after looking at that?

More seriously, have the people running these companies lost their ever-loving minds? This is so counterintuitive to common sense.


45 posted on 06/17/2021 9:56:06 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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To: Magnatron

I thought VS was basically a recruiting platform for Epstein blackmail operations.


46 posted on 06/17/2021 9:56:35 AM PDT by Track9 (Dealing with democrats is like living without toilet paper. )
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To: qwerty1234

I WANT A CROTCHLESS TEDDY!!!


47 posted on 06/17/2021 9:58:31 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: dfwgator

“Any wonder why guys prefer Asian women?”

And Russian, Ukrainian, South American, Filipina, Vietnamese, etc. for much higher odds for an old school wife and therefore a happy husband.


48 posted on 06/17/2021 9:59:23 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.d)
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To: Magnatron

I think that the size of the hippo’s they’re proposing to include in their catalogue, they better use a larger format. I think a catalogue roughly the size of a hood from a 1967 Chev pick-up


49 posted on 06/17/2021 10:02:23 AM PDT by firedoggy111 (Books, Articles on the Spanish Civil War )
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To: Seruzawa

https://youtu.be/BwSts2s4ba4


50 posted on 06/17/2021 10:10:56 AM PDT by Noumenon (The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
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To: Little Pig

Amanda de Cadenet is a Socialite and the Ex-wife of Duran Duran’s John Taylor. She’s also the mother of his daughter, whom I believe is also a model.

She was very attractive in her younger days, but I haven’t seen her lately.


51 posted on 06/17/2021 10:15:29 AM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (“A Lonely Soul; An Ocean Soul.”- Nightwish)
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To: frank ballenger
Old pickup line was probably: "I have a two volume collection of all-Stalin stamps extolling worker revolution. Why don't you come back with me and take a look?"

"Come and keep your comrade warm."

52 posted on 06/17/2021 10:17:04 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: polymuser

“And Russian, Ukrainian, South American, Filipina, Vietnamese, etc. for much higher odds for an old school wife and therefore a happy husband.”

Brazilian women.


53 posted on 06/17/2021 10:17:36 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (I got the shot. Not because I wanted to. Because I had to, in violation of my civil rights.)
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To: Principled
How dumb can they be? Who’s making these decisions?
A couple of people on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
54 posted on 06/17/2021 10:19:45 AM PDT by lewislynn ( How long before they replace Martin Luther King Blvd with George Floyd Blvd?)
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To: Magnatron
Priyanka Chopra who is still hot at 38.

While she is somewhat attractive, at least she's not all white, eh? /sarc
55 posted on 06/17/2021 10:24:03 AM PDT by Miguk
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To: Magnatron
The women will work with the retailer to redefine what the word "sexy" means

As opposed to the real world where men and women make up their own minds as to what they think is sexy.

56 posted on 06/17/2021 10:25:40 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: qwerty1234

When did Bill Maher dye his hair?


57 posted on 06/17/2021 10:26:06 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: Magnatron
Let the free market decide. We see runway models attempt to redefine "sexy" for the fashion industry every year, and every year it's a freak show.

Still, if their sales fall they can always go for a government contract supplying this stuff to the "woke" military...

58 posted on 06/17/2021 10:28:46 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Magnatron

New name: “Kardashians Secret”


59 posted on 06/17/2021 10:45:30 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Magnatron

As Stephen Green said 'eye broccoli' versus eye candy.

60 posted on 06/17/2021 10:45:56 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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