Barbara Palvin debuts as Victoria's Secret angel after controversy over her signing 'curvy'
"Never stop dreaming," wrote Valentina Sampaio , one of the most requested models of the moment. And his dream was fulfilled; The 22-year-old Brazilian will be the first transsexual top to parade for Victoria's Secret , a milestone for her, for the LGBTQ + community and also for the lingerie brand that has made all women dream for decades.
"Life is amazing," says Sampaio wrapped in a bathrobe in the backstage of the signature 'Pink' campaign, the underwear line for teenagers, while waiting for the next photo. As incredible as it seemed just a few months ago that she became part of that universe of angels who for years have raised passions on the catwalk. "Do you think they should include transsexual models in their show?" Ed Razek , the company's creative director, asked at the end of the last parade. "No, we shouldn't do it because our show is a fantasy," he replied flatly.
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A dream in which neither large sizes nor gender issues entered. And that they are becoming a nightmare: their last show, broadcast on television for 20 years, was the least seen in history (they have even announced that they will not broadcast more), the company's shares do not stop falling and sales also fall plummeting In a world where diversity has become a trend and feminism gains positions by image, the traditional prototype of the angels of ideal measures no longer fits.
"The brand must evolve and change to grow," says Les Wexner, the founder and CEO of the L Brands corporation to which Victoria's Secret belongs. And having Valentina Sampaio, who has also been the first trans model to star in the covers of the most important fashion magazines, specifically those of Elle and Vogue Paris, is a step in that path that aims to recover the lost and questioned splendor even for the models that for years have placed the wings on the catwalk. One of them was another Brazilian, Adriana Lima , who after more than a decade of parading announced at the end of last year that "she would not take off her clothes again for an empty cause". "Women should not continue to live in a world with such superficial values," he said hanging his wings.
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Renewed or die. And not only with Valentina Sampaio, but also with the other models that have just joined the company, the Canadian top with vitiligo Winnie Harlow, and the Spanish Lorena Durán , which with its size close to 44 will be the new curvy top in the army of angels
Something is changing in Victoria's Secret, and not by chance. As Sampaio congratulated in his social networks the American actress defending the rights of the LGBT community Laverne Cox: "It was time."
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