'Angels and demons', the documentary that will disarm the Victoria's Secret catwalk

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For decades, the

Show was one of the most anticipated events in the world.

Winged angels portrayed

synthesized in sensuality, seduction and bodily perfection.

The angels walked with such security that they left us speechless.

That was

achieved thanks to a

in publicity and the ability to create a cosmos full of attractions and positive emotions.

Any woman could dream of becoming an angel and transcending the limits of desire.

It was the

.

The models longed to walk for the brand, while the rest of the women felt that they deserved that standard of beauty.

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The delirium was born in 1997, when we saw

With them and their successors, a brand and a collective conscience were built.

From then until 2018, the annual catwalk was

They were the angels of fantasy, although only a few, the chosen ones, responded to that archetype reduced to

as synonymous with

Meanwhile, sales were reaching multi-million dollar figures.

Adriana Lima at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.GTRES ONLINE

Of these, only a few were selected to present the coveted Fantasy Bra, the most prestigious bra, covered in jewels and created in each edition by the most important jewelry houses in the world.

who was reborn as an angel in 2000, wore it for the first time in 2011. Behind the archetype of Victoria's Secret, superficiality and resignation on the part of the models could be sensed.

But

when the wings break

Suddenly their wings cracked and their lives as angels began to die in the midst of great controversy.

The withdrawal of

fueled a debate that was already in some circles about the harshness of the contracts and the price these women had to pay to get their wings placed.

their iron buttocks and toned thighs were sculpted by

and diets incompatible with health.

Bella Hadid, 'winged' 2018.GETTY IMAGES

In 2019, the firm canceled its televised show.

Society imposed new values ​​and Victoria's Secret gave up the angels to

and empowered women based on their social or professional achievements.

and a transsexual model, for example.

A controversy broke out on social networks driven by those who did not agree with this turn against users who, on the contrary, always criticized the lack of plurality in this conception of beauty.

the new CEO, acknowledged that they

and stop thinking about what men wanted to focus on what

The controversy documentary

The universe that now dismantles the production that will premiere imminently on the American platform Hulu, under the title

goes beyond the idealization of the female body and speaks of

sexualization, impossible sacrifices and true nightmares .

Andi Muise at the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.GETTY IMAGES

It was not only the pressures to which the models were subjected, they also suffered sexual abuse and practices already known by Jeffrey Epstein.

The documentary, directed by

reaches the epicenter of this dark universe and exposes it all with

from CEOs and models.

In a statement to 'The Guardian', Tyrnauer has made clear the need to uncover this intra-history:

It has never been part of it, and that is something that fascinated me, because, despite After all, the brand was seen as a fashion house, it is capable of launching the most watched show in the world and yet

, it is the

marketing tools to earn thousands of dollars. millions".

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