Victoria's Secret Etc, Etc (PLEASE READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING)

[KateTheGreatest]

This whole situation makes me think of Oprah saying ''you get to be an angel, you get to be an angel, you get to be an angel''... while pointing out to different models. Seems like every model is a VS angel these days.
Wish they'd only have a few but really great models. Also I remember years ago, when I went into their store there were so many things I wanted to buy! I could hardly choose.
Now everything feels aimed for teenagers, it's like the whole VS is Pink section.
Focus on producing underwear for non teenagers, something classy instead of just adding new angels!

 

[Hchloe]

LOVE Leomie. So happy for her. I've been following her career ever since The Model Agency from like 10 years ago (who else remembers that show?). I can't believe how far she's come!

Alexina, however....
I get that they needed a token redhead, but her?.gif

 

[amby]

Grace Elizabeth is now an Angel!

 

[anaa lpz]

Grace is the perfect angel, but I don't get why her management let her become one. She has an amazing HF career, a contract with Estée Lauder...she doesn't need VS. Not the VS we have nowadays.

 

[gianna]

I’m so happy for Grace. She’s great in HF but we can’t deny that her career will get better with VS contract. I mean all the money comes from the commercial contract. She’s so versatile and hopefully can do well in both.

 

[guimon]

Best new choice/Angel so far, along with Barbara!
They are now, 2 of my favorite Angels. So happy for Grace. I've been wanting this since she first walked the show a couple years ago. I knew it was happening sooner or later.
Now it feels like a legitime Angel situation. She deserves the status. A successful HF model is now also successful commercially. She's the full package.

 

[happycanadian]

VS hasn't had a true high fashion superstar in their ranks since Karlie. I dooooo worry a bit for Grace that this will change the direction of her career, in the sense that her prestige bookings might drop off. But if anyone has the right combination of talents to pull off the hf/commercial supermodel balance, I think it's Grace.

 

[SLFC]

Looks like they'll be having another. Appears to be a tease at the end of the video on VS youtube channel. It sounds like Kelsey Merritt voice, but I'm not entirely sure.

I'm worried too about it preventing her from getting high prestige bookings but Taylor got bookings with Ralph Lauren, so thats assuring.

 

[anaa lpz]

There is actually an article on Harper's Bazaar saying that Grace is the last angel they'll announce.
She also says that she found out last week, when Barbara (and I assume Alexina and Leomie) was offered the contract 3 months ago. Either she said it as a cute story about her mom calling her to give her the news or VS decided to offer her the contract because of all the pressure on social media.

 

[Armani]

Looks like they'll be having another. Appears to be a tease at the end of the video on VS youtube channel. It sounds like Kelsey Merritt voice, but I'm not entirely sure.

I'm worried too about it preventing her from getting high prestige bookings but Taylor got bookings with Ralph Lauren, so thats assuring.

It sounded like Grace to me, just in a slurred voice. I wish VS was that smart/strategic to tease another Angel, but they’re way too predictable and traditional (ahem, outdated in terms of marketing) to do so at this point

I’m so unbelievably happy for Grace, and I do think in the industry that Grace has 100% what it takes to pull off a crossover career with such high demand in both sectors. Financially, this is most DEFINITELY an improvement in her already glorious career, but it sure as hell is going to be a lot of work to balance the lucrative, “booked and busy” career Grace has.

 

[marsnoop2]

Grace is the best angel they've signed on since Candice tbh. She has the makings to be a true star and while her HF bookings might drop slightly I think she'll manage amazingly well. I thought Taylor would be the next VS star but that girl, although stunning, is just so boring.

I actually really like this new lineup (although I don't care for Alexina's personality), but I do feel they missed an opportunity to add Ming or Sui officially. While we're at it, here's hoping they get rid of the gaggle of blondes that are all interchangeable (Martha, Stella, Romee) and their fit models that they seem to have snubbed (Cindy, Devon, Barbara).

I'm assuming they'll keep Sara and Jasmine. Candice is HBIC. And I'm assuming Behati will leave and Lais might get dropped too.

 

[sixtdaily]

Can we talk about how bad these new Angels videos are?!!

 

[mathiaskatz]

Happy for Grace E., but feel awful for Sui He and Ming Xi. These are actual veteran VS models that have worked way before Grace E and Alexina started modeling. Are Asians just not part of that 'fantasy' Ed loves to talk about?

 

[anaa lpz]

Happy for Grace E., but feel awful for Sui He and Ming Xi. These are actual veteran VS models that have worked way before Grace E and Alexina started modeling. Are Asians just not part of that 'fantasy' Ed loves to talk about?

Worse, they are the "Asian angels". I guess they think that having an Asian model will only help them sell in Asia they are so ignorant.

 

[KateTheGreatest]

Is Lily A still an angel?
How many angels are there now altogether?

 

[anaa lpz]

We don't know for sure if Candice and Behati are still angels. They may do like Ale and Adriana did and just do the show until their contract end. Then there is Taylor, Romee, Josephine, Sara, Stella, Lais, Jasmine, Martha and Elsa, who were "the new angels". And they all seem to be working consistently with the brand, so I don't think any are going to be dropped this year. Plus Barbara, Leomie, Alexina and Grace, so...too many!

There were rumours about Lily's contract being over and then she got pregnant. So they kind of got the chance to part ways without too many people noticing because many just assumed she wasn't walking the show because of her pregnancy.

 

[KateTheGreatest]

^Thank you!

You are right, Behati and Candice are still unknown. I wasn't sure about Lily A because I find her a bit forgettable so I didn't know if she actually isn't anymore or did I just forget about her again.

While I am happy for Grace, I do think she's the most special out of all of them and wish she'd would have modelled earlier on while the title still meant something.
With so many angels, it means less now.

And Cynthia Dicker was never an angel, right? Alexina is the first redheaded angel?

 

[Armani]

^ Indeed, Cintia only ever worked in catalogues for the brand, but never walked the show (despite casting for them; how they reject Cintia but let Alexina waddle her way down is beyond me but what can I say...) or was contracted.

 

[marsnoop2]

Cintia would have been perfect, one of their biggest mistakes

 

[KateTheGreatest]

Thank you Armani!

And I agree, Cintia would have been way better than Alexina!