In all the years the Victoria’s Secret runway show has been going, you may have noticed something buried among the sparkly bras and angel wings: the complete lack of models who aren’t super slim.
That’s not for lack of demand.
Ashley Graham has repeatedly called for Victoria’s Secret to hire a plus-size model for their show. Aerie has proven that hiring a diverse range of bodies works to sell underwear. Customers have questioned why Victoria’s Secret doesn’t seem keen to hire models who represent a wide range of body types.
And yet, still nothing.
As model Tabria Majors puts it, ‘it ain’t happening’.