![]() Victoria's Secret plans to resume its fashion show in 2022, but in a very different format, Waters told the Times. 'I'm thrilled to be creating a space that sees the true spectrum of all women,' she added. ![]() 'Often I felt myself on the outside looking in with brands in the beauty and fashion industry,' Rapinoe, a lesbian and activist for women's and LGBTQ rights, said in a statement. Rapinoe, a two-time World Cup champion, has been the face of American women's soccer for nearly a decade. In an attempt to make up for lost ground, Victoria's Secret, which saw sales drop 7.7 percent in 2019 even before the pandemic, launched its new collective of female brand representatives on Wednesday.Īmong Rapinoe's cohorts are Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jones and Brazilian transgender model Valentina Sampaio. Victoria's Secret in 2019 abandoned its famed fashion show, a globally televised event that saw women parade down the catwalk in barely-there lingerie replete with gems, feathers and lace. 'And it was very much marketed toward younger women,' which promoted a 'really harmful' message. She has previously told the New York Times that the old Victoria's Secret was 'patriarchal, sexist, viewing not just what it meant to be sexy but what the clothes were trying to accomplish through a male lens and through what men desired. ![]() Rapinoe - a vocal advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights - was revealed as a new spokeswoman for the lingerie brand this week. The account believed to have belonged to Kai, 38, no longer exists and it remains unclear what the tweet Rapinoe was responding to included. Kai has another Twitter account she opened in 2016 that has not posted since 2018. 'u look asian with those closed eyes!' Rapinoe, 35, wrote in the tweet. Rapinoe, the new face of Victoria's Secret, had reportedly made the tweet to former professional soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Natasha Kai - who is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino and Caucasian heritage, according to Sports Room. Liberal soccer star Megan Rapinoe has come under fire after a tweet she made more than 10 years was revealed in which she mocked someone for looking 'Asian' because of their eyes.
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