Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley has criticised Victoria’s Secret for previously projecting unrealistic beauty standards ahead of its 2024 fashion show.
The 35-year-old model, who is an advocate for size diversity on the catwalk, told this week’s show: StellarThe next show should include “curves and diversity.”
She also claimed that models were “literally starving and very thin” during the last fashion show in 2018.
“When I was 15, I demanded a lot from my body for that show. I compared my body to Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima (Victoria’s Secret angels); they were the most you could demand from your body,” she said.
‘You walk into the[VS]store in New York and you see so many different body types. Who are they selling to? Who is your customer?’
Robyn, who is the first plus-size model to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, added that the lack of diversity at Victoria’s Secret has been glaring in the past.
She continued: ‘The (2018) show was the worst they’ve ever had because it was like a 15-year-old girl’s body type.’
“I know some of the models and I know how far they went for that show. They are literally starving and already very thin.”
Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley has slammed Victoria’s Secret for projecting unrealistic beauty standards ahead of the 2024 fashion show
In 2018, Robyn promoted a boycott against Victoria’s Secret for not including curvy women in its annual fashion show.
He had also previously criticised the brand’s marketing chief, Ed Razek.
“She hates plus-size women, I hate that term. She hates women in general,” she told WHO magazine.
“I think all bodies should be represented. I think diversity is beautiful and I think it’s boring to have one body type that everyone aspires to.”
Robyn previously revealed how she discovered self-confidence as an adult and is no longer shocked by her “perfect” Victoria’s Secret body.
The 35-year-old model, an advocate for size diversity on the catwalk, told Stellar this week that the upcoming show should include “curves and diversity.”
Robyn rose to fame in 2006 after appearing in the teen magazine, Dolly.
At 18, she signed with a modeling agency and decided to move into plus-size modeling, which increased her workload and her attractiveness.
In 2011, the beauty became the first plus-size model in Vogue Australia’s 52-year history to appear in the magazine’s fashion editorial.
Robyn then forged a career as an international model, appearing on the cover of Vogue Italia, Elle France and GQ Australia.
She also claimed that models were “literally starving and very thin” during the last fashion show in 2018. Robyn’s full interview is available in this week’s Stellar magazine.
