Karlie Kloss made her Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show debut in 2011 and donning those famous angel wings helped turn her into a household name. But now, the supermodel is slamming the company. She said that learning about feminism in college made her no longer want to work with the company.
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Karlie, 26, sat down with
British Vogue for this month’s cover. She explained that enrolling in NYU’s Gallatin School in 2015 helped give her a new perspective about her job.
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“The reason I decided to stop working with Victoria’s Secret was I didn’t feel it was an image that was truly reflective of who I am and the kind of message I want to send to young women around the world about what it means to be beautiful,” the Project Runway host said.
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“I think that was a pivotal moment in me stepping into my power as a feminist, being able to make my own choices and my own narrative, whether through the companies I choose to work with, or through the image I put out to the world,” she explained.
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Karlie ended her lucrative contract with the company in 2015, though she did walk in the 2017 iteration of the runway show.
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What do you think of Karlie’s reasoning for leaving Victoria’s Secret? Sound off in the comments!
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Karlie, 26, sat down with
British Vogue for this month’s cover. She explained that enrolling in NYU’s Gallatin School in 2015 helped give her a new perspective about her job.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“The reason I decided to stop working with Victoria’s Secret was I didn’t feel it was an image that was truly reflective of who I am and the kind of message I want to send to young women around the world about what it means to be beautiful,” the Project Runway host said.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“I think that was a pivotal moment in me stepping into my power as a feminist, being able to make my own choices and my own narrative, whether through the companies I choose to work with, or through the image I put out to the world,” she explained.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Karlie ended her lucrative contract with the company in 2015, though she did walk in the 2017 iteration of the runway show.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
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What do you think of Karlie’s reasoning for leaving Victoria’s Secret? Sound off in the comments!
Photo credit: INSTARImages
