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!
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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Photo credit: Getty Images
What do you think of Karlie’s reasoning for leaving Victoria’s Secret? Sound off in the comments!
Photo credit: INSTARImages
