this show is never any different minus the musical performances, wicked remixes, and over-the-top costume lingerie that we'll never see again.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the show and it's peeks into the hectic backstage life.
That makes a show like this worth watching.
One thing I do find upsetting year after year, is that the featured models are often 5 or 6 European or Brazilian women and they make no mention of the FIVE models of color that grace that runway every year.
I see Heidi, Miranda, Alessandra and the rest all the effing time and they all look the same to me: blondish, fair skinned and ridiculously big-boobed.
I watched closely this year to follow my favorites Chanel Iman, Sessilee Lopez, and Selita Ebanks. To my surprise there were 2 models of color who I didn't know.
When the show was over, I hit my laptop and started googling.
On the VS All Access website, the Supermodels section features Adriana Lima, Behati Prinsloo, Doutzen Kroes, Heidi Klum, Marisa Miller, and Miranda Kerr.
My biggest problem with this page is that techinically, in the fashion world beyond VS, CHANEL IMAN and SESSILEE LOPEZ are SUPERMODELS. AND, Chanel did get her wings this year...why isn't she on this page??
On the CBS website, again, none of my favorites were featured.
I tried looking through the blogs to find photos and maybe a name.. slim to none.
I don't understand how a nobody like Kylie wins that contest and her name and face is all over the web, but Chanel, Sessilee, and Selita are no where to be found.
smh... all this after being tremendously upset by the NOV 09 TeenVogue article featuring Chanel and Jourdan and their struggles being young black models in a fashion world where "we're only hiring one black girl for this show".
To add insult to injury... I remember seeing the new bra commercial and Chanel was in it for half a second at the END of the damn commercial. RAWRRRR!
I'm still searching... this is what I've found so far:
Sessilee Lopez
1) Aminata Niara
ReplyDelete2) Looks like Emmanuela De Paula
3) Aminata Niaria
But you missed Lindsey Scott (with the balloon train during the Pink Section)
OMGOSH!! Thank you sooo much! I had been clicking through page after page and didn't see any pictures of the balloons or any names.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this greatly! Thanks for stopping by!