Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley has criticised Victoria’s Secret for having unrealistic beauty standards in the past in preparation for its 2024 fashion show.
The 35-year-old model, who is an advocate for size diversity on the catwalk, told this week Stellarthe upcoming fashion show is expected to feature ‘curves and diversity’.
She also claimed that models were “literally starving and so skinny” during the last fashion show in 2018.
‘I had high demands on my body during that show when I was 15. I compared my body to [Victoria’s Secret Angels] “Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima; they were the epitome of what you needed to maintain your body,” she said.
You go inside [the VS] shop in New York now and there are so many different body types. Because who are they selling to, who is your customer?’
Robyn, the first plus-size model to be featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, added that the lack of diversity at Victoria’s Secret has been evident in the past.
She continued: ‘The [2018] “The show was the worst they ever had because it looked like the body type of a 15-year-old girl.”
“I know some of the models and I know how far they’ve gone for that show. They’re literally starving – and they’re already so skinny.”
Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley has criticised Victoria’s Secret for projecting unrealistic beauty standards ahead of its 2024 fashion show
In 2018, Robyn called for a boycott of Victoria’s Secret after they failed to include curvy women in their annual parade.
She had also previously criticized Ed Razek, the brand’s marketing chief.
“He hates plus-size women, I hate that term. He 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 strives for.”
Robyn previously shared how she discovered her confidence as an adult and is no longer impressed by the ‘perfect’ Victoria’s Secret body.
The 35-year-old model, who is an advocate for size diversity on the runway, told Stellar this week that the upcoming fashion show should feature “curves and diversity”
Robyn came into the spotlight in 2006 when she appeared in the teen magazine Dolly.
At the age of 18, she signed with a modeling agency and decided to switch to plus-size modeling, which increased her workload and appeal.
In 2011, the beauty became the first plus-size model in Vogue Australia’s 52-year history to appear in the magazine’s fashion spread.
Robyn subsequently pursued an international modelling career, appearing on the cover of Vogue Italia, Elle France and GQ Australia.
She also claimed that models were ‘literally starved and so skinny’ at the last fashion show in 2018. The full interview with Robyn is available in this week’s Stellar magazine.