A Victoria’s Secret model has been dropped from an unnamed magazine for not being thin enough.
Nina Agdal took to Instagram to slam the modelling industry as a whole for their obsession with a homogenised look for female models.
In an impassioned post on Instagram, she said that she was excited for the photographs to be used and that the decision not to use them proves that the fashion industry still has unrealistic standards of beauty.
She wrote:
Today, I’m disappointed and appalled at the still very harsh reality of this industry. A few months ago, I agreed to shoot with a creative team I believed in and was excited to collaborate with.
When my agent received an unapologetic email concluding they would not run my cover/story because it “did not reflect well on my talent” and ‘did not fit their market,’ the publisher claimed my look deviated from my portfolio and that I did not fit into the (sample size) samples, which is completely false.
She went on to add that anyone who knows her body of work knows that she does not have an average model body, being athletic and curvy as opposed to stick thin.
But that she’s proud of her body and felt confident on the day of the shoot despite the pressures of the industry. She maintains that despite being dropped she’s proud of her body and works diligently to maintain it.
She added:
I am proud to say that my body has evolved from when I started this crazy ride as a 16 year old GIRL with unhealthy and insufficient eating habits.
So, shame on you and thank you to the publisher for reaffirming how important it is to live your truth and say it out loud, no matter who you are or what size.
I decided to release an image to draw awareness and support of an issue that’s bigger than just myself and affects so many people not just in the fashion industry, but in general, with the goal of bringing women from all over together in a celebration of our bodies.
Nina’s post got more than 26,000 likes in just one hour, with most people praising her bravery for speaking out.
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Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
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