silverstarfish

Yes, but imo VS needs to feature models who naturally exudes sexiness such as Doutzen, and only this year Irina. Doutzen is wildly popular in Europe, I see no reason why VS couldn't have kept her and cut one of the others. Or Rosie, Miranda, KK... These ladies naturally exudes sexiness, while you can tell Ale, Adrianna, and Lily needs to work hard at it. Perhaps they features the latter ladies since it's what their target market wants. If VS seeks to expand their market worldwide, then it needs to do a better job. Gaga is a star, and I actually like her music lol, but is she the appropriate choice for VS? Her looking at Josephine was just 0.0 I'm Asian, and models such as Miranda and Elsa just sell better in this part of world. You can look on weibo for trends...

Sorry if I came across that way, the irritation is more from the sense that this entire show is scattered without a central focus, it's like VS knows it needs to revamp its image, but is scared to go all the way, and being pulled in different creative directions. I have nothing against older models at all. Actually, a lot of older models has great proportions. Doutzen would look gorgeous, had she been here. Irina looked great, even pregnant. I miss Miranda and KK in the show as well. And Anne V. They are models who naturally exudes sexiness. I always preferred Izabel Goulart to Alessandra, Ale's 50/50 body ratio always stood out, especially in every finale lineup. It grates, especially when in every casting video VS, it's mentioned that they look for good proportions in a girl. I understand that she must have worked very hard to get to where she is today, and I actually really admire her for that, but at the end of the day, there are tons are models better proportioned. And speaks better English. Behati is charming, though her body type is one that must maintain a certain weight so that there is no belly bloat......I concur that she's a good HF model A lot of younger models don't have nice proportions either, that is definitely true.

Goddess in the sense that models should either has the same or better proportion than regular girls, not worse. Either a square waist or short legs is fine, not both. For example, Doutzen has no waist, but everything else is top-notch. Alessandra literally has a 50/50 body. It's so noticeable when she's forced to stand beside other girls, so she's always bending her legs at the finale. And it's less about me crying about these models being relatable, but more in the sense that VS wants to expand its demographic and customer base. In order to do that, they need to rapidly revamp to adapt to changing consumer tastes, i.e. to the Asia market, instead of relying on old standbys from a decade ago. Obviously, what they have been doing is not working. Adriana and Alessandra may do well in North America, but girls who look like Miranda, Elsa etc do well in China.

Long-time reader of the forum, first time poster. Very frustrated at the lack of quality in the entire production this year. I'm 23, and only started watching this show form 2014, when Taylor Swift performed. Last year, watched for the same reason, Gigi, and Kendall. This year, watched for Gigi, Kendall, to see how horribly awkward Bella is (LOL) and to watch The Weeknd, and most of my friends would concur. Honestly, people my age just can't relate to 30 somethings who look like they're older (sorry not sorry). Lily has a huge head, why is she even a model? Alessandra and her both have the weirdest proportions, short legs and long torso. How has VS not gotten rid of them? Lily I get, since she's married to some musician, but Ale? She has shorter legs than Taylor, so how is she a model? And honestly, no one my age is attracted to Adrianna....except for guys who are into older(and manly) women perhaps. They have no waist, and I don't want to buy VS products that make me look like that. (short legs with no waist) Doutzen, who's a similar age, by contrast looks breathtakingly gorgeous, and looks like she's 27, not 40. Lady Gaga is a horrible choice for a performer. She's weird, and not mainstream at all. VS needs either a big-name performer, or balance The Weekend with performers such as A Great Big World, which performed a couple years ago, who just played the piano and sung in the background. This entire show needs to be revamped IMO. Get rid of the old models. They look like older aunts to some of the girls, and are like relics from another decade. Cut them, and have them come back to narrate like Heidi did, or for a reunion segment or something. If VS wants new customers, then the brand has to give them something to relate to. They need more models like Candice (perfection), Elsa (perfection), Izabel (always liked her more than Ale) , Gigi(IT model of the moment, and the girl can sell product), Taylor (cute face, candles, big thighs, can they not find someone with a cute face and a nice body?), Romee (needs to redo boob job, otherwise, gorgeous, legs for days like KK) From past years, Karolina Kurkova, Miranda Kerr, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, and Doutzen Kroes (albeit the waist issue, again, but otherwise, gorgeous) Emily Didonato, Babara Palvin fit the bill. What happened to Toni Garrn? Behati, I don't know how she became a VS model, but she's married so they can't cut her. What happened to Lais, she used to be so pretty and bubbly, even had a segment from when her ankle was twisted and had to miss the show a couple years ago, now she looks..different and just sad. Jasmine is cute with the fantasy bra, but I have never heard of her before. Did she do any promo prior to the show? Who are the other girls...Josephine, forgettable face, forgettable body. Not distinctive at all, she looks like a lot of girls I go to school with, and some of them has better skin than her. When I put on VS, I would want to look like a goddess, someone like Miranda, Taylor(face-wise), Elsa, or Candice, oh and Jasmine, not to look like an average girl. Martha I guess they can't cut her either, relatable and Taylor Swift clinger-on. Poor Rachel, the cutest face, but extremely stocky body. VS just needs to find girls who are naturally gorgeous, with good porportions, who can pretend to be cute and bubbly. How hard can it be?