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I appreciate your understanding! Sorry to hear about your friend. Just wanted to raise awareness and advocate for Behati's time off. Now I think it's time to move on because... CASTINGS ARE TOMORROW!!! Seeing that castings are tomorrow, I was wondering if we could start compiling a short list of the girls going to castings. If you have anyone to add to this list, please do! The girls already confirmed for the show, based on their contracts: Angels: Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Jasmine Tookes, Josephine Skriver, Lais Ribeiro, Lily Aldridge, Martha Hunt, Romee Strijd, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, Taylor Hill (TBD: Behati Prinsloo) Fit Models: Barbara Fialho, Cindy Bruna, Devon Windsor PINK Spokesmodels: Grace Elizabeth, Zuri Tibby, Rachel Hilbert (assuming her contract hasn't ended) Models Rumored to be Attending Castings: * girls in bold are confirmed to be attending castings Alecia Morais Alena Blohm Aqua Parrios Ashika Pratt Ashley Graham Bregje Heinen Bridget Malcolm Brooke Perry Bruna Lirio Cindy Mello Daniela Braga Daniela Cosio Daniela Lopez Osorio Daphne Groeneveld Dasha Maletina Elen Santiago Flavia Lucini Frida Aasen Georgia Fowler Gizele Oliveira Grace Mahary Gracie Carvalho Hailey Baldwin Hannah Ferguson Jacquelyn Jablonski Jessica Clarke Jessie Li Josie Canseco Karlie Kloss Keke Lindgard Kelly Gale Kyra Santoro Lais Oliveira Lameka Fox Lara Ghraoui Luma Grothe Maartje Verhoef Maggie Laine Maria Borges Mariana Santana Megan Puleri Megan Williams Mélodie Monrose Ming Xi Nadine Leopold Nicole Harrison Robin Holzen Roos Abels Roosmarijn de Kok Rubina Dyan Sanne Vloet Sharam Diniz Sui He Toni Garrn Trinidad de la Noi Victoria Lee Vita Sidorkina Xiao Wen Ju Models Not Attending: Alannah Walton Greta Varlese Jourdan Dunn Kristina Peric Sandra Kubicka

This is so true. Words are powerful and social media only enhances them. I really hope Bee doesn't pay too much attention to the VS fans on IG, just because it probably upsets her when they frequently pummel her with comments like those you commented. Great point!

I really hope everyone realized I meant no harm. I just wanted to state that Behati could be dealing with something deeper and we all should be super considerate of her being able to take her own time. Having witnessed people go through PPD, I've definitely noticed worrisome stuff in Behati's behavior. Didn't mean to speculate too much, but wanted to share a potential reason that justifies her time away. Obviously it may not be true and I don't intend on spreading any lies about Bee <3

Based on Lais and Taylor's comments, it seems like Behati hasn't had much communication with the brand and her fellow spokesmodels in a while. I know it's never good to speculate, but I feel like Behati may have post-partum depression. A lot of new mothers experience this illness, with 15% of births causing PPD. Noted symptoms include: extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, changes in sleeping/eating patterns, crying episodes, and irritability. She told PEOPLE, "'You think there’s a limit to love — like, ‘This is the thing that I love the most’ — but honestly, I think what surprised me most is how intense that love is, and also how hard, at times, it is.” The proud mama says that despite the challenges and “how little sleep” she gets, “It’s always worth it when you see her face smiling back at you.'" Russell has also noted that she is going through a lot right now, so clearly something is going on. Even if it isn't PPD, I think Behati taking her time is perfectly reasonable. Adjusting the motherhood may have just come easier for Candice, so Behati shouldn't feel any pressure to come back. I'd love to see her in the show, but if it's for her personal health, I think she deserves to take as long as she needs.

100% agree. Nadine, Robin, Roosmarijn, Marloes, and Paige all should've walked by now. However, it's good that VS looks outside of their own box too.

YES! Beautiful girl, amazing walk, stellar HF career, and outstanding poses. Caroline really wasn't my favorite either, but I think she was good for the PINK sections in 2011 and 2013. 2011 was definitely a stronger performance, but she did well both times. Definitely agree that VS needs to cast more mature looking women. Plain and simple, VS models need the walk and the look. That's what makes them perfect for the show. You can only get so far with looks. I love Lara but she has a fairly subpar walk, due to her feet being abnormally large for runway shoes. She's a stand-out in HF, but runway has never been her thing. Not a great example for comparing the two. Bruna looked sloppy and I think everyone can agree that's why she wasn't back in 2016. Marisa's walk actually improved each show and her appeal to the general public was earned via her Angel contract and SI appearances. She went fairly unnoticed her first walk, because it was messy, but got her contract because of her outside fame in the modeling world. She definitely worked hard to improve, because I liked her in 2009. Prior to that, I wasn't a fan.

I'm sorry if I came off a little aggressive in my critique, completely respect your choices! I just think it's important that these models actually do their job correctly and aren't just "pretty." Modeling takes so much more effort than genetics and VS used to select only the best catwalkers. They were attractive, but they solidified their sex symbol status because they pulled off the walk effortlessly. If these girls are gonna look sloppy on the runway, they aren't going to look great televised, especially next to girls like Adri and Candice. Looking attractive works when you're just shooting editorials and brand photos, but runway is a whole different ballpark. VS definitely could make better choices than some of the models, considering girls like Kendall, Bella, Daniela, Lily A, and Flavia L, but they definitely have a solid group of mainstays. I would prefer they brought back Toni and Shanina, girls with both attractive features and stellar walks. If were talking grand scheme of things, of course 2000 - 2006 was the golden years of VS fierceness. However, 2012 is easily one of the best shows within recent history. Hasn't really been stellar since 2013, but 2014 and 2016 weren't terrible, in my opinion.

These girls are all beautiful, but most of them have next to zero runway experience, if that. It takes so much more than just a pretty face to be in the VSFS. All of the veterans train incredibly hard and look amazing. Adri, Ale, Iza, Candice, Joan, Sui... all exceptional examples of girls who have been mainstays for years, but continue to stun on the runway. VS needs to start caring more about walking abilities. Look at 2012! All the segments, even PINK, had fierce walks! I double-checked each of the girls you mentioned and these are my overall findings. Sonia looks like a child in every D&G and Miu Miu runway she has stepped on. Lorena has only walked for The Fusion Collection. However, Karolina was featured in that show, so I'm sure she probably has a decent walk (no videos online of it). Lini has walked for Calzedonia, as well as several shows in Rio Fashion Week. She is actually a fairly strong walker. Jehane "Gigi" has a horrible walk, as seen in the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2015. Olivia hasn't touched the runway. Carmella has one of the shittiest walks I have ever had to witness. Just check out the Frankie's Bikini runway from Miami Fashion Week. All the models in that show are frankly horrible anyways. Sofia lacks the model measurements in the first place and has a walk only rivaled by Carmella. Bryana is in the same boat. Even worse, Bryana has horrible facial expressions as she walks, which would be horrendous when the VS cameras shoot from all angles. Lini is probably the only one I would want VS to even consider. Any of the other girls walking for the brand would be vomit-inducing.