I dont agree that VS ruins the girls reputation. Like someone said before, look at Julia S, Natasha, Isabeli etc. They all do VS yet they still are at the top of the models rankings.
Whose career did it ruin btw?? Gisele?? No I dont think so she is still the queen raking in all the dough and going cover after cover on Vogue, starting partnerships with designers like Dolce & Gabbana, walking various fashion weeks. VS has helped establish her as a household name as has Gisele done the same for VS. Its mutual.
KK? No again I think its the personal choice of the model to quit doing high fashion when she wants like KK has, but still she does various covers like Elle, Amica and Vogue to name a few, not to mention walking for select designers like Louis Vuitton. She is more well known outside of the high fashion spectrum now, plus they get better treatment than other regular models.
Alessandra or Adriana?? Well they were never really at the top of the high fashion to begin with, but they are certainly treated better and have more name recognition than regular models.
Plus isn't VS the most sought after contract by models??? Get paid millions, get more coverage and have a relatively easier life than a regular model
Its all personal choice by the model to either do commercial, get more money, take it easy in life and be more known or to constantly keep living the life of an overworked top high fashion model. VS only increases their recognition. Take for instance this thread of Behati, it really jump started after she did VS, certainly I began to like her more cause I knew her then and more people came to this topic. Same thing with Lindsay and Michaela. You get the point, sorry for the ramble