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Her hair is even more amazing than usual in these last few pics. Thanks for the adds.

Seems like they have given Barbara skimpier swimsuits this year. I approve. It's also so funny that the people in charge of the Swimsuit Issue talk so much about empowerment while pushing the envelope ever more towards the models being practically naked. Hypocritical much?

Indeed. Also, the very word influencer annoys me and I hope VS stops using those people.

This is hilarious. Do these morons really think twitter activists care enough to buy enough issues of the magazine to compensate for the inevitable hit in sales because of all the people tired of these blatant publicity stunts? The same activists who usually say such magazines are demeaning for women? Do they even care about making a profit any more or it's just about publicity and they don't care if it's good or bad?

Again a boring white wall but Stella still shines. Thanks, @Bettina Saw-Morgan

Not the biggest fan of Grace but at least now I won't have to read endless "When are they making Grace an Angel?!?!?!" posts.

Martha is looking mighty fine in the VS pics lately, big thanks for the adds.

Lauren de Graaf. Would be nice to see her in the VSFS this year. And yes, there is zero sexiness in that Romee pic. Selling the dream, my ass.

Elsa and Romee.

At least that would prevent most of the "She could be a model" comments on youtube.

At least the director of the show seemed to like Georgia and showed her backstage several times, he look was so much better without the dumb half-jacket or whatever it was. I don't miss the bangs, though, she looks better without them.

I know but still a bit weird. Speaking of that, I am still pissed Georgia Fowler got only one look but maybe that means she will be the next Angel, LOL. Now that they have two new British Angels, does that mean they drop Stella? Or they are just going to add and add new Angels without dropping anyone?

I like Leomie, she has a great presence on the runway but this feels weird, considering she apparently has shot little for VS and didn't even have two looks in the last VSFS.

I cringe every time I see VS using the word empowerment in their campaigns. Who exactly are they kidding? I am honestly starting to suspect they are trolling people because they are annoyed by all the demands for diversity. You want diversity? We will empower... drum-roll... the gingers! This isn't to say that they don't suffer discrimination at all but when your company is constantly under fire for lack of diversity focusing on this particular issue seems incredibly tone-deaf. Friendship test with Barbara and Alexina, rather than Barbara and Stella? Obviously VS is dropping Stella any day now.

I honestly haven't seen a single comment saying "you are jealous of Alexina" here on BZ.

Most of the potential VS customers are only ever going to see her in photos and in the fashion show, though. Being a good spokesperson is probably not that much of a priority now as they have so many Angels. Plus, VS seems to like this kind of cringe - see Skriver, Josephine.

I honestly don't understand why any celebrity would bother reading comments about them on social media, so much petty hatred and/or stupidity. What about Alanna Arrington? A safe choice, admittedly, but people seem to love her in the youtube comments for the last VSFS. Leomie is always great on the runway, no idea how popular she is, though. Personally, I would love Kelly Gale the most.

Indeed. True, it's the shippers who are convinced that Karlie and Taylor are secretly dating that can be a bit crazy.

People hated Karlie?!? My fate in humanity took yet another hit. Can you imagine the shitshow if she were to return? There would be lots of whining about her husband and Donal Trump plus tons of posts from idiots convinced she is secretly dating Taylor Swift, it would be glorious.

Most people don't have the slightest clue who Alexina is, I suspect. Making fun of Kardashians/Jenners, now that's a popular hobby on the internet.

Well, yeah, considering that most comments contradict each other, it's hard not to. Imagine if they hired Kendall. The internet will break for real.

Of course it's important but social media can be a really twisted mirror. If you judge by youtube comments only you would think no brand would get any benefit from hiring the Hadids or Kendall Jenner, for example. Don't get me wrong, I have other favourite models who I think would do a better job for VS than Alexina, this doesn't make all the indignant comments about how VS dared hire someone other than [insert a favourite model] any less hilarious. Maybe that's why the company is in dire straits and have now decided to not always do what IG comments tell them to.

If Alexina cared so much about what people on the internet say about her she would have quit modelling or at least social media years ago.

Some Grace Elisabeth's fans are trying to emulate the worst Behati fans, it seems. Then again, it's youtube comments, stupidity reigns supreme in there.

True but Barbara is one of the few models who are really beloved on Instagram and have a negligible amount of idiotic haters. Plus, she returned after a five years absence, this made it more of a feel good story than yet another opportunity for people to complain that VS dared choose someone other than one of their favourites.