Victoria's Secret - Let's celebrate all types of beauty

The secret’s out – the Victoria’s Secret fashion show is past its used-by date.

The recent allegations of sexual abuse and harassment in film, fashion and media has seen a shift in attitudes worldwide. It’s not okay to treat women like sex objects anymore.

Yet in Shanghai this week, and to much fanfare and hoopla, some “Angels” strutted down a catwalk to titillate the masses in barely-there lingerie.

If you didn’t see the show it went a bit like this, a really tall girl with long legs, a tiny butt, small pert boobs and more hair extensions than body fat, walked down a runway in bras and undies, thigh high boots and ridiculously oversized “wings”, they blew a kiss to the audience, then walked back. 

Rinse. Repeat.

Oh, but there were a few differences this year, model Ming Xi fell over. Hard. Apparently, that rarely happens. And model Bella Hadid had a double nip slip when she threw her hands in the air like she just didn’t care. Take that Janet Jackson.

Because, well, it’s just not bloody true.

In Australia, girls as young as seven have insecurities, anxieties and disorders relating to body image.

These images will be stored in their psyche and combine with the shame in knowing these ideals of beauty are unachievable for most of society. Unless you have super model genetics. Let’s face it not many women are over 5’11” and under a size 6.

It was upsetting to look at Twitter during the Victoria’s Secret fashion show and see the number of girls declaring they are going on a diet and that becoming a VS Angel is #goals.

If only those #goals were to celebrate all types of beauty inside and out.