A former man may become a Victoria's Secret angel for the first time
'18.04.2018'
Source: The Sun
A transgender woman is about to hit the catwalk at one of the world's most exclusive fashion shows, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
For the entire 23-year history of the show, the brand has never included a trans model in it. And now 27-year-old Lane Bloom intends to change that, says The Sun.
A model from Chicago tweeted two bright photos:
“Trying to become the first trans model on the #VictoriaSecret fashion show”
Leyna has lamented the popular lingerie brand in the past, complaining about the lack of variety on their catwalks and saying the company should engage “all genders”. This resulted in a social media campaign with online viewers, and her tweet received over 100 likes.
One of the users Twitter wrote: “Although I’m not interested Victoria's Secret, you fully deserve this outlet! Any woman deserves to go and at the same time feel comfortable and confident about themselves. "
Another one added: “You are soooooo beautiful! @VictoriasSecretmake it possible. ”
Lane has long wanted to be part of the brand and said in an interview Yahoo: “It has always been my dream, like many others - not only for transgender people, for many women and some men. It is a platform that celebrates femininity. For my trans sisters, regardless of their skin color, this will be a wonderful moment, for all of us. "
Bloom worked as a professional model from 2014 onwards and was the first transender on the pages. Vogue india last year. She said that she was fortunate enough to have found a "stable job," but some big brands think contracting a black trans model is a "game."
Lane's campaign is not the first of its kind in this area. In October, 2015, on Change.org a petition was created for Victoria's Secret asking to recognize the star Run race Ru Paul, Carmen Carrera, the first open transgender model. She scored 48 000 signatures, but the brand did not choose Carmen.
Fashion show Victoria's Secret has existed since 1995, and popular "angels" are Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Lily Aldridge. The 2016 Paris event was watched by 1,4 billion people around the world.
