What do these three famous women, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Gisele Bundchen, have in common? They all were Victoria’s Secret Angels at some point in time. Being an Angel and walking in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is one of the most coveted positions for a supermodel. These women work hard all year in order to get that “perfect body” for runway season. They are the embodiment of beauty and the epitome of unnatural thinness in today’s society. This trend of extreme thinness in today’s society has greatly affected America’s youth, especially teenage girls’ opinions on their body. The overall body weight of these supermodels has drastically decreased throughout the years, and this year in particular is lower than ever. Most people, especially
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Others may argue that there is a good side of the modeling world where body positive campaigns, such as Dove Real Beauty and Aerie Real. exist. I agree that there are good modeling influences in the fashion industry that positively influences girls’ body image, such as the Dove Real Beauty campaign and the Aerie Real campaign, however stereotypical supermodels, such as Victoria's Secret Angels, still influence girls’ body image as well. For instance, a campaign that has been trying to positively affect girls’ body image would be the Dove Real Beauty Campaign. This campaign was launched in 2004, and was founded in order to, “... challenge beauty stereotypes and invite women to join a discussion about beauty”("The Dove® Campaign for Real Beauty" ). To initially kick off their campaign, Dove started to produce billboards. These billboards started in Canada and spread into the United States. The billboards featured a picture of all different types of women, and then next to the image would be two adjectives with coinciding
Others may argue that there is a good side of the modeling world where body positive campaigns, such as Dove Real Beauty and Aerie Real. exist. I agree that there are good modeling influences in the fashion industry that positively influences girls’ body image, such as the Dove Real Beauty campaign and the Aerie Real campaign, however stereotypical supermodels, such as Victoria's Secret Angels, still influence girls’ body image as well. For instance, a campaign that has been trying to positively affect girls’ body image would be the Dove Real Beauty Campaign. This campaign was launched in 2004, and was founded in order to, “... challenge beauty stereotypes and invite women to join a discussion about beauty”("The Dove® Campaign for Real Beauty" ). To initially kick off their campaign, Dove started to produce billboards. These billboards started in Canada and spread into the United States. The billboards featured a picture of all different types of women, and then next to the image would be two adjectives with coinciding