Last week, fans of the Victoria’s Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel were caught in a frenzy surrounding the model’s figure, which appeared to be much thinner than usual at an event to promote VS Swim. When faced with backlash about her weight, she attempted to put rumors to rest by telling the NY Daily News, “I am healthy and happy.”
Seems like this verbal affirmation wasn’t good enough for the powers that be at Victoria’s Secret, because a catalog photo just surfaced on Photoshop Disasters that pretty much proves that the retoucher added bulk to Candice’s petite frame. You can clearly see that flesh was added to her shoulderspossibly in an attempt to make them look less boneyand her thighs also appear to be filled-in, which helps to create a curvier look for the catalog’s more critical customers.
In another calculated move, The Herald Sun revealed that Victoria’s Secret has released photos of its newest model Kate Upton, whose figure is more voluptuous than most of the current Angels. She’s also 18-years-old, so that round, adorable baby face helps to give her a healthy appearance. The brand wants to prove that it doesn’t only employ models that are “ultra skinny,” and Upton seems to be the ticket to a more attainable image for VS.
Honestly, I think that Victoria’s Secret does a pretty great job of choosing models that aren’t shockingly skinny. While a large percentage of high-fashion runway models are so emaciated that they look like they’ll pass out at any second, the Angels are certainly thin, but they boast an impressive amount of muscle tone and a generally healthy glow. Sure, there are the girls like Lily Aldridge and Erin Heatherton who are genetically skinny, but I don’t think it’s necessary for the brand to take such drastic measures to prove that they’re anti-anorexia.
Do you think Kate Upton is the ideal Angel, or are the brand’s ambassadors fine just the way they are?
I’m not a fan of Kate Upton yet. With a few months with a trainer, and some muscle under her skin she’d look better. She’s in no way over weight, but she will loose her “baby-girl” weight in a couple years, and without the muscle, she may look unhealthy. It’s similar to Candice, full bodied, to thin when she lost her “baby girl” weight.
Candice looks great, but could use to also add muscle.
It is what happened to me when I hit 23.
I prefer the current Angels.
I’ve always liked Candice Swanepoel, when she is at her best she is a very beautiful woman. She has become rather slight these days, but I think its just what she’s genetically pre-disposed to be, not some eating disorder or what have you.
I remember seeing this web-special ‘before they were models’ with Swanepoel talking about when she was a kid, had some of her kid-photos too. She was painfully thin growing up, just gangly-limbs falling over one another. Kids made fun of her in school for her looks, somewhat ironic given what she does for a living. But she’s just built that way I think. Must be weird being her, given how everyone is always worried about how fat they’re getting, and she has to scarf steak and milkshakes down just to keep from looking emaciated. Different world for her for sure.
You are right even the recent contravisional photos of Candice are photoshop as well if you look at the pictures you can clearly see her flesh on her arms looks translucent and next models clothes through candice’s arms. Yes photoshop and those pictures look fake if you look at them you can see they have heavily tweaks whole three models. I do feel Candice needs a bit of weight. Candice calfs are not of a person that works out, its of a person that doesn’t work out. Check the other model she has definition on her calfs. How is lima’s have a tighter tummy she doesn’t workout. Photoshop. Ppl