Current Events > Victoria's Secret Fashion show cancelled this year amid calls for boycott.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7301347/Shanina-Shaik-reveals-Victorias-Secret-Fashion-CANCELLED-year.html

Shanina Shaik has revealed this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been cancelled. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, the Australian model, who has walked in the show five times since 2011, said she is disappointed by the news. 'Unfortunately the Victoria's Secret show won't be happening this year,' the 28-year-old said. The New York Times reported that a leaked internal email from Leslie Wexner, who is the chief executive of Victoria's Secret's parent company, L Brands, revealed that the lingerie giant was undergoing some changes. 'Fashion is a business of change. We must evolve and change to grow. With that in mind, we have decided to re-think the traditional Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,' he wrote. 'Going forward we don't believe network television is the right fit. In 2019 and beyond, we're focusing on developing exciting and dynamic content and a new kind of eventdelivered to our customers on platforms that she's glued to and in ways that will push the boundaries of fashion in the global digital age.'

The email came six months after marketing chief Ed Razek dismissed calls for plus-sized and 'transexual' models, telling Vogue at the time that the show is a 'fantasy'. Shortly after his comments, Victoria's Secret CEO of lingerie, Jan Singer, resigned after two years with the company. Ratings for last year's show (3.3million viewers), which aired on ABC in the US, marked the lowest in five years.

That is a shame.
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Lebronwon posted...

Fashion is a business of change. We must evolve and change to grow. With that in mind, we have decided to re-think the traditional Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,' he wrote. 'Going forward we don't believe network television is the right fit. In 2019 and beyond, we're focusing on developing exciting and dynamic content and a new kind of eventdelivered to our customers on platforms that she's glued to and in ways that will push the boundaries of fashion in the global digital age.'

Lebronwon posted...

Ratings for last year's show (3.3million viewers), which aired on ABC in the US, marked the lowest in five years.

Hmm...
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That's dumb

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Darmik posted...

Lebronwon posted...

Fashion is a business of change. We must evolve and change to grow. With that in mind, we have decided to re-think the traditional Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,' he wrote. 'Going forward we don't believe network television is the right fit. In 2019 and beyond, we're focusing on developing exciting and dynamic content and a new kind of eventdelivered to our customers on platforms that she's glued to and in ways that will push the boundaries of fashion in the global digital age.'

Lebronwon posted...

Ratings for last year's show (3.3million viewers), which aired on ABC in the US, marked the lowest in five years.

Hmm...

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Sounds like more of a low ratings issue.
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Sounds like it might go digital. Make sense. People don't really watch TV anymore.
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DailyMail trying to drum up controversy. Must be a day.

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Why are we hearing about it if it's supposed to be a secret fashion show
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No big loss. I'll just blink as an effective replacement.
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>Low ratings

fair next
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