T h e I m p o s s i b l e Standards You Need to Meet to Become a Victoria’s Secret Angel

2018-01-05

Special Focus 2017年12期

It’s not easy to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel. After watching the show, it is well believed that many people would again comment that, “If I eat less of a piece of meat today, I would be on the stage of Victoria’s Secret.”

However, the gorgeous figure and the sweet smile of Victoria’s Secret Angels,which take a lot of efforts as well as sweat behind, are not easy to obtain.

To become a Victoria’s Secret angel,you’ll need to meet standards seemingly impossible to reach:

Demands of fi gure:

5’8 to 6’0 in height

24 in waists

41 to 55 kg

Sub-18% body fat

How to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel?

1. Look the part

—Fit into the requirements above.

—Have clear skin, clean and shinny hair, be well groomed.

—Work out: this will help keep your body and mind in check.

—Eat well: this will help keep your body and skin in check.

2. Educate yourself

—Have realistic priorities and understand just because you are tall and pretty does not mean you will cut it.

—Know about the industry, know who people are, know about designers and fashion week.

—Be confident, know yourself and know what you want without being stuck up or rude. Make your personality a selling point.

3. Manners Matter

—Be courteous, polite, well-mannered and grateful.

—Be punctual.

—Develop professional relationships with people because you never know when you might need a favor.

—Take modeling seriously; do not waste anyone’s time even if you don’t plan to do it for the rest of your life.

4. Practice, Practice, Practice

Being a model is hard work so to be the very best you can be practice. Practice your runway walk. Practice talking to people. Practice your best angles.

当维密天使有多难

成为“天使”并不容易，看完维密大秀，相信不少人又会说“今天少吃一块肉，明天维密我走秀”了。

但维密天使们傲人的身材、甜美的笑容并不是轻易得来的，这背后要付出大量的努力和汗水。

成为维密天使的要求，可说是非常严苛：

身材要求

身高1.76-1.8米

腰围60.9厘米

体重41-55公斤

体脂不高于18%

如何成为一名维密模特

1.要有模特的样子

符合上述硬性条件。

皮肤洁净、干净闪亮的秀发、形象气质佳。

健身，这样可以不让自己的身体和思想放飞自我。

健康饮食，这有助于保持良好的体型和皮肤。

2.自我教育

有现实的优先目标，明白拥有身高和美貌不一定能让你成功。

恶补行业知识，了解行业中的重要人物，了解设计师和时装周。

自信，了解自己，知道什么是自己想要的，但不要傲慢粗鲁。要让你的性格成为一个卖点。

3.教养很重要

谦和礼貌，彬彬有礼，心存感激。

准时。

和所有人保持职业的关系，你总有需要帮助的一天。

严肃对待模特这个职业，就算你不打算一辈子干这行，也不要浪费别人的

What did the models do to become a qualif i ed angel?

1. They work out almost every day

Mary Helen Bowers, a fitness instructor, gave the angels “Ballet Beautiful” lessons, according to her: Normally, they train with Bowers four times a week. In the weeks leading up to the televised show, though, the models step up their workouts to two hours a day,fi ve or six days a week.

According to Business Insider,Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima likes hard core fi tness:

Adriana Lima always goes hardcore. She said, “I am at the gym every day. Or if I’m not at the gym, I'm working out somewhere,like in my bedroom. ”

But the angels are not about to be skinny.

Bowers insists that the Angels aren’t striving for a certain size or weight. “Their bodies are a little more voluptuous than your typical waify runway model.”

2. Healthy diet

For the models, controlling their meals has become a typical lifestyle.

Victoria’s Secret angel Josephine Skriver says, “I’ve never believed in the word diet—I believe in lifestyle. I don’t believe in quick fi xes. ”

The angel Stella Maxwell Shares what she eats three meals a day:

“For breakfast, I like scrambled eggs, avocado, oatmeal or granola and yoghurt.

“Lunch would be a piece of fi sh like salmon and then maybe some salad on the side—today we had chicken and salad.

“And then dinner, probably the same thing—a protein and a green.

“For snacks, I like nuts and those dried peas.”

Elle magazine has explored how the angels control the diet, and when it comes to detoxification, the dietitians willmake such a detox meal for the

4.训练、训练、训练

当模特是个辛苦的工作，想要呈现自己最好的状态，就必须训练。训练台步、训练言谈举止、训练用最好的角度展现自己。

为了成为一个合格的天使，模特们又是怎么做的呢？

1.她们几乎每天健身

健身教练玛丽·鲍尔斯给维密天使们上“美型芭蕾”课，据她介绍：

通常她们每周上四堂鲍尔斯的芭蕾课，在维密秀开始前的几周里，模特们会加大训练力度，每天锻炼2小时，一周5到6天。

据《商业内幕》报道，巴西超模利马喜欢硬核健身：

阿德里亚娜·利马通常进行硬核健身训练，她说：“我每天都去健身房，如果不在健身房，就在别的地方锻炼，比如自家卧室。”

但维密天使并不是要练成消瘦的体型。

鲍尔斯强调天使们并不是要努力练成某种体型或体重。“和我们常见的走秀模特那种苍白消瘦的形象相比，她们的身材稍微丰满一些。”

2.健康饮食

对于模特来说，控制饮食已经成了一种生活方式。

维密天使约瑟芬·斯可瑞娃说：

我从来不相信“节食”这个词，我相信的是生活方式。我觉得快速变苗条是不可取的。

天使斯特拉·麦克斯韦则分享了自己一日三餐吃的东西：

早餐我喜欢吃炒鸡蛋、牛油果、麦片或燕麦卷和酸奶。

午餐我会吃一片鱼，如三文鱼，搭配一些沙拉。今天我吃的是鸡肉和沙拉。

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast Shake (The dietitian makes powdery food and protein based on the condition of each person)

11:00 a.m.

Snack: 1/2 Protein Bar

12:30 p.m.

Lunch: Vegetables

2:00 p.m.

Snack: Shake

5:00 p.m.

Snack: 1/2 Protein Bars

6:30 p.m.

Dinner: Vegetables positive, who smile often, who support other women,and who are as beautiful inside as they are out.

Some may deem that Victoria’s Secret Show is the objectification of women, yet the perseverance and self-discipline the angels have paid behind the stage,along with their healthy and sunny lifestyle, is full of positive energy.♦

3. They are selling a lifestyle

Unlike the elegant and indifferent supermodels commonly seen on the show, Victoria’s Secret Angels are very human and always smile with conf i dence.

Of course, Victoria’s Secret is a brand selling underwear, therefore it’s rather essential to make the audiences feel cordial and warm.

Expressionless gaze that high fashion models often get pinned for doesn’t seem to cut it for Victoria’s Secret. As representatives, they are selling a lifestyle.

Edward Razek, chief marketing off i cer of Victoria’s Secret, has made a thorough study of users’ psychology:“All of these women would be the best looking girl any guy had ever seen—guys are easy. Women have to say, ‘I want to look like that. I want to have that spirit or that confidence and strength. ’”

That means casting angels who are