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 01:43:05

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.

當維密天使有多難

成為“天使”并不容易，看完維密大秀，相信不少人又會說“今天少吃一塊肉，明天維密我走秀”了。

但維密天使們傲人的身材、甜美的笑容并不是輕易得來的，這背后要付出大量的努力和汗水。

成為維密天使的要求，可說是非常嚴苛：

身材要求

身高1.76-1.8米

腰圍60.9厘米

體重41-55公斤

體脂不高于18%

如何成為一名維密模特

1.要有模特的樣子

符合上述硬性條件。

皮膚潔凈、干凈閃亮的秀發、形象氣質佳。

健身，這樣可以不讓自己的身體和思想放飛自我。

健康飲食，這有助于保持良好的體型和皮膚。

2.自我教育

有現實的優先目標，明白擁有身高和美貌不一定能讓你成功。

惡補行業知識，了解行業中的重要人物，了解設計師和時裝周。

自信，了解自己，知道什么是自己想要的，但不要傲慢粗魯。要讓你的性格成為一個賣點。

3.教養很重要

謙和禮貌，彬彬有禮，心存感激。

準時。

和所有人保持職業的關系，你總有需要幫助的一天。

嚴肅對待模特這個職業，就算你不打算一輩子干這行，也不要浪費別人的

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.訓練、訓練、訓練

當模特是個辛苦的工作，想要呈現自己最好的狀態，就必須訓練。訓練臺步、訓練言談舉止、訓練用最好的角度展現自己。

為了成為一個合格的天使，模特們又是怎么做的呢？

1.她們幾乎每天健身

健身教練瑪麗·鮑爾斯給維密天使們上“美型芭蕾”課，據她介紹：

通常她們每周上四堂鮑爾斯的芭蕾課，在維密秀開始前的幾周里，模特們會加大訓練力度，每天鍛煉2小時，一周5到6天。

據《商業內幕》報道，巴西超模利馬喜歡硬核健身：

阿德里亞娜·利馬通常進行硬核健身訓練，她說：“我每天都去健身房，如果不在健身房，就在別的地方鍛煉，比如自家臥室。”

但維密天使并不是要練成消瘦的體型。

鮑爾斯強調天使們并不是要努力練成某種體型或體重。“和我們常見的走秀模特那種蒼白消瘦的形象相比，她們的身材稍微豐滿一些。”

2.健康飲食

對于模特來說，控制飲食已經成了一種生活方式。

維密天使約瑟芬·斯可瑞娃說：

我從來不相信“節食”這個詞，我相信的是生活方式。我覺得快速變苗條是不可取的。

天使斯特拉·麥克斯韋則分享了自己一日三餐吃的東西：

早餐我喜歡吃炒雞蛋、牛油果、麥片或燕麥卷和酸奶。

午餐我會吃一片魚，如三文魚，搭配一些沙拉。今天我吃的是雞肉和沙拉。

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