Riley Gaines calls Victoria’s Secret runway a ‘drag show’ over its inclusion of trans models

Anti-trans pundit Riley Gaines labelled the 2024 Victoria’s Secret fashion event a “drag show” because it featured two transgender models.

The world-famous fashion show, first launched in 1995, promotes the brand’s range of lingerie, and over the years has featured top models such as Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Karlie Kloss and Cara Delevingne.

It took a six-year break in 2018, in the wake of former chief marketing officer Ed Razek’s controversial comments about the inclusion of trans and plus-sized models. He told Vogue magazine that transgender woman – he called them “transsexuals” – would not be included, saying: “Why not? Because the show is a fantasy.”

The show returned on Tuesday (15 October) with trans models Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio front and centre, along with a performance by Cher.

Consani

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