Top US fashion model Gigi Hadid today pulled out of the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Shanghai after an online video showing her apparently making a slant-eyes face sparked criticism in China.
The announcement is the second apparent snag to hit the US lingerie maker’s A-list underwear extravaganza set for Monday, following reports that three Russians and one Ukrainian model had failed to obtain Chinese visas.
Hadid, who was number five on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid female models last year, earning USD 9 million, had excitedly announced her participation in the show in August.
She gave no reason for the …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
