I’m sure some of you ladies heard about this, but there’s a Victoria Secret casting call going on for girls to apply to in hopes of walking in their annual show later this year (to my understanding based on what my gf has said.)
My girlfriend called me and told me all about it and said her close friends keep telling her to apply or go to an in-person casting call.
My girlfriend is a really pretty girl and I remember she’s said she has done modeling in the past but nothing major. Just little jobs here and there as a teenager but that’s been almost a decade ago. She’s 26 now and hasn’t modeled in a while. But she has the height and weight for it and she’s a pretty looking girl.
When she called me, she said she’s considering flying to one of the cities they are holding these open calls at. I told her she has my support and if that’s what she wants to do, she should go for it. She then said “idk, I need to think about it more. I feel like it would just be a waste of money to fly there and then get rejected. I’m not sure if I am what they are looking for. I saw what some of the girls looked like who applied for it, and they are all stunning. Tall and in amazing shape and beautiful faces”
I then said “yeah but it sounds like they are just looking for ordinary, everyday looking people. Nothing special. They already have models they can call up and use for that show. So to me it sounds like maybe they just want ordinary looking people to promote diversity, you know what I mean? I think you would have a chance.”
She got offended and said “okay….” And got all weird with me. I didn’t mean it in a bad way, but I genuinely thought that’s what they were looking for. I even said “come on you know what I mean. I’m an average looking guy too, there’s nothing wrong with it. Not everyone is made to look like these models.”
Idk anything about this other than what my gf has told me. I don’t know what the casting people want or what they are looking for look wise. She’s acting offended that I called her “ordinary” even though that’s not really what I meant.
What should I do?
EDIT: I feel like I should clarify a couple things. Firstly, I DO think my girlfriend is attractive. But idk what the casting people want. This has nothing to do with how my girlfriend looks, but rather what they are looking for. I just figured if Victoria Secret is asking girls all over the country to apply to be in the show, they must be looking for your ordinary girl. Otherwise, they would just use famous models already.
Secondly, I do want her to go and do this. She knows she would have my support. But she seemed to keep second guessing herself about actually taking the step to do it, because she’s watched VS shows her whole life and knows about modeling and said “I know what look they typically go for. Thin but very toned, tall, symmetrical faces and clear skin. I’d be competing against beautiful women who fit that more than I do.”
That’s why I said what I said. Nobody walking down the street looks like those girls except 0.001% of the population. You gotta be realistic sometimes. It doesn’t mean she’s ugly, it’s just life.