Marketing boss quits Victoria's Secret after first trans model hired

This comes after Victoria's Secret came under fire past year, after its parent company L Brands' Chief Marketing Marketing Officer, Ed Razek said that transgender models should not be included in Victoria's Secret fashion show. The brand hired her for a campaign for its PINK line that will be released later this month, CNN reported. Lais Ribeiro, a Brazilian model for Victoria's Secret, tweeted.

Victoria's Secret is still a leading lingerie brand in the United States, but its share of the market has fallen as it tries to keep up with the times.

Razek later apologised for his comments in a statement posted from Victoria's Secret's Twitter, which said the company would "absolutely cast a transgender model for the show". In another video she took on the set, she used hashtags #diversity #representatividade and #vspink in the caption.

A representative for Sampaio did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Already in 2017, achieved a milestone Valentina Sampaio. "First transgender to shoot with Vs!" When he was asked about including transgender models he said, "I don't think we should...the show is a fantasy". He later apologized for the remark, which had come in an interview with Vogue.

Sampaio, who has appeared on magazine covers including Vogue Paris, Vogue Brasil and Elle Mexico, is one of a growing number of high-profile trans models, amid pressure for the fashion industry to become more diverse and inclusive. With that in mind, we have made a decision to re-think the traditional Victoria's Secret Show. Here's what you need to know about her and a few other inspiring trans models blazing a trail for those to come... I admire and respect the journey to embrace who they really are. "I'm sure they're trying to work on branding and new ways to do the show because it's the best show in the world", Shaik told The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Australia.