The Victoria’s Secret Angels seem to be flying away en masse. Hot off the shocking announcement that Karlie Kloss has left the iconic lingerie retailer, it seems Doutzen Kroes has also given notice.
In fact, the 30-year-old Dutch supermodel quietly resigned in December after seven years of service. So why the radio silence until now? Victoria’s Secret president Ed Razek took to Instagram on Tuesday to address this very question.
“The simple answer is I should have [revealed the news sooner]. Doutzen had a lucrative opportunity in Europe and it would have conflicted with her VS obligations,”; Razek explains. “So, at her agencies [sic] request, we released her from contract. There was no conflict. No animosity. None of the nonsense I’ve read on Instagram. She had a great business opportunity, and I wanted to be fair to someone I adore and respect. That’s all. I honestly believe Doutzen is one of the most stunningly beautiful people in the world. And I always will. I have told her that many times. Now you know.”
A bittersweet scenario to be sure. Mind you, there is a silver lining to this mass exodus: there’s now room for two new Angels to join the fray. Thoughts on who they should be?