Over 100 Models Call on Victoria’s Secret to Take Action on Sexual Misconduct

Christy Turlington Burns, Edie Campbell, Karen Elson, Milla Jovovich, Doutzen Kroes, and Gemma Ward were among those to sign an open letter addressed directly to Victoria’s Secret

Photo: SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett On Tuesday morning, over 100 models, including Christy Turlington Burns, Edie Campbell, Karen Elson, Milla Jovovich, Doutzen Kroes, and Gemma Ward, signed an open letter addressed directly to Victoria’s Secret, petitioning the lingerie brand to take concrete actions in protecting models against sexual misconduct.

“It is deeply disturbing that these men appear to have leveraged their working relationships with Victoria’s Secret to lure and abuse vulnerable girls,” reads the letter, which urges Victoria’s Secret CEO John Mehas to join the Model Alliance’s RESPECT Program. Doing so would bind the company and its freelancers to a specific code of conduct — one that formalizes the process of reporting and investigating complaints and requires those involved to participate in a comprehensive training program.

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