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7:26 pm - 08/12/2012

Backlash over supermodels’ role in Closing Ceremony



The Olympics Closing Ceremony is supposed to be a celebration of the athletes who, for the last 17 days, have shed blood, sweat and tears with the goal of winning glory and bringing pride to their nations (also, it's a giant party).

Still, it was a bit of a head-scratcher when London's ceremony included a segment that put the spotlight on … supermodels.

Rail-thin, slightly unhealthy-looking supermodels, with complicated histories. Great Britain's Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell led the catwalk contingent that paid homage to British designers such as Alexander McQueen and Victoria Beckham.

The Twitter-verse exploded with disapproval. Moss, who allegedly used drugs in 2005, in particular took some heat.

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lostinshalott 13th-Aug-2012 03:59 am (UTC)
Was there no Vivienne Westwood going on then? because I didn't hear them announce her and was surprised.
tryxkittie 13th-Aug-2012 04:15 am (UTC)
considering that probably the majority of girls here aren't truly happy with their own body, the comments on this site are baffling and pathetic. smdh at all the displaced self-hate.
no_x_doubts 13th-Aug-2012 04:16 am (UTC)
"paid homage to British designers such as Alexander McQueen and Victoria Beckham"


...on of these does not belong and i love the spice girls but LET'S BE REAL DAMN
kimberwyn 13th-Aug-2012 09:06 am (UTC)
lol right? i love her but...yeah, no.
lovebats 13th-Aug-2012 04:17 am (UTC)
w/e it was two minutes
xcollsangelx 13th-Aug-2012 04:32 am (UTC)
Piers Morgan, shut up.

callme_morbid 13th-Aug-2012 05:14 am (UTC)
i thought it was nice. and naomi looked fucking beautiful.... of course, it would have been better if bowie played live LBR.
ideservestars 13th-Aug-2012 06:00 am (UTC)
this is a very mean and counter productive article. just because they're models doesn't make them any less of a woman, and it's extremely RUDE, MEAN, AND CHILDISH to bring up someone's past drug problems and eating disorders when they're doing something for their country.
bluebandit77 13th-Aug-2012 06:02 am (UTC)
real women?

oh..
mjspice 13th-Aug-2012 06:05 am (UTC)
LBR Naomi >>>>>
apothecaries 13th-Aug-2012 06:34 am (UTC)
Oh shit Karen Elson was there! FLAWLESS QUEEN, WERK!
mistyraven 13th-Aug-2012 08:43 am (UTC)
@rebeccakesby1: Sorry why have we got super models in the closing ceremony when we've had so many REAL women over last two weeks????

Obviously Rebecca Kesby knows something we don't--the supermodels were all holograms. Tupac, what have you started??
kimberwyn 13th-Aug-2012 09:03 am (UTC)
Blah blah blah, more bitter people picking on models. None of them even looked anorexic, they looked fine.

And rme at them picking on Kate Moss for being a drug addict when Russel Brand all of those rock musicians they featured probably did WAY more drugs than she ever did.
all_things_pass 13th-Aug-2012 10:19 am (UTC)
The whole ceremony was such a let-down, especially cause they had set the bar so high with the opening ceremony. I wish they had focused more on the international spirit of the Olympic Games instead of once again showing how great GB is (they had done that in the opening ceremony already, where it was apt and charming!).
That model parade was so distinctive for the ceremony that seemed to have no concept: Oh look! We also got supermodels! And here they are!!
some_unholy_war 13th-Aug-2012 10:24 am (UTC)
Jourdan Dunn is gorg
drunkenchipmunk 13th-Aug-2012 10:28 am (UTC)
These specific models were misplaced imo. Would have been better off putting Olympic champions in designer clothes. The anorexia comments are unnecessary though.
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