Inside Tonight's Victoria's Secret Show

Androgynous model Andrej Pejic models for Hema

(NEWSER) - The "woman" modeling a push-up bra for Dutch department store Hema is actually a man: androgynous model Andrej Pejic . Pejic, 20, is a good choice if you want to boast how effective your "mega" push-up bras are, considering he has no breasts to speak of. The gender-bending model—who does model menswear, too—was also featured in a wedding dress in a Gaultier show this year, AFP notes. More»

Their 'precarious' jobs aren't so 'glamorous' out of the spotlight, writes Ashley Mears

(NEWSER) - To most of us, Fashion Week is all glitz and glam—but behind the scenes, modeling is a “grueling” job, writes model-turned-professor Ashley Mears. It’s freelance work, so there are no benefits, and models “never know when their next job is coming.” It’s also grossly unfair: While some models may make thousands for a single show, others aren’t paid a dime to walk the same catwalk, Mears notes in the New York Times . More»

New book tells of model who ate OJ-soaked cotton balls

(NEWSER) - Sessilee Lopez is a model who has walked the runway for Victoria's Secret, Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Tam, and others. Mom Janice Celeste self-published a book for would-be big-time models' parents, called Making a Supermodel. Fashionista was kind enough to read through the 70 pages and pick out the fairly sad, buzzy bits:

• Some do extreme things to lose weight: "I've seen some life-threatening measures models have gone through to lose weight," writes Celeste. I personally know of one model who dipped cotton balls in orange juice and consumed it to feel full."

Rising star is new face of Marc Jacobs

(NEWSER) - Andrej Pejic is a cross between Cindy Crawford and Kate Moss, with one difference: He’s a man. The 19-year-old is the new face of Marc Jacobs—and a symbol of the changing face of fashion, in which gender-bending “femiman” models are rising to prominence. Pejic, who grew up in Serbia and Australia, was discovered last year and debuted this year in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Paris show. He’s since exploded in popularity, appearing in spreads in the French, Italian, and Turkish editions of Vogue. More»

Champions excluded from NFL undies collection

(NEWSER) - Victoria's Secret has enraged Louisiana's female football fans—reputedly some of the most intense around—by excluding the New Orleans Saints from its Pink NFL lineup, Advertising Age reports. Not only are the defending Super Bowl champs missing, but the line does include the Boston Red Sox, which was not a football team when last we checked. "Was everyone at Victoria's Secret asleep that day?" one Saints fan asked. More»