I'm No Angel: From Victoria's Secret Model to Role Model
From I’m no Angel . . .Oh great . . . the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show . . . another reason not to eat.All over the country, young women were filling the Twittersphere with words of anxiety and insecurity in anticipation of watching the Victoria’s Secret Angels walk down the runway in a few weeks.Those poor things, I thought as I read one angst-filled tweet after another.If they only knew what I know.Then it hit me like a lightning bolt—the answer to the question I’d been asking the Lord for months.So that’s why You let me win!A smile teased the corners of my mouth as I logged into my Twitter account for the first time in a long while and typed:I quit being a VS model to become a Proverbs 31 wife.As I typed the words that would change my life forever, I thought,Well, if my modeling career wasn’t over before, it is now. And yet I had total peace about my decision. I knew it was the right message—one that would free thousands of girls trapped in a world full of insecurity, self-loathing, eating disorders, and emptiness. A world I was all too familiar with. And a world I wanted no part of anymore.My old life was over.My new life had begun.Kylie Bisuttiwas just nineteen years old when she beat out more than ten thousand other contestants to win the coveted title of Victoria’s Secret Runway Angel as part of a nationally televised competition that captivated the attention of millions of viewers across the country and around the world.Shortly thereafter, Kylie shocked both fans and critics when she made the controversial decision to walk away from her high-profile, multimillion- dollar career because she couldn’t reconcile modeling lingerie with her Christian beliefs.Now retired from modeling, Kylie has become a sought-after speaker, sharing her message on the importance of modesty and helping young women understand that true beauty comes from within. Her firsthand accounts of the harsh realities of the modeling industry and the truth behind the images the media presents as “feminine perfection” have captivated audiences the world over and have the power to forever change the way women view the media, the modeling industry, and themselves.Kylie lives in northern Montana with her husband, Mike.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.