Kendall Jenner has logged another New York fashion week in her model portfolio. Many people argue that Kendall didn’t pay her dues because her name allowed her to skate toward the front of the line. Like I said when Kendall was busily dissing tattoos, she’ll score a Vogue cover sooner rather than later. I don’t have a problem with Kendall’s instant success because she’s making money for designers. Yeah, she got her first gigs through nepotism; but if famous connections were all it takes for runway success, then Riley Keough would be a supermodel. That’s not the case.
We’ve heard before that Kendall’s fellow runway models may not appreciate her presence. At the last NYFW, a source named not-Kris Jenner leaked word that girls put out their ciggies in Kendall’s drinks. There was never any evidence that the story was true, but it’s not hard to believe. A brand new story does come with evidence. Here’s a screencap of a photo from Vogue German’s Instagram. This picture shows Kendall backstage at the Donna Karan show on Monday. The comments are very telling.
Two NYFW models threw shade at Kendall in the comments. You probably won’t recognize their names (I didn’t), and they must have thought no one would notice. Lexi typed “never looked better,” and Binx replied, “that’s f*** up>.” Both girls typed little crying/laughing emojis that communicate shade from the cool kids.
After everyonce noticed this high school behavior, Lexi’s rep scrambled up a statement: “I wasn’t thinking and made a silly comment. Kendall’s had a killer NYFW. A big congrats to her!” Riiight.
Binx kept it real by refusing to back down. She tweeted the following:
The season of the entitled
— binx (@WaltonLeona) February 17, 2015
I’m including some photos of Lexi Boling and Binx. Binx has graced the cover of Teen Vogue (alongside Gigi Hadid). She also modelled in the Balmain Army alongside Kendall and Kim Kardashian last fall. Binx is top left in this picture.
Here’s a photo of Lexi in 2014.
Photos courtesy of Vogue Germany on Instagram, Fame/Flynet, WENN
Unapologetic Binx > Unapologetic Bitch.
Sorry, I’m jumping in on the #1 position to comment on the third picture. In the voice of Nelson from “The Simpsons”:
HA HA KIM.
So short. So not pretty. So very ridiculous. You are your own worst nightmare.
(And yes, most of us would find it hard to stand tall and pretty in a photo with a bunch of models, but that’s ALL Kim cares about, so she deserves to be mocked. Even with all her money and “fame” she’s still so thirsty you can see it in her eyes.)
Thanks for providing an example of what bullying looks like: an unprovoked attack on someone, specifically targeting something about them that they care about, using language designed to demean and humiliate them.
Although Kim is short, she’s actually not standing on the step with the other girls making her appear shorter. Besides…who cares?
You might want to check yourself Smith. So much nastiness…for real.
This is not bullying. Two barely negative comments on a picture is not bullying.
It is. The intent behind the comment was to attack. That is bullying.
If the intent was indifference why even bother? If it was an observation why the emojis?
To say it’s not is to be naive to the mindset and culture surrounding these girls. It’s very cliquie(sp?) and it was meant to be at the very least, not nice and point out flaws/mock.
Thanks Spooky but these two often attack people who have commented. I’ve never responded, but I had a lot of coffee today.
I’m sorry, did I misread the sign on the door? This is where the famous and infamous are regularly dissected for how they look, what they wear, say and think. No one comes here to call out hard-working “regular” people on the street. We’re all just having a bit of fun, sometimes at the expense of ourselves, but more often rightfully aimed at the over-inflated-head of someone like Kim K.
This is a celebrity gossip site, so you can see how your continuing battle cry of “bully” rings a little hollow. If you’re going to spend your time policing this community, trying to call out every person who feels/shares something that doesn’t meet your standards, you’re going to be quite busy.
Now …someone, bring me the head of Gwyneth!!
Spooky and Smith, I have to agree. That’s not bullying.
@ Spooky, Smith, Margaret
I too agree that this is not bullying. I too think that Kendall’s face looks a bit puffy for a model in that picture.
And I would definitely say that Kendall is entitled because she wouldn’t be where she is without her connections and her family (name). A lot of models are as pretty and as talented as she is and they aren’t getting anywhere because nobody notices them and they don’t have a semi-scandalous family to back them up. So yes, Kendall’s career happened because of her entitlement.
@ Florc
Not every negatively critical comment is bullying. Else you couldn’t criticise anybody.
The sad things is that justified negative comments just don’t affect the Kardashian tribe as that is simply a way to get in the news. It says a lot about our society when people like the Kardashians become so famous.
Isolated or individual incidences of being mean are not bullying. Bullying is systematic – repeated, continual – and involved a power imbalance whether it be physical strength or authority power. She got meangirled. That is all.
must be hard for real models to work with someone who got where there are due to familial entitlement.not bullying truth
Face the facts, she does have model looks and because of her name half the work is already done. If one day Shilo Jolie Pitt decided she wanted to be child model she would have agencies lined up behind each other. Nepotism? Sure. But so what. An agency isn’t doing Kendall a favour as much as she is doing them a favour by CHOOSING it to represent her and they probably considered it a coup and celebrated the occasion.
Meh, they won a gene lottery. They need to get over themselves and stop being such brats.
@ Neil
You sure take it easy on nepotism. Wasn’t it meritocracy we were supposed to aspire to? And when did we stop?
Heh Neither one of those ishes should be talking about anyone else’s looks let alone dissing the beautiful Kendall. That one girl might as well be named Jar Jar ‘Binx,’ and the other looks like she fell face first into a pile of fug.
Seriously?! This Binx is making fun of Kendall’s looks?? Now, I’m no Kardashian apologist, but Kendall is gorgeous while Binx looks very average, and without all the hair and makeup, she’d look straight up fug.
I’d say Binx is jelly jelly.
Who cares about Kendall she wanted the career now she is going to have to get a backbone and live with it.
This 1000x, you want to be a model, guess what the cat walk is full of hungry bitches, boo-hoo.
I’ve never thought models were any sort of kind with each other, this is just a confirmation.
Kendall is not the first celebrity-related model and for sure she will not be the last one.
I agree about the not kind catty behavior but anyone would feel this way. People work hard to get where they are and this girl got to cut the line because of her name. And how nice this story just happens to come out now to try and try and take away the attention from the Kylie , Tyga , Amber and khloe thing. Typical Kardashian PR move. “Oh look feel bad for us”
yes.
Agree, Tif. Why is Kendall surprised? What gets me is she thinks she’s worked sooooo hard to get to where she is today. She wouldn’t know hard work if it bit her in the butt. Same goes for everyone is her family….SMH
I think you’re right about the Kardashian pr machine, BUT I find these models behaviour unprofessional.
There is no defense to bullying Kendall. None. I don’t care if other models are put because she didn’t pay her dues. It’s disgusting.
It does suck. But if you’re going to work in Hollywood or fashion, do not get pissed when it’s about “who you know”. Those two industries are notorious for nepotism.
Tif, I would agree if this were an industry where the average person put in years and years of dues to get to Kendall’s level, but these women are all late teens/early 20s and the “qualifications” for their job are largely based on slenderness, height and youth. Such harassment would be inappropriate/unprofessional in any other workplace (can you imagine your coworkers posting an unflattering picture of you online and openly posting comments about how your face looks messed up?) and it is here as well.
@HH
It didn’t used to be like this in fashion though. Even 10 years ago, all the top models were just girls from Russia, Czech Republic or Ukraine with no connections in Paris or Milan. It’s only now that all the top contracts go to kids who have the most followers on instagram.
models are nice to each other, been there, done that, seen that. but it is hard to get a job and when you see someone who did nothing to deserve the spot, you would be a bitch too.
These girls didn’t work that hard to get where they are either. You’re either in or you’re out. If you’re not model material you are shown the door. If you are, then you get to work in the industry. Yeah, maybe Kendall does have the fast track to certain events but that’s just the way it is. If it was them, they wouldn’t be saying no either. She needs to ignore the pettiness and move on. It’s just jealousy and it makes them look even more immature than they are.
Sabrine
Yes, it is hard work. Not only that you have to be skinnier than Gigi or KK, you also have hundreds of castings, then fittings, then school work, because most of them are in high school, then you have to go to Milan, castings again, then Paris, Barcelona and eventually NYC. You are away from your friends and family, away from the real world. I am speaking as someone who is from Europe, not to mention that I was 12 when I got discovered, and started working at 14.
And most of girls actually do go to school, struggle with money and only get a map when they get into town.
It is hard work, but not all have it so tough. Some have family that can travel and be close. Some girls choose not to continue school. Some have family and friends that can be there physically, emotionally, and financially.
And agree. This is jealousy. They latch on to whatever weakness they can find to mock her. Because they need justification to attack. Sadly, many people of that age in that world will lack maturity. It’s a culture and largely unsupervised regarding manners and being a kind person.
Thankyou milla, you are so right. I know too that many of these young women are vapid to the point of a vacuum but many aren’t, to characterise all of them as stupid or nasty bitches is a form of prejudice. I put myself through high school and university modelling, I was lucky though, I had parents that kept me grounded. I never gave up school at 15 – 16 as many of these girls do, with dreams of “making it big”. We also do not know how Kendall acts backstage. She seems to have developed some friendships with some fairly high profile models and perhaps she behaves in such a way that these other girls are just fed up. Wouldn’t surprise me.
Completely agree. Models are, for the most part, nice to each other. Unless there is someone who is not very nice to the crew or the other models, or if he/she acts like she’s above everyone else or has an attitude, we’re mostly very nice to each other, supportive even. We get happy when our bff’s book the same shoot as us or if we’re walking for the same show, basically, we get excited when we get to work together and if you guys know each other and bonded from previous gigs, it makes it the most fun working environment. Kendall is not known to be the type of model you see who sometimes comes from the subway from another go-see, you know, the really motivated and hard-working model, she is the opposite and gets dropped off to shoots in Escalades or some shit and you know when she goes for the same casting call as you, you and your fellow models are waiting there for 3 hours and then you see her walk in with her mom or Kim straight for the audition, without even waiting like we did, and then you know, that’s the end of that. You won’t be getting that job. It’s annoying, mostly and it’s difficult to warm up to a person like that but, thems the breaks.
Omg why would Kim ever pose with those glamazons?
Yes omg she looks ridiculously tiny. Like she accidentally got sent through the dryer.
Great description!!
Ha!
She looks like a hobbit!
Haha! Coming soon to a ppv site near you: “Honey, I Shrunk the Porn Star!””
Is Kim really that short?
Kim is really short, but also those TALL models are standing on a little rise. They would be about as tall (maybe an inch or so taller) than Kendell.
I had to look twice. She is small, but not that small. The ones in the back are standing on the curb above the street which gives them even more height. But I would have stood on the curb and let the tall lanky ones stand in front of me to minimize the obvious height discrepancies. Plus, her outfit is hideous.
She’s 5’2”.
I met her in real life.. She was shorter than my shortest friend (5’0″) I was amazed at how little she actually was
Ok, but to be fair the models behind her are on a step.
If she’s really that short, then Kanye is also that short. LOL he has a serious case of Napolean Syndrome – it’s all starting to make a little bit more sense now…
Megan are you saying Kim is 4’11 at the most?
Did you meet her in her early teens?
Taking into account heel length on carpets she is not below 5′.
are they giants?
I know! She looks like a munchkin.
Kim is very short. I have seen her in Miami several times and I am telling you she is way below average height. I actually was shocked at how tiny she was. Celebs always seem larger on camera.
I agree about celebs seeming taller in photos/film. Tom Cruise & Bruce Willis are way shorter then I imagined!
Julia Louis Dreyfus is tiny IRL too.
Modelling is a bitchy business, ask Tyra……
Word.
LOL. Not eating will do that…..
“Tiffany I was rooting for you!! We were all rooting for you!!!!” Sorry ANTM flashback ! Haha! Tyra was a force in her hay day! I miss models
like that.
Tyra was run out of Europe by Naomi who refused to work for any company that hired Tyra. Especially the shows. It wasn’t a ‘we only hire one black girl thing’, it was Naomi being a complete B to Tyra and blocking her.
Since Naomi was the higher profile black girl, tended to win the argument. Not always, but most of the time.
Tyra’s European career never took off as a result.
Do I care? YES!!!!! Stand up for yourself Kendell you have the power use it. don’t let these other models though you off your game. Get out there and show the world what you are made of.
Ok a apart from being irritated that she has had a fast track career due to her name maybe there is also a difference in pay because of her name. Unless you are season model like Giselle or a popular model like Cara and most of them have hundreds of endorsements to supplement their modeling gigs its not an equal level playing field. I am sure the hundred of ‘nameless’ models make the absolute bare minimum, so although childish I can get the frustration.
I read somewhere (can’t for the life of me remember where) that a lot of the unknown models walk the shows and are “paid in trade” meaning that they are not getting money but items of clothing or shoes from the designer. These items are finished to catwalk but not store quality so often unlined, unfinsished hems etc. Don’t know if this is true or not though. They do the shows hoping for exposure for big paying adverts like beauty endorsements.
Edit to add: I think I read about it on Jezebel.
Is that even legal, don’t models have unions? lol
Pretty much. And whatever small payment they get is either very late to arrive, or their agency takes almost every cent to pay for lodging, food, etc.
Many models pay for their own plane tickets in order to fly in for photoshoots. High fashion runways rarely pay actual money except for ad campaigns. Editorials in magazines are rarely paid work. The pay IS the photoshoot and exposure for the model. Commercial modeling pays more, so lingerie ads and toothpaste commercials are more profitable even though looked down upon in high fashion.
Models like Gisele, Kate Moss, Naomi, Linda, etc are very rare, with Gisele being called the last and only supermodel still very active. Nobody has reached their height of career and prestige in decades. It takes a lot more than posing in front of a camera and being a “pretty face” to be a successful model, let alone enjoy the longevity that someone like Gisele has. For every Gisele or Kate, there are 50 models trying to have a big breakout.
Krishan – can I ask your sources for this info? I’ve worked in the industry for 20+ years and everything you’ve just outlined does not ring true in my experience, aside from paying for your own travel/airfare.
Jezebel had a great writer who was a former model, and she wrote about fashion industry-I think she was also one of the first to come out with Terry Richardson trauma. I remember the article Krishan is talking about, it was on Jezebel.
that is correct.
Frustrating, sure. But if a coworker of mine made more money for the same job – thankfully we’re all on the same level in my current position – I wouldn’t be mocking them online, or trying to make their life hell, spitting in their drinks and stuff.
I don’t find this unprofessional bitchery okay for any situation. Grow the f- up and get over yourself.
NOTE BEDHEAD: Lexi is the unapologetic looking blonde, Binx is the one on the left in the previous photo.
No, modeling is not equal pay for equal work, whatsoever… but even in smaller markets, no-name girls make $1000/day, flat. It’s hardly chump change. No one is working for free except aspiring actors who do student films, etc. Believe me, no agent is sending a girl to work a runway for “trade”.
Good point all these models must be represented by something that is expecting a cut. But I would imagine that Kendal is not walking the run way for a pair of shoes and is getting paid a sizeable amount along with Cara,Jordan Dunn etc. However I don’t understand how that Baldwin girl calls herself a model,but I have not seen her on the runway maybe she is commercial.
Marc Jacobs paid his models in trade, he even tweeted that “Models are paid in trade, if they don’t want to work with us, they don’t have to”, this was in 2012 and both The Model Alliance and the CFDA were trying to change this by pushing to pass The Freelancer Payment Protection Act
it does not work that way. even if you have your agent, you will work for free for exposure. then you will work and get 40 percent, which is enough to survive. 1000e is bruto, you are left with 400, 500 the most. FWs are twice per year.
I was thinking the same – I visited a models’ apartment in NYC back in the early 80’s (I met Linda Evangelista before she became famous – and yes, she was GORGEOUS) and it was a 3 bedroom apartment with 2 sets of bunk beds in each bedroom. That’s 12 girls in that apartment, trying to get showers, bathroom time and time in front of the mirror. Maybe things have changed, but I doubt it. And I’m certain Kendall does not stay in dormitory style models’ apartments. I can see why they are jealous of her situation. Still, it doesn’t make the bullying right. Edit – I posted this in reply to the wrong comment. This was regarding the comment that said – initially, models are not rolling in money and many struggle financially.
The other two look just as basic, if not even more forgettable, than Kendall.
Unprofessional.
I once read somewhere that basic is what they want most of the time. They don’t want pretty or extraordinarily beautiful (which I’ll admit makes no sense because, Miranda Kerr, Candace Swanepoel,etc). Basic and photogenic is enough for a catwalk model. I would think they want pretty for print ads.
“Plainer” girls are able to look very different with different make up.
That translates into more work.
Plain is relative tho, they are still very attractive.
You’ve got it wrong – the girl on the left in the group shot is Binx and the second image shows Lexi…
She does seem to have been everywhere this season, and walking for a lot of big designers. Kendall and Gigi Hadid seem to be two of the “hottest” models of the moment so I can see where the entitled comment is coming from.
They are the “hottest” because they get designers coverage outside fashion circles. If they let kendall or gigi walk their show the Daily mail will do a big spread. Its basically like hiring a celebrity to walk your show. Although gigi probably would have a career anyway, but no doubt she is helped by her connections and fame by association.
She really has. Hate to be defending her, but in this industry (and acting) what nepotism does is open the door for you. Which is GREAT help, but if you become truly succesful it’s for more than just your name. Hence why Emma Roberts and Ireland Baldwin don’t have JLaw’s career.
There are plenty of celebrities who are famous because of their famous name, not their talent. Kendall is not talented, she’s lucky and well marketed, her career will not stand the test of time. No one will be interested in photographs of her face twenty years from now. It’s nothing against her, it’s the reality of her privilege.
Reeks of jealousy.
And LOL @ Kim looking like she wants to sink into a hole in the ground.
Of course they’re jealous. Wouldn’t you be if you’ve been in your career for years working your way up and a rich socialite comes by and gets ahead of you, without trying, just because if their name?
Let’s be clear, Kendall is getting these shows because tabloids will write about it if they hire her, whereas no one will talk when they hire regular models. She’s not getting them because she’s good at her job. She’s commercial pretty, not a runway model. I’d be pissed too.
So, should she have gotten a job at Burger King instead so nobody could say she “didn’t earn it”? Or at least turn down some shows for fairness sake? Would you?
And yeah, I’m sure I would be jealous too, that’s not really the issue. I wouldn’t make myself as transparent as to go around insulting or bullying the people I was jealous of. She didn’t do anything to deserve punishment, she got lucky.
Can people calm down about the nepotism? It’s not a Kardashian problem, it’s everywhere. You’ll find it in every industry, in every line of work. There’s always someone who knows the boss’s son or some sh*t. You need to accept that, do your own thing, and prove you’re better. Sometimes that’s not enough, sh*t happens. I’d be jealous too, I’ve been jealous of the boss’s niece who got paid better and had much better working hours than the rest of us but did I meangirl her? No.
This is the type of insane crap that happens when you throw young people together in a world where they’re judged based on nothing but their appearance. Yes, they work hard but please, these girls are making a career out of something they mostly did not earn. Their looks. Kendall is doing the exact same thing. They all need to grow up and realize that this is the real world, not Barbie’s dream house.
@platypus UM YES. Because that is what’s she’s qualified for. She didn’t graduate high school. Of course, she should be working at some minimum wage job, like most teenagers are doing.
Allie, if you’re so idealistic that you’d do what you’re saying she should if you were in her position, I think that’s really great. Honestly. But most people wouldn’t, and I don’t think that makes them crappy people deserving of this type of critisism. Harassing people on social media kinda makes you a crappy person tho…
Modeling isn’t a profession you “work your way up,” or “pay your dues”. I mean, the average age for models is like 16. Anyways, Kendall has been working for her family’s show since she was a little kid so she probably put in more hours in front of the camera than most regular models. Not fair but it’s how the world works.
@Allie: Um, and what are the qualifications for being a model? Certainly having a high school degree is not one of them
Social injustices exist, but to say:”Oh, well, nepotism is everywhere, so it’s ok. Adapt.” is to let it pass and ensure it will be perceived as something normal and ok. A while ago, it was also considered okay to slap your female employee on the ass, and for her to be secretary at best. It was widespread and strongly suggested there is no other way. Still didn’t mean it was right.
Nepotism is very problematic, particularly because people won’t give you a chance if you work harder and prove yourself to be better than the privileged one-they will just get rid of you so as not to make the privileged one look bad. That is the truth.
YES Littlemissnaughty, your comment is spot on. Nepotism is everywhere. And GeekyChick, I agree that it’s not fair, but it’s not worth my time or in my interests to bitch and moan about my managers daughter getting paid more/getting better hours than me. C’est la vie!
@ geekychick: That is your truth. Nepotism doesn’t always mean nobody else stands a chance, that’s just not the case. It’s annoying and sometimes it’s a real problem, yes. But tell me what exactly you would do about it. You want to make nepotism illegal? How? Nobody’s allowed to hire relatives etc.? And what about you buddy who has a son who wants an internship? You’re going to say no just because he’s the son of someone you know? This is not as easy as saying “treat women with respect”. Preferential treatment (and sometimes people don’t even do it on purpose) is NOT the same as harassment.
My point was that these girls needs to learn that just because you feel treated unfairly, you cannot treat people this way. You need to learn to deal with things differently and sometimes sh*t happens and you need to just suck it up and move on. This is a business where you’ll never prove why one model is hired and another is not. One of them can’t deliver a better presentation than the other. There is NOTHING you can do about nepotism in that business so yes, you do need to accept the unfairness of it and get on with it.
@littlemissnaughty: I’m sorry, but if son of your buddy has the credentials and the knowledge, it’s not nepotism. Nepotism is when you hire someone based on their familiar connections, and not their credentials.
I don’t think everything is so black and white: I live in a country that is basically ruined by nepotism and corruption. I work hard and soldier on. If you’re against it, it doesn’t mean you have to give up and cry in a corner for the rest of your life-it just means that, no, no matter how good my buddy and I are, I’d never take his son over someone more competent, no matter the fact that society works that way.
I’m just saying, if all people thought like you always, great deal of social injustices would still be prevalent today. You can’t tell me that’s not true.
So because they are jealous it is okay to bully Kendall?
@ geekychick: Hell no, you didn’t. YES of course I can tell you that’s not true. You don’t seem to be getting my point here. First of all, fine, replace nepotism with cronyism or even just plain old favoritism. I’m not even going to comment on your accusation that if everyone thought like me, social injustice would thrive. You gotta be kidding me. You don’t know me and you’re taking the trials and tribulations of these models a little too seriously. Where did I every say I wasn’t against any form of favoritism? Nowhere. Of course I am. Do I have to use caps to get my point across? Sometimes in life, sh*t happens. You don’t have to like it, you don’t have to take it lying down. Except sometimes you do. But you do NOT resort to this type of bs on social media.
Social injustice … I can’t even.
@littlemissnaughty: I thought we were discussing nepotism in general, no? Or if we didn’t, I’m sorry, I thought you were, by mentioning the buddy and his son. I’m sorry, I thought we were having a healthy discussion, not that I’d be jumped at. This is just an internet comment board, and I just followed the logic of your answer.
Yes, I think nepotism in general is social injustice. That is my opinion.
And I don’t get it: if you think there’s nothing to be done, you don’t expect or demand it to stop-by that logic, my conclusion is true: “not standing up and leaving thing as they are, because there’s nothing that can be done by me” is the way of thinking of a society that won’t change. Look up philospher Zizek, who has very interesting and popular thoughts on todays society: majority is not the one that brings revolution or change, of any kind-it’s always the minority, the critical mass. Because most of the people will never activate or really try to start a change. Most people are conformist, and will never go against the flow. (I’m paraphrasing.)
Anyway, as it seems that this is not a discussion,and I was interested in discussion, I’m bowing out. Good day to you.
@ geekychick: I didn’t jump in your face but when you accuse people of being complacent about social injustice and tell them they’re the reason this world is so unfair, you have to expect a rather passionate response.
I know you don’t get what I’m saying which is why I’m going to ask you again: WHAT would you do about nepotism/favoritism? Come on, just one solution. No? That’s my point. You can rage against it but if there is no solution, at some point, you need to move on and focus your energy on things you can actually change. Zizek (who I personally think is very interesting but a bit crazy) has nothing to do with it. Are you doing your part? Being against something is never enough.
I hate the jump right to jealousy. Why assume jealousy when there are so many other reasons available? How about p*ssed off? I would be pretty P*ssed if I spent years working my way up the ladder to only have some one jump in and take a spot just because of who they are. And sure nepotism is alive and well but why should we just accept it? I mean it’s a given that most men will get paid more than most women so should we just accept that too because it’s a given? And yes it’s a fair comparison because nepotism happens in the “every day” world too. Anyone here would be just as annoyed if this happened To them but it’s easier to critize here given the job and the people involved. These girls were clearly being passive aggressive and catty as h3ll but it still doesn’t change what’s happening.
I’ve already posted re nepotism above. But I’d like to add that this story is not about the bigger issue of nepotism. It’s about two girls being assholes. Why? They could be jealous, they could be angry, they could just be mean people. If you encounter nepotism, you can try to fight it but what exactly are you going to do about it on a larger scale? There really is nothing you can do. If there is, please tell me because I can’t think of a solution. Meangirling is not it.
So life is unfair. Big deal. As I’ve said above, I’ve encountered it myself and it wasn’t at a job where I made as much money as these girls either. Again, did I meangirl the colleague in question? No. It wasn’t her fault. She would have been an idiot for refusing any kind of advantages offered to her because the pay and hours were THAT crappy.
Tifygodess24… In principle, sure, I agree with most of what you’re saying. That’s a big discussion tho.
IMO it’s just too easy to associate this level of pettyness with jealousy, cause when we see this behavior, jealousy tends to be the only logical explanation. Maybe they’re just pissed off, who knows. Doesn’t excuse the fact that they’re acting like assholes, they could have gone about it differently if they wanted to highlight this issue. But that wasn’t even the case, they just wanted to bitch and didn’t think they’d get “caught”.
@littlemiss I disagree, If these women didn’t feel nepotism was at play in some capacity they most likely wouldn’t have made their remarks especially the tweet – the season of entitlement. So it is part of the issue – they go hand in hand. Should they have been brats? No. Maybe they are just raging b*tches. Who knows. But it would be hard to find someone on this forum or anywhere else that hasn’t done or said something stupid in response to someone else. We all have our moments. And Yes mean girling won’t change it but no one suggested it would.
@platapus , for me I just hate the jump to jealousy in general. Anytime a woman says or does something it automatically means that she’s jealous – when thats not usually the case. There more to women ( even nasty mean women ) than jealousy. It’s pretty much a pet peeve of mine right up there with the word hater lol 😊 Of course that’s not to say women don’t get jealous sure they do but not as often as society likes to claim.
@ Tifygodess: You assume they go hand in hand but in my experience, this kind of behavior is at best the result of the perceived anonymity of social media and at worst a character trait. I’ve never met anybody who acted this way “for a reason”. Mostly people do this because they’re mean. That’s it. They weren’t driven to it by seeing nepotism at play. At the end of the day you have a bunch of young women thrown together to compete for jobs in a pretty brutal industry. If you’re even a little bit of a mean girl, that environment won’t improve your manners.
“And Yes mean girling won’t change it but no one suggested it would.” No but you were sort of excusing it by saying the real issue is nepotism. If that were eliminated, things would be better. Sure. But in this case that’s not the issue.
@littlemiss Sometimes, when you know there is nothing you can do about it, no matter how hard you try, you get a bit mean and bitter. The girls didn’t expect to be recognized and IDed on their statements; I think they were just letting some steam, because they see it as unfair, but are painfully aware that’s how it works.
I don’t see that as problematic.
Tifygodess24, I get that, calling people jealous isn’t something I do often. Anyway, men are just as “guilty” of it, they just bitch about eachother for reasons other than looks so it’s maybe less obvious. Trust me, I’ve worked with men only for 6 yrs, many of them are NO better. 😀
@geekychic, so you are okay with others bullying another person?
Of course I’m not. But I don’t think two comments on twitter, which were not sent directly to her twitter is bullying. If they ganged up on her and went on her fcb or twitter or whatever, posted hate messages directly to her-I’d say that’s bullying. But one girl said she’s entitled, another that she isn’t something special. They didn’t call people to boycott her or to hurt her etc. I mean, comments they made are pretty tame compared to how most of the highschoolers gossip about each other.
*wrong post*
Rubbish.
Lexi and Binx have far better high fashion careers than Kendall. They’ve walked more shows (even at NYFW15), had more prestigious campaigns and have scored Vogue covers – both are favs of Meisel.
This was a snarky comment, nothing more than what you see on a site like this daily. Unfortunately it was picked up by the media and was blown out of proportion. To call a couple of comments bullying just minimises what real bullying is to the people who have been subject to it.
Binx is a fab model, love her work.
Binx is top left Lexi is the one walking in the solo photo. I do like Binx’s look. They are young and stupid
Of course they’re bitchy. They’re starving.
Made me laugh.
I had the same idea
And they’re teenagers.
Eh, girly dramas and nepotism-born careers have always been a part of this industry.
Kendall’s look is not very memorable, but she’s got the body/height and is actually very photogenic. As far as daughter-of models go, she’s one of the better ones.
Agreed, she is not really spectacular or uber beautiful but her body is amazing and why not designers like her at the moment. I think she is more model than Gigi Hadid or Suki Waterhouse whose careers I can’t understand
+1 the girl can wear anything, she has a pretty (though not beautiful, imo) face, but also comes with the exposure her family recives at every turn. Probably a no brainer for many of her employers.
When I read meangirled, I thought someone spilled wine on her clothes or hid her shoes. It was just two young girls talking behind her back. So yeah, cry me a river.
Right?! Someone posted an unflattering picture of her and made a teeny tiny comment about her and that’s the whole drama? Kids get much worse in primary school, if they’re lucky.
Cry me a river pretty little rich girl.
Besides, I’ve heard far worse stories about the way models act towards eachother.
I was expecting something awful. The comments were really pretty harmless, IMO. If they wanted to go full on Mean Girl, it could have been MUCH worse.
@Bedhead
That girl you posted a pic of is not Binx. Binx is a mixed raced girl. This is her:
http://www.inspirationbycolor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Binx-Walton-by-Collier-Schorr-for-Self-Service-Magazine-Spring-Summer-2014-1.jpg
She may be bitchy but she is a really cool model, her look is far more interesting than Kendall who i find rather dull in editorials.
I mixed up the models. All fixed now, I hope!
Modeling is a bitch eat bitch world, so I’m not surprised by the cattiness. I kinda feel sorry for Kendall bc of the bullying, which no one deserves; but, in the modeling world, where you’ve got hundreds of young, ambitious girls clawing their way to top billing, you have no choice but to develop a tough skin for the criticism.
The other models are the least of their problems. Casting directors will flat-out tell them they are too fat and ugly for their brand. This isn’t an industry for PC sensitve folks. That’s why models are catty anyway, they are used to this kind of treatment.
Jealousy and bitching isn’t too attractive. Leave the girl alone and do your jobs that you had to earn.
There is nothing less attractive than deliberate unkindness.
I find very few fashion models are actually attractive. They are striking, but off the runway wouldn’t get a second glance.
None of these girls are supermodels. Models, yes but not supermodels.
Let’s not pretend that binx and linx said anything worse than the 30+ year old Kardashian women say about their mildest of critics.
I don’t know why people keep saying Kendall only has a career because of her name. It may get her in the door but she’s getting hired by top designers, magazines, etc. Estee Lauder and Donna Karen are not going to hire a horrible model who isn’t going to make them money. Famous family members may get you in the door but it’s not worth the risk to hire somebody who can’t do the job and ruin your name and reputation.
I think so many say it because her family has been famous on tv for a long time. I’ve read some people say Kris paid the designers and model agencies to hire her daughter, which is nonsense. Like you said, why would these top designer want a horrible model. She’s a tall pretty girl, and that’s what they want. Her family is a family we love to hate, but I think she got it for her looks
What looks? The looks she has in the Patrick Demarchelier’s “High and Mighty” photoshoot?
Lol.
Guys, let’s be frank here. Fashion is a business. Kendall’s appearance in shows brings free PR to that show. Her huge social media following helps too! I think it is these things that are driving her success.
Yes, she is pretty and tall, but even with “hard work”, without her family name, she’d never make it in the industry.
I agree totally I think she LOOKS like a model… karassian/Jenner/west got her in the door but as much as I see her on runways and in photo shoots. She’s working her lil flat booty off. I give her props honestly it doesn’t seem like she’s sitting around waiting for it all to be handed to her that baby is taking gig after gig and tryi g to prove she can do it in her own right. Not cause of her metal jawed brother in law and beachball bootied sister.
They’re just jealous. This is life. It’s not always fair but sometimes life is fair and sometimes life does make sense. For the All the lucky Gigi’s and Kendall’s who bring goodlooks and news coverage, there are also some unknowns that become very successful because they are so eye catching. Malaika Firth for one, or some of the Asian models (Sun Fei Fei). Simply beautiful faces.
There’s a difference between being jealous and resenting someone’s unearned privilege. Maybe they are “jealous”, but I wouldn’t want to be the spawn of Kris Jenner, would you? I imagine they resent that Kendall gets employed with no effort and they work hard and are lucky to get gigs. And what they said was very mild, people say a lot of mean stuff in life, this wasn’t it.
Kendall is great on the runway, but her editorial work so far has been lackluster. Her last two Vogue spreads have been fails. She needs to liven up a bit, because she’s coming across dead-eyed.
She needs Tyra to teach her to SMEYES
people need to keep in mind at many of these models mean girling Kendall are underfed, underage teenagers. Don’t expect them to have the maturity and grace of a full grown woman in a professional world.
True.
I agree.
Yeah, the maturity and grace of a full grown woman in a professional world is not always a given. I could tell you stories.
One example, a former boss who held a staff meeting so she could accuse and find out which of her female employees was having an affair with her husband and business partner. The cray only escalated from there. Needless to say, I left that job soon after.
So it was you, eh?
I kid. That would make me so uncomfortable.
Kendall needs Kim there to protect her from those b….es and whole K and Jenner clan should thank Kim and Ray J for their “foundation”, for EVERYTHING they ever have! lol.
Kendall is the sweetest, I like her.
I agree that there should be a life-sized mural of Ray J in the Kardashian/Jenner household, above a golden altar they can all kneel at and give thanks to daily.
Have you seen Kendall on KUWTK? She used to be a sweet girl, unfortunately the combination of growing up in front of the cameras and PMK has turned her into an entitled narcissistic brat. I feel sorry for both her and Kendall because in the early seasons of KUWTK we saw the “before” pictures where they were still somewhat normal (yes very privileged, but relatively normal) young girls.
So my baby is laying on my so chest asleep. I read life sized mural to RAY J and laughed so hard she woke up.’you shouldn’t type those types of things during nap time lol
Binx has a great look. In the group shot she really stands out. Compare her fresh, barely made up face to Kendall who has nondescript features hidden under a pound of contour makeup (much good it did her). I’m not even going to mention how ridiculous and out of place Kim looks.
Actually, that Binx chick could use a little powder….
I guess it must be a bit frustrating for these upcoming girls to see Kendall’s career going so well, but as much as connections, coverage outside of the fashion world and social media following helped her, Kendall is still a beautiful girl who works consistently because of her looks and abilities. If this wasn’t the case she would have faded a long ago like Baldwin’s daughter.
+1
Kendell is walking because Kanye bribed or brought her walks from his circle of friends…..if she went the regular route the rest of those girls went she would never have been hired…yes she is tall but she doesn’t have the face …her face is round her nose is wide and her eyes , her poor eyes are blank and convey no expression whatsoever……She is a pretty girl like any 19 yrs old walking down the street is but she doesn’t have that “it” that successful models have….My daughter was spotted and recruited by Ford Agency in the mid80’s she had that Cheryl Tiegs girl next door charm and looks …and modeled till she graduated from high school and when faced with career over education she wisely chose education and now has had a highly successful career in the medical field…and She still stops heads when she walks into a patients room one of the most beautiful nurse/instructors in the world….but one thing she learned while modelling in NYC …to be successful back then you worked your fannies off every day of the year…..not as Kendall does just a full days a month every few mos…Kendall career is bought not earned..and I can see why the other models despised her…
Not like it takes any kind of talent to be a model so Kendall is fitting right in
I can’t condone it on paper, but god knows I would ache inside if I worked years for my success, saw debts and uncomfortable situations, and in swoops Kendall of the klan Kardashian with her nondescript, mall-pretty features and scored Estee Lauder beauty contract and numerous high profile shoots and catwalks right of the bat. That coupled with Kendall’s reports of off-camera entitled and bratty behaviour fail to arouse sympathy in me.
So no. Shit-talking is always undignified, but I won’t go “poor Kendall” here.
I can see their point, but they probably don’t know what a price Kendall has to pay for skipping the hard work part–can you imagine how awful it would be to be to have Kris Jenner as your mother?
Sounds like sour grapes to me from the other models. Plenty of other famous children have gone on to modeling gigs. Some of them make it and some don’t. Kendall seems to be holding her own and doing well so kudos to her for that. Personally, when I worked in government I saw so much nepotism it was ridiculous. I don’t think any industry is immune from it. But if you expect to keep working it’s best to keep your catty comments to yourself. These girls better be careful no matter how great they are at their job. It boggles me sometimes the things people will do and say on the job (or about the job) with the expectation that they won’t be fired. R-E-S-P-E-C-T = M-O-N-E-Y from your employer…otherwise your skinny butt will be back working for McDonalds like the other teenagers.
Um…that’s meangirling? I’ve said bitchier things about my cousins.
She got where she is so fast because of her name. No reason these girls should sit back and say…”welcome”. They’ve had to work hard to get to NYFW and I’d be pissed too if someone was just given the golden ticket.
Seriously. Modeling is a cut throat profession, it’s not high school. They hear worse stuff from casting agents all day long about how their looks are inadequate. Kendall likely gets to bypass all of that stuff because of the current ridiculous obsession with reality TV. If Kendall can’t handle the heat she should get out of the kitchen.
Both Binx and Lexi look like high fashion models. I will never understand why people think that modeling is about being pretty. Inherent in the concept of prettiness is a certain insipidness. Kendall looks ridiculous when she tries to carry off a high fashion look. My neighbor next door might be prettier than Binx and Lexi but they can carry off looks that no homecoming queen could.
Binx has a Freja quality to her. She is going to blow it up, big time.
…shrugs.
I think if she’d worked day 1 for the position it’d be easier to pity her. For now this just seems to be the learning process of life. Can you jump ahead in line with your parents money and influence? Absolutely. Will other people make your life miserable for it? Absolutely.
Kendall made her choice. This is the reality waiting for all those girls when Kris is no longer available for manipulating and TMZ-leaking. People will make their lives miserable for all their corner cutting. I wish her the best but it’s gonna be a rough few years for her.
Great comment!
I know I’m in the minority and admittedly, I don’t give two sh*ts about models, but I think Kendall is really pretty.
She looks like a model to me. *shrugs*
But as I said, I’m not invested in the whole fashion thing.
I agree completely that runway shot looks just like any other one I see from a fashion show.its not like she built like Kim and they gave her a job.
Kendall looks like a model to me. If I didn’t know who she was, she would look like the others. Those two girls IMO, are in the wrong AND showing weakness. Bad behavior is bad behavior. No excuses.
Like Kendall Jenner along with her Kardashian sisters have never been mean to a single living breathing soul. Please. She was kicked out of the Will Smith home for being downright nasty to the help there and then there is the waitress debacle. Something tells me that Kendall gives as good as she gets and she does act entitled as they all do who were raised by the biggest she-devil on earth Kris Jenner. I am one person not feeling any sympathy for this one.
No excuses ever for bad behavior. None. Just because someone is mean doesn’t mean you have to be. It’s never okay to bully another person. Never.
you consider this “bullying”? Like, for real? lol.
I mean, I get where these models are coming from. Yes, Jenner got lucky re: getting jobs because she was born into a famous family. It’s not fair. But the models are lucky, too – I mean, they wouldn’t have been able to get into the business in the first place if they didn’t have the right set of genes. Compared to most other professions, modelling’s not really a meritocracy.
So true !
I can’t work up any pity for poor Kendall, but I can sit and snicker out loud. And frequently.
Ha!
I thought Kim was standing in a hole in that picture!
I’ve heard of Binx Walton, but not the other girl. Binx used to feature in those cool London magazines like i-D, Dazed&Confused etc and I remember the London crowd noting her as a name to watch.
And if this is considered “meangirling”………those girls are under zero obligation to kiss Kendall Jenner’s klassless ass, and considering she’s only hired because of her association with that family (has she ever done even one cover shoot without an accompanying interview about them?) it’s not hard to believe some people might look down on her. Besides, it’s not as if Kendall and her sisters don’t have a rep as vapid entitled bitches themselves, the pot better not be calling the kettle black.
Exactly. Can’t believe some people are defending her, after all the nasty things her and her family have done to others.
Wow… I need to take a break from commenting on this site. It is appalling and disgusting that some are defending the behavior of these models because it is against someone that the posters on here don’t like. It doesn’t matter that Kendall was the target of mean girling… it was still wrong. Wrong. If you excuse this behavior and not call it out for what it is it will continue and happen to someone you do like.
People on this site write ten times harsher comments than these models wrote. Thisi isn’t even high school level shade.
And Kendall got a very easy way in. Now she has to deal with the comments. It comes with the privilege. If I had to chose between leaving my family aged 15, living in piss poor apartments with 10 other starving girls competing for the same job or living a cozy little life where everything is handed to me, but had to endure 2 mean-ish comments, the choice would be easy.
These people make me sick. Nepotism makes me sick. The world is a cruel place. Deal with it or go away.
I would never be mean to Kendall and I think it’s wrong. But, if I was a designer who is so established as, say Marc Jacobs who doesn’t need the PR push, I would never hire Kendall, even if she was the best model in the world. Maybe it’s reverse snobbery, but I wouldn’t hire her.
I completely agree.
I agree, I don’t condone bullying at all, but people say nasty things about celebrities on social media all the time. This doesn’t really seem like a big deal to me.
Nepotism brings far worse things, it corrupts society, like that family have corrupted the fashion and TV industry. Not that they were great to begin with, but they are reaching new levels of perversion.
Tammy–So refreshing to read your comment, I completely agree. Nepotism (as some people are calling it, although I do not agree with that characterization with the exception of the Kanye show the Jenner girls walked in) sucks, but girl-on-girl cattiness is far worse. These “models” are only lending credit to the damaging stereotype that women are unprofessional and incapable of working together without making things personal. They are setting a horrible example for the young girls who are undoubtedly serving as the audience for this whole debacle.
Isn’t this the same kid who bullied a waitress? Hopefully she won’t do it again now that she knows what it feels like to be undermined and made to feel small. I won’t hold my breath though.
Nice distraction PMK from the Tyga/Kylie story. You’re the master.
Kim looks like a midget there!!!! OMG hahhahahahahahaha
It’s bullying, but a lot of these models come from poor backgrounds or worked their asses off (Natalie V was selling f hit in Russia to support her family at 14) so it’s understandable why they would be annoyed at Ms. Nepotism leap frogging into the big time. It’s mean and not right but I get why a bunch of teenage models are being catty to her
I can’t blame them for being jealous of how quickly she has risen. Honestly, since she was 15 I knew she was runway material. She is the only one in that family that has true natural beauty and deserves to be on the covers of magazines. That said, she should have thick skin by now being from the Kardashian Klan.
lol at models complaining about privilege. You have got to be kidding me.
I don’t care about anything else…I really want to know why her face looks like it’s made of wax in this picture?!?
Getting hired to do runways is not easy. Having an in saves you from doing 40+ tryouts a week against hundreds if not thousands of other models all vying for the same spot. Most runway models work smaller shows – trunk and catalog mostly – for years before they get the opportunity to walk for lesser designers. If they’re “discovered”, it still takes years before they’re considered catwalk material. All of the models that paid their dues – including the ingenues – look down on people like Kendall because she hasn’t; someone else paid them for her. The models that actually worked their way up, did their time, and earned their spots on the runway and on the covers of magazines are still relevant, whether they’re still modeling or not, while those that benefited from nepotism and cronyism, like Riley and soon Kendall and Kylie, will vanish away into obscurity unless they do something ridiculous…like release a sex tape.
Does that excuse the bullying? Of course not. It’s wrong regardless of the reason, but it’s understandable and gives perspective.
I hope you are right and she goes away soon.
Yep. Chrissy Teigen for example. She was a discount junior clothing catalog model before John Legend.
@ daisyfly………well said my dear. I absolutely agree with you on ALL points.
I don’t feel too bad for Kendell, but I don’t feel bad for the other models, either. Plenty of people get a leg up in the industry…and so they do in very other aspect of the world. Welcome to life. Try watching somebody usurp your position when the work you did to get where you are involved more than getting the right chromosome arrangement.
Kendall is hands down the prettiest one in that picture. She puts those nasty commenters to shame she’s so much better looking. They’re jelly, I think.
Superficial, shallow, insecure girls are mean to another superficial, shallow, insecure girl. Difference is that Kendall comes from buttloads of money, didn’t earn her dues in this field, and will do just fine in life despite all of that Horrible Meanness (TM).
My granddaughter is a New York model, and I have found them all to be very supportive of each other. I admit I was shocked by this, having grown up with lots of sisters where I did not experience this.
Girls think of it this way most of you work …You work hard at your job and you work for that promotion and better pay…Right? ….Then one day the boss brings in someone who hasn’t worked more than a month doing the same job you worked your fanny of doing for a couple of years He tell the whole office she is going to take the lead on the jobs for now on….You have to play second fiddle to her….How would you feel ? You would resent her and be pO’ed big time….All because the boss overlooked all your hard work and gave the job you have been working for to his friend’s daughter cause she wants it… Are you saying that you would not talk about it with the other girls in the office who feel the same as you…You would welcome her with open arms…….I don’t think so…..I know I couldn’t and wouldn’t …..cause I am only human… That is what those models are feeling …and Kendell can like it or lump it…but don’t whine about it to the boss and demand the others to like you ..cause that will never happen…
ok, what I’ve gleaned from the comments so far: it’s ok to be mean to someone who’s overprivileged, but you’re a bully if you do it to someone who’s underprivileged. double-standard. don’t be a hypocrite b/c you’re jealous.
I am so sick and tired of “the “jealous” argument. I wouldn’t model at a gunpoint. But I have beautiful friends, models, one is at NYFW right now after several years of spending her own (her supportive parents’, actually) dime to get where she needs to be from our buttf*ck Eastern European country. You’ll excuse us if we feel a slight tinge of bitterness when a lousy model of no spectacular beauty scores what most consider their career goals after a year of working, because her sister’s Kanye’s wife and her mother’s a hellish but talented businesswoman who’s willing to walk over corpses to get her cash cows where she needs them to be. I said earlier: shit-talking is disgraceful, but I completely understand the sentiments, and I have zero sympathy for Kendall. After all she’s the girl who threw money at a waitress’ face after she’d chased them down to get them to pay for their damned meal/whatever they were having.
If I needed a model to display/hype my product and only had a choice between those in that photo line up I’d be choosing Kendall hands down. These girls need to keep their snark private because no one will want a low profile , snarky bi*ch to represent their product when there are so many others to choose from, not to mention that Kendall seems to be favoured by the Queen bee of fashion right now who could make life quite awkward for Jar Jar and co. Basically they are just jealous because Kendall seems to be quite good at the job despite her abominable relatives.
I’M NOT SORRY for her. No sympathy at all … to fed up about this family .. to fed up.
For NYFW F/W 2015 Lexi walked in 20 shows, Binx walked in 15, Kendall walked in 8… Binx has 6 spring campaigns, Lexi has 4, and Kendall has 2… Not to mention that Lexi has 5 Vogue Italia covers and is a favorite of Steven Meisel. They’re not doing shabby at all. They’re both ranked in the top 50 models with Kendall on models dot com. They’re models that actually have the bodies and the discipline for the job so they earned the attention and the work that they’re getting rather than having it bought by their family and Kanye’s good will in the fashion world.
Yes! I checked out these girls portfolios and they are really really good models. At first I thought Lexi was not that attractive in her street photos but then I found I couldn’t stop looking at her on the runway or in editorials. She is like a baby, more feminine Kristen McNenamy. THAT is the mark of a true model, being able to transform and remain interesting and dynamic in editorial after editorial. Kendall does not and never will have this quality. Prettiness becomes boring and cloying after a few glances unless we are talking about an ethereal otherworldly beauty and Kendall most certainly does NOT have that.
The people saying that these girls are jealous don’t get it. I really hate the jealousy argument, it’s so lazy. I am sure these girls are not jealous of Kendall’s so-called prettiness because prettiness would not get them where they want to go in their chosen profession. Prettiness does not make Steven Meisel want to work with you over and over again.