Celery and chocolate spread: reaction to Victoria's Secret Show

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A victoria's secret modelImage source, AFP
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From chocolate spread to celery sticks, young women have been posting their responses to this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in their thousands on Twitter.

Many of the 90,000 tweets using the hashtag #VictoriaSecretfashionshow2014, external the event, held in London's Earl's Court, external, were positive, enthusiastic or at least gawking.

But a noticeable minority of young women turned to social media to complain about beauty standards and their dissatisfaction with their own bodies.

Here's a selection.

Oh my, if only this were trueImage source, Twitter
This will be my dinner for the next 10 years: celery and waterImage source, Twitter
Rip to my confidenceImage source, Twitter
Ready for tonight: chocolate spread and tissuesImage source, Twitter
Translation: 'You, watching #VictoriaSecretfashionshow2014'Image source, Twitter
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Translation: 'You, watching #VictoriaSecretfashionshow2014'

Last month Trending reported on a backlash over the company's 'perfect body' ads.

We've tweeted Victoria's Secret for a response and will update if they have anything to say.

Reporting by Gabriele Torres

Blog by Mike Wendling

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