Jameela Jamil and Victoria's Secret Angel Sara Sampaio had a heated exchange on Twitter today after comments by Jamil about a fashion show were attacked by the model.
Jamil was criticised by Sampaio after sharing a clip from Vienna Fashion Week in 2018 and writing, "Oh my god, this looks like the most fun, and not a long-starved terrified teenager in sight. Beautiful."
But Sampaio, who has modelled for Victoria's Secret, quickly picked up on her tweet.
"How about celebrating someone without bringing other people down?" she replied, "Calling runway models 'long-starved terrified teenager' is extremely offensive. From someone that is always preaching for body positivity this just screams hypocrisy."
Jamil responded by telling Sampaio to "try to calm down" and cited the "vast majority issue with young girls starving themselves, and using drugs and cocaine to control their weight."
She added, "I also don’t preach 'body positivity.' I talk about moving away from all talk of body, in order to combat our current pervasive issue of eating disorder culture, which is in NO small way perpetuated by the extreme thinness demanded of girls by the high fashion powers that be."
Sara Sampaio is a successful Portugese model who has worked with brands including Giorgio Armani and Sports Illustrated. She has also walked several times in the Victoria's Secret fashion show.
In a series of tweets she disputed Jamil's claim that many models starve themselves or use drugs to maintain their weight.
Jamil later responded to dispute Sampaio's claim that she had used derogatory words.
Since launching her 'I Weigh' campaign Jamil has been vocal in her criticism of people and companies who promote weight loss. She has previously called the Kardashians "double agents for the patriarchy" for their promotion of diet products and body make-up.
She added to Sampaio, "Don’t police how I choose to celebrate something or call out something problematic. I was celebrating that it’s a refreshing change, compared to the toxic fashion show norm. I’m an activist. My words aren’t cute, or easy, or inoffensive. Change doesn’t come from being polite."
The two later picked up the argument,with Jamil accusing Sampaio of working for a 'transphobic' company.
Sampaio fired back by saying that she proudly works for a company that has made mistakes but is openly working on fixing them. Jamil came back saying she looks forward to seeing Sampaio enter the world of activism.
