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Rebecca Romijn Attempts To Clarify Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid Dis

By Jessica Dafoe
Published on: 07:20 PST, Jul 2, 2016

Rebecca Romijn is trying to put out fires and explain her reasoning for dissing current top models Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid. The former supermodel got a whole lot of backlash since sharing her opinion about today’s top models and ended up going so far as to say the two massively popular stars, partially thanks to reality television and also to social media presence, are not “true supermodels.”

In a new issue of Us Weekly, the 1999 Sports Illustrated cover model relays that it was not at all her intentions to dis the two rising stars. The publication shares Romijn’s words about what her true intentions were in the moment she spoke out about Kendall and Gigi.

“‘First of all, I was asked my opinion about a social media trend, no specific names were ever mentioned. Secondly, I’m embarrassed that I even used the word ‘supermodel.’ It’s a dumb word that has always been too loosely thrown around,’ says Romijn, 43. ‘These two ladies are in a stratosphere that I never came close to in the modeling world, and I know they’re working their butts off. That said, it’s not a competition and we don’t get anything out of pitting women against each other.'”

The unintentional bashing occurred while Rebecca gave her opinion during an interview with Entertainment Tonight back in April when she said that the fashion industry is becoming a bit “frustrated” with models becoming top of the pack simply through their social media presence.

“I know a lot of people — legitimate fashion people — can’t stand it,” she said. “Hate it that these, you know, social media stars are now the supermodels in fashion. They are not true supermodels.”

While speaking on the subject, Janice Dickinson shared that no one could ever compare to Kate Moss or Iman, yet Cindy Crawford spoke out stating she admires the new models working it in the industry. Tyra Banks simply reminded that there is no room for hate, stating “We all must remember we are stronger together.”

Unfortunately for Kendall Jenner, right around the same time she was unintentionally dissed by Romijn, her Calvin Klein campaign was dissed by the designer, himself. Klein took a very similar stance to that which was communicated by Rebecca Romijn while speaking about the world of fashion today and how the industry has changed. He, too, sees the frustration in the part social media plays in giving one model favor over another.

While speaking at the Savannah College of Art and Design, as The Hollywood Gossip reminds, Klein was asked how he felt about the Kendall Jenner campaign for his brand. He responded honestly and from the perspective of someone who no longer oversees the campaigns.

“‘You know, I’m really not that familiar with it. I’m honestly not. I’m sure she’s a lovely young woman,’ said Klein just before admitting that he really wasn’t a fan. ‘It’s not the kind of thing I would have done, even today.'”

Calvin Klein did admit to being a fan of the Justin Bieber campaign for his brand, however. The designer then went on to add his own view point about the manner models are selected today and how the industry has changed in that regard.

“When [I say] I like Justin Bieber in the Calvin Klein Underwear [campaign], it’s because I like him — not because he’s got millions of followers. Now, models are paid for how many followers they have. They’re booked not because they represent the essence of the designer, which is what I tried to do — they’re booked because of how many followers they have online. I don’t think that, long-term, is going to work. I don’t think that’s a great formula for success for the product you’re trying to sell.”

[Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP]

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