Doutzen Kroes: I Feel Guilty About Making Girls Feel Insecure

Victoria's Secret Angel opens up about the unrealistic portrayal of women in advertising

By Rose Curiel Oct 28, 2013 5:36 PMTags
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Don't hate Doutzen Kroes because she's beautiful.

After all, the Victoria's Secret Angel already feels bad enough about making women feel self-conscious about their bodies.

"Sometimes it makes me feel guilty now that I am in this profession that makes certain girls insecure," the stunning model admitted to Page Six.

And to ease some of that guilt, the 28-year-old also opened up about the unrealistic image that is often portrayed in ads, admitting that she is not as picture perfect as she may seem.

"I always say, I don't look like the picture," she confessed. "If you put me in bad light with no hair and makeup, it's not good."

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Hmmm, we've seen other Angels go makeup-free and they still look pretty gorgeous to us!

And even without the help of Photoshop, Kroes still appears to have a pretty rocking body during the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, when just about every inch of her body is on display in racy lingerie looks.

Still, she insists she doesn't roll out of bed looking photo-shoot-ready.

"I wake up sometimes like, this is not what I see when I look at the magazine, who is this visitor in the bathroom?" she revealed.

And while we might not get a peek at that early morning version of the model anytime soon, we will get another look at her envy-inducing physique when she walks catwalk in Victoria's Secret annual show this December.

We'll just make sure to remind ourselves that a lot of makeup and good lighting went into her flawless runway looks!