An American model has been forced to apologise after she brought up the struggle of having blonde hair during a conversation about diversity on the catwalk.
Victoria's Secret star Devon Windsor, 24, compared the hardship of keeping up her highlights to the discrimination faced by women of colour in the fashion industry.
She made the comment after fellow model Shanina Shaik, whose mother is of Lithuanian descent and father is half Pakistani, half Arab, told how she had been bullied over her skin colour.
Devon hit back: 'Do you know how hard it is to be blonde?'
A clip of the conversation, which was filmed as part of upcoming reality show Model Squad, sparked a fierce backlash on social media and prompted a Twitter apology from Devon.
The model claimed the 'joke' had been taken out of context but said she understood it was an 'incredibly insensitive' thing to say.
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Victoria's Secret star Devon Windsor, 24, far right, compared the hardship of keeping up her highlights to the discrimination faced by women of colour in the fashion industry. She made the comments while speaking to fellow model Shanina Shaik (left). Centre, Nadine Leopold
A clip of the conversation, which was filmed as part of an upcoming reality show, prompted a fierce backlash on social media and prompted a Twitter apology from Devon, pictured
The exchange came during a conversation between Devon, Shanina and a group of other models including Chinese-born beauty Ping Hue while filming a scene for Model Squad, which premieres on E! this weekend.
Bringing up the need for better representation in fashion, Shanina said: 'I used to get bullied. Because of my skin colour I wasn’t gonna be able to do high fashion.
'A lot of black girls would have to miss Milan because they weren’t able to walk in the shows because they don’t want girls of that colour.'
Speaking to Devon, Ping suggested the issue must be 'super hard to relate to'.
But Devon hit back, saying: 'I literally f*****g went through hell and literally lived in different countries like every other month, and didn’t speak that language.
'I didn’t speak Paris, didn’t speak Italian. And I did that for like, two years.'
'You know how hard it is to be blonde? I have to get a highlight every month! Do you know how expensive that is?'
Devon, pictured far left at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai in 2017, claimed the 'joke' had been taken out of context but said she understood it was an 'incredibly insensitive' thing to say. Also pictured l-r, Megan Williams, Roosmarijn de Kok and Nadine Leopold
The clip was met with widespread criticism after it was shared on social media, including by user theartofshade_.
One outraged woman wrote: 'There’s so many young women looking up to you right now instead of being a role model, your just out here being a dump blonde who complains about traveling the world, when so many girls would take your place without hesitation.'
Another added: 'Joking or not what an ignorant thing to say.'
A third posted: 'Disappointed that someone would even respond in this way to a POC [person of colour] speaking her truth.'
The comment emerged in a promotional clip for reality show Model Squad, which premieres on E! this weekend. Devon told how she 'went through hell' in the early days of her career
As fellow models including Daniela Braga, pictured, looked on, Devon asked: 'Do you know how hard it is to be blonde?' The question came amid a conversation about diversity
Devon ended her outburst by adding she 'has to get a highlight every month'. The comment was widely criticised by viewers who watched the clip on social media
Devon, who has been spotted at New York Fashion Week parties this week, was forced to apologise in the wake of the backlash.
In a post shared on Twitter, she said the comment was a joke that had been taken out of context.
She wrote: ' I want to apologize for what I said. It goes without saying that the comments in the show are incredibly insensitive.
'The majority of the conversation was edited and if a peer of mine wanted to discuss such a serious subject, I would never follow it with a joky...
'I know the struggle of diversity and inclusion in my business as well as in so many others is not one to take lightly.'
The stars of model squad (l-r) Daniela Braga, Ping Hue, Ashley Moore, Nadine Leopold, Shanina Shaik, Olivia Culpo, Devon Windsor and Caroline Lowe at the premiere this month
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