Victoria’s Secret Refused to Act to Protect Women, Models Say

Victoria’s Secret is under fire again from models after new allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced over the weekend.

The Model Alliance, an organization that advocates for the protection of models, sent a letter to Victoria’s Secret Chief Executive Officer John Mehas on Wednesday, calling what it described as the retailer’s lack of action to shield women from abuse “utterly unacceptable.” It’s signed by more than 100 people, mostly models, including stars like Christy Turlington Burns and Edie Campbell.

Models and executives were bullied and harassed for decades due to an “entrenched culture of misogyny” at the lingerie chain, owned by ...