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Kylie Bisutti (born March 31, 1990 in
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) is an American author and former model who won the 2009 "
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Model Search" competition, broadcast online through
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and concluded during the December 1st airing of that year's
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. She soon quit modeling lingerie due to it conflicting with her Christian values and in 2013 published a memoir, ''I'm No Angel: From Victoria's Secret Model to Role Model''. She followed that with a
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book for young women, and later started a Christian clothing line with her aunt called God Inspired Fashion.


Personal life

Bisutti (née Ludlow) was born in
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and grew up in
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. At 15, she was invited by a friend from high school to a church youth group party, and after learning more about Christianity, became a Christian herself.''I'm No Angel'' by Kylie Bisutti, 2013, Tyndale House Publishers, For her 18th birthday, her parents took her on along on her father's company retreat to
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, where she met her father's co-worker, Mike Bisutti, whom she began dating and later married in Cabo San Lucas in 2009. They now live in
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. On January 21, 2014, they welcomed their first child, a boy named Jase Michael Bisutti. They have since welcomed two more sons: Luca Bisutti, born July 26, 2015, and Seth Michael Bisutti, born March 23, 2017. Her fourth child, daughter Juliyanna Grace, was born on January 24, 2019.


Career

Bisutti aspired to be a Victoria's Secret model from a young age, and recalls being told by friends and strangers to become a model. She won her first
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at age eight and began modeling regularly at the
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in Las Vegas. She won the 2009 "Victoria's Secret Model Search" competition and walked the runway at the 2009
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. She later modeled for ''
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'' and ''
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''. In May 2013, Bisutti released her
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''I'm No Angel: From Victoria's Secret Model to Role Model'', describing her life and detailing how, after the show, she became disillusioned with modeling due to the provocative nature of the work, developing body image issues, and negative experiences with photographers. She claimed she went through "unhealthy" things to book jobs, such as crash and starvation diets, saying those behaviors are common practice among models. She said, "For little girls looking in, it's really not good for them to see those things." Bisutti decided to quit modeling, a decision her husband supported. She
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"I quit being a VS model to be a
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wife." Prior to the book's release, Victoria's Secret released a statement claiming Bisutti had made "numerous fabrications and misstatements…She was never a Victoria's Secret 'Angel' as defined by the terms of our Angel model contract. And contrary to Ms. Bisutti's claims, she was never offered any subsequent modeling contracts or opportunities with Victoria's Secret despite her multiple appeals for further work." Bisutti responded in an interview: "All the truth is in the book. … My book is really not about Victoria's Secret. It's about the modeling industry as a whole and about helping girls with self-body image issues, eating disorders and really exposing the entire industry for what it is. It's not targeting their brand." Bisutti said that initially legal issues were considered but after having read the book, the company "realized there were no grounds for the statements they came out with". In 2014,
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published Bisutti's ''30 Days to a More Beautiful You'', a Christian devotional for young women. Bisutti and her aunt started a Christian clothing line for men, women and children that features inspirational sayings,
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verses and artwork called God Inspired Fashion. She said "With all of the bullying that goes on nowadays, I really wanted to have clothing that focused on uplifting kids and verses that would maybe put a smile on someone’s face if they were having a bad day". She also wanted the clothing to be positive and provoke questions and conversations between students. The clothing line as of 2018 is only available in the United States, but Bisutti said she has had requests from Europe, Mexico, and Canada. She also said that the only group that hadn't given positive feedback is atheists: "They are really against the children's line, and having Bible verses on children's clothing." The line differs from other Christian clothing in that items like collared shirts, vests, jackets, jeans and more are included, instead of the typical t-shirts with logos presented by other vendors.


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company websiteVictoria's Secret Fashion Show 2009 - Kylie's Journey
(Official CBS YouTube page) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisutti, Kylie 1990 births Living people 21st-century American women writers 21st-century Christians American Christian writers 21st-century American memoirists Christians from California Female models from California Green Valley High School (Nevada) alumni People from Simi Valley, California American women memoirists Writers from California Christians from Nevada