Last week, model Ming Xi unintentionally became the center of attention at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show when she fell on the catwalk in Shanghai. And while the runway show is usually filmed twice so any blunders can be edited out of the final broadcast, Xi’s slip-up still aired on TV. There was also footage of the model crying backstage after she finished her walk, which is something fans didn’t see last week when videos of her plunge first surfaced online.
Some viewers took to Twitter, upset that Xi’s fall and crying weren’t edited out.
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Did they really have to leave in Ming xi falling and crying….#VSFashionShow
— tentaicedcoffee (@trentaicedcoffe) November 29, 2017
They did Ming Xi so dirty by leaving her fall/cry in the final show…#VSFashionShow
— IAMFASHION (@IAMFASHlON) November 29, 2017
Seems slightly cruel of VS to not cut Ming Xi's fall out of the broadcast but hey what do I know! #VSFashionShow
— Alyssa Vingan Klein (@alyssavingan) November 29, 2017
Awwww CBS not right why they gotta show the girl fall AND crying poor baby #VSFashionShow
— Caresha Please! (@Desirayraven_) November 29, 2017
That really did surprise me… I didn’t think they’d leave that in to be broadcasted https://t.co/kBafvujp0M
— Stacy Alvarez ˃◡˂ 𓆝𓆟𓆜 (@umstacy) November 29, 2017
Why they didn’t edit her falling out? #VSFashionShow pic.twitter.com/GCTWIbOkYs
— desus & mero’s illustrious guest (@coolikefonzie) November 29, 2017
damn they really didn’t edit out Ming Xi falling AND even filmed her crying smh #VSFashionShow is RUTHLESS
— ash☆彡 (@evilhagfan) November 29, 2017
THEY DID MING XI SO DIRTY WTF
— TACKY (@nicoleraitak) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/_natekash/status/935711105288146945
Others simply sent the model messages of support, and praised how she gracefully got back up and kept walking after her tumble, smile and all.
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#VSFashionShow No baby don’t cry. You did your best and kept on going.👏🏾❤️ pic.twitter.com/ikhU2G0jv3
— 🌹✨R_Le’Rose🌹✨ (@r_lerose) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/WhoWhatWear/status/935711153023520769
MING XI CRYING RIGHT NOW JUST BROKE MY HEART. YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU RECOVERED SO WELL #VSFashionShow
— 𓍼𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘢²⁴ʰ𓍯 (@jisoorockets) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/leslieodomjr/status/935711810795184133
She fell but she put on a smile & finished that walk. You go, girl. #VSFashionShow
— Sydney Motes (@sydney_motesss) November 29, 2017
EVERY ANGEL IN THE RUNWAY STOPPED FOR MING XI WHEN SHE FELL AND LET HER HAVE HER MOMENT AND THEY CLAPPED!! THEN SHE WENT BACKSTAGE AND CRIED!! MY MING XI BABY!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
— paris (@peardabear) November 29, 2017
Even Victoria’s Secret applauded Xi’s “grace and determination” on Twitter.
Angels always get back up—cheers to @mengyaoxi for her grace & determination! #VSFashionShow 👏 pic.twitter.com/QbJsXsiz43
— Victoria's Secret (@VictoriasSecret) November 29, 2017
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The day after tumbling on the catwalk, Xi addressed her fall with the most gracious response in an emotional Instagram post. The model revealed she was upset to have fallen “in front of my mother’s and my people’s eyes” in her native city of Shanghai, but she thanked her fans and fellow models for their support, especially Gizele Oliveira, who helped her get back on her feet on the runway.
Xi ended on a positive note: “I will pick myself up from where I fell, and I will keep going in order to repay all the support you all have given me!!”
This marked her fifth year walking the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. We can’t wait to see her again next year.
This article originally appeared on Harper’s BAZAAR US
