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Model sues Victoria’s Secret for using too much of her face in an Instagram ad

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Dobkin, R. (2026, September 30). Model sues Victoria’s Secret for using too much of her face in an Instagram ad. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/victoria-secret-model-lawsuit-perfume-ad-b3059341.html

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Sydney Roper, a model who has worked with Peter Millar’s G/FORE brand for about six years, has filed a lawsuit against Victoria’s Secret in federal court in California. She claims that the company used her face extensively in an Instagram ad for perfume without permission and additional compensation. Despite agreeing to a shoot where less than 30 percent of her face would be shown, Roper alleges that nearly 95 percent of her face appears in the ad. When she requested $3,000 more from Victoria’s Secret for this unauthorized use, the company removed the advertisement but offered no apology or payment.

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Sydney Roper, a model who has worked with Peter Millar's G/FORE golf apparel brand for about six years, filed a lawsuit against Victoria’s Secret in federal court in California on Tuesday. The suit claims that Victoria’s Secret used too much of her recognizable likeness in an Instagram ad to promote perfume without permission or additional compensation. Despite purchasing only an "unrecognizable parts-model appearance," the ad showed approximately 95 percent of Roper's face, according to the lawsuit. When Roper’s agency requested an extra $3,000, including a $500 fee for her modeling agency, Victoria’s Secret did not respond and removed the advertisement without offering an apology. The lawsuit argues that removing the ad does not compensate Roper for the unauthorized use of her likeness.

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Roper PERSON · 8× Victoria’s Secret ORG · 4× Independent NORP · 2× California GPE · 1× G/FORE ORG · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Peter Millar’s PERSON · 1× Sydney Roper PERSON · 1× The Independent ORG · 1× Victoria’s Secret Joyride ORG · 1×

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Sydney Roper, who has modeled for Peter Millar’s G/FORE golf apparel brand for about six years, alleges in a lawsuit filed in federal court in California Tuesday that Victoria’s Secret used her “recognizable likeness” in the ad “to attract consumer attention and promote purchases.”

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🔮 Despite the company purchasing only an “unrecognizable parts-model appearance,” in which less than 30 percent of Roper’s face would be shown, about 95 percent of her face appeared in the ad, according to the lawsuit obtained by The Independent.

2026-09-30 · The Independent

Model sues Victoria’s Secret for using too much of her face in an Instagram ad · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 5 hedged)

A model has sued Victoria’s Secret, claiming the company used too much of her face in an Instagram ad for perfume without permission and additional compensation. asserted

company → sue → permission

Secret → model → purchases

Despite the company purchasing only an “unrecognizable parts-model appearance,” in which less than 30 percent of Roper’s face would be shown, about 95 percent of her face appeared in the ad, according to the lawsuit obtained by The Independent. uncertain

percent → purchase → Independent

When Roper’s agency demanded an extra $3,000, including a $500 agency fee, for using more of her face in the ad, Victoria’s Secret “did not respond, removed the linked advertisement, and offered no apology,” the lawsuit read. asserted

lawsuit → demand → apology

“Taking an advertisement down does not pay the model for the use already made,” Roper’s lawyers wrote in the complaint. asserted

lawyers → take → complaint

The complaint stems from a perfume ad that was part of Victoria’s Secret Joyride campaign that rolled out this summer. asserted

that → stem → campaign

Roper’s agency agreed to a four-hour modeling shoot for the campaign on April 3 in exchange for $1,000 plus a 20 percent agency fee, according to the lawsuit. uncertain

agency → agree → lawsuit

A company representative allegedly confirmed to Roper’s agency in an email that “all will remain unrecognizable” and said that only part of her face, including her nose and lips, would be shown, along with her hands and an arm. uncertain

part → confirm → hands

But, according to Roper’s estimate, about 95 percent of her face was allegedly shown in the ad. uncertain

percent → accord → ad

“Her visible eye, nose, lips, and facial features made her recognizable notwithstanding partial shadow,” the lawsuit read. asserted

lawsuit → make → shadow

The Independent has reached out to Victoria’s Secret for comment. asserted

Independent → reach → comment

Roper is now seeking “accountability for the unauthorized commercial use of her likeness and the breach of the negotiated restrictions,” the lawsuit claims. uncertain

lawsuit → seek → restrictions

The lawsuit requests an unspecified amount of damages, profits attributable to the “unauthorized use” of Roper’s likeness and attorneys’ fees. asserted

lawsuit → request → likeness