By The Daily Caller (Opinion) | Created at 2026-06-02 22:00:46 | Updated at 2026-06-07 18:18:50
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Models, athletes, celebrities, and influencers strutted down the runway Saturday at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Show. Many were in fantastic shape. Others were Lizzo.
As my astute colleague pointed out, the show exposed an unfortunate deficiency common to influencers: anterior pelvic tilt.
Anterior pelvic tilt is a postural misalignment in which the pelvis rotates too far forward, causing the stomach and chest to jut out, and the small of the back to curve. (RELATED: Self-Absorbed Stars Attend Met Gala In A Parade Of Fails)
For example, watch television personality Stassi Schroeder Clark walk down the runway.
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – MAY 30: Stassi Schroeder walks the runway at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show at W South Beach on May 30, 2026 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Ivan Apfel/Getty Images)
Or, watch entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel, 55, dance down the runway.
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – MAY 30: Bethenny Frankel walks during the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show at W South Beach on May 30, 2026 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Ivan Apfel/Getty Images)
You can see more clips of the show here, featuring models with good and bad pelvic posture, if you’re so inclined.
Entering a room pelvis-first is distinct from “walking like a model.” High fashion models like Yasmeen Ghauri or Mariacarla Boscono walked quickly, with their shoulders back, but maintained a pleasant fluidity of motion which is lacking in the gait of Clark or Frankel.
I speculate that Clark and Frankel and other influencers are optimizing for “static hotness” — that is, looking good in photos — by arching their backs and sticking out their chests. In doing so, they neglect “fluid hotness” — that is, looking good in videos.
I’m reminded of those women who get obnoxious amounts of lip fillers, or chin filler, or hollow out their cheeks via buccal fat removal. Sometimes, they look okay in photos, but they usually look uncanny in videos or in the wild.
That’s not to argue against cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery in general. Bad plastic surgery is remarkable, while good plastic surgery is generally not. Plastic surgery in small amounts is probably fine and can be a boon to certain people’s appearance. But those who regularly go under the knife, or under the needle, as it were, often seem to develop facial dysmorphia. (RELATED: ROOKE: Stop The Children’s Skincare Trend, You Weirdos)
A jutting pelvis or giant lips will likely be remembered as a strange artifact of early 21st century beauty. Just as we look back in amusement at Japanese teeth blackening or the massive foreheads of the Renaissance, our descendants may look back and laugh at us.
