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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

‘It’s problematic’: concern as weight-loss jab maker sponsors Vogue World event

Gigi Hadid walks the runway in an elaborate patterned ballgown inside a grand historic gallery
Gigi Hadid walks the runway during Vogue World 2026. Photograph: Stefania M D’Alessandro/Getty Images for Vogue

The fifth iteration of Vogue World, overseen by Anna Wintour, took place in Milan on Tuesday night. Gigi Hadid and Jennifer Lopez provided theatrics on the catwalk, but it was one of the event’s backers that caused the biggest stir.

Eli Lilly, an American pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of medicines, including weight-loss jabs Mounjaro and the Foundayo pill, was listed in the event credits as one of its “fashion adjacent” sponsors.

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