When asked about why she did this, she told the US show, "She was a little hungry. It was her dinner time and the show kept getting pushed back. Honestly, I didn't even think twice about it because I do it every single day."
"I am surprised with all the media attention that has poured in after the runway walk. The real reason I can't believe that it is a headline because it shouldn't be a headline," she added.
As soon as the pictures and videos went viral, the Twitterverse can't stop talking about it. Twitterers showered their support for the model on the micro-blogging site.
"Breastfeeding is natural. What kind of a person gets triggered by a mom feeding her kid," one wrote.
Breastfeeding is natural. What kind of a person gets triggered by a mom feeding her kid.
— Zubair Maqsood (@ZubairMaqsood11) July 17, 2018
"Why is there all this fuss about a model breastfeeding her child? Firstly if breastfeeding wasn't such an issue this would never have made a headline and secondly, models are real people!" read another tweet.
Another tweet said, "A great way to normalise #breastfeeding by #breastfeedinginpublic""Why is there all this fuss about a model breastfeeding her child? Firstly if breastfeeding wasn't such an issue this would never have made a headline and secondly, models are real people!" read another tweet.
A great way to normalise #breastfeeding by #breastfeedinginpublic
— nippersnips (@nippersnips) July 18, 2018
Model breastfeeds her daughter on the Sports Illustrated runway https://t.co/aqKIqkjtH6 via @MetroUK
Some twitterers however expressed their disapproval.
A user tweeted, "If i see a mom out in public breastfeeding on a park bench or something bc the baby needs to be fed, i woudnt bat an eye. But this runway thing was unnecessary & going overboard. The model could have walked out with her baby while not breastfeeding."
"This is probably the most ridiculous thing I've seen...right up there with Trumps recent press conference," another said.
Model who breastfed on the runway "proud" to represent working moms https://t.co/OJPtIMD22R
— TIME (@TIME) July 18, 2018
Show me breastfeeding in the grocery store, the bank etc without any prejudice then I’ll applaud! That’s real life, not a catwalk.
— Arlana David (@arlana_david) July 17, 2018
I’m all for woman who want to breastfeed their babies when they’re out and about...but really, on the runway? Is that necessary? What point is she trying to make anyway? How many working moms take their babies to work??
— Angie (@ahal79) July 18, 2018
