What with the World Cup and the accompanying "scandals" involving WAGs going on right now in South Africa, the editorial 'Footballer's Wives' in V Magazine could not have been better timed. Styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele and starring stunners Alessandra Ambrosio, Dree Hemingway, Eniko Mihalik, Jacques Naude, Maryna Linchuk, Evandro Soldati, Martin Landgreve, Simon Nessman, and Constance Jablonski, the tabloid-esque spread seems ripped from today's headlines.
Sebastian Faena captured the sports and gossip-themed editorial. Click through the gallery to see more of 'Footballer's Wives' in V Magazine.
Tabloid-Mocking Editorials
'Footballer's Wives' in V Plays Up the World Cup WAG Fuss
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