When I started wondering why Miranda Kerr keeps oddly posting photos from her modelling shoots on Instagram, a not-so-nice thought pattern began to form. Are these photos evidence, perhaps? As in evidence that Miranda’s career is just fine even after all of the hoopla of her losing her Victoria’s Secret angel wings and then trying to change the story to how the decision to step down was hers because she simply didn’t have the time to commit to a full contract with VS?

Now Miranda has swiftly gotten into the habit of posting little snippets of these gigs to social media, and while she does look ethereally beautiful in these photos, they do seem like she’s seeking validation. After all, many models like Bar Refali and even budding ones like Ireland Baldwin simply use social media to post beach photos and silly stuff. So in that regard, Miranda’s behavior is quite different.

Here’s Miranda posing alongside various models for the 2014 Pirelli calendar.

And here’s evidence of Miranda’s presence in the Mango campaign. These photos come out anyway, so why is she posting them to Instagram?

Oh, but perhaps I spoke too soon! Miranda just posted a photo of her adorable dog, Frankie. Maybe she’ll get the hang of this social media stuff after all.

Photos courtesy of Instagram