The Fantasy Bra is a tradition that dates back to 1996, when the lingerie giant put Claudia Schiffer on the cover of its catalog wearing the Million Dollar Miracle Bra, a push-up style covered in “over one hundred carats of real diamonds” and valued at $1 million. Over the years, Victoria’s Secret has incorporated the Fantasy Bra into its highly publicized fashion shows, bestowing it upon one of its contract Angels—from Gisele Bündchen (in 2000 and 2005) to Lais Ribeiro (2017)—and upping the ante (and price tag) on the bling.
This year Swedish model Elsa Hosk will wear the Dream Angels Fantasy Bra down the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway. The diamond-encrusted bustier-style top (with matching body chain) features more than 2,100 stones, including a responsibly sourced topaz accent. Victoria’s Secret partnered with Swarovski, which has been creating a crystal-coated look for the fashion shows since 2003, on the 2018 Fantasy Bra. The grand valuation: $1 million.
PHOTO: Slaven Vlasic
Hosk herself was introduced to the concept of the Fantasy Bra through Heidi Klum, who wore it three times during her tenure as an Angel. “I think they said, ‘Here comes the million-dollar bra!’ And I thought, Whoa, a million dollars—that’s special. You just knew it was the most special moment in the show,” she tells Glamour. Hosk has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2015, and this will be her first time wearing the Fantasy Bra. She found out about a month ago, she says: “They planned a fake photoshoot. I was wearing a normal outfit. Everyone was watching me, and they said, ‘Something’s coming for you, Elsa.'”
This milestone comes with extra significance for Hosk: The model turned 30 the day after it was announced that she would be wearing the 2018 Fantasy Bra, and just a few days before she was set to walk the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway with it. “It feels really, really, really special,” she says. “I feel really proud that I got to wear in my career. It’s a cool moment.”
PHOTO: Dimitrios Kambouris
Read on for some more fun facts about the 2018 Fantasy Bra.
It’s the first Fantasy Bra to be made with lab-grown diamonds. The 2,000+ diamonds on the Dream Angels Fantasy Bra were created by Swarovski, marking the first time the bra has been made with jewels originating from a lab. This is one of Hosk’s favorite parts of the style: “It’s a bit more sustainable, and I’m very supportive of that,” she says. According to Victoria’s Secret, it took 930 hours to make the 71-carat bra. This is also the first time Swarovski has made the Fantasy Bra, having collaborated with the lingerie brand on custom show looks for many, many years prior.
PHOTO: Michael Stewart
Its design was inspired by Hosk… When she finally got a look at the Fantasy Bra, Hosk was struck by how true it felt to her own fashion sense—and that was apparently the point. “When I was there, someone was asking, ‘Did you look at Elsa’s style?’ And they said yes,” she remembers. “They look at each girl that they design it for and take into consideration what looks good on them, what their personal style is. I feel like this was really made for me.”
…but the bras was molded in the silhouette of an existing Victoria’s Secret bra. The Dream Angels Fantasy Bra may be one of a kind, but it’s made in the shape of one of the brand’s signature product ranges, the Dream Angels collection. Prices start at $34.50 for an unlined style and go up to $69.50 for a longline balconet. However, if you want to buy something as close to the actual 2018 Fantasy Bra as possible…
For the first time, Victoria’s Secret will sell a version of the Fantasy Bra. It’s not the Dream Angels Fantasy Bra—only Hosk gets to wear that one, sorry—but Victoria’s Secret and Swarovski did collaborate on a special-edition bra to be sold in select stores and online that’s inspired by one you’ll see at the 2018 fashion show. It’s a white, double-strapped bustier style, decorated with crystals, and it’ll retail for $250.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Victoria’s Secret.
The 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will air on ABC on December 2 at 10:00 P.M. EST.
The beginning of fall might herald the return of pumpkin spice lattes and cozy sweaters, but it also signifies the countdown to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. With T-minus two-ish months until the big event—it usually films at the end of November, though no official date has been announced—models have begun taking to Instagram to confirm their casting as models in the iconic show.
While we can’t yet say for sure yet if some of the star-powered angels from the past—like Gigi and Bella Hadid, Martha Hunt, and Karlie Kloss—will be strutting their stuff on this year’s runway, Victoria’s Secret has confirmed a number of models who will be making an appearance in the show. Forever favorites, like Devon Windsor and Herieth Paul, will be donning their wings this year, as well as a number of new faces. For many of them, this is a lifelong dream come true, which means there’s no shortage of adorable videos on Instagram of their reactions to the news.
Winnie Harlow
“I had a break down before i walked into the most nerve wrecking casting of my life. I asked my driver to go around the block twice before i could walk into the @VictoriasSecret offices so i could re coup, and remember (while my trainer @bodybymato reminded me on the phone through sobs – thank you lol) how hard I’ve been working! I went in and made new friends and saw old friends and it already felt like home! We patiently waited while @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine carefully took time to get to know each girl. When it was finally my time, within my nervous storm of anticipation i changed into a black Victoria Secret set and stepped out!!!! I spoke to them about Jamaica, Nick Knight, my abs, and how i was beyond honoured to be given the opportunity to try out.. then I walked for my life!!!! I can’t believe this!! Thank you for giving me all the energy and kindness in that room! Thank you for allowing me to walk for VICTORIA’S SECRET Thank you to my agencies @firstaccessent @womenmanagementnyc @women_paris @thesquadmanagement my pr @remibrb my agent @mannyuk and mama bears #sarahstennett & @thelilmisse for having my back supporting and believing in me! I love you guys you’re FAMILY!! Thank you mommy for praying with me everyday for the past 3 days. And thank you so much to my fans who have been pushing me forward to this point in my career. I’m so blessed thank you Lord!! IM WALKING THE VICTORIA’S SECRET SHOW! Thank you @voguemagazine for the exclusive interview ?????”
Herieth Paul
PHOTO: Matt Winkelmeyer
“I watched my first vs show when I was 13 years old. I am so beyond excited to be walking my third @victoriassecret fashion showI am so grateful for this opportunity,” she wrote on Instagram. “Thank you @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine @ed_razek1 and my amazing team @womenmanagementny @angiesmodels Ya’ll dreams do come true ❤️ #3”
Grace Bol
“Happy to be back @victoriassecret #victoriafashionshow @ed_razek @monica.mitro @10magazine @johndavidpfeiffer Thank You…♥️?”
Sadie Newman
PHOTO: Gotham
“I am so excitedhappyproudemotional to announce that I am going to be in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show!!!!!,” She shared in an Instagram post. “10 years modeling and this has always been a dream of mine AND I DID IT. Keep grindin’ and being kind ?So much love to @luke_simone and @women360mgmt who put up with me being an emotional wreck. THANK YOU SO MUCH to @ed_razek, @johndavidpfeiffer, @monica.mitro and @10magazine for giving me this opportunity, I won’t let you down. ?❤️?❤️?❤️?❤️LESGOOOOOO #VSfashionshow”
Georgia Fowler
PHOTO: FRED DUFOUR
“When you get the call that it’s going to be round three! ?,” she captioned her celebratory ‘gram. “Honored to be walking the @VictoriaSecret show for the third year ??? It means more and more each year, THANK YOU for seeing my dedication and realizing my dream once again @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine @insta_bobb and to all my friends family and agents for your ongoing support through this journey. Feeling full of love and oh so blessed ??? #VSFS2018”
Estelle Chen
PHOTO: Presley Ann
“? #2 ALL SMILES! So happy to announce that I will be walking the @victoriassecret #VSFashionShow for the second year ?,” Chen wrote on Instagram. “Thank you @ed_razek @10magazine @monica.mitro @johndavidpfeiffer for believing in me and for making my dreams come true once again ✨ Thank you to my agents, family and friends for the continuous support, wouldn’t be here without you! ?Feeling honored, blessed, thankful, grateful for everything that’s happening to me ? And big congrats to ALL the girls who worked so hard for this ?”
Barbara Palvin
“Wooowww!! Im speechless. So happy to share the news with you all that i’ll be walking the Victoria’s Secret fashion show this year. Thank you @victoriassecret for making my dream come true!! ♥️ @ed_razek @10magazine @monica.mitro @johndavidpfeiffer”
Cheyenne Maya Carty
PHOTO: Timur Emek
“Dreams do come true. Lost for words right now,” Carty wrote on Instagram. “I’m just a normal girl from Tottenham who’s been given the opportunity to show the world who I am. So excited to announce that I will be in the Victoria Secret’s show 2018!!!! Forever grateful to everyone who has helped me on this journey so far! Onwards and Upwards ❤️❤️❤️ #vsfs2018”
Maia Cotton
“This is my face permanently for a little while!!! ✨✨✨ I am so ecstatic to say that I’ll be walking this years VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW!! I used to think about what this moment might feel like, and it is simply indescribable. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined I would get the opportunity to cast, let alone confirm the show of a lifetime. A big thank you to my amazing agents for all that you have done. I LOVE YOU ❤️❤️ @alikavoussi @andreaplowright @thelionsny @62management and lastly to @ed_razek @10magazine @monica.mitro and @johndavidpfeiffer THANK YOU for making my dreams come true! I am on a cloud right now!!! ????”
Lorena Rae
PHOTO: Nicholas Hunt
“Smiling from ear to ear and couldn’t be happier about finding out I get to be in the @victoriassecret Fashion Show this year !! I’m absolutely thrilled and keep pinching myself every 5 minutes!!” she captioned an Instagram announcing her casting. “Thank you so so so much @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine and Ed Razek ??? and of course to everyone else who believed I could do this and was sending supportive messages my way ?? #VSFashionShow2018”
Kelsey Merritt
“WE DID IT PHILIPPINES!!!!!! ?????? What an honor it is to be the first Filipino to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2018!!! Ahhhhhh I can’t believe this!! Thank you soooo much @johndavidpfeiffer, @monica.mitro, @10magazine, and @ed_razek for making my dream come true!! ❤️❤️❤️ And to my agents at @suprememgmt @nomadmgmt @romanyoung @david_kimm @marissasurmenkow thank you for believing in me and being there for me throughout this journey!! ??? But most of all thank you to all my followers you guys are my rock!!! I couldn’t have done this without you guys. Thank you for your never ending support I LOVE Y’ALL para sainyo to!!!????? #VSFashionShow”
Alexina Graham
PHOTO: Sean Zanni
“This ? is going to be STRUTTING her stuff this November!!!!!! ? ? ? ? ArGhHhHh!!!!!!,” Graham wrote on Instagram. “I am so so excited and so happy to announce that I will be walking the @victoriassecret runway this November 2018!!!!. Thank you to Monica, Ed, Sophia & John for believing in me and making my dreams come true. This red head is coming for you Thankyou to my agents @womenmanagementny for believing and trusting in me. ❤️❤️#redhead #vsfs2018 #dreamscometrue #workhardforyourdreams”
Lesha Hodges
“???O M G ?? This is the moment I’ve been praying for! Beyond Speechless!!! Thankyou all from the bottom of my heart ??? .”
Yasmin Wijnaldum
PHOTO: Bryan Bedder
“Super excited to announce that i am going to be walking in the VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW 2018 !!! ?,” the model captioned her casting announcement on Instagram. Thank you to everyone who believed in me (and who didn’t) @ed_razek @monica.mitro @10magazine @johndavidpfeiffer @victoriassecret for giving me this insane chance, forever grateful???”
Shanina Shaik
PHOTO: CNBC
“I had a few visitors turn up to my photoshoot today. It was my amazing agent @lisamariebenson & my bestie @jastookes … a little confused ??♀️ then began to realize I’m going to receive the most outrageous news!! I WILL BE WALKING IN THE @victoriassecret FASHION SHOW!!!! ??✨✨????????!!,” Shaik wrote on Instagram. “A challenge for me because I couldn’t cry … I was in makeup for 4 hours. I’m overjoyed and so beyond grateful . Thank you so very much @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine @ed_razek ??? I’m excited to make this 2018 #VSFS an unforgettable show !!”
Isilda Moreira
“I DID IT OMG ?if words could make justice to what i feel right now i would try to find a thousand of them and to describe what i am going through right now. as time rushes by i can only feel more and more overwhelmed by having one of my lifetime dreams coming true. every step i took with alongside all these amazing beings who have believed in me have brought me to simply tell you: I WILL BE WALKING FOR @victoriassecret 2018 SHOW #vsfashionshow thank you soooo much @victoriassecret ❤️??”
Devon Windsor
PHOTO: Presley Ann
“Wow. I’m not honestly sure what to say, or how to begin, to thank these people who have come and forever changed my life for the better. Thank you to all my friends, family, agents and the people from VS who have believed in me 6 years in a row!!!!!,” Windsor captioned her announcement post. “I think people think it gets easier every year, and I can honestly say that is not true. Every year gets more and more difficult and I find myself wanting it even more ! I have never worked so hard or wanted anything in my life so badly. So, to be rewarded for that is a feeling I cannot describe! Congrats to all of the other girls walking as well, I know you all have been working your booties off for this, and I can’t wait to share this incredible moment with you! #VSFashionShow2018 #Number6 ❤️???”
Sofie Rovenstine
“I am so so excited and honored to be able to announce that I will be walking in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2018. Still don’t think it’s quite hit me yet but this is such a dream come true. Thank you to all of you who have supported and believed in me along the way. So incredibly grateful to @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro and @10magazine for the opportunity to be in the show of my dreams. God is good ⭐️ @victoriassecret @jagmodels #vsfashionshow”
Leomie Anderson
PHOTO: Matt Winkelmeyer
“The face you make when you find out you’ve bagged @victoriassecret show for the fourth time in a row!,” Anderson wrote on Instagram. “Big thank you to @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine @fusionmodelsnyc for believing in me and everyone else for the constant support and encouragement, this achievement means EVERYTHING to me ?❤️? #VictoriasSecretFashionShow”
Myrthe Bolt
“I’m soooo excited, I WILL BE WALKING THE VICTORIA SECRET SHOW!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I still can’t believe it! Big big thanks to @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine @mrs_k_chow @victoriassecret for giving me this chance! ✨?✨?I also want to thank my sweet Natascha @modelsrockagency and @nextmodels for their ongoing support ?”
Megan Williams
PHOTO: Matt Winkelmeyer
“Very proud and honoured to be back on this legendary runway for my 3rd year ✨” Megan captioned her Instagram post. “Thankyou @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @10magazine @monica.mitro for believing in me to represent the @victoriassecret brand once again ? can’t wait to share this experience with all the other dedicated ladies in the #VSFashionShow”
Gizele Oliveira
“Thank you everyone that believed in me since the beginning, thank you for always rooting for me and making me feel the luckiest girl in the world! I’m so so so happy to announce that I’m gonna be walking at the @victoriassecret fashion show 2018 ♥️♥️♥️ thank you @ed_razek @monica.mitro @10magazine @johndavidpfeiffer for trusting me one more year ? thank you thank you thank you thank you”
Barbara Fialho
PHOTO: Matt Winkelmeyer
“N 7 ! Thank you my loving @VictoriasSecret family for this amazing gift! It gets more special each year. I love you with all my heart!,” Fialho wrote on Instagram. “I know how hard you all work to make this dream possible for us. Forever grateful for our beautiful journey together. ???????? N 7 Obrigada minha família linda @VictoriasSecret por esse presente! Cada ano fica mais especial! Eu amo vocês com todo meu coração, e sei o quanto trabalham para tornar esse sonho possível para nós. Gratidão eterna por nossa linda jornada juntos. Lucky 7? @Ed_razek @Monica.Mitro @JohnDavidPfeiffer @10magazine Love ?”
Mélie Tiacoh
After attending casting calls for the VS show for four years in a row, model Mélie Tiacoh has her wings.
Maggie Laine
PHOTO: FRED DUFOUR
“This feeling will never get old it just keeps growing and growing!! I’m so excited to announce I’ll be walking my 3rd @victoriassecret fashion show! Thank you so much!! @ed_razek @mrs_k_chow @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro @10magazine,” Laine wrote on the ‘gram.
Toni Garrn
“IM BACK B*****s?? Here’s some of my favorite looks on the most fun runway ever❤️ Excited to be back and let’s make 2018 the best one yet @victoriassecret”
Frida Aasen
PHOTO: Matt Winkelmeyer
“I got the best surprise today at work – I’ll be walking in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the second time!✨????,” Aasen captioned an Instagram post. “I couldn’t be happier! Thank you for believing in me once again @10magazine @monica.mitro Ed Razek @johndavidpfeiffer @victoriassecret @womenmanagementny ❤️”
Alanna Arrington
“I FINALLY GET TO TELL YALL I’LL BE WALKING IN THE 2018 VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW!!!!!! ?????? I can’t even put into words exactly how amazing this feels to be coming back for my 3rd year. From growing up and prancing around in my moms heels, to being a lil 10 year old girl watching Adriana walk out on that runway and only dreaming of doing it myself… It always felt like it was meant to be so when i finally got the “congratulations call” in 2016, and again 2017, AND AGAIN 2018 ALLLLLL of my dreams came true…….. I’m so thankful to the team at @victoriassecret @monica.mitro @10magazine @johndavidpfeiffer and Ed for bringing me back to rock the runway once again! And thank you to @nextmodels @mothermodel & my trainer @john_benton_model_fitness for being the most supportive team of people during the months of prep for the casting… Now starts the real training!!!! SEE YALL ON THE RUNWAY!!!!!”
Josie Canseco
PHOTO: Daniel Zuchnik
“literal MOOD because IM WALKING IN THIS YEARS VICTORIA SECRET FASHION SHOW!!!!” Canseco captioned a smiley shot on Instagram. “I can’t believe I’ve been given this opportunity thank you SO much to the team @10magazine @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @monica.mitro for seeing something special in me and an even bigger thank you to the team behind all my work @nextmodels. You guys constantly push me and never gave up on me no matter how many ups and downs we went through. forever grateful for the chance to prove to everyone that I’m meant to be here. I won’t let you guys down!! I love each and every one of you that have followed me and supported me and we’re just getting started❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #VSFashionShow”
Kelly Gale
PHOTO: Theo Wargo
“Woooohoooo!!!!???? Yaaayyy, so thrilled to let you all know I’ll be walking in the Victorias Secret Fashion Show for my 5th(!!!) year!,” Gale wrote on Instagram. “Its a dream come true every single year and I’m so thankful to everyone who make it happen!❤️✨??Forever grateful Ed Razek @monica.mitro @10magazine @johndavidpfeiffer @fordmodels Thank you @jasminejaye_ @bethjnicely @kirkmyersfitness for always kicking my? LET’S DO THIS @victoriassecret ?? #VSFashionShow”
Cindy Bruna
“2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and now 2018 !!! I still can’t believe it ! I feel so blessed and forever grateful to this amazing family ?? Merci Merci Merci @ed_razek @monica.mitro @10magazine @johndavidpfeiffer for believing in me for 6 years now, you guys changed my life ! ❤️ @victoriassecret”
Jourdana Phillips
PHOTO: Matt Winkelmeyer
“Words can not express how I feel right now but I’m going to try lol. ?Thank you @victoriassecret for giving me the opportunity to walk for a THIRD time!!,” Phillips wrote of the news. “I’ve been in and out of the modeling industry for aaaaaaaminute ⏱, and didn’t get my first break till I was 25? I would literally be in a classroom teaching first graders right now if it wasn’t for some really amazing people in my life that encouraged me to give modeling one more shot (i still love the kiddies tho ?? lol). I hope my journey encourages you to never give up, to trust, to believe in your dreams. To always remember what is for you is always for you. Follow your heart and trust me you will always be abundant. Thank you so much @johndavidpfeiffer @10magazine @monica.mitro @ed_razek not only for believing in me but being kind, genuine, sweet, loving people in the processs. Every girl that leaves the VS casting has the biggest smile on their face because you all are so loving and positive. It’s such a joy to have the privilege to work with you all. I’m so lucky!! I feel so alive on the VS runway because you are truly able to be 100% yourself. You can be sexy, laugh, sing, cry, fall, dance whatever because it’s not about being perfect, it’s about letting the real you shine for the world to see. #3 #thankyougod #victoriassecret2018 Thank you @suprememgmt for always havin ya girls back! And thank you @rjathayde for getting my booty right! ?”
Mayowa Nicholas
PHOTO: Gotham
“Words cannot describe how happy and honored I am announcing that I will be walking the Victoria secret fashion show this year, Looking forward to sharing the runway with all the powerful and beautiful women in the show,” Nicholas wrote on Instagram. “Thank you so much to the entire Victoria secret team @10magazine @monica.mitro @ed_razek @johndavidpfeiffer @victoriassecret for believing in me again ❤️ Indeed God’s time is always the best??”
Several models from the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show are facing backlash today after they were caught on camera singing the n-word backstage during the production.
Pop Crave, a music news Twitter handle, posted a clip on Wednesday afternoon of several Angels singing along to Cardi B’s hit “Bodak Yellow.” In the video, the models in the room, the majority of whom are white, sing along to literally every word in the song—including the n-word, which Cardi B says right before the lyric, “Don’t get comfortable.”
It didn’t take long for Twitter users to find this video and call out these Victoria’s Secret Angels for saying the word. “Nah. That n-word was too loud and clear for there only to be one black girl in this room,” one user tweeted. “Welp @VictoriasSecret plz fire all of them for saying the n-word all carefree. #thanks,” wrote another. This message, from @insatiablevices on Twitter, explains exactly why the video is so problematic: “If you’re not black, don’t say the N word. Point. Blank. Period.”
Several Twitter users rhetorically asked what word the Angels were using to make their point. “Cut a what now? ?,” tweeted a user named @SadieWiggles. “Quick cutting WHOM off???? ??” replied someone else.
This story even caught the attention of Cardi B. She hasn’t commented on the backlash directly yet, but she did retweet a message from a user named @IMLORDMA512 that read, “All these bitches said [the n-word], too.”
We’ve reached out to Victoria’s Secret for comment and will update this post if and when the company replies.
Update: Alessandra Ambrosio shared an emotional note with fans about her final walk down the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway on Instagram. “Words cannot describe how grateful I am to have been working for this amazing brand that inspires me and women all over the world,” she wrote. “In my wildest dreams I would have never imagined doing 17 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows. Thank you Ed [Razek], and all my Victoria’s Secret family for making these memories unforgettable. Last night was so emotional to say goodbye to my #angel sisters but we put on the biggest and best show ever. I could not have done this without all the love and support from my fans. It gives me great pride to be part the Victoria’s Secret movement! I will always be cheering for you! Love you forever”
See her post below.
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Even angels need to retire at some point, and it looks like Alessandra Ambrosio might be ready to hang up her wings. Reports have been swirling that this will be the Brazilian model’s last time walking down the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. So to get to the bottom of it, People asked the 36-year-old model backstage at this year’s show in Shanghai, China, if the rumors were true. However, it seems even Ambrosio isn’t sure what the future holds.
“I don’t know,” she said. “I can’t even believe that I’m here still. Never in my life would I dream of doing 17 shows, but I’m very happy to be here in China because it’s definitely the biggest show we’ve ever done. We’re on the other side of the world. The venue is so incredible, and culturally it’s so different and to be here I feel so fortunate.”
Not long after, though, the model confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show would be her last. She hopes to spend more time with her two children, as well as focus on her swimwear brand and acting career.
Ambrosio is one of the most iconic Victoria’s Secret models; she made her debut at the VS Fashion Show in 2000 at the age of 20 and has worn the coveted Fantasy Bra two times (once in 2012 and again in 2014). She has even broken the record for wearing the heaviest wings the brand has ever created—a 30-pound Swarovski-encrusted pair that she wore while pregnant in 2011.
One of Alessandra’s closest companions (and the only VS model ranked more influential), Adriana Lima, will thankfully continue on for a few more shows. Adriana told People backstage that she won’t retire until her twentieth show. Shanghai is the 36-year-old’s eighteenth time at the VS Fashion Show, so we can count on at least two years. “I plan to be at 20. Two more years. Maybe more, I don’t know,” Lima said. “It’s nature. I’m working out, I’m being healthy, so let’s see how the body is going to turn out. But I enjoy it. So let’s say 20.”
This year’s theme includes a capsule collection with Balmain that both Ambrosio and Lima will wear and will go on sale immediately after the show. Just another reason to tune in on November 28 and maybe say goodbye to Alessandra Ambrosio.
Model after model has posted about the journey to Shanghai, China for the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show—from castings to workouts to the actual travel to this year’s destination. And though we’ve fallen into many Instagram holes following in their each and every step (strut?) leading up to the taping on November 20, we won’t see the actual, complete program until it airs on November 28. What to do if your invitation to the sparkliest fashion show of the year got lost in the mail? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
First off, there’s the official way to watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: You can tune into the broadcast on CBS on November 28 at 10:00 P.M. EST. Should you not own a TV, you can stream it on a computer or mobile device through the CBS All Access app; you can sign up for a week-long trial for free, but the streaming service will set you back $9.99 per month.
There are a few other options to experience the program live, even if you’re not a CBS All Access member. If you have a Hulu Live TV subscription, you can watch the network through there on November 28. (That service is $39.99 per month, though there’s a free trial week option, too.) YouTube also has a new live TV feature, with channels including CBS; to watch the Victoria’s Secret models and a performance by Harry Styles, you can join YoutubeTV for $35 a month.
For those who can’t stand to wait until November 28, you can count on the Victoria’s Secret models themselves for early access. Hit the follow button on every member of the confirmed cast‘s Instagram profiles, and get ready for tons of behind-the-scenes looks at this year’s show.
PHOTO: Frazer Harrison
They’ve been posting, streaming, and Snapping all weekend long—and tagging sporadically, though the main hashtag is #VSFashionShow—so there’s plenty of content to tide you over until the program airs.
Once the Angels hang up their wings, it’s time for them to celebrate the fact that they just did the thing—that “thing” being the highly-publicized Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The 55 models who traveled to Shanghai to walk this year’s runway put on quite the spectacle. (If you simply can’t wait until November 28—or simply don’t care about spoilers—see every single look from the 2017 show here.) Now? They trade tricked-out lingerie for equally sexy party outfits.
There were plunging necklines! There were high slits! There were sheer layers! There was enough sparkle to make the biggest KiraKira fanatics squeal! Truly, the Angels know how to dress all the way up. Check out what the models changed into after the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, below.
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