There was a time when the most anticipated night of the year wasn’t about trophies or touchdowns. It was about wings. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was a ritual, a televised ceremony with the cultural reach of the Super Bowl, only dipped in glitter and wrapped in chiffon. For millions, it was a fantasy seen from our living rooms around the world.

You’d sit there, waiting for the lights to dim, the music to hit, and the models to emerge like celestial beings. The whole thing was over the top—the feathers, the crystals, the slow-motion walks—but that was the beauty of it. It made you dream a little bigger. Each edition had its own theme, live performance, and new faces. The Angels were icons, symbols of a kind of hyper-feminine power that defined an era. You knew their names, followed their friendships, mimicked their hair, their glow, their strut.

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Now, in 2025, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is walking a very different runway under the creative direction of Adam Selman. Strutting down the runway were familiar faces like Alessandra Ambrosio, Bella Hadid, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Doutzen Kroes, and Jasmine Tookes, who made history as the first Victoria’s Secret Angel to walk the runway while pregnant. Together, they shared the spotlight with a new generation: Amelia Gray, Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Adut Akech, Imaan Hammam, Angelina Kendall, among others.

For performances, we witnessed an all-female lineup featuring Missy Elliott, Karol G, TWICE, and Madison Beer.

Here are the highlights of this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show!

KAROL G

The show marked a milestone as Karol G became the first Latina ever to perform on the Victoria’s Secret stage.

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MADISON BEER

The singer brought a calmer energy to the night, pairing soft vocals and subtle emotion with enough edge to hold the room.

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TWICE

The K-pop group turned the stage into a pop show — and owned every beat of it.

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MISSY ELLIOT

She took the stage like she invented it, and in many ways, she did. Her performance reminding that presence is a power few can match.

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ATHLETES TAKE OVER THE RUNWAY

Angel Reese, the basketball star, made her VS debut alongside Sunisa Lee, the Olympic gymnast.

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THE OG GEN

They’re the women who built the fantasy. Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge, Stella Maxwell, Doutzen Kroes, Irina Shayk, Joan Smalls, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Behati Prinsloo, Jasmine Tookes, Barbara Palvin, and Grace Elizabeth were among some of the muses who returned to remind everyone what charisma looks like under a spotlight.

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THE NEW GEN

The next wave brought heat. Anok Yai, Yasmin Wijnaldum, Alex Consani, Imaam Hammam, Adut Akech, Paloma Elsesser, Emily Ratajkowski, Amelia Gray and Angelina Kendall were a few of the faces that turned the runway into a handoff between eras. Each carrying the legacy forward with a new kind of energy.

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PINK CLASS OF 2025

A generation that grew up watching the show and is now rewriting its story. Gabi Moura, the Brazilian influencer and internet personality, fulfilled her lifelong dream of walking as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Alongside her were actress Barbie Ferreira, Quen Blackwell, Lila Moss, and Iris Law, each bringing their own version of confidence to the runway.

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