Here's the funny thing about the Victoria's Secret Runway Show: as dazzling as the lingerie may be, it's the Angels who steal the spotlight. Don't get us wrong, our jaws drop when we find out how many carats make up the spectacular Fantasy Bras season after season. Our eyes widen when we see the crazy-ornate wings and the array of risqué bustiers and bodysuits, but it's the supermodels who wear these lavish ensembles that hold our attention.
After all, these leading ladies are in a league of their own. While some of them got their start as Angels and then went on to front high-fashion campaigns and magazine covers, most of them are remembered for their work with Victoria's Secret. That's why we started from the beginning and rounded up the 30 most iconic VS supermodels, from Veronica Webb, who signed with the brand in 1995, to Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, and Adriana Lima, who's stayed loyal for 14 years.
Read on to find out more about the fierce women who've rocked the VS runway, and watch as their costumes change throughout the ages.
First Walk: 1995 Last Walk: 1996 You might also know her from: Her early work with Revlon, making her the first African-American supermodel to win a contract with a cosmetics brand. She's modeled for major designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Isaac Mizrahi, and Karl Lagerfeld, and she's been published in Interview Magazine, The Sunday Times, and Esquire. In 1998, she released Veronica Webb Sight: Adventures in the Big City, a collection of autobiographical essays, and she was one of the first hosts of Bravo's Tim Gunn's Guide to Style.
First Walk: 1995 Last Walk: 2000 You might also know her from: Numerous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, Salvatore Ferragamo's Winter '08 campaign, and Playboy's March 1991 and February 1993 issues. She and Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, and Claudia Schiffer are the stars of the Supermodel Era.
First Walk: 1996 Last Walk: 2005 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Diamond Dream Bra in 1997 and the Heavenly "70" Fantasy Bra in 2004. You might also know her from: America's Next Top Model, where she teaches up-and-coming models how to smize season after season, along with The Tyra Banks Show — both of which Banks hosts herself. Also, remember your favorite movie Life-Size?
First Walk: 1996 Last Walk: 2005 You might also know her from: Modeling competition reality show The Face; Burberry's Spring 2015 campaign, which she fronts alongside Jourdan Dunn; many Vogue covers — she was the first African-American model to cover the September issue in 1989 — and she's one of the standout stars of the mid-'90s Supermodel Era.
First Walk: 1997 Last Walk: 2009 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Millennium Bra in 1999, the Heavenly Star Bra in 2001, and the Very Sexy Fantasy Bra in 2003. You might also know her from: Project Runway and, most recently, America's Got Talent.
First Walk: 1997 Last Walk: 1998 You might also know her from: Nineties fashion campaigns such as Chanel, Lanvin, Prada, and Valentino. She's also a famed photographer and served as the creative director of Nylon when the magazine was founded in 1999.
First Walk: 1997 Last Walk: 2000 You might also know her from: The film Face; Guess's ads starting in 1993, the year she signed on with the label; and over 100 magazine covers, from Rolling Stone to Cosmopolitan. Casta's also modeled for Yves Saint Laurent, J.Crew, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, and more.
First Walk: 1998 Last Walk: 2002 You might also know her from: Pepsi, Guess Jeans, and Anne Klein ads as well as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues from 2002 to 2005. She's also walked the runway during Fashion Week in New York, Paris, and Milan.
First Walk: 1999 Last Walk: 2006 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Red Hot Fantasy Bra and Panties in 2000 and the Sexy Splendor Fantasy Bra in 2005. You might also know her from: Films like Taxi and The Devil Wears Prada, many a Vogue cover, and the sidelines of New England Patriots games, where she supports her husband, Tom Brady. Gisele also supports many charities, including the United Nations Environment Program, Save the Children, Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders.
First Walk: 2000 Last Walk: 2010 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Star of Victoria Fantasy Bra in 2002 and the Hearts on Fire Diamond Fantasy Bra in 2006. You might also know her from: Fronting campaigns like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Versace, and covering Vogue. The model's posed for the magazine over 25 times internationally.
First Walk: 2000 Last Walk: 2014 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra in 2008, the Bombshell Fantasy Bra in 2010, and one of the Dream Angels Fantasy Bras in 2014, alongside Alessandra Ambrosio. You might also know her from: Her early Guess ads from 2000; runway shows such as Vera Wang, Giorgio Armani, and Valentino; and notable campaigns from Louis Vuitton and Givenchy to Versace, Mavi Jeans, and Desigual. Adriana also appeared in the 2005 Pirelli Calendar, and then again in 2013, when she took the title as the first-ever pregnant woman to score a spot on the calendar.
First Walk: 2000 Last Walk: 2014 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Floral Fantasy Bra & Gift Set in 2012 and one of the Dream Angels Fantasy Bras alongside Adriana Lima in 2014. You might also know her from: Armani Exchange, Guess, Christian Dior, and Ralph Lauren ad campaigns, as well as the Pirelli Calendar. Along with being the only model to cover Glamour Magazine in 2006, Alessandra's also fronted Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Vogue, and many more publications. She's also got her own swimwear line, Ále by Alessandra, which she models herself.
First Walk: 2005 Last Walk: 2014 You might also know her from: Campaigns such as Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Miu Miu, and Calvin Klein; the 2008 Pirelli Calendar; and the covers of your favorite magazines (she was the first to appear on four international issues of Vogue in one month!). While she left Victoria's Secret in 2015, Kroes was an Angel for six years.
First Walk: 2005 Last Walk: 2010 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Holiday Fantasy Bra Set in 2007. You might also know her from: Sports Illustrated's 2007 Swimsuit Issue, BET's Husbands of Hollywood, and season three of Celebrity Apprentice.
First Walk: 2005 Last Walk: 2014 You might also know her from: Her campaigns for Armani Exchange and Dolce & Gabbana, along with plenty of runway shows from Balenciaga and Givenchy to Chanel and Michael Kors. She also appeared in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
First Walk: 2006 Last Walk: 2012 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Fantasy Treasure Bra in 2011. You might also know her from: Early Billabong ads, Levi's, Prada, Jil Sander, Roberto Cavalli, and H&M campaigns, and the 2010 Pirelli Calendar. Kerr has also released her own line of skin care products, Kora Organics, plus, she wrote a self-help book called Treasure Yourself. She's walked the runway for Prada, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Lanvin, and Chanel, to name a few; was featured as the first pregnant model for Vogue; and perhaps you've heard of her ex-husband, Orlando Bloom.
First Walk: 2006 Last Walk: 2010 You might also know her from: Ad campaigns from Armani to Marc Jacobs (the designer named a bag after her!), and walking in runway shows during Fashion Week. She's even tried her hand at designing, teaming up with both Rag & Bone and Rachel Roy.
First Walk: 2006 Last Walk: 2010 You might also know her from: The Transformers series, in which she played Carly Spencer in 2011; Burberry, Karen Millen, and Agent Provocateur campaigns; and the 2010 Pirelli Calendar, for which she posed nude. Rosie has also walked down the runway during Fashion Week for labels such as Prada and Balmain.
First Walk: 2007 Last Walk: 2009 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Harlequin Fantasy Bra in 2009. You might also know her from: The cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue; Harley-Davidson and the NFL, for which she was a spokesperson; cameos in both Entourage and How I Met Your Mother; and her first movie, R.I.P.D.
First Walk: 2007 Last Walk: 2014 VS Fantasy Bras: She wore the Royal Fantasy Bra in 2013. Ringing in at $10 million, it was the most expensive Fantasy Bra since Gisele's Sexy Splendor design from 2005. You might also know her from: Plenty of international covers, from Vogue and Elle to GQ and Harper's Bazaar. Candice still walks the runways during Fashion Week, but she recently strutted her stuff for Michael Kors and Diane von Furstenberg. Candice nabbed the highly coveted Victoria's Secret Swim Catalog cover in 2013.
First Walk: 2008 Last Walk: 2013 You might also know her from: The runways at many a fashion show, including Prada, Stella McCartney, Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, and Diane von Furstenberg, where she made her debut. Some of her most notable campaigns have been Chopard, H&M, and Dolce & Gabbana, and she was ranked No. 15 on Models.com's Top 25 Sexiest Models List in 2013. Erin also famously dated Leonardo DiCaprio from December 2011 to October 2012.
First Walk: 2009 Last Walk: 2011 You might also know her from: The cover of Teen Vogue, for which she posed alongside Karlie Kloss and Ali Michael in 2007 and then again in 2009, accompanied by Jourdan Dunn. She's also been spotted on the runway at Balenciaga, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and Stella McCartney, and you've probably seen some of her high-end campaigns, such as Bottega Veneta, Ralph Lauren, and DKNY.
First Walk: 2009 Last Walk: 2014 You might also know her from: Her Abercrombie ads, which debuted when she was 16 years old, plus her work with Rag & Bone — Lily starred in the Spring 2011 campaign and played photographer for the brand the season after. When she made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut, she nabbed the cover alongside Chrissy Teigen and Nina Agdal, confirming that 2014 was totally the year of the booty.
First Walk: 2010 Last Walk: 2014 You might also know her from: Campaigns for labels such as Burberry, Max Mara, Dior, and Dolce & Gabbana, and the cover of American Vogue's World's Next Top Models issue from May 2007, for which she was joined by Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Jessica Stam.
First Walk: 2011 Last Walk: 2014 You might also know her from: Ads for fashion houses such as Givenchy, Chanel, Prada, Gucci, and Alexander Wang, making her the first Puerto Rican model to front a handful of campaigns. During Fashion Month, Smalls travels to all four cities to walk the runways. She and Karlie Kloss were named "The New Supers" on the cover of Vanity Fair in 2013, and both ladies also hosted the MTV series House of Style together. Joan has also been included in both the 2012 and 2014 Pirelli Calendars.
First Walk: 2012 Last Walk: 2013 You might also know her from: Just about every Chanel runway and campaigns from your favorite magazines, Kendall Jenner's Instagram, and a few upcoming films, like Pan and Paper Towns. Cara's also been the face of Burberry, DKNY, H&M, Tom Ford, and TAG Heuer, and when it comes to hanging out with her modeling pals, Cara's the life of the party.
First Walk: 2012 Last Walk: 2014 You might also know her from: Runway show after runway show, including Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, and Valentino; a handful of international Vogue covers; and a slew of campaigns, including Topshop, Burberry, and Balmain. She hosts her own cooking show, Well Dunn; is besties with model Cara Delevingne; and was recently announced as the face of Maybelline New York.
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