Our take on the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show? The looks, the models, the energy… we loved it.
Held in Los Angeles on October 18, the show delivered the spectacle that made Victoria’s Secret famous: feathers, lingerie, glittering wings, live music and a runway full of familiar faces. Bella Hadid opened the show in a floral bra and garter look, while Kylie Jenner surprised the audience by walking in the $50 million Fantasy Bra.
Seeing so many iconic Angels back on the runway was definitely a highlight. Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Jasmine Tookes, Joan Smalls and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley returned alongside newer favourites including Gigi Hadid, Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser, Anok Yai and Alex Consani. Barbara Palvin and Elsa Hosk even returned just six weeks after giving birth.
But it also left us wondering: who are the next generation of Angels? We love a nostalgic moment, but with so much focus on the past, we would have loved to see more emphasis on the faces shaping the future of Victoria’s Secret.
There were promising signs. Solange Omon, a 21-year-old Cameroonian model, made her runway debut after winning the Angels Among Us casting series and securing an IMG Models contract. Natalia Bryant and Jordan Leftwich also made their Victoria’s Secret debuts, while models including Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Precious Lee, Abby Champion and Amelia Gray represent a broader and more contemporary version of the brand.
The 2026 show proved that Victoria’s Secret still knows how to create a moment. Now it needs to decide whether those moments belong to its past, or to the next generation.
