HEannualVictoria’sSecretFashionShow
hasbeenscrapped,bringinganendtotwo
decadesofglitz,glamourandsexysupermodels
struttingtheirimpossiblyperfectbodiesonthe
Theshowcaseofluxurylingerieis nomore,largely
o changingtastesandattitudeswithinsociety,but
legacyoftheVSAngelswillremainthroughthe
upermodelswhoworetheirwingsandthe
superstarswhoappearedwiththem.
Victoria’sSecretwasfoundedasa mailorder
ompanybya marriedcoupleinCaliforniain1977.
rewtothemulti-billiondollarbrandit is today
h itsannualshowhelpingmakestarsofthelikesof
Banks,GiseleBündchen,HeidiKlumandMiranda
WiththeVSAngelsasweknowthemgroundedfor
rewelookbackon 20 yearsofthesexiestdate
hioncalendar and the top Victoria’s Secret Fashion
nts.s out and so are those
s supermodels when it
s to earning their wings
and being an Angel.
S OF SECRETS,
THECATCH-UP
14
ELS & DEMONS
GISELEBÜNDCHEN&
THEMULTI-MILLION
DOLLARFANTASYBRA
YEAR: 2000
YOU’VEheardofa badge
ofhonour,wellthisis a
braofhonourwithonly
a selectfewAngelshaving
gottowearit.Thecoveted
million-dollarFantasyBra
wasfirstintroducedin 1996
asthemostexpensiveFantasy
Bra.ClaudiaSchifferwore
it firstbutmostwouldagree
thatGiseleBündchenworeit
bestin2000.Thesupermodel’s
RedHotFantasyBra– complete
withmatchingpanties– was
saidtobewortha whopping
$15-millionandfeatured1 300
preciousgems,including
300 carats worth of Thai rubies.
GELSUNDERATTACK
R: 2002
LEBÜNDCHENwasabouttostrut
uffagainwhenshewasjoined
meunexpectedguestsonstage.As
razilianbombshellsashayeddown
twalk,a gangofPETA(Peopleforthe
l TreatmentofAnimals)protestersstormedthe
holding‘FurScum’placards– anattackonGisele’s
ousinvolvementwithfurbrandBlackGlama.The
ienceleftthesupermodelfearingforherlife.
ughttheyweregoingtohurtme,”Giselesaysof
cident.“Itwasa baddecisiononmypart,because
t wearfurandI understandtheircause.I amthe
stanimalloverintheworld.I havefourdogsand
orses, and I have rescued animals all my life.”