By: Olivia Hernandez | Staff Writer
On October 18th, 2026, Victoria’s Secret held their 26th annual fashion show at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California. This is the third show that the brand put on, following their six year hiatus which started in November of 2019. A total of 39 models took to the runway this year, including a variety of Veteran Angels, high-fashion models, and a special casting call
winner who won the Angels Among Us docuseries search.
Every year, different musical performances set the scene for the walks and take place alongside the angels on the runway. This year, the lineup of performers included girl group Katseye, American rapper and songwriter, Megan Thee Stallion, Canadian singer-songwriter, Tate McRae, and American country music singer, Megan Moroney. Megan Moroney’s performance was especially exciting due to her historical mark as the first female country artist to perform on the brand’s runway.
Veteran Angels are highly appreciated and even expected by the show’s viewers ever since the show returned in 2024. A variety of these legends made an appearance at the 2026 show, including Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Elsa Hosk, Barbara Palvin, Liu Wen, Ming Xi, Irina Shayk, Caroline Trentini, and Ashley Graham. Some high-fashion models also joined the show, including Bella and Gigi Hadid, Alex Consani, and Amelia Gray Hamlin. The casting call winner of the Angels Among Us docuseries search also joined the angels this year. 21-year-old Solange Omon won the nationwide YouTube reality competition, earning an exclusive modeling contract with IMG models along with her opportunity on the runway.
Kylie Jenner also walked the runway this year, hosting one of the most show-stopping highlights of the night. The Fantasy Bra is annually or semi-regularly created as a tradition in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows. It’s an extremely expensive, custom designed piece of bejeweled lingerie, worn by a different angel at each show it appears in. Some past appearances of the bra include Gisele Bündchen’s $15 million Red Hot Fantasy Bra in 2000 and Elsa Hosk’s $1 million version in 2018. This year, Kylie Jenner was chosen to model the piece as she took to the runway in a $50 million Jacob & Co. bra. It featured 4,410 natural diamonds, a 75.54-carat center diamond, and it was crafted entirely from 18k gold and diamonds with no fabric throughout the entire piece. Her appearance was accompanied to the song “Angel of My Dreams” by Jade Thirwall, which went over well with the audience and encapsulated the look perfectly.
While a great deal of excitement took place on the stage, the audience was full of many celebrity appearances, some being there in support of the models. Some front row seats were filled by A-listers like Nicole Kidman, Law Roach, Vanessa Bryant, Lisa Rinna, Tinashe, and Victoria Monet. Kris Jenner and Timothée Chalamet were also in the front row, watching Kylie Jenner as she showcased her walk, along with Dylan Sprouse who was watching in support of his wife, Barbara Palvin as she walked at only six weeks postpartum, just recently giving birth to the couple’s first child.
From the models, to the musicians, to the audience, the 26th annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was a success for the brand and had many spectacular highlights that will no-doubt make history. The show is supposed to return next year, and shows no signs of another hiatus, since the original integrity of the show seems to be restoring, at least according to viewer rating and feedback. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion show is a tradition looked forward to by many and the beloved production is most likely here to stay.
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