Now, it’s finally time to head backstage with the angels. The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is here: today, October 15, 2025, all the models will hit the runway.
Alex Consani and Quen Blackwell backstage at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Back in July, the brand shared the initial news with a photo of a model in shadow. Only a few glimpses of rhinestone-coated underwear and a feathery pair of angel wings are visible in the shot—the model’s identity is still a secret.
The label also released a short teaser video on its Instagram account. Three models say, “Lights, Camera, Action” into a microphone, with their glossy lips and the old-fashioned mic taking up the entire frame. Victoria’s Secret initially declined to share which models appear in the video. Names old and new have trickled out of VS HQ since, from Alex Consani and Yumi Nu to Adriana Lima and Sunisa “Suni” Lee.
A teaser for the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Audiences had wondered whether the refurbished Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show that aired in 2024 was returning permanently. It was staged with the goal of reflecting “who we are today”—that is, a brand that had expanded its definition of its runway “angels.”
The earliest versions of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing from the 1990s to 2018, limited its cast to a narrow body type and age range. Its go-sees and auditions were famous for attracting only thin models; its runway was notorious for prioritizing a male fantasy of women’s lingerie. As journalists Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez documented in their 2024 book Selling Sexy, the company also had its share of internal controversies encompassing the show’s cast and the executives managing it. In 2019, the show was officially canceled—at least until 2024.
A revamped version of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned last October, with original angels like Tyra Banks, Adriana Lima, and Candice Swanepoel leading the setlist. The show also welcomed top models who’ve broken boundaries in the fashion industry, like Ashley Graham, Alex Consani, and Paloma Elsesser. While the old Victoria’s Secret decreed angels were one type of woman, the new Victoria’s Secret attempted to course-correct with a more representative cast.
