Quick answer: The 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show took place on Sunday, 18 October, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, its first Los Angeles edition since 2007, and streamed free on YouTube. The biggest moment came when Kylie Jenner walked in the $50 million Fantasy Bra, made with Jacob & Co. and seen on the runway for the first time since 2018. Bella Hadid opened the show, Adriana Lima closed it, and Solange Omon debuted as the brand’s newest Angel after winning the YouTube series “Angels Among Us.” Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, Katseye and Megan Moroney performed live.
Victoria’s Secret revived its runway show in 2024 after a six-year break, and this year it moved the event from New York to Los Angeles, switched streaming partners and leaned hard on nostalgia. Clips of the night filled social feeds by Monday morning. Here is what happened, who walked, and why the show matters to the company.
Kylie Jenner and the $50 million Fantasy Bra
The Fantasy Bra was a fixture of the show’s heyday, and this year it came back after an eight-year absence. Kylie Jenner wore it with white lingerie and oversized feathered wings, and drew the loudest reaction of the night, according to USA Today. The diamond-covered piece, designed with jeweller Jacob & Co., is valued at $50 million, the most expensive in the brand’s history. The previous record belonged to Gisele Bündchen’s $15 million Fantasy Bra in 2000.
The casting itself was a talking point. As The Business of Fashion pointed out, the honour went not to a veteran Angel but to Jenner, whose sister Kim Kardashian owns Skims, Victoria’s Secret’s main competitor. Timothée Chalamet and Kris Jenner watched from the audience.
Who walked the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Bella Hadid opened the show in floral lingerie and wings sprouting branches and flowers, her long-awaited return to the runway, Elle reported. The rest of the cast mixed longtime Angels with newer names:
- Returning Angels: Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Gigi Hadid. Lima closed the show in white beading, fringe and silver-white wings.
- Comebacks: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walked for the first time since 2010, and W Magazine notes that Elsa Hosk was back after almost a decade.
- Six weeks after giving birth: Barbara Palvin walked in a pink lace-trimmed babydoll and, later, a white look with snowflake-like wings. She and husband Dylan Sprouse announced their daughter’s arrival on 28 September.
- Runway debuts: US soccer star Trinity Rodman and Natalia Bryant, daughter of the late Kobe Bryant, both walked for the first time, following WNBA star Angel Reese’s debut in 2025.
- Current fashion names: Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Ashley Graham, Precious Lee, Abby Champion, Amelia Gray and Liu Wen.
Gisele Bündchen did not walk, but she appeared in videos that opened and closed the broadcast, 20 years after her last show, and teased fans with “You are going to be seeing more of me real soon.”
Solange Omon, the new Angel
Solange Omon earned her wings through “Angels Among Us,” a YouTube docuseries that followed the brand’s nationwide casting call. She beat fellow finalists AndreÃna MartÃnez Fournier and Tatyana Tinsley, USA Today reported, and made her debut in black-and-white lace, gilded wings and a flowing cape. Her prize also included a contract with IMG Models, according to W. The Business of Fashion reports that more than 100,000 people applied to take part in the series and that its premiere drew 5.7 million views.
The performances: Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, Katseye and Megan Moroney
Tate McRae sang her new single “Housewife” live for the first time, in red lingerie, as Gigi Hadid walked past in paillette-fringe wings. Katseye performed “Pinky Up” during the Pink “halftime” segment, Megan Thee Stallion brought “Body,” and country singer Megan Moroney rounded out the line-up.
The playlist between sets had its moments too. Elle noted that Nicole Kidman laughed in the audience when Adéla’s song “Nicole Kidman” came on, and the finale walk was set to the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe.”
The theme: a year in seasons
Chief creative officer Adam Selman, in his second year running the show, split the runway into chapters for each season. “Each season is tied to an emotion or a feeling,” he told W. “So spring is tied to desire and obsession and summer is high heat.” Autumn brought corsetry and lace wings, and two winter sections featured furs and silver-tipped sets.
In between came “Vintage Victoria,” a run of bias-cut slip dresses in pastel shades that nod to the brand’s late-1990s and early-2000s archive. Selman told W the brand reissued them after hearing that fans collect the originals. Even so, he insisted the event looks forward: “This is not a heritage show.”
Where to watch the show
The show streamed free on Victoria’s Secret’s official YouTube channel, which replaced Amazon Prime as the streaming partner this year, as well as on the brand’s Instagram and TikTok, starting at 4:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. ET), according to the YouTube Official Blog. The full replay is on Victoria’s Secret’s YouTube channel. In the US, ten AMC cinemas also hosted live watch parties.
The casting backlash
Not everyone was happy with the line-up. Romee Strijd, who walked every year from 2014 to 2018, posted a tearful video before the show about a lack of communication over whether she would be cast, and it went viral, The Business of Fashion reported. Fans also flooded the brand’s comments over the absence of former Angels Taylor Hill and Josephine Skriver.
“We take the full range of our cast very seriously, and the reality is that we can’t accommodate every single model every single year,” chief marketing officer Elizabeth Preis told BoF.
Why the show matters to Victoria’s Secret
The show is a marketing engine. Under chief executive Hillary Super, who joined in late 2024, the company has openly embraced “sexy” again, even changing its stock ticker to VSXY this year, according to BoF. The publication reports that 2025 was the brand’s most successful year in a decade, and that the second quarter of 2026 was its fifth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales.
Staging the show on a Sunday night, like the Super Bowl or the Oscars, was deliberate: the brand wanted fans to host watch parties and sold kits for them. Preis described the goal as bringing in new customers “but we’re not doing it with the risk of losing the people who already love us.”
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Frequently asked questions
When was the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show?
It took place on Sunday, 18 October 2026, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Los Angeles. It streamed live from 4:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. ET).
Who wore the Fantasy Bra in 2026?
Kylie Jenner wore the $50 million Fantasy Bra, designed with Jacob & Co. It was the first time a Fantasy Bra appeared on the Victoria’s Secret runway since 2018.
Who is the new Victoria’s Secret Angel?
Solange Omon. She won the YouTube docuseries “Angels Among Us” and made her runway debut at the 2026 show.
Who performed at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026?
Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, Katseye and Megan Moroney performed live. McRae sang her new single “Housewife” live for the first time.
Where can I watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026?
The show streamed free on Victoria’s Secret’s YouTube channel, Instagram and TikTok, and the full replay is available on its YouTube channel.
Sources: USA Today; The Business of Fashion; Elle; W Magazine; Harper’s Bazaar; YouTube Official Blog.
Featured image: Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel in 2011, by Miss Maven, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
