The 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show took place on Sunday, October 18, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, streaming live and free on the brand's YouTube channel as well as on Instagram and TikTok. The Pink Carpet pre-show was hosted by Scott Evans and Zanna Roberts Rassi, with special screenings at select AMC theaters across the United States . It was the third edition since the brand revived the traditional runway show in 2024, and its first in Los Angeles in 19 years — the show having debuted in 1995, travelled to London, Paris, Shanghai and Cannes, and called New York home for most of its history . ## The concept: five seasons, one Pink
Executive creative director Adam Selman built the show around the four seasons — then added a fifth. "I actually did the four seasons, and then I added in a second Winter spot," Selman told Reuters on the pink carpet. "So you'll see Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter one and Winter two, with Pink in the middle" — referring to the youth-focused sub-brand, which received its own dedicated segment . Selman has dubbed the 2026 edition "Fandemonium." The signature angel-winged models swept the runway in elaborate flower-petal, snowflake and gleaming metallic creations. ## The Fantasy Bra returns — on a debutante
The Fantasy Bra, absent from the 2024 and 2025 editions, returned designed in partnership with jeweler Jacob & Co. In the night's biggest surprise, Kylie Jenner made her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut wearing it — the same design originally modeled by Elsa Hosk in 2018, which Reuters describes as the brand's famed $50 million Fantasy Bra . Watching from the audience were her mother, Kris Jenner, and her boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet, alongside celebrity guests including Lisa Rinna and Nicole Kidman . Hosk herself returned to the VS runway after an eight-year absence . ## An all-female performer lineup Each performer embraced a distinct colour palette mirroring the night's fantasy theme:
* **Megan Moroney** made a dramatic entrance with a glittering guitar and oversized fuzzy pink wings, in a floor-length gown with a sweeping side slit and towering pink platform heels * **Tate McRae** performed in a red fishnet corset with matching pumps and airy tulle wings — at one point sharing the catwalk with Gigi Hadid * **Katseye** performed their viral hit "Pinky Up" during the Pink segment, in black fishnet stockings, shimmering pink-and-black corsets and charm-adorned body chains * **Megan Thee Stallion** leaned into a futuristic silver look — sharp metallic wings, a shimmering bra and shrug, silver heels and fishnets — performing hits including "Body" ## The new Angel: Solange Omon
The centerpiece of the night was the live crowning of Victoria's Secret's newest Angel. After an open casting that drew more than 100,000 applicants — judged by Victoria's Secret regulars including Gigi Hadid, Paloma Elsesser, Ashley Graham and Alex Consani, and documented in the brand's first YouTube docuseries, "Angels Among Us" — three finalists remained: Andreína Martínez Fournier (Miss Dominican Republic 2021 and second runner-up at Miss Universe 2022), Tatyana Tinsley (a Bronx-raised model who walked Sherri Hill's spring 2027 show at New York Fashion Week weeks earlier) and Solange Omon .
Solange Omon won. Originally from Cameroon and based in Maine — where she has walked multicultural fashion shows — Omon is the oldest of six siblings and a full-time college student, per her finalist profile . She was revealed during the live show and made her runway debut on the spot, earning a one-year exclusive modeling contract with IMG Models . The title itself is a resurrection: Victoria's Secret retired the Angels in 2021 in favor of the VS Collective, and only began restoring the Angel franchise under CEO Hillary Super, who took over in 2024 and has put sex appeal back at the center of the business . ## The cast
Twenty-two models were confirmed ahead of the show, blending the brand's heritage with its post-2024 revival roster . Milestones included Alessandra Ambrosio marking her 20th Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (having first walked in 2000 and become an Angel in 2004), Elsa Hosk's return after her 2018 exit, and Adriana Lima — a fixture since 1999 — continuing her post-2018 comeback. The revival-era faces included Ashley Graham, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser, Anok Yai, Precious Lee, Amelia Gray, Abby Champion, Devyn Garcia, Imaan Hammam, Gabriela Moura, Yoon Young Bae and newcomer Jordan Leftwich. One notable absence: Angel Reese, who in 2025 became the first professional athlete to walk the show. With her team contesting the WNBA finals, Reese sat this edition out, writing on Instagram: "Once an ANGEL, always an ANGEL" . ## Context: the revival arc
The 2026 show completes a remarkable turnaround narrative. The televised spectacle was discontinued in 2019 after declining ratings and years of criticism over the brand's narrow beauty standards — amplified by controversial 2018 remarks from then-CMO Ed Razek . In 2021 the Angels were formally replaced by the VS Collective (founding members included Megan Rapinoe, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Eileen Gu and Paloma Elsesser). In 2023 the brand tested the water with "The Tour '23," a fashion film; in 2024 the traditional show returned; in 2025 Angel Reese made history; and in 2026 the Fantasy Bra, the Angel title and the Los Angeles stage all came back in a single night.
