How Victoria’s Secret Betrayed Its Own Angels

In 2001, more than twelve million people watched the Victoria’s Secret Angels on network TV. Twenty years later, the brand called those same Angels culturally irrelevant and retired them. So why is it crowning new Angels again, and what did it owe the women it sold as a fantasy? There’s the marketing chief who called the show “a fantasy” and the New York Times investigation that described a culture of harassment behind it. There’s the owner’s money manager who reportedly posed as a Victoria’s Secret scout. There’s the former Angel kept waiting for an answer until the week of the 2026 show. And there’s the comeback that brought back the wings, the Fantasy Bra and the nostalgia, on the brand’s terms. #VictoriasSecret #VictoriasSecretAngels #VSFashionShow #FashionHistory #Supermodels #FashionDocumentary #RunwayHistory #BeyondTheCatwalk