Victoria’s Secret released the list of 19 young women who will be walking this year’s show on December 9 wearing the brand’s racy lingerie. Being a Victoria’s Secret “Angel” is considered one of the most coveted jobs in modeling. Some on the list are well-known names however a few novices have broken into the circle.
Who is your favorite?
Elsa Husk
A stunning 25-year-old Swede that has already posed for the likes of D&G, Dior, Ungaro and Guess. She gave up a promising future as a professional basketball players for the world of modeling. Though just 25, she’s already been modeling for 9 years.
Barbara Fialho
The 26-year-old from Brazil stars in campaigns for Victoria’s Secret but she has also worked with Jeremy Scott, Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta and House of Holland. Her beauty secret? She drinks plenty of ice water and green tea.
Eniko Mihalik
The 27-year-old Hungarian debuted in the Chanel Couture show in 2006 and has climbed the modeling ladder, starring in campaigns for Gucci, Maxmara and Kenzo. She appeared in the 2011 Pirelli Calender and says she still sleeps with her childhood teddy Bubu.
Jasmine Tookes
The 23-year-old Californian has walked for Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, Prada and Versace. She’s starred in campaigns for Ugg boots and Gap.
Kelly Gale
The 19-year-old Swede has worked with most designers and is walking for Victoria’s Secret for the first time this year. When she’s not walking down the catwalk she enjoys reading books.
Shanina Shaik
The 23-year-old Australian is often featured in the press as the face of Accessorize’s A/W14 campaign. She has also worked for Olay, Avon, Oscar de la Renta, Vivienne Westood and Stella McCartney. She’s dated 43-year-old Tyson Beckford and hangs out with Justin Bieber.
Devon Windsor
The 20-year-old from Saint Louis, Missouri, has worked for Chanel, Stella McCartney, Dior, Prada and joined the Victoria’s Secret fold last year. She says she sleeps on a silk pillow to protect her blonde locks since she got her hair bleached.
Imaan Hammaam
The 18-year-old Dutch girl was discovered in a central train station in Amsterdam. She is young and hasn’t been in the modeling word that long but she already has friends in high places, such as Anna Wintour who mentioned her by name in the editor’s letter in Vogue. She’s appeared in Italian, French and American Vogue as well as the Prada runway.
Lais Ribeiro
24-year-old Lais is from Brazil and has walked for Versace, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dior and Dolce & Gabbana.
Monika Jagaciak
The 20-year-old Pole was signed into the world of modeling at the age of 12 and has worked with nearly everyone in the business. She starred in a Hermes campaign aged just 13, was the face of Calvin Klein until 2010 and was forced to sit out many shows because of her age until she turned 16.
Bregje Heinen
The 21-year-old Dutch beauty has serious fashion credentials, having worked with Prada, Roberto Cavali and Fendi amongst others. She goes clubbing a lot and claims to love junk food. It doesn’t show.
Maria Borges
The 22-year-old from Angola was discovered in a modeling competition and has walked for many famous designers such as Marc Jacons, Givenchy, Tom Ford and Dior. She was raised during Angola’s civil war by her older siblings. She has the tattoo “step by step” on her arm to remind to take things one step at a time.
Maud Welzen
The 20-year-old Dutch girl has done the catwalk at shows for every major designer from Burberry to Valentino, In the 2012 Victoria’s Secret show she was serenaded by Justin Bieber who was smitten by her. Like so many others of the group, she was discovered very young and joined the world of fashion at the age of 13.
Jourdan Dunn
The 24-year-old Londoner has appeared on the covers of many magazines and was the first black model in a decade to walk for Prada in 2008. She has a five-year-old son and modeled until the sixth month of her pregnancy. She has appeared in three videos from Beyonce’s latest album: XO, Superpower and Yoce
Daniela Braga
Aged just 19 years of age she was walked from Givenchy to Nordstrom and starred in campaigns for Target and Saks Fifth Avenue. She worked at a pharmacy until she entered the world of modeling.
Romee Strijd
The 19-year-old Dutch girl was signed to DNA management in 2011 and has worked for Yves Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton. She was first scouted at the age of 13, but turned down the offer to model when first asked. It was only much later, after being approached a few times that she began to wonder if modeling was worth a try.
Josephine Skriver
The 21-year-old Danish modelis well-established and has been on many campaigns for Gucci, DKNY, Bulgari, Max Mara and Michael Kors. She is a strong advocate of LGBT and her own parents are members of this community.
Cindy Bruna
The 19-year-old French model has walked in nearly every show during this year’s fashion S/S 15 fashion week for Topshop, Marchesa, Moschino, Ralph Lauren, Jeremy Scott… She was a social and economic science student when she was scouted.