Victoria's Secret show: a new pre-show and a growing cast list
Ahead of the 18 October show in Los Angeles, Victoria's Secret announces a "Pink Carpet" pre-show with two hosts. Longtime Angels Joan Smalls and Liu Wen are also announced.
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Victoria's Secret will stream its Fashion Show on Sunday, 18 October, free of charge on its own YouTube channel; the livestream page is already set up. New this year is a pre-show: from 7 p.m. Eastern Time, half an hour before the show begins, a "Pink Carpet" special hosted by Scott Evans and Zanna Roberts Rassi will run, according to Marie Claire. In Germany that is 1 a.m. on the night of 19 October; the show itself starts at 1.30 a.m.
The cast list has grown over the past weeks. Marie Claire lists longtime Angels Joan Smalls and Liu Wen, along with Anok Yai, Ashley Graham, Alex Consani and Paloma Elsesser. As of 12 October, the website Rockstarr Media counts 15 models, including Imaan Hammam, Precious Lee, Grace Elizabeth and Devyn Garcia. They will be joined by the winner of the open casting call, who will only be revealed during the show.
Marie Claire sums up what is new: it is the third year of the revamped format, the first of the revamped shows on a weekend and the first in Los Angeles since 2007. After Amazon in 2024 and 2025, YouTube is the new streaming partner. According to the YouTube blog, there is also a "VS Angel Wings" effect that lets users add wings to short videos.