Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2008 Explained

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such as current Victoria's Secret Angels Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Selita Ebanks, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr, and Doutzen Kroes. This year, Behati Prinsloo replaced Miranda Kerr as the Pink spokesmodel.

The 13th fashion show featured some of the new Angels and also the returning Angels. There were special performances by Usher and Jorge Moreno, and the show was hosted by Heidi Klum.

Fashion show segments

Segment 1: Glamour Goddess

Nationality
Model
Wings
Runway Shows
Notes
BraziliansAdriana Lima1999–2003 • 2005–2008 • 2010–2018 Angel (2000–2018)
Alessandra Ambrosio2000–2003 • 2005–2017 Angel (2004–2017)
AustralianMiranda Kerr2006–2009 • 2011–2012 Angel (2007–2013) •  Spokesmodel (2006-2009)
Maryna Linchuk2008–2011 • 2013Newcomer
Selita Ebanks2005–2010 Angel (2005–2008)
Karolína Kurková2000–2003 • 2005–2008 • 2010 Angel (2005–2009)
GermanHeidi Klum1997–2003 • 2005 • 2007–2009 Angel (1999–2010)
RussianAnne Vyalitsyna2008 • 2010–2011Newcomer
Izabel Goulart2005–2016Former Angel (2005–2008)
Doutzen Kroes2005–2006 • 2008–2009 • 2011–2014 Angel (2008–2014)
Julia Stegner2005–2011
Candice Swanepoel2007–2015 • 2017–2018Fitting Model

Adriana Lima returned to the runway to close the performance

Segment 2: Dangerous

Nationality
Model
Wings
Runway Shows
Notes
AmericanMarisa Miller2007–2009 Angel (2007–2009)
BrazilianFlávia de Oliveira2006–2008 • 2010–2011
EstonianCarmen Kass1999–2000 • 2002–2003 • 2008Comeback
SpanishClara Alonso2008Newcomer
FrenchMorgane Dubled2005–2008
BrazilianEmanuela de Paula2008 • 2010–2011Newcomer
FrenchNoémie Lenoir2007–2008
DutchLara Stone2008Newcomer
BrazilianIsabeli Fontana2003 • 2005 • 2007–2010 • 2012 • 2014
AmericansSessilee Lopez2008–2009Newcomer
Angela Lindvall2000 • 2003 • 2005–2008
BrazilianAna Beatriz Barros2002–2003 • 2005–2006 • 2008–2009Comeback

Segment 3: The Moderns

Nationality
Model
Wings
Runway Shows
Notes
BrazilianAlessandra Ambrosio2000–2003 • 2005–2017 Angel (2004–2017)
BritishRosie Huntington-Whiteley2006–2010
LatvianIngūna Butāne2005 • 2007–2008
SwedishCaroline Winberg2005–2011
BrazilianAdriana Lima1999–2003 • 2005–2008 • 2010–2018 Angel (2000–2018)
CaymanianSelita Ebanks2005–2010 Angel (2005–2008)
DominicanArlenis Sosa2008Newcomer
AmericanMarisa Miller2007–2009 Angel (2007–2010)
AustralianMiranda Kerr2006–2009 • 2011–2012 Angel (2007–2013) •  Spokesmodel (2006-2009)

Segment 4: PINK Planet

Nationality
Model
Wings
Runway Shows
Notes
NamibianBehati Prinsloo2007–2015 • 2018 Spokesmodel (2008–2011)
AmericanErin Heatherton2008–2013Newcomer
AustralianSarah Stephens2008
Abbey Lee Kershaw2008–2009
AmericanShannan Click2008–2011
LithuanianEdita Vilkevičiūtė2008–2010
AmericanLindsay Ellingson2007–2014
South AfricanCandice Swanepoel2007–2015 • 2017–2018Fitting Model
BritishRosie Huntington-Whiteley2006–2010
BrazilianFlávia de Oliveira2006–2008 • 2010–2011

Segment 5: Ballet de Fleurs

Nationality
Model
Wings
Runway Shows
Notes
DutchDoutzen Kroes2005–2006 • 2008–2009 • 2011–2014 Angel (2008–2014) • Comeback
GermanHeidi Klum1997–2003 • 2005 • 2007–2009 Angel (1999–2010)
South AfricanCandice Swanepoel2007–2015 • 2017–2018Fitting Model
AustralianMiranda Kerr2006–2009 • 2011–2012 Angel (2007–2013)
SwedenCaroline Winberg2005–2011
BrazilianEmanuela de Paula2008 • 2010–2011Newcomer
BelarusianMaryna Linchuk2008–2011
AmericanSessilee Lopez2008–2009
SpanishClara Alonso2008
CzechKarolína Kurková2000–2008 • 2010 Angel (2005–2009)
LatvianIngūna Butāne2005 • 2007–2008
GermanJulia Stegner2005–2011

Segment 6: Black Tie Holiday

Nationality
Model
Wings
Runway Shows
Notes
CaymanianSelita Ebanks2005–2010 Angel (2005–2008)
BrazilianIzabel Goulart2005–2016Former Angel (2005–2008)
Ana Beatriz Barros2002–2003 • 2005–2006 • 2008–2009Comeback
Isabeli Fontana2003 • 2005 • 2007–2010 • 2012 • 2014
FrenchNoémie Lenoir2007–2008
BrazilianAlessandra Ambrosio2000–2003 • 2005–2017 Angel (2004–2017)
AmericanAngela Lindvall2000 • 2003 • 2005–2008
BrazilianAdriana Lima1999–2003 • 2005–2008 • 2010–2018 Angel (2000–2018) • Wearing "Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra" (Value: $5,000,000)
DutchLara Stone2008Newcomer
AmericanMarisa Miller2007–2009 Angel (2007–2009)
EstonianCarmen Kass1999–2000 • 2002–2003 • 2008Comeback
DutchDoutzen Kroes2005–2006 • 2008–2009 • 2010–2014 Angel (2008–2014)
GermanHeidi Klum1997–2003 • 2005 • 2007–2009 Angel (1999–2010)

Finale

Marisa Miller and Maryna Linchuk led the finale.

Index

SymbolMeaning
1st Generation Angels
2nd Generation Angels
3rd Generation Angels
PINK Spokesmodels
Wings

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