The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion show has just concluded this month. As usual, it has generated animated discussions on social media platforms at home and abroad.
Top models work hard to show off their amazing figures and, most of all, promote the brand’s goods in high-profile settings while audiences clap loudly time and time again.
The fashion gala offers the public a feast for eyes and also attracts hundreds of celebrities and entertainers each year with terrific performances.
Most Chinese people began to know the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in the 2010s as more Chinese supermodels have come to the stage.
Chinese model Liu Wen, who joined the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, was the first Asian model to take part. After that, He Sui, Xi Mengyao and Ju Xiaowen have appeared in turns in the show. And it is worth noting that He Sui has been strutting down the catwalk for seven years in row since 2011.
The 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was taped Nov 20 in Shanghai, China at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, marking the first time it has been held in Asia. And seven Chinese faces delighted the fashion gala with passion and confidence.
The whole show usually consists of several different show segments. This year, it was divided into Punk Angels, Porcelain Angels, Winter's Tales, Millenial Nation, Goddesses and Nomadic Angels.
In comparison with the current lavish event, with elaborate costumed lingerie and music by leading singers, the first show was held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in August 1995 with a goal of marketing the brand for Valentine's Day.
So far, the show has been held in only seven cities: New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Cannes, Paris, London and Shanghai.
Now, let’s review some classic moments from the show’s past 22 years.
Models including Karolina Kurkova, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima walk on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 9, 2005.
Chinese model Liu Wen walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on Nov 30, 2016.
Model Adriana Lima walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 13, 2013.
Model Candice Swanepoel walks the runway during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Earl's Court exhibition centre on Dec 2, 2014 in London, England.
Model Karolina Kurkova walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov 16, 2006.
Model Bregje Heinen walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 9, 2011.
Chinese model He Sui walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2015.
Model Lindsay Ellingson walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model Maud Welzen walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model Joan Smalls walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model Heidi Klum walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show held in 2003 and 2008 respectively.
Model Doutzen Kroes walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model Xi Mengyao walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Model Gisele Bundchen walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 9, 2005.
Model Grace Elizabeth walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on Nov 30, 2016.
Model Alessandra Ambrosio walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami on Nov 15, 2008.
Model Alessandra Ambrosio walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 9, 2011.
Model Izabel Goulart walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2015.
Model He Sui walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on Nov 30, 2016.
Model Karlie Kloss walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Model Lily Donaldson walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2010.
Model Joan Smalls walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2015.
Model Lindsay Ellingson walks the runway during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Earl's Court exhibition centre on Dec 2, 2014 in London, England.
Model Ju Xiaowen walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Model Madgalena Frackowiak walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model Lily Donaldson walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2015.
Model Behati Prinsloo walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2015.
Model Xi Mengyao walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on Nov 30, 2016.
Leomie Anderson and Liu Wen walk on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Model Blanca Padilla walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Model Erin Heatherton walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2010.
Model Behati Prinsloo walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model Xie Xin walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Model Maria Borges walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 10, 2015.
Model Doutzen Kroes walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City on Nov 7, 2012.
Model He Sui walks on the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Mercedes Benz Arena, in Shanghai, China on Nov 20, 2017.
Source: By Zhang Xingjian | chinadaily.com.cn
