Tyra Banks Reflects on Last Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Walk Nearly 20 Years Ago Before 2024 Runway Return
Legendary model Tyra Banks will return to the runway for the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Nearly two decades have passed since the trailblazing model last walked the lifestyle brand’s fashion show, and she spoke about the opportunity in a new segment for Victoria’s Secret’s official social media channels.
The model reflected on her return to the runway for the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday, saying, “It feels crazy being back on the Victoria’s Secret runway. I mean, like, ‘cray cray,’ as in ‘cray cray good,'” she said. “I never thought that I would be back on this runway, to be honest.”
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Learn more about the model’s last walk and how her fellow 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show models feel about her return.
When did Tyra Banks last walk the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway?
Banks last walked the Victoria’s Secret runway for the 2005 fashion show. “I was like, ‘This is it,'” Banks said. “It was so over-the-top, and I was like, ‘I’m out,'” she said.
“My last walk was this red outfit, and I had these medals all around my waist. I had hair that was super long; crazy long lashes and I had this scepter that said ‘V’ in my hand. And I got to the end of the runway, and I kissed it,” Banks said.
“And then I raised it and I started pumping, pumping. In my head I was like, ‘I’m out.’ But you pulled me back in,” Banks said, referencing her return to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show this fall. The model also served as a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1997 until 2005.
Along with her memorable finale outfit, Banks wore two other looks for the 2005 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The model wore a black bustier ensemble with a bevy of feathers trailing behind her and a blue and purple jewel-toned look, which featured ornately designed green beads on her waist and beneath her bustline.
Who will join Tyra Banks on the runway for the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show?
Banks will join a string of new and returning models for the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The models who have already been announced for the 2024 show include Candice Swanepoel, Taylor Hill, Mayowa Nicholas, Imaan Hammam, Paloma Elsesser, Devyn Garcia and Gigi Hadid.
The crop of returning and new models shared their excitement for Banks’s return. “Tyra’s, just like, so iconic,” Elsesser said of the model. Others reflected on how special it is for Banks to make her return to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
When and where is the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show?
Following a five-year hiatus and restructuring of the brand’s mission, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will return on Oct. 15.
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