The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is underway.
The winged runway spectacular will officially return in 2026, and will be held in Los Angeles instead of New York, the lingerie company announced on July 16.
“This year, we’re taking our show to the birthplace of glamor, stardom, and iconography… Los Angeles, California. It’s the City of Angels, after all,” Victoria’s Secret shared on Instagram.
The brand also revealed the show’s first confirmed cast member, Gigi Hadid.
“Enter, Angels, we’re going to LA!” the supermodel joked in a video sharing the “iconic” news.
Hadid, 31, made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut in 2015, modeling both a sultry firefighter-themed outfit and a gorgeous green butterfly-inspired look.
“I think it took me a couple of tries before I got it. So imagine how I felt when I got the show for the first time,” she said on Instagram last year, reflecting on that seminal moment.
“I’m so happy for her. She just wanted it so much…When you look back at photos from that time, the world was so hard on her,” Hadid continued. “I deserved to be there. I keep coming back to this show. I’m so happy for that girl who first saw the show, and for my teenage self who was just watching the show.”
Ahead of her Victoria’s Secret catwalk debut, the model was criticized for her runway walk, body shape and the role nepotism may have played in her budding career. (Her mother is “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Yolanda Hadid, and her father, Mohamed Hadid, is a luxury real estate developer.)
“No, I don’t have the same body type as the other models on the show. No, I don’t think I’m the best at any show. Yes, I want to walk in a unique way, but I also know I have to improve. No, I’m not the first or last model of my type in this industry,” Hadid wrote on Instagram in 2015.
“I can give you all the reasons why I think I’m where I am, but the truth is, I’m a hard worker who believes in myself, and I was born at a time when the fashion industry was ready for change.”
“Yes, I have breasts, abs, butt, and thighs, but I’m not asking for special treatment. I fit into the sample size. Your mean comments don’t make me want to change my body, and they don’t make me say no to designers who ask me to be in their shows. And they definitely don’t change designers’ opinions of me.”
In fact, following her first Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Hadid returned in 2016, 2018, 2024, and 2025. Over the past decade, she’s done interviews for countless fashion magazines, bounced around luxury brands from Chanel to Versace, and become one of the highest-paid models in the industry.
The exact dates for the 2026 VS show have not yet been announced, but in recent years the event has been held in October.
