Kendall Jenner and Bella and Gigi Hadid were among the winged beauties to strut the legendary runway, hosted for the first time in Paris. The toned women walked as Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd performed, adding a musical backdrop to the over-the-top lingerie costumes. Swedish model Elsa Hosk wore one of the most dramatic ensembles, with a Chinese dragon wrapped around her body.
The 2016 cast includes 51 women, from newcomer Bella Hadid to seasoned pro Adriana Lima. Backstage, chaos reigned before the show began, as the women received final touches on makeup and hair, the latter designed to reflect their natural strands this year. Stylist Sarah Potempa told Refinery 29 they would be ditching the extensions that have previously dominated.
"We want to embrace everyone's natural beauty," Potempa said. "We're giving a carefree approach to the length and type of curl. Some women with shorter hair, maybe a lob, will walk with that hair. We're not gonna add extensions to make it super-long ... we're not gonna put a wig on. We’re gonna embrace it. There are 51 women, and we’re gonna make them feel their most beautiful."
While stylists went to work on her hair, Jasmine Tookes talked about another highlight of this year's lingerie show: the $3 million fantasy bra.
"It is so beautiful. It's covered in white diamonds and emeralds and it has about 9,000 gemstones," she gushed. "So stunning."
Tookes is the third black Angel chosen to wear the coveted bra, which she said was constructed on a mold of her upper body.
"It's very heavy; it weighs more than 450 karats. It weighs down on my shoulders a little bit, but it's so worth it," she said. "I might jog out of this show with it, though."
Hadid also enjoyed a big day ahead of her first Victoria's Secret runway appearance.
"Can't believe I get to experience all of this with my best friend!" she wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a photo with sister Gigi Hadid, who is also walking in the show.
Mother Yolanda Hadid also shared in the excitement, posting a throwback image of her daughters as young models in training.
The models touched down in Paris earlier in the week. Led by Alessandra Ambrosio, the troupe posed for photos outside the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday morning as gobsmacked tourists stopped to take in the view.
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