From Bayou Barbie to Victoria’s Secret Bombshell: Angel Reese Gets Her Wings

“I’m going to be a Victoria’s Secret model one day.” This is what Angel Reese posted to her Instagram Story last October after attending the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show as a guest, as opposed to one of the models. (At 6′3″, the Chicago Sky forward, known during her college years at Louisiana State University as the “Bayou Barbie,” would have fit right in with the Angels on the runway.) Manifestation deniers, here’s proof that you’ve been wrong all along: Tonight, the 23-year-old is making her official debut on the runway alongside confirmed models such as Joan Smalls, Gigi Hadid, Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Adriana Lima. Even better, when she steps foot on that iconic stage, she’ll make history, joining Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee (who also attended as a guest in 2024) as the first professional athletes to get their wings in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

For the occasion, Reese, Lee, and their fellow models had their makeup done by iconic makeup artist Pat McGrath, and their “bouncy, beautiful blowouts” were coiffed by hair genius Jawara. With Adam Selman being named Victoria’s Secret‘s executive creative director back in April 2025, the runway looks will no doubt be equally impressive.