Fashion
11 Hottest Victoria’s Secret Angels
To get the title of “Angel” and to get the honor of wearing wings on the show is a “coronation” in the fashion world, and these elite “unit” models belong to the greatest beauties of the world. This is the list of the hottest ones.
1. Karli Kloss
She was an “Angel” from 2013 to 2015 when she left to study at NYU. She was born in 1992 in Chicago. When she was 2 years old her family moved to St. Louis. She had classical ballet experience which had a great impact on her runway walk. Besides Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, she walked for many famous designers such as Calvin Klein, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Valentino, Elie Saab. Karli was the face of number campaigns such as Lacoste, Dona Karan, and Christian Dior. Four times she was on the cover of Vogue Italia and 9 times on other Vogues Covers. She has unusual beauty and unusual style, which got her so high in the fashion world in the first place.
2. Lily Aldridge
The beautiful brunette was born in 1985 in Los Angeles. Her parents were artists and Playboy models. Her brothers and sisters are all in the art and fashion world, except for the youngest brother who is still very young. She worked with many famous brands and designers. The most famous advertising campaigns are Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, GAP, Levi’s and many others. Lily was only 17 when she appeared on her first cover – Spanish Vogue. She became Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2010, and this year she had the privilege to wear a special bra – Fireworks, covered with diamonds and gold, worth $2 million. She is married to the frontman of the band Kings of Leon, Caleb Folovila, and has a daughter named Dixie who was born in 2012.
3. Heidi Klum
The famous German model was the “Angel” from 1999 to 2010, and once walked the runway just weeks after giving birth, still looking like a bomb. Despite the fact that she is not “angel” for years now and that she is older than most of the other models –being born in 1973 –Heidi remains one of the most popular among them. Besides being a model, Heidi Klumis also an actress, host, fashion designer and television producer, and at one time was engaged in singing. In 2005, she married musician Seal, with whom she has two sons, Henry and Johan, and daughter Lou. They were divorced in 2014. Heidi also has a daughter from a previous relationship, Helene.
4. Behati Prinsloo
This beauty, born in 1989, comes from Africa. She became the face of the Pink, sub-brand of Victoria Secret in 2008 and become their angel in 2009. Behati was born and raised in Namibia and she was discovered by the same person as Kate Moss – Sarah Doukas, a founder of Storm Model Management. She walked the runways for Chanel, Prada, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, and many others, graced many covers and even tried herself in acting. She appeared in one episode of Hawaii Five-0 playing herself. Behati also starred in two music videos for The Virgins and Maroon 5. Adam Levine, frontman of Maroon 5 is her husband since 2014.
5. Doutzen Kroes
Beautiful blonde Dutch “angel” since 2008. Doutzen Kroes was only 22years old when she became one of the most popular top models in the world. The first steps in the career models were flawless and her photo has already appeared on the front pages of many magazines: Vogue(Italian, French, American), Harper’s Bazaar, VMagazine… Doutzen devoted herself to modeling only after completing higher education. The first front page with her face was in a magazine Numero.
A unique harmony of natural beauty, freshness, and brightness impressed fashion designers, photographers, and editors of world fashion magazines. In 2005readers of Vogue declared her for the model of the year. She is married to a Dutch DJ Sanerija James and has a son, Philo, born in 2011.
6. Candice Swanepoel
Born in 1988 in South Africa, Candice’s career as one of “Angels” began in 2010. She grew up in a small village and fluently speaks Afrikaans, English, and Portuguese. Since school days Candice is in the relationship with the Brazilian model Sean Hermann Nicoli. In 2013 she was ranked No 9 by Forbes “The World’s Top-Earnings Models” list earning $3.3 million. In 2013 she wore bra worth $10 million named “The Royal Fantasy Bra”. Candice was on the cover of 8 different Vogue editions, 4 Elle edition, 5 GQ editions, and many other famous magazines. She walked the runways for almost every famous designer.
7. Miranda Kerr
Miranda Kerr is an Australian model and Victoria’s Secret Angel from 2006 until 2013 when they did not renew her contract. She is the first Australian model who worked for Victoria’s Secret’s house. Miranda began to engage in modeling, when she was only 13 years old, beginning to work for Chase Modeling Agency, and in 1997she won first place in the competition for the Australian top-models organized byDollymagazine and Impulse fragrances. She was married to actor Orlando Bloom with whom she has a son, Flynn. In October 2009, she introduced her cosmetic line, called KORA organics, in Australia with co-donor, George Moskos. Miranda’s mother Teresa is the general manager of the company since February 2010.
8. Alessandra Ambrosio
The fiery Brazilian brunette, born in 1981, is one of several Brazilian models who became famous in the late 90’s along with Gisele Bundchen, Adriana Lima and her best friend AnaBeatriz Barros. Born in the small northern Brazilian city of Erechim Alessandra started her career as a teenager. In 1996 she participated in the”Look of the Year” contest by Elite modeling agency. Although she did not win, after a year she received an offer for a contract with the elite modeling.
Her first big job as a model was when she was on the cover of the Brazilian Elle magazine, and the first time she worked for the Victoria’s Secret was in 2000. Alessandra is in a relationship with businessman Jamie Mazur and has two children, Anya (2008) and Noah (2012).
9. Gisele Bundchen
The highest-paid model in the world, this Brazilian beauty was born in 1981 and she is busy walking the runways for years. She wore wings from 2000 to 2007 and is constantly seen on the list as best-paid models, and as the richest women in show business. Besides modeling, she is an occasional film actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador for the environment program. Five years ago she was in a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio. She is married to football player Tom Brady, with whom he has two children – son, Benjamin, born in 2009, and daughter Vivienne, born last in 2012.
10. Adriana Lima
She was only fifteen when she won the competition for Ford’s person of the year in Brazil. When she was 16 she moved from her native Brazil in New York, to build a modeling career and signed with Elite Model. In a very short time, she has been noticed by great creators and has participated in many shows, shooting the covers of renowned magazines, such as Vogue and Marie Claire. In 2000 Adriana became the face of the fashion house “Victoria’s Secret” – one of the “angels”.
Year after year, her career went upwards. It is 2007 and 2008 was the fourth highest-paid model in the world, according to the Forbes list. In 2009, she married a Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric, and later that year had a daughter named Valentina. Three years later, she gave birth to a second girl, Siena.
11. Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is an American model, actress, singer, television host, producer, and entrepreneur. She acquired her fame as an international supermodel, but in recent years has become known as the leader of a popular television talk show The Tyra Banks Show, as well as the creator of reality, shows America’s Next Top Model(ATNM) and True Beauty, of which ATNM founded the International FranchiseTopModel. Tyra was the first dark-skinned model who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She ended her modeling career earlier than other colleagues–when she was 32-years-old, with catwalk at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.