Victoria’s Secret: Angel Reese and Sonny Lee make history
Victoria’s Secret game called.
WNBA player Angel Reese and Olympic gymnast Suni Lee walked the 2025 edition of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, becoming the first major athletes to hit the runway at the lingerie and sleepwear brand’s signature event.
Reese, the Chicago Sky forward, was part of the high-profile “Wings Reveal” lineup, as the two-time All-Star made his debut at the event. The first was a pink lingerie set with a feather shawl, while the second featured the brand’s iconic angel wings. She is the first professional athlete to participate in the show.
“I was meant for it,” Reese said It is said He said in an interview before the show started. “This really is for me. I’m so happy to be in this room with so many amazing models and women. The team that brought it all together was amazing. I’m so excited.”
Angel Reese makes her debut at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show may have marked her first appearance as a professional model, but Reese has long been a fashion icon. Known for her sharp looks and rebounding prowess among women’s basketball fans, she also served as a member of the host committee for the 2025 Met Gala. Reese capped off her distinguished college career, which included an NCAA tournament title with Louisiana State University in 2023, by declaring for the WNBA draft in 2024 Vogue interview Since then I have honored it Magazine cover.
Meanwhile, two-time Olympian Lee made her modeling debut as part of a segment for VS’ Pink line, wearing sporty shorts and a pink jacket adorned with tiny wings. She arrived at the runway while four members of K-pop group Twice were performing live.
Sunny Lee makes her first appearance at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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“Walking into something like the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show felt like a dream outside of my comfort zone…but that’s exactly why I said yes to it,” he told me. Marie Claire In a pre-show interview where she described her runway look as “athletic meets glamorous in the best way.”
Lee, of course, was part of the “Golden Girls” team alongside Simone Biles that brought home a team gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Among her six Olympic medals is also the all-around gold from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which was held in 2021 due to pandemic restrictions. The Minnesota native also competed as part of the Auburn University gymnastics team.