Victoria's Secret has called the game.
WNBA player Angel Reese and Olympic gymnast Suni Lee She walked the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, becoming the first major athletes to walk the runway at the lingerie and loungewear brand's signature event.
Reese, national team striker Chicago Skywas part of the high-profile “Wings Reveal,” with the two-time All-Star making his double debut at the event. The first was a pink floral print lingerie set paired with a feathered stole, while the second featured the brand's iconic angel wings. She is the first professional athlete to take part in the show.
“It was destined for me,” Reese as reported said in an interview before the show. “This is it for me. I'm so excited to sit in this room with so many amazing models and women. The team that put it all together was amazing. I'm so excited.”
Angel Reese debuted two looks at the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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The 2025 Victoria Secret Fashion Show may have marked her professional modeling debut, but Reese has long been a fashion icon. Among women's basketball fans, she is known not only for her striking appearance, but also for her rebounding skills, and she was even a member of the basketball association. 2025 Meeting Gala hosting committee. Reese capped off a distinguished college career that included NCAA Championship title with Louisiana State University in 2023, declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Vogue Interview and have since decorated it magazine cover.
Meanwhile, two-time Olympic champion Lee made her fashion show debut as part of a segment dedicated to the VS Pink line, wearing short shorts and a pink hoodie adorned with miniature wings. She walked onto the podium while the four members of the K-pop group Twice performed live.
Sunee Lee makes her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut.
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“Going to something like the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was like a dream outside of my comfort zone… But that's why I said yes,” Lee said. Marie Claire in a pre-show interview where she described her runway look as “sporty and glamorous in the best way.”
Lee, of course, was part Team “Golden Girls” along with Simone Biles, who brought home team gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Her six Olympic medals also include all-around gold from the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were held in 2021 due to pandemic restrictions. The Minnesota native also competed on the Auburn University gymnastics team.
