Article Summary: Victoria's Secret is taking the runway back to Los Angeles for the first time since 2007. The 2026 show streams live on Sunday, Oct. 18, with Gigi Hadid, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser and Abby Champion confirmed — and a brand-new Angel, found through an open casting call, revealed on the runway. #VictoriasSecret #VSFashionShow #GigiHadid #AlexConsani #PalomaElsesser #AbbyChampion #Models #Runway #LosAngeles
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is going back to Los Angeles for the first time since 2007. The brand has confirmed Sunday, Oct. 18 as the date, streaming live from L.A. Gigi Hadid, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser and Abby Champion have all been announced for the cast, and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 will also crown a new Angel found through an open casting call.
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 streams live on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. PT and 7:30 p.m. ET from Los Angeles, the brand’s first show in the city in 19 years. Gigi Hadid, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser and Abby Champion are confirmed, and a new Angel will be revealed on the runway.
Who Is Walking in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026?
Victoria’s Secret is releasing the cast in stages rather than as one list. Four names are confirmed so far.
Gigi Hadid returns for her fifth Victoria’s Secret show. She walked twice in 2025, opening in a pink camisole and shorts before changing into a set of near-six-foot wings.
Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser and Abby Champion complete the announced group. Consani and Elsesser both walked in 2025, and each also sat on the judging panel for this year’s open casting.
The brand is updating its cast page as names land, so the roster will keep growing through October. Last year’s show drew a heavy mix of former Angels and current runway names, including Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Anok Yai and Bella Hadid, and a similar spread is likely again.
The New Angel Is Still Unknown
The most consequential casting has not been revealed. Victoria’s Secret relaunched its Angel search in April, the first since 2017, and ran open calls in Los Angeles, Miami, Texas and Chicago between April and June.
Thousands auditioned. The winner receives a contract with IMG Models and will be introduced on the runway itself rather than in advance.
That structure marks a real shift. For decades the brand cast through established agencies and scouts. Sourcing an Angel directly from an open call moves the pipeline outside the traditional agency system, at least at the entry point.
Where and When Is the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026?
The show runs Sunday, Oct. 18, streaming live at 4:30 p.m. PT and 7:30 p.m. ET. Victoria’s Secret announced the Los Angeles move on July 16 and confirmed the date in late August.
The specific venue has not been named. Los Angeles last hosted in 2007 at the Kodak Theatre, with Heidi Klum hosting and performances from will.i.am, Seal and the Spice Girls.
Viewers can watch on YouTube under a new partnership, and the show will also stream on TikTok and Instagram. That is a change from 2024, when the return aired on Amazon.
Tickets are being released in weekly drops announced each Thursday through the brand’s social channels, which is the first time general audiences have had multiple routes to a seat.
What Is the Angels Among Us Docuseries?
Victoria’s Secret is turning the casting process into a documentary series called “Angels Among Us.” Episode one airs Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. ET on YouTube, with further episodes to follow.
The series tracks the nationwide search from open call through selection. It arrives three weeks before the show, which gives the brand a runway of content leading into Oct. 18 and gives audiences a reason to care about a name they have not yet heard.
That approach follows the 2023 documentary “The Tour,” which the brand used to reset its image before bringing the runway show back in 2024.
Key Takeaways
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 streams Sunday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Los Angeles.
- Gigi Hadid, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser and Abby Champion are confirmed; a new Angel is revealed on the runway.
- “Angels Among Us,” the casting docuseries, premieres Sept. 27 on YouTube.
More cast names are expected through September and October. Read our guide to the top modeling agencies in the world for context on the IMG contract at stake, see the most anticipated Spring 2027 runway shows, browse our fashion week coverage, and learn more about Runway Magazine.
Cast updates are posted on the official Victoria’s Secret fashion show page, and Marie Claire has tracked the full announcement timeline.
