The model, 29, kicked off the action on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in style
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Gigi Hadid is back on the Victoria’s Secret runway.
The model, 29, made an unforgettable appearance at the 2024 show, taking place in N.Y.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, ascending from the floor before kicking off the show with her signature strut.
She looked pretty as ever, waring a perfect pink look grounded by a belted, silky one-piece with short shorts and plunging neckline. Her cropped blonde hair was slicked back, and the ensemble accessorized with oversized diamond hoop earrings, gladiator-style heels and of course, a pink pair of wings.
A verse from the INXS hit “Never Tear Us Apart” played as Hadid walked, with the lyric “We all have wings but some of us don’t know why,” hitting extra hard.
“We are back,” the screen read, before Hadid descended back into the runway.
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The day before the event, Hadid posted a carousel of throwback pictures with a caption emphasizing her excitement. “After today’s rehearsal I can confirm that it will forever feel like a dream come true,” she wrote.
“Looking back on some of my favorite VS show moments over the years and I’m so excited to do it again tomorrow, with the most incredible, dedicated, creative VS Team & with so many women I love and some I grew up watching. It is an honor.”
Hadid teamed up with VS veteran Tyra Banks to announce this year’s highly anticipated event. In a clip shared to Instagram in August, the Guest in Residence founder walks into a hotel lobby, where Banks greets her with a show invite in hand.
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Prior to the show, Victoria’s Secret shared that models Imaan Hammam, Candice Swanepoel, Grace Elizabeth, Devyn Garcia, Paloma Elsesser, Taylor Hill and Mayowa Nicholas would be walking. In social media posts, Adriana Lima and Barbara Palvin also revealed they would be as well.
Cher is set to headline the show, with Tyla and Lisa performing as well. “It’s a woman’s world, so it’s understood that you can’t have a fashion show without the mother of fashion herself,” Victoria’s Secret wrote of the music icon on Instagram.
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In May, the brand announced the return of the runway show.
“We’ve read the comments and heard you,” an Instagram caption read. “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is ✨ BACK ✨ and will reflect who we are today, plus everything you know and love—the glamour, runway, wings, musical entertainment, and more! Stay tuned…it only gets more iconic from here. 🪽”
After coming under fire for a lack of diversity, the show was canceled in 2019. It returned in 2023 as The Tour, a streamed nontraditional show that was filmed in Barcelona, London, Tokyo, Lagos, Nigeria and Bogotá, Colombia. Hadid narrated the spectacle, which aired on Prime Video.
The model made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut in 2015 and appeared in the 2016 show in Paris. Hadid missed the 2017 show but returned in 2018 alongside her sister, Bella.