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Victoria’s Secret 2011
Posted by janelle | November 10th, 2011
VS angels can’t help but be sexy, the moment the music starts and the lights go on they are there to bring good ol’ fashioned seductiveness back to the runways. Before that all happens though, there is the calm before the storm. The moments when they’re just carefree girls getting ready to do the one show that lets them share their beauty with millions of viewers. For a glimpse at what happens before the wings come on, MDC takes you behind the scenes of the world’s biggest show.
Photos & Video by Billy Rood – Fig Photos
Casting by John Pfeiffer
Hair by Orlando Pita
Makeup by Tom Pecheux
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November 10th, 2011
at 1:58 pm
Billy always knows how to capture the girls being girls… relaxed, comfortable, and gorgeous. Angels indeed.
November 10th, 2011
at 2:23 pm
Great cast for the show… every angels have its own unique personality and attractive in many ways and all with beautiful smile and great body.
November 10th, 2011
at 2:25 pm
Billy Rood is the man! He gets the best shots that really feel like you’re backstage, too! Stunning photos!
November 10th, 2011
at 3:44 pm
Caroline Brasch OMG it’s AMAZING, I really love the new faces Karlie, Joan, Caroline Brasch, Toni!!
November 10th, 2011
at 3:54 pm
So happy to see Sui He do the show, she’s such a natural beauty .
November 10th, 2011
at 5:21 pm
My highlights:
- Karlie closing the show when it’s her first time, and she’s amazing.
- Sui He, Anais Mali, Bregje Heinen, Jablonskis, Caroline BN.
- Caroline Winberg and Julia Stegner being there every year without being an angel. THEY SHOULD BE THOUGH.
- Kanye performing!
- My fave Angels Doutzen and Lindsay!
November 10th, 2011
at 5:34 pm
LOVE the new faces at victorias secret ! Sui He and Toni Garrn are perfect additions!!!!!!!
November 10th, 2011
at 6:28 pm
Love the new faces but miss Rosie and Abby Lee.
November 10th, 2011
at 7:05 pm
Too many little girls like caroline brasch in the show, they need more mature models like Edita V.
November 10th, 2011
at 7:14 pm
i love the fact that they hire more than 1 asian models…and sui he is a good choice of asian model…love..love..love..:)
November 10th, 2011
at 8:32 pm
I REALLY miss Rosie Huntington. She is pure FIRE.
November 10th, 2011
at 9:10 pm
Living for Joan & Sui He .. perfect new choices ..
November 10th, 2011
at 9:41 pm
Billy Rood ROCKS!!! LOVE all these shots!!
November 10th, 2011
at 10:39 pm
Billy…you are amazing. Your work is pure magic!!! HOTHOTHOTT
November 10th, 2011
at 10:40 pm
Billy Rood is a photographer to watch! His work, whether in backstage candids, editorials, or simple model tests, always captures the essence of the models. His work is emotive, simple, elegant without pretension. These shots are so much better than what was captured on stage.
November 10th, 2011
at 10:48 pm
go liu
November 11th, 2011
at 1:37 am
Well well well, that time of year again.. Firstly I must say i’m glad they hired the likes of Joan Smalls, Bregje Heinen, Cameron Russell, Jessica Clarke, Toni Garrn and Anais Mali, they are all great additions to VS. I was shocked and disappointed to see Karlie Kloss, Jacqueline Jablonski and Karmen Pedaru in the show, as I don’t find any of those three girls mildly attractive or sexy by no means. Great to see some of last years successful newbies like Constance, Magdalena and Lily return for another year. Of course the Angels are always fabulous, but I really did miss Rosie!! She was the sexiest of them all!!! I would have loved to see some more traditionally “sexy” models, like Brooklyn Decker, Julie Ordon or Jessica Hart, cast in the show, amidst all the more “high fashion” ones, the balance was a bit off this year. Unfortunately my favourites Abbey Lee Kershaw, Jessica Stam and Natasha Poly did not return
I was also really hoping that Gracie Carvalho, who debuted last year, would have been cast as I saw some potential angel-ness in her. Next year I would love to see Behati open the show! Since Rosie’s going she is now my favourite angel and I love her natural, aesthetic, unapologetic beauty. Candice, Anja and Maryna fulfilled my “blonde bombshell” dosage for the year. Where is Ana Beatriz Barros? x
November 11th, 2011
at 1:41 am
Whoever cast Karlie Kloss and Jacqueline Jablonski in this show must have had something slipped in their coffee! They are horrid.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jessica Stam and Abbey Lee Kershaw were missed xx
Next year I think the models should be: (in alphabetical order)
Abbey Lee Kershaw
Adriana Lime
Alessandra Ambrosio
Ana Beatriz Barros
Anja Rubik
Barbara Palvin
Behati Prinsloo
Brooklyn Decker
Candice Swanepoel
Carola Remer
Chanel Iman
Constance Jablonski
Doutzen Kroes
Edita Vilkeviciute
Eniko Mihalik
Erin Heatherton
Gracie Carvalho
Irina Shayk
Isabeli Fontana
Izabel Goulart
Jessica Hart
Jessica Stam
Joan Smalls
Julie Ordon
Lily Aldridge
Lily Donaldson
Lindsay Ellingson
Liu Wen
Magdalena Frackowiak
Marloes Horst
Maryna Linchuk
Miranda Kerr
Natasha Poly
Patricia Van Der Vliet
Rianne Ten Haken
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Selita Ebanks
November 11th, 2011
at 3:04 am
Candice look like dakota fanning
November 11th, 2011
at 3:09 am
Candice so much look like dakoto what her did in her face
November 11th, 2011
at 3:49 am
Personally not a super fan of the show… but if I had no doubts about Karlie and Toni in such a context (both for their bodies and femininity, and Karlie for her amazing attitude), Caroline (even if @ VSPink) certainly surprised me – and btw I’d like to express a personal WOW for Bregje, fabulous as usual…
November 11th, 2011
at 3:53 am
Great Cast!!
November 11th, 2011
at 7:46 am
Karlie doesn’t do it for me, nor does Jacqueline Jablonski.. other than that a great cast with some great surprises like Bregje Heinen and Jessica Clarke! xx
I missed my two favourite models though, being Abbey Lee Kershaw and Jessica Stam.
November 11th, 2011
at 8:00 am
I’ve seen videos and images and lets just say that Joan Smalls is the best thing VS could’ve done. i’ve always know who she is but didnt take notice of her until I saw her images and videos from the VS show. She would be the perfect new angel! She’s not a little girl, she’s possibly the biggest model at the moment, she’s high fashion and she offers diversity as the only hispanic (non-brazilian). This should be an easy decision for VS and her agency.
And yes i miss Rosie too!!
November 11th, 2011
at 9:20 am
not sure about karlie. in high fashion she’s amazing and just perfect for it but vs… doesn’t she only lacks breasts but she has also no hips, even her face might not be suited for the show. everything else was dazzling as usual
November 11th, 2011
at 11:32 am
Candice reminds me of Linda Evangelisa…She simply shine…Love Her
November 11th, 2011
at 11:38 am
CANDICE is Victoria’s Not So Secret GOLDMINE!!!!
BEST ANGEL…………
November 11th, 2011
at 12:32 pm
im not surprised sui he is chosen for vs (she looks more like beauty pageant contestant than HF model to me anyway) but im so glad liu wen is still chosen to walk vs show (though i wish she had 2 outfit), im happy doutzen is back <3 and im liking candice and erin more and more ^^
November 11th, 2011
at 12:33 pm
who’s slinging the leica?
November 11th, 2011
at 12:45 pm
Joan Smalls shut it down at VS this year. No competition when it comes to the newbies. She is on her way to becoming THE biggest black model since Naomi Campbell. Could you imagine if she had contracts for both Estee Lauder & VS at the same time?!?! Not to mention campaigns for Chanel, Gucci, Cavalli, Stella & Givenchy. She is gonna be everywhere you look. On your TV, in magazines, on the runway- EVERYWHERE!!!
As for Karlie, I think she will become an angel, but the general public won’t like her, just like they don’t like Chanel Iman
November 11th, 2011
at 1:51 pm
Based on the pictures, I agree that Karlie may not have shined. I think she’s currently under weight.
Candice looked amazing..as always.
Joan Smalls is my new obsession. I will be watching on the 29th to see her strut the VS runway.
Sui He was a good choice.
November 11th, 2011
at 6:15 pm
I’m kinda ready for VS to wipe the slate clean & have an almost completely new angel lineup. As much as I love Adriana, Miranda & Allesandra, I think they have done all they can possibly do for the company. Their time is up. I would keep Doutzen & Candice because I don’t think they are done yet. As far as the baby angels- BYE.
So my lineup would be: Doutzen Kroes, Candice Swanepoel, Joan Smalls, Lais Ribeiro, Cameron Russell, Liu Wen, & I guess Karlie Kloss for Pink
I think Doutzen, Joan, Lais & Candice would bring back the VS energy of 2005. Cameron & Karlie would be the best spokesmodels for the brand, & Liu would be a great choice for the expansion in the Asian market.
November 12th, 2011
at 1:24 am
Give Doutzen the fantasy bra the next time!!!!!
November 12th, 2011
at 3:45 am
i saw karlie kloss…what is she doing there?
November 12th, 2011
at 4:27 am
I think that they should use Emily Didonato to replace Adriana Lima once she retires
November 12th, 2011
at 10:07 am
I like that Joan Smalls can appeal to the black market and the latino market. She seemed to do a lot of interviews with spanish media for the VS show. Was she the only spanish speaking model in the show???
November 12th, 2011
at 10:18 am
OMG, Adriana looked mesmerizing even backstage! <3
http://myfashioninsider.blogspot.com/
November 12th, 2011
at 11:00 am
Doutzen Kroes is perfection…what a face, what a body…wowowowww
November 12th, 2011
at 3:05 pm
Doutzen and Candice, WOW they are the Angel stand outs now. Adriana and Alessandra are like Tyra/Heidi these days. They are famous VS angels made a lot of money and have done all they can do for the brand, we’ve seen it all, nothing new. Miranda is ok but always looked too young for my taste. I like sexy models in lingerie, not cute ones.
November 12th, 2011
at 8:18 pm
Most are pretty average looking.
November 12th, 2011
at 10:31 pm
MARYNA LINCHUK should be an ANGEL! AMAZING!
November 13th, 2011
at 11:01 am
Com’on why u guys are so mean Karlie Kloss is definitely the most stunning to me no one could be so unique no one could be so vivacious and comely shes absolutely editorial and the sexiest in her own way oh I have no idea why I’m so obsessed with her
November 13th, 2011
at 4:46 pm
the show was just OK, I missed magdalena why they didn’t let her walk the show?? last year she was for me one of the most outstanding models her attitude, pose and walt hmm… and all the mature, sexy and confident models were somehow not there…
November 13th, 2011
at 6:48 pm
WHERE THE HELL IS KAROLINA KURKOVA? SHE WAS DEFINITELY THE MOST OUTSTANDING ANGEL. COULDN´T TAKE MY EYES OFF HER AMAZING LONG LEGS AS SHE WALKED DOWN THAT RUNWAY. SHE CARRIED THE BIGGEST WINGS ALWAYS. AMAZING KK SHOULD BE CALLED AGAIN!
November 13th, 2011
at 8:38 pm
no isabeli fontana, no karolina kurkova, no jessica stam, no selita ebanks, no abbey lee, no ana bb.. miss them so much in this year’s show.. love lindsay though! isabeli should be an angel btw…
November 14th, 2011
at 3:54 am
they are so lovely!
http://whodcare.blogspot.com/
November 14th, 2011
at 9:59 am
Seeing this year’s production makes me realize how good the 2010 show actually was. This year’s outfits (and especially music) are bummers for me. The only good thing are the newbies – so amazing choices (TONI GARRN! – I was rooting for that girl to get it last year). But I missed my fav Edita though =(
November 15th, 2011
at 6:52 pm
Hello everyone,
I love, really love those girls, but only for high fashion. I would like to see Eniko, KK, Abbey Lee, Natasha, Selita, Ana B, Stam, Isabeli, Edita, Magdalena and Rosie for the catwalk, but apparently they are out of cast and they are so gorgeous and sexy, and that’s what I think that VS is about.
I’m only in the hope that next year’s show these girls will be, because if they’re not, I don’t know what is going to be the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. D:
November 15th, 2011
at 7:01 pm
Sorry if I was misunderstood in my last post, I’m only referring to the new faces when I say that they only work for high fashion, the classic ones are outstanding and gorgeous, by the way, I’ve looked some commentaries and I only have to say that I couldn’t agree more for Emily DiDonato replace Adriana Lima, even I’m loving her so much(my favorite angel ever) she will be replaced someday. Also, I’d like to say that Candice and Erin are the only angels that I agree, because the other girls I don’t think that they work.
November 15th, 2011
at 7:27 pm
i think abbey had a conflict with the versace show. i like that they didnt include older models like jessica stam, karolina, isabelli…there’s a new crop of top models and supermodels like karmen pedaru, joan smalls, toni garn and some others. i love most of the new girls but joan takes it for me.
November 16th, 2011
at 6:25 am
Shanina Shaik is an exotic hottie!!
Bregje, Toni, Jessica Clarke and of course Shanina herself were all welcome additions to the super-cast. Karlie Kloss doesn’t fit in, she’s pretty, but in more of a haute couture circa 1940′s than commercial circa now.
I wish Abbey Lee Kershaw and Jessica Stam were in the show!! I’m also keen for Ana Beatriz Barros and Bianca Balti to return from their VS hiatus
Adriana: always the star, however Candice really stole her thunder this year!
November 16th, 2011
at 6:35 am
If I could pick and choose my victoria’s secret angels the only ones I would keep would be Candice, Doutzen, Behati and Erin. I’d bring back Rosie for sure as she’s got so much sexy left to give and as far as newbies go i’d pick: Maryna Linchuk, Joan Smalls, Jessica Stam, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Constance jablonski. Maybe throw in Liu Wen or Ming Xi for asian expansion.
Goodbye Adriana and Alessandra, your old news.
And goodbye Chanel Iman, Lily Aldridge, Lindsay Ellingson and Miranda Kerr, god knows why any of you were hired in the first place.
Next year Abbey, Jessica, Ana B and Rosie better be there or the show will turn to shit!!
November 16th, 2011
at 6:41 am
i miss ABBEY LEE KERSHAW
November 16th, 2011
at 10:49 am
Good to see to Chinese girls. And good to see dear Lily!!!!
November 17th, 2011
at 12:22 am
Love Lily D.
November 18th, 2011
at 7:23 am
I love Anja Rubik. She’s stunning
! Polish girls the best 
November 18th, 2011
at 2:46 pm
I gotta agree I miss Abbey, Jessica and Rosie, silly not to bring them back!
November 20th, 2011
at 2:44 pm
One more angel from STARSYSTEM !
Congratulations, Ieva !!
November 21st, 2011
at 3:49 am
Victoria’s Secret, if only I was their chief casting director. They really need to throw a new casting director into the mix to spice things up, the cast is getting kind of dry. Obviously all these girls are “pretty” and they’ve got legs up to their armpits and are whippet thin, but are they really VS material?
In the case of some, yes, they are sexy and ready to rock the runway. But with others they’re either not suited for VS or have been booked and rebooked so many times that it’s just plain boring.
My ideal Victoria’s secret angel line-up for 2012 would be: Candice, Doutzen, Erin, Behati, Joan, Maryna, Rosie, Brooklyn Decker and Jessica Stam.
Adriana and Alessandra and Miranda are boring me these days and I was never a fan of Chanel Iman and Lily Aldridge. Lindsay E is cute but not angel material, just book her come showtime.
I think it’s time to get rid of Alessandra, Miranda and possibly Adriana as well as regulars like KK, Caroline Winberg, Izabel, Isabeli and Julia Stegner and breathe some new life into the show with a clean slate of girls like Sedene Blake, Ginta Lapina, Alejandra Alonso and Clara Alonso, Marloes Horst, Gracie Carvalho and Barbara Palvin.
DO NOT!! I repeat do not re-book Jacqueline Jablonski, Karlie Kloss, Shannan Click, Chanel Iman or any of those other grotesquely “all-american” anorexics. Also i’ve had enough of Anne V, Karmen Pedaru (even though this was her first year :S), Anja and Flavia. DON’T BOOK ‘EM NEXT YEAR!!
Past models to bring back (by popular demand) include: Abbey Lee Kershaw, Jessica Stam, Bianca Balti, Ana B, Edita and Gracie.
In conclusion it wasn’t a TOTAL disappointment this year. Joan Smalls was fantastic, as was Liu and Constance. Funny how those three are also the new faces of Estee Lauder!!
It was nice to see Cameron, Shanina, Jessica Clarke, Sui He, Anais Mali, Toni and Bregje walk in the show. However they need not become regulars! Keep it fresh and exciting VS!
xx
November 21st, 2011
at 3:53 am
WHERE IS ABBEY LEE KERSHAW AND JESSICA STAM?? AND ROSIE?
November 21st, 2011
at 3:56 am
VS you have got to be kidding me. You book girls like Karlie, Shannan and Jacqueline yet neglect Jessica Stam, Gracie Carvalho, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Natasha Poly?
W= What
T= The
F=Fuck
??????????
November 21st, 2011
at 3:57 am
Abbey Lee Kershaw?? Where is she?
November 21st, 2011
at 4:07 am
I miss Abbey!
November 25th, 2011
at 1:47 am
Can anyone tell me who the girl with dark hair in the 4th picture from the top is? (Below the picture of lima and kerr)
She is stunning.
November 26th, 2011
at 3:15 pm
I’m loving Joan smalls and Adriana Lima is my all time favorite. I wish they’d give Gracie Carvalho and Emanuella De paula some more time too. They are so beautiful!!
November 27th, 2011
at 12:21 am
@Kerry- that’s Jacquelyn Jablonski
November 27th, 2011
at 12:30 pm
Where’s Barbara Palvin?? Rosie?? Jessica Stam?? )’:
November 29th, 2011
at 6:01 am
I miss Abbey Lee Kershaw’s sexy hips swaying down the runway. Why book shit girls like Karlie, Chanel and Jacquelyn over bloody AMAZING models like Abbey, Jessica Stam and Rosie?? Why Victoria’s Scret? Why??
November 29th, 2011
at 6:07 am
Three words: ABBEY LEE KERSHAW.
One question: WHERE ONE EARTH IS SHE??
November 29th, 2011
at 6:09 am
Glad that Maryna, Constance, Joan, Candice, Lily D, Erin, Behati and Lais walked. Where is Abbey and Jessica Stam?
and Rosie 
miss ‘em x
November 30th, 2011
at 2:57 am
I love Erin and Candice and Behati
they’re gorgeous.
December 13th, 2011
at 11:59 pm
toni was there!!! she is the most gorgeous girl ever, so happy she made it. hope it will reboost her career xxx
December 17th, 2011
at 4:20 pm
VICTORIA’S SECRET DEFENETLY NEED MORE LATIN GIRLS..
December 22nd, 2011
at 2:42 am
OK, none of the VS models have the body like Candice!Whoa-I couldn’t believe how womanly her body is when I first saw her!!! Doutzen has a very pretty face but she looks to stiff on the runway.I think it’s her short neck which makes her look like she has a bad posture….I just don’t see a sex appeal coming from Emily DiDonatto and can’t imagine her replacing Adriana Lima.No way she can fill the shoes of one of the hottest models on the planet.I can imagine IRINA SHAYK rocking those angel wings! Look at her in Sports Illustrated.She oozes sex-appeal in her photo shoots.That’s a perfect lingerie model.Her body is amazing!!!!
Is VS too blind to see that.I WANNA SEE HER IN YOUR NEXT SHOW!!! She’ll blow everyone away.
February 15th, 2012
at 3:08 pm
Cameron Russell is gorgeous!! i hope she does more Victoria Secret Shows in the future!!!!!!!
April 23rd, 2012
at 12:53 pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3
June 23rd, 2012
at 10:58 am
fuck you all ones who are hating on Karlie, she’s successful and as for you..
November 1st, 2012
at 6:36 am
Achei maravilhoso o casting, mas falta mais sensualidade nas garotas um casting como os de antigamente como em 2003, 2005 e 2006 onde eles selecionavam mulheres mais maduras, hoje as angels estão cada vez mais jovens e são realmente mto magras o que acaba incomodando a que assiste ao show, no mais as peças são muito bem desenhadas e os criadores são maravilhosos. Eu fiz um casting particular que realmente eu queri que fosse o escolhido para ao desfile deste ano, pena que não.
Emily Didonato
Irina Shayk
Ali Stephens
Aline Weber
Cinthia Dicker
Joan Small
Julia Frauche
Juliana Martins
Erin Heatherton
Bar Refaeli
Kendra Spears
Jessica Clarke
Fernanda Motta
Renata Kuerten
Vanessa Damasceno
Lais Ribeiro
Lindsay Ellingson
Anais Mali
Raica Oliveira
Barbara Palvin
Jasmine Tookes
Emily Baker
Anais Pouliot for PINK segment
Shu Pei
Guisela Rhein
Karmen Pedaru
Frida Gustavsson
Anne V
Iselin Steiro
Sigrid Agren
Sui He
Doutzen Kroes
Toni Garn
Behati Prinslo
Candice Swanepoel
Emanuela de Paula
Edita Vilkeviciute
Alessandra Ambrósio
Marcelia Freesz
Sara Sampaio
Adriana Lima
Ieva Leguna
Elsa Hosk
Lonneke Engel
Diana Timofeeva
Ellie Ross
January 3rd, 2013
at 10:17 pm
As Tops Juliana Martins, Raica Oliveira e Cinthia Dicker jamais deveriam ter ficado de fora mesmooo! Elas engrandeceriam com certeza o Espetáculo!!!! Musasss e Divassss..I Love Their!!!
January 3rd, 2013
at 10:26 pm
We want the Top Juliana Martins already on Victoria’s Secret!!!!