The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 is back tonight, and it is the brand’s boldest swing since its comeback. The iconic runway returns to Los Angeles for the first time in 19 years. It streams live and free around the world, and a brand-new Angel will be crowned. Here is everything you need to know before the wings come out.
When and How to Watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026
The main event takes place Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, starting 4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET.
No cable or paid streaming is required. The show streams live and free on Victoria’s Secret’s official YouTube channel, plus Instagram and TikTok. In addition, select AMC cinemas in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles are screening it live.
The Pink Carpet pre-show with Scott Evans and Zanna Roberts Rassi starts at 7 p.m. ET.
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 Start Times Around the World
The show airs Sunday evening in the US. The UK and Spain watch in the early hours of Monday, October 19. Australia, meanwhile, tunes in at 10:30 a.m. AEST Monday.
Who Is Walking in the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show?
The cast blends runway royalty with a new generation. Gigi Hadid returns for her sixth appearance after debuting in 2015 at age 20. Adriana Lima, the brand’s longest-serving Angel, is also back, and her return has generated huge buzz. Meanwhile, Alessandra Ambrosio celebrates her 20th Victoria’s Secret show.
Veterans Candice Swanepoel, Joan Smalls, Elsa Hosk, and Barbara Palvin join them. Newer faces include Imaan Hammam, Paloma Elsesser, Alex Consani, Ashley Graham, and Anok Yai. In total, 22 models are confirmed — yet surprises are likely.
Her return feels symbolic. In fact, she also headlined Vogue World Milano 2026 (read our rundown), capping a season in which the industry’s biggest names rallied around the revived show.
The Performers: An All-Female Music Lineup
This year’s music slate is all women, all momentum: Megan Thee Stallion, Tate McRae, Megan Moroney, and KATSEYE. It follows 2025’s all-female bill: Karol G, TWICE, Missy Elliott, and Madison Beer.
Each act arrives with real heat: KATSEYE, for example, kicked off their WILDWORLD Tour behind a first Billboard 200 No. 1 EP, while Megan Thee Stallion builds toward her Act III album.
Past performers include Taylor Swift (2013, 2014), Rihanna (2012, 2015), and Lady Gaga (2016). Since the comeback, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, TWICE, and Cher have taken the stage. For more on Swift’s style evolution, see her recent Gucci date-night look with Travis Kelce.
A New Angel Will Be Crowned Live Tonight
One of the night’s biggest moments involves none of the veterans. Instead, the Angels Among Us winner gets revealed live on the runway tonight, after seven episodes tracking the search since September 27.
More than 100,000 applicants answered the open casting call, with live events in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and Chicago. For instance, reports name Andreína Martínez Fournier, Solange Omon, and Tatyana Tinsley as the final three. The winner receives an exclusive IMG Models contract. The format is the real story: the first Angel search since 2017 moves casting outside the traditional agency system.
The Comeback Timeline: From 2019 Cancellation to “Fandemonium”
The show ran annually from 1995 to 2018, then went dark in 2019 amid weak ratings and executive misconduct revelations. Its October 2024 return was a deliberate reset.
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The first show airs in New York City. |
| 2007 | The last LA show, at the Kodak Theatre with Heidi Klum. |
| 2018 | The final show before the hiatus. |
| 2019 | Canceled amid weak ratings, body-image criticism, and executive misconduct revelations. |
| 2024 | Full-scale NYC comeback: Tyra Banks and Doutzen Kroes return; Cher and BLACKPINK’s Lisa perform. |
| 2025 | Second comeback show in Brooklyn with an all-female music lineup. |
| 2026 | LA return after 19 years: “Fandemonium,” free YouTube streaming, and a new Angel from open casting. |
Chief Creative Officer Adam Selman calls this year’s vision “Fandemonium.” He wanted the show “bigger and bolder,” but “couldn’t find a space in New York that could house” the production. The move west taps “a different side of Americana and this sort of idea of the American dream.” (See YouTube’s official viewing guide and Sports Illustrated’s rundown.)
What’s Next for Victoria’s Secret
The business looks solid: under CEO Hillary Super, net sales rose about 10 percent to $1.611 billion last quarter, with full-year guidance at $7.10–7.18 billion.
So the runway is now the centerpiece of a growth story, not just a marketing expense. The YouTube partnership also runs deeper than streaming. An official Angel Wings Effect lets fans make Shorts in colors drawn from past runway wings, with homepage features up for grabs. In other words, the audience is part of the broadcast.
If “Fandemonium” lands, expect open casting and the fan-first format to stick. The show could keep growing into the pop-culture tentpole it once was. (Full lineup: Just Jared’s reveal coverage; more spectacle: our 2026 MTV VMAs preview.)
