As Victoria’s Secret brings back its iconic show with Danish Josephine Skriver returning to the runway, we take the opportunity to look back at each and every Scandinavian model to have donned VS wings over the years
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back. Relaunching its infamous show last night in New York, the lingerie powerhouse also brought back iconic faces from the past, with former angels Adriana Lima, Barbara Palvin and Tyra Banks are all reprising their roles. Amongst those reunited was homegrown Danish supermodel Josephine Skriver, a mainstay at the VS spectacles throughout the 2010s.
While Skriver has perhaps donned the wings most regularly, she's far from the only Scandinavian model to be welcomed to Angel ranks – former Vogue Scandinavia cover stars Helena Christensen, Elsa Hosk and Kelly Gale are all Victoria's Secret veterans.
Amongst the glitter-encrusted, star-studded Victoria's Secret fever, we take a look back at all nine Nordic modes to have earned their wings and walked the runway over the years.
Caroline Brasch Nielsen
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Danish model Caroline Brasch Nielsen walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show twice in her modelling career: starring in the PINK segment in 2011 accompanied by Nicki Minaj singing 'Super Bass' and again in 2013, with Neon Jungle performing their track 'Trouble'.
Caroline Winberg
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Swedish national, Caroline Winberg walked the Victoria’s Secret show for seven consecutive years, from 2005 through to 2011. She was cast for segments including 'Wild Things', 'Femme Fatale', 'Age of Elegance', 'Enchanted Forest' and 'Aquatic Angels'.
Dorothea Barth Jörgensen
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Dorothea Barth Jörgensen started modelling after winning the Swedish Elite Model Look. She worked repeatedly with Victoria’s Secret and donned the infamous wings twice in her career. In 2009 and 2012 she walked the PINK segment of the show, accompanied first by Kings of Leon with 'Use Somebody', and then Justin Bieber singing 'Beauty and the Beat'.
Elsa Hosk
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Swedish supermodel and former *Vogue Scandinavia *cover star, Elsa Hosk achieved Angel status in 2015 with Victoria’s Secret. She began walking the fashion shows in 2011 and appeared annually until 2018. In 2016 she opened the show and in 2017 she wore the annual Swarovski outfit. Hosk’s major triumph with the brand came when she was chosen to wear the 'Dream Angels' Fantasy Bra in 2018. The bra was designed alongside Atelier Swarovski and hand-set with 2,100 diamonds equating to US$1 million.
Frida Aasen
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Frida Aasen, Danish supermodel, walked the fashion show twice in her career with Victoria’s Secret. She was a newcomer in 2017, walking the 'Porcelain Angelä segment in Shanghai, and returned in 2018 for 'Flights of Fancy' when the show took place in New York City.
Frida Gustavsson
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The Swedish actress and model only walked the one time for Victoria’s Secret, but appeared in one of the most recognised segments. In 2012 she walked 'Calendar Girls', as the May Queen, accompanied by Bruno Mars singing 'Locked Out Of Heaven'.
Helena Christensen
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Former Vogue Scandinavia cover star, Helena Christensen was one of the original Victoria’s Secret Angels, from 1997 to 1998. She walked the show twice during her time with the lingerie brand, in 1996 and 1997, before the show was ever televised.
Josephine Skriver
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Danish model Josephine Skriver was among the 10 new Angels announced in 2016. Over her tenure with the label, she walked every show from 2013 until 2018, wearing the Swarovski look in 2016. She was also one of the original angels who returned for the relaunch in 2024.
Kelly Gale
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Swedish bombshell and former Vogue Scandinavia cover star walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show consecutively from 2013 until 2018. She appeared in segments including 'Parisian Nights', 'Mountain Romance', 'Exotic Traveller' and 'Downtown Angel'.