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Tyra Banks made her return to Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after nearly 20 years.
On Tuesday (October 15), Banks, 50, closed out the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, strutting down the runway after popping up from under the stage in a silver bodice ensemble with sparkly gray leggings and a matching metallic cape.
Banks' cape flowed in the wind as she owned the catwalk. At the end of the runway, Banks twirled the cape before being joined on stage by fellow Victoria’s Secret angels.
The supermodel first appeared at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 1996. Banks last strutted the runway for the brand in 2005 as she began her television career.
In August, Victoria's Secret announced that Banks would return to the roster after the fashion show's six-year hiatus. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was canceled in 2019 after the brand faced backlash for its lack of inclusivity. The company has since rebranded and launched the VS Collective, a diverse group of spokespeople that replaced the Angels.
Banks also teased her upcoming appearance at the show's revival in September in a TikTok video.
“It feels crazy being back on the Victoria’s Secret runway. I mean, like, cray-cray as in cray-cray good,” she said. “I never thought that I would be back on this runway, to be honest. I remember — what was it, like, 19 years ago — and I was like, ‘This is it.’ And I remember all the press, ‘Tyra’s … last … walk.’ It was so over the top, and I was like, ‘I’m out.’”
“My last walk was this red outfit and I had these medals all around my waist,” Banks recalled. “I had hair that was super long, crazy long lashes and this scepter that said ‘V’ in my hand, and I got to the end of the runway and I kissed it and then I raised it and I started pumping, pumping, and in my head, I was like, ‘I’m out.’ But you pulled me back in.”
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