Tyra Banks was smiling left and right at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Officially, Tyra retired from modeling decades ago. But that didn’t stop her from walking the 2024 catwalk.
Tuesday night’s runway was a homecoming for VSFS and Tyra — not to mention countless other big-name models.
From the musical lineup to the cast of models, the show was a success. But everyone is talking about Tyra.
Somehow, Tyra Banks came back
In another world, Tyra Banks would be kidnapping the mayor of Gotham and leaving exaggerated taunts for Batman to follow. Unfortunately, in our world, their brand of supervillain camp is reserved for reality shows, talk shows, and runways.
When Tyra replaced Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews on DWTSdidn’t work so well on a show whose average audience is about 63. But she was a perfect suitable for this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Almost two months before the event itself, Victoria’s Secret shared the news on Instagram with a skit.
The Victoria’s Secret video featured Gigi Hadid and Tyra Banks, with Chappel Roan’s “Feminomenon” playing at the end. This teaser was released in August.
The real Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show took place on Tuesday, October 15th.
There, Tyra Banks walked the catwalk. She’s a modeling veteran, having walked nine VSFS runways before retiring from modeling in 2005. Now she’s back.
Tyra Banks conquered the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show catwalk
Alongside a host of other models, Tyra Banks walked the catwalk.
The audience roared with excitement. “Native New Yorker” played as Tyra showed off her sparkly silver cape and crystal-encrusted bodice.
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show itself took place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York.
Tyra Banks has been an icon in the world of fashion and modeling for many years.
Although many remember America’s next top model More for her blatant cruelty and meme-worthy moments, Tyra left an indelible mark on the culture.
It absolutely makes sense that the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show would include Tyra alongside other famous faces for its 2024 return.
The 2024 return follows a 6-year hiatus
From 1995 to 2018, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was a landmark in the fashion world. So the company took a break from what was once a primetime event.
There were rumors that #MeToo or body positivity or the inclusion of trans models were to blame, although the idea of canceling an event instead of including people is not a good idea. Truth be told, the scandals of Ed Razek’s bigoted comments and Les Wexner’s association with Jeffrey Epstein it could have been contributing factors.
Now, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back in full force.