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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Spotlight on Candice Swanepoel

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From getting ready to center stage, we’re taking you through Candice Swanepoel’s fashion show journey. Scroll to learn more about the longtime angel, see our favorite BTS shots, and shop her runway look.

GRWM: Hair, Makeup & More

Supermodel, Candice Swanepoel, applies makeup backstage at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Supermodel, Candice Swanepoel, wears heatless hair curlers backstage at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Candice Swanepoel dances backstage at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show wearing a lingerie set, a satin robe, hair curlers, and slippers.
Candice Swanepoel smiles in a Victoria’s Secret striped robe backstage at the 2025 Fashion Show.
Candice Swanepoel gets her hair curled and makeup applied backstage at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Candice Swanepoel poses backstage in lingerie and angel wings moments before walking the runway at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

It’s Showtime

Candice Swanepoel struts down the runway in gold feathered wings, jewels, and a sexy lingerie set at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Candice Swanepoel wears a black lace lingerie set and Bombshell perfume-inspired earrings down the runway at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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Fun Facts about Candice Swanepoel

1
She was born and raised in South Africa

2
2025 marked her 13th time walking in a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

3
She first joined the brand in 2007

4
She founded her own swimwear line

5
Before the fashion show, she stared in our Body by Victoria FlexFactor campaign and created this viral video

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Jenn is the Copy Director at Victoria’s Secret and has spent the past 10 years writing for brands like Club Monaco, Free People, SoulCycle, and more. She has a degree in English from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. When she’s not chipping away at Pulitzer Prize-winning copy (dream big, right?), you’ll find her living beyond her means by venturing to new restaurants, exploring local shops, and petting other people’s dogs.