Tyra Banks and Her Legendary "Smize" Make a Stunning Comeback at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, 18 Years After Her 2005 Retirement
The event, previously canceled in 2019, marks the modeling icon's 10th appearance with the brand.
Tyra Banks Returns to the Victoria's Secret Runway After 18 Years
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2. The Supermodel Icon Stuns Audiences with a Long-Awaited Comeback at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
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6. Can Tyra Banks' Legendary "Smize" Still Dominate the Runway After 18 Years?
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is back, and so is Tyra Banks!
The 50-year-old modeling legend, who graced the runway in nine shows before her retirement in 2005, made a spectacular comeback on October 15, greeted by enthusiastic applause as "Native New Yorker" played.
Banks commanded attention as she walked the runway in a striking silver cape with black lining, a crystal-studded bustier, glittery leggings, and heels.
Before strutting down the runway in New York City, the birthplace of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Banks collaborated with another iconic face of the brand, Gigi Hadid, to tease the show's return.
The modeling duo revealed the exciting news on Instagram in August with a sketch video featuring music by Chappell Roan. Banks added her own flair to the announcement by commenting, "What we really need is a femininomenon!"
The sketch featured Hadid getting starstruck by Banks before accepting her invitation, arriving just months after Victoria's Secret announced the return of its annual fashion show.
In a May Instagram post, the brand shared, “We’ve read the comments and heard you. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is ✨ BACK ✨ and will reflect who we are today, along with everything you know and love—the glamour, runway, wings, musical entertainment, and more!”
In a statement shared with PEOPLE at the time, a representative from Victoria's Secret reiterated the commitment to showcasing the brand's current identity.
“The 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will provide exactly what our customers have been asking for—glamour, runway, fashion, fun, wings, and entertainment—all through a powerful, modern lens that reflects who we are today,” the statement noted. “We’re excited to present a women-led vision of this iconic event later this year!”
In September, Banks made another appearance on Victoria's Secret's social media, expressing that her return to the show "feels surreal."
“It feels surreal to be back on the Victoria’s Secret runway," she shared in a joint post with the brand. "I mean ‘cray cray,’ as in ‘cray cray good.’ Honestly, I never thought I would return to this runway."
The former ANTM host also shared with Harper's BAZAAR that walking in the show nearly two decades after retiring her wings in 2005 feels "a little bit like an out-of-body experience." She even revealed that she has been "walking around in heels" to practice!
"I walked off that runway and had this grand retirement; it was such a spectacle," she told the outlet. "I felt like an athlete saying, 'I’m hanging up my cleats… I’m retiring from basketball.' And now, here I am, back again!"
"I never imagined in a million years that I would return to the runway, but I am incredibly excited and fully ready for this," Banks added.
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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs on Tuesday, October 15, at 7 p.m. ET on Prime Video, or you can catch it on Victoria's Secret's YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram.
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