Exclusive: Meet the New Victoria’s Secret Angels Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Elsa Hosk1/10Elsa Hosk
Country: Sweden
About her: Before the Swedish flaxen-haired beauty first started walking the Victoria’s Secret runway in 2011, she was a professional basketball player in Sweden.
Photo: Courtesy of Jac Jagaciak2/10Jac Jagaciak
Country: Poland
About her: The Polish stunner is everywhere, from the runways of Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors to those of Public School. As for before she was a model? She hails from a very athletic family. Jagaciak started running at four. Her older sister Anna is a professional long and triple jumper, her father is a jumping and sprinting coach, and her mother is a physical education teacher.
Photo: Courtesy of Jasmine Tookes3/10Jasmine Tookes
Country: United States
About her: The California-born beauty got her start in the modeling world in a Bruce Weber–lensed Abercrombie & Fitch shoot and later went on to walk the runways of Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, and Dolce & Gabanna.
Fun fact: Tookes’s mother is a celebrity stylist.
Photo: Courtesy of Kate Yrigoreva4/10Kate Grigorieva
Country: Russia
About her: Before Kate Grigorieva walked the runways of Stella McCartney, Versace, and Dolce & Gabbana, the Slavic stunner was an accomplished ballroom dancer with a Bachelor’s degree in marketing, and a Miss Russia contestant in 2012.
Photo: Courtesy of Lais Ribeiro5/10Lais Ribeiro
Country: Brazil
About her: Ribeiro has walked shows ranging from Oscar de la Renta and Balmain to Jean Paul Gaultier and, eventually, Victoria’s Secret in 2010.
Fun fact: The Brazilian head-turner went to school for nursing before she was a model.
Photo: Courtesy of Martha Hunt6/10Martha Hunt
Country: United States
About her: Discovered at a modeling competition in her home state of North Carolina, Hunt has walked the runways for Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, and Prada before joining the Victoria’s Secret catwalk in 2013.
Photo: Courtesy of Romee Strijd7/10Romee Strijd
Country: The Netherlands
About her: The golden-tressed Dutch model is a runway staple, scoring spots from Chanel to Louis Vuitton and finally Victoria’s Secret in 2014. She's also a workout aficionado with a routine that includes SLT, Ballet Beautiful, Pilates, and boxing.
Photo: Courtesy of Sara Sampaio8/10Sara Sampaio
Country: Portugal
About her: Sampaio may be a staple face in the Victoria’s Secret family, but she is also a brown belt in karate and plays the violin.
Photo: Courtesy of Stella Maxwell9/10Stella Maxwell
Country: The United Kingdom
About her: The beauty with a transfixing pout has walked for everyone from Marc Jacobs to Jeremy Scott and hit Victoria’s Secret's runway in 2014, and she's quite used to the jet-set lifestyle: Maxwell was born in Belgium and grew up in New Zealand, where she was discovered.
Photo: Courtesy of Taylor Hill10/10Taylor Hill
Country: The United States
About her: A Colorado-native with a love for snowboarding, Hill frequents the runways of Chanel and Fendi.
Fun fact: Hill wasn’t discovered in a modeling competition or casting call, but in the most bizarre location of all: a barn.
