Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman landed a tryout with Victoria\u2019s Secret after she received a 20-month suspension on April 29 by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing drug tests.<\/p>\n
The Canadian athlete, who won a bronze medal during the 2024 Summer Olympics, shared on social media that she got an invitiation to a casting call for this year\u2019s Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show, taking place in the fall. <\/p>\n
\u201cSee you soon!\u00a0@victoriassecret\u00a0\ud83c\udf38\ud83d\udc96,\u201d Newman, 31, captioned an Instagram post, including a snapshot of her modeling a pink bikini.<\/p>\n
She revealed the invitation from the brand, which read: \u201cCONGRATULATIONS! You\u2019re invited to attend an in-person casting for your chance to walk in the Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show 2026.\u201d <\/p>\n
Newman also shared Instagram Story videos of her training and doing back flip tumbles at an indoor gym.<\/p>\n
Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman revealed she was invited to a casting call to walk in the Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show 2026. Instagram\/Alysha Newman<\/p>\n
\u201cPrepping for @victoriassecret like how I would prep for the Olympics. Adding something in that scares you weekly,\u201d she wrote, referring to tumbling. <\/p>\n
Newman, who is from Ontario, said she \u201cuprooted my entire life\u201d to move to Los Angeles in a\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0video on Tuesday. <\/p>\n The Los Angeles casting call deadline<\/a> for the Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show was Wednesday. <\/p>\n Those selected for the 2026 show will also be\u00a0signed to\u00a0an exclusive contract with IMG Models. <\/p>\n Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman training for her tryout with Victoria\u2019s Secret. Instagram\/Alysha Newman<\/p>\n Newman practiced her runway walk in another TikTok video.<\/a><\/p>\n