{"id":9690,"date":"2025-10-17T14:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/9690\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:01:26","slug":"victorias-secret-angel-reese-suni-lee-make-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/9690\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria\u2019s Secret: Angel Reese, Suni Lee make history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Victoria\u2019s Secret called game. <\/p>\n<p>WNBA player <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2023-04-03\/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-taunting-criticism-sportsmanship-womens-sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Angel Reese<\/a> and Olympic gymnast <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/story\/2024-08-02\/suni-lee-overcame-kidney-disease-paris-bronze\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suni Lee<\/a> walked the 2025 edition of the Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, becoming the first major athletes to hit the runway at the lingerie and loungewear brand\u2019s signature event. <\/p>\n<p>Reese, a forward for the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/sparks\/story\/2025-06-29\/la-sparks-chicago-sky-wnba-game-recap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Sky<\/a>, was part of the high-profile \u201cWings Reveal\u201d lineup, with the two-time All-Star debuting two looks at the event. The first was a pink floral lingerie set paired with a feathered stole, while the second featured the brand\u2019s iconic angel wings. She is the first professional athlete to walk the show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was destined for me,\u201d Reese <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/victorias-secret-fashion-show-2025-angel-reese-8be470576ca4f6fab484e40a4beb5f1e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reportedly<\/a> said in an interview before the show kicked off. \u201cThis is already for me. I\u2019m so happy to be sitting in this room with so many amazing models and women. The team that put this all together has been amazing. I\u2019m so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"a woman walking a runway in pink lingerie and wings\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760709685_630_\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese debuted two looks at the 2025 Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show. <\/p>\n<p>(Evan Agostini \/ Invision \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Victoria Secret\u2019s Fashion Show may have marked her professional modeling debut, but Reese has long been a fashion icon. She\u2019s known for her sharp arrival looks as much as her rebounding prowess among women\u2019s basketball fans and she even served as a member of the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2025-05-02\/2025-met-gala-how-to-watch-theme-guest-list-black-dandyism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 Met Gala\u2019s<\/a> host committee. Reese capped off her standout college career, which included an <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2023-04-02\/lsu-defeats-iowa-ncaa-womens-basketball-championship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NCAA championship<\/a> title with Louisiana State University in 2023, by declaring for the WNBA draft in a 2024 <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/angel-reese-is-taking-her-talents-to-the-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vogue interview<\/a> and has since graced that <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEkeGdOOvI2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">magazine\u2019s cover<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Two-time Olympian Lee, meanwhile, made her fashion show debut as part of the  segment dedicated to VS\u2019 Pink line, sporting short shorts and a pink hoodie adorned with miniature wings. She hit the runway while four members of the K-pop group <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2023-03-06\/k-pop-act-twice-draws-swarms-of-fans-during-pop-up-appearance-on-melrose\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twice<\/a> were performing live. <\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Suni Lee walks the runway in navy boy shorts, a sports bra and a a pink hoodie\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760709686_763_\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Suni Lee makes her Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show debut. <\/p>\n<p>(Dimitrios Kambouris \/ Getty Images for Victoria\u2019s Secret)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStepping into something like the Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show felt like a dream outside of my comfort zone &#8230; But that\u2019s exactly why I said yes,\u201d Lee told <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/fashion\/celebrity-style\/suni-lee-victorias-secret-fashion-show-2025-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marie Claire<\/a> in an interview before the show where she described her runway look as \u201csporty meets glam in the best way.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lee, of course, was part of the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/story\/2024-07-30\/simone-biles-gymnastics-gold-paris-olympics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cGolden Girls\u201d squad<\/a> alongside Simone Biles that brought home the team gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Among her six Olympic medals is also the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/story\/2021-07-29\/sunisa-lee-wins-gymnastics-all-around-title-tokyo-olympics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">all-around gold<\/a> from the 2020 Games in Tokyo, which were held in 2021 due to pandemic restrictions. The Minnesota native also competed as part of Auburn University\u2019s gymnastics team. <\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victoria\u2019s Secret called game. 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