The Angels have landed.<\/p>\n
Not from heaven, but close \u2014 Victoria\u2019s Secret.<\/p>\n
If you were shopping at Dadeland Mall before the long holiday weekend you may already be in the know: The lingerie giant held at an open casting call at the Kendall shopping destination on Thursday and Friday. (\u201cOpen\u201d means anyone can participate, and no one needs agents, representation or even experience.)<\/p>\n
The universally beloved brand was at Dadeland both days to seek talent to walk in this year\u2019s famed fashion show, to be held sometime in the fall. Among the judges: Supermodel Gigi Hadid, who walked her first runway for the brand in 2015.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old \u201cNext in Fashion\u201d host posed with a bunch of stunning, scantily clad hopefuls in a mega-selfie, shared on VS\u2019s official Instagram page Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiami, between the struts, personalities, and confidence, your energy yesterday was unreal,\u201d read the caption. \u201cAnd having @gigihadid there \u2014 hyping up every moment \u2014 made it even more iconic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mom, former \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d star Yolanda Hadid threw down some heart emojis in the comments.<\/p>\n
Alas, we didn\u2019t see Hadid\u2019s famous boyfriend of three years, Bradley Cooper, in the crowd. But that\u2019s not too shocking. The couple, both single parents who met at a kid\u2019s birthday party, is super low-key.<\/p>\n
Though Hadid didn\u2019t mention the Oscar nominee, 51, by name at the Met Gala in May, when she was asked how she stays grounded in the public eye, she gave credit to her \u201cman,\u201d InStyle reports.<\/a> Cooper didn\u2019t walk the red carpet at the gala with the statuesque beauty, but they were spotted together inside.<\/p>\n \u201cI respect him so much as a creative,\u201d Hadid told Vogue<\/a> last year. \u201cI feel that he gives so much to me: encouragement and, just, belief. For those people you admire to encourage you, it can create so much belief in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n Awwww. Back to the Victoria\u2019s Secret castings: Auditions wrap in the Woodfield Mall, outside Chicago, on Wednesday, and decisions will soon be made as to who has snagged a coveted spot on the worldwide stage.<\/p>\n