VS Angels Across America: A Fashion Show for the Masses

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been one of the highest viewed fashion moments since its television debut in 2001. We're overviewing the history of the fashion show: from the modest first show in NYC in 1995, to the sensational show in Cannes in 2000, and the history-making first broadcasted show in 2001. We're zooming in on one of my favorite pop culture moments: the 2004 Angels Across America Tour, when in lieu of the cancelled show, the brand sent Heidi, Gisele, Tyra, Alessandra, and Adriana to four cities in five days. The 2004 tour changed so much about how the brand was recognized and related to by the everyday consumer - VS became the most aspirational mall brand. We'll talk about the fashion of this tour, its impact, and what people mean when they say "they want the OGs back." Find me everywhere: linktr.ee/literallylaurad Time stamps: 00:00 Intro, Casting Calls in 2026 02:22 Early VS Fashion Shows (1999-2000); First Angels 05:37 2001 First Televised Fashion Show 06:23 Who are the Angels? 08:18 2004 Cancellation 09:15 Angels Across America Tour 14:49 2005 Show + Beyond 15:52 Impact of Angels Across America 17:42 Open Casting Calls Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Bravo's Most Wanted, a new podcast hosted by Bravo Leopardy, Katie Janella.
0:05.5	And Bravo Hot Take Queen Jamie Rice.
0:07.9	From Housewives' drama to the messiest Bravo and pop culture moments.
0:11.6	Nothing's off limits and no one is safe.
0:14.2	Spicy opinions, insider perspective, and conversations others might be too afraid to have.
0:19.9	Follow Bravo's Most Wanted wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.6	The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is back.
0:32.1	The brand recently held auditions in malls across America.
0:37.1	And a lot of people had a lot to say about these
0:39.0	auditions online. A lot of people felt like they were a scam, that they weren't really picking
0:42.9	women who showed up at these open casting calls in the middle of malls across America.
0:48.3	I honestly thought it was a brilliant PR move because it reminded me so much of old Victoria's Secret.
0:55.0	The Victoria's Secret that everyone is saying they want back.
0:57.8	And even more specifically, seeing all of these people show up in malls to watch
1:03.6	aspiring Victoria's Secret Angels audition for the fashion show reminded me of the 2004 Angels
1:10.6	Across America Tour.
1:11.6	Every time the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has rolled around the last few years, the comments
1:16.6	from the people generally are that they want the 90s back, they want the early 2000s back,
1:21.6	bring back the OGs.
1:22.6	And so I want to go back to the beginning.
1:24.6	I want to talk about the history of the Victoria Secret Fashion Show, but I really want to zoom in on the 2004 Angels Across America Tour, because that to me is such a specific
1:33.9	moment in time, one of my personal favorite, like brand PR events. Welcome to characters. My name is
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