0.30 /  Beginning with a montage of the Victoria’s Secret angels stating the importance of female empowerment, it seems Victoria’s Secret is determined to tackle their body positive rival Savage x Fenty by focusing on positivity and female confidence. 

1.20 / The focus on veteran angel Adriana Lima is clear, with this being her final Victoria’s Secret runway.

2.20 /  A powerful opening for the 2018 show with angel Taylor Hill strutting down the runway to the hit song ‘This is Me’ from The Greatest Showman, clearly confidence and empowerment is a message the brand is trying to emphasise throughout this show. 

4.40 / Supermodel Kendall Jenner makes her first appearance on the 2018 runway, having practiced her catwalk alongside her sisters in their Victoria’s Secret Angel Halloween costumes earlier in the month. 

7.00 / Angel and mum of two Candice Swanepoel opens the second segment of the show, the model previously opened the 2017 Shanghai show pregnant with her second son.

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Image: Screenshot of the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Youtube, taken on 14 May 2020. (See Victoria’s Secret 2018 reference below).

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