Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012

Where: Lexington Armory

When: Wednesday 7th November 2012

Models backstage at the VS Show

At the 17th annual show of one of the BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST and definitely BEAUTIFULIST (that's a word now) events in the world of fashion, A-list celebrities, high fashion models and world famous fashion writers swanned around the prestigious Lexington Armory venue in New York City.

Doutzen Kroes, Cara Delevingne & Ieva Laguna model the PINK range

For this could only be one thing.....

the Victoria's Secret Show.

Liu Wen, Constance Jablonski, Jourdan Dunn & Erin Heatherton strut their stuff

The show, which cost a WHOPPING £12 million to produce, was a fun, energetic bundle of the world's most lust-after women flaunting elaborate jewels and, of course, extravagant underwear.

Karlie Kloss also featured at the show, seen here in the Calendar Girls section as a Thanksgiving Native American

Long-serving Angel, Alessandra Ambrosio, who first started working for the industry in 2004, was chosen to model the 2012 Floral Fantasy Bra, which is a bejewelled bra, lavished in sapphires, rubies, and pink and yellow diamonds.

Joan Smalls, Erin Heatherton and Alessandra Ambrosio walk in the Circus section of the show

And not to mention it is worth a HUGE £2.5 million! Ouch!

Lily Aldridge and Candice Swannepol in the July and February costumes

With 22 hair stylists, 18 make-up artists and 7 manicurists in tow, the models were transformed into Angels.

Adriana Lima, Lily Aldrige & Behati Prinsloo in the breathtaking 'Angels in Bloom' lingerie

And they truly are angels too, having recently donated $1 million to victims of the Hurricane Sandy devastation. Sweet!

Doutzen Kroes and Miranda Kerr in the Silver Screen underwear

The hour-long show featured several themes, including Circus, Dangerous Liaisons, Silver Screen, Calendar Girls and the finale, Angels in Bloom.

   Starlets including Alexa Chung and Vanessa Hudgens flocked to the event to watch supermodels like Miranda Kerr and Alessandra Ambrosio, which included performances from Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars! Quite the A List event!                                                                   

Justin Bieber performed hits like 'As Long As You Love Me' & 'Beauty and a Beat' at the show. Meanwhile, Jacquelyn Jablonski and Adriana Lima take their place in the elaborate circus section.

Angel Lindsay Ellington spoke backstage, whilst having her locks tamed by one of the hair stylists, saying "Victoria's Secret represents confident, powerful women, curves, and it's all about celebrating women!" GO GIRL POWER!

Rihanna performed in lingerie-inspired pieces, and performed her hit single 'Diamonds' and new track, Fresh Off the Runway ( fits in, I suppose).

Brit models were also out in force, including new Angels Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn, who helped model teen range PINK, and Lily Donaldson.

The models celebrate at the end of the show

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012 will be broadcast across 185 countries (wow!) on the 4th December 20121 Can't wait to see it!

-R x