victoria's secret -19 years of the fantasy bra
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STYLIGHT's run down of all of the facts, figures and, of course, Angels throughout the Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra's 19 year history.TRANSCRIPT
VICTORIA’S SECRET
19 years of the Fantasy Bra
I do this because
I'm having a l ot of fu
n."
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
GERMANNATIONALITY
Claudia SchifferANGEL
100 CARATS OF DIAMONDS
VARIETY OF OTHER SEMIPRECIOUS GEMSTONES
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
VICTORIA'S SECRET
DESIGNED BY
$ 1,000,000
THE MILLION DOLLAR FANTASY BRA19 9 6
I was ver y excited t o do
V ict or ia's Secret f or
t he f irst t ime because
t hey put gir ls on t he map.
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
AMERICANNATIONALITY
Tyra BanksANGEL
93 PEAR CUT GEMSTONES
NEARLY 100 DIAMONDS
A 42 CARAT PEAR CUT DIAMOND IN THE CENTRE
COMPOSED OF
500MAN HOURS
HARRYWINSTON
DESIGNED BY
$ 3,000,000
THE DIAMOND DREAM FANTASY BRA19 9 7
If I don't do it n ow,
t hey might not ask
me next year!"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
CZECHNATIONALITY
Daniela PestovaANGEL
77 CARATS OF MARQUISE
CUT RUBIES
330 CARATS OF PEAR AND
MARQUISE CUT DIAMONDS
ALL SET IN PLATINUM
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
JANIS SAVIT T FOR M& J
DESIGNED BY
$ 5,000,000
THE DREAM ANGEL FANTASY BRA19 9 8
" My ver y f irst
V ict or ia's Secret
show was incredi b le."
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
GERMANNATIONALITY
Heidi KlumANGEL
2,000 DIAMONDS SET IN
PLATINUM
SEVERAL DIAMOND CUT
SAPPHIRES
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
VICTORIA'S SECRET
DESIGNED BY
$10,000,000
THE MILLENIUM FANTASY BRA19 9 9
It's c omplete l y d if ferent
fr om al l of t he ot her shows
so I t hink it's gonna be a
l ot of fun. I'm excited!
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRAZILIANNATIONALITY
Gisele BundchenANGEL
1,300 GEMSTONES
300 CARATS OF THAI
RUBIES
COMPOSED OF
370MAN HOURS
VICTORIA'S SECRET
DESIGNED BY
$15,000,000
THE RED HOT FANTASY BRA2 0 0 0
W hen I wal k down t he runway,
I l isten t o t he music and I
strut it and I'm l ike 'yes here
I am! This is t he way I l o ok,
take it or leave it. Pow!
"
"
2ND TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
GERMANNATIONALITY
Heidi KlumANGEL
1,200 SRI LANKAN PINK SAPPHIRES
90 CARAT EMERALD CUT DIAMOND AT THE CENTRE WORTH $10,600,000
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$12,500,000
THE HEAVENLY STAR FANTASY BRA2 0 0 1
It's a show where
you can have fun
and fee l go od"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
CZECHNATIONALITY
Karolina KurkowaANGEL
1,115 RUBY ROSES
1,600 EMERALD LEAVES
COMPOSED OF
370MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$10,000,000
THE STAR OF VICTORIA FANTASY BRA2 0 0 2
It's so much fun and I just
l ove it , because t hat is
real l y entertainment and
t hat f or me is t he show.
"
"
3RD TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
GERMANNATIONALITY
Heidi KlumANGEL
OVER 6,000 GEMSTONES
70 CARAT DIAMOND AT THE CENTRE
COMPOSED OF
370MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$11,000,000
THE VERY SEXY FANTASY BRA2 0 0 3
This would have t o be a bra
t hat has t o be seen, you
couldn't just have this
underneath.
"
"
2ND TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
AMERICANNATIONALITY
Tyra BanksANGEL
2,900 PAVE DIAMONDS IN AN 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD SETTING
70 CARAT PEAR SHAPED DIAMOND AT THE CENTRE
COMPOSED OF
275MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$10,000,000
THE HEAVENLY "70" FANTASY BRA2 0 0 4
The reason why it's
cal led 'Sexy Splendor'
is because of t his
101 carat st one.
"
"
2ND TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRAZILIANNATIONALITY
Gisele BundchenANGEL
2,900 PAVE DIAMONDS
22 RUBY GEMSTONES
101 CARAT DIAMOND IN THE MIDDLE
ALL SET IN 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$12,500,000
THE SEXY SPLENDOR FANTASY BRA2 0 0 5
It was just a
beautiful bra, it was
a very special moment
for me
"
"
2ND TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
CZECHNATIONALITY
Karolina KurkovaANGEL
COVERED IN 2,000DIAMONDS
10 CARAT DIAMOND BROOCH CENTREPIECE
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
HEARTSON FIRE
DESIGNED BY
$6,500,000
THE HEART ON FIRE FANTASY BRA2 0 0 6
I felt completely
l ike a woman and so sexy.
" "
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRITISHNATIONALITY
Selita EbanksANGEL
9,000 GEMSTONES
INCLUDED DIAMONDS, RUBIES, EMERALDS AND YELLOW SAPPHIRES
COMPOSED OF
320MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$4,500,000
T H E H O L I D AY FA N TA SY B R A2 0 0 7
It's very classy, it's
very elegant , and I
l ove the fact that we
are doing a miracle bra.
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRAZILIANNATIONALITY
Adriana LimaANGEL
3,575 BLACK DIAMONDS
117 ONE CARAT WHITE DIAMONDS
34 RUBIES
2 BL2 BLACK DIAMOND DROPS TOTALING 100 CARATS AT THE CENTRE
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
MARTINKATZ
DESIGNED BY
$5,000,000
THE BLACK DIAMOND FANTASY BRA2 0 0 8
I'm so honoured t o be
chosen t o wear the
fantasy bra this year,
it's a huge deal.
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
AMERICANNATIONALITY
Marisa Mil lerANGEL
2,300 WHITE, CHAMPAGNE AND COGNAC COLOURED DIAMONDS
16 CARAT HEART SHAPED DIAMOND PENDANT AT THE CENTRE
COMPOSED OF
800MAN HOURS
DAMIANIDESIGNED BY
$3,000,000
T H E H A R L E Q U I N FA N TA SY B R A2 0 0 9
I'm so excited t o be back
t his year wearing the
fantasy bra, it's such
a great honour.
"
"
2ND TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRAZILIANNATIONALITY
Adriana LimaANGEL
3,000 BRILLIANT CUT WHITE DIAMONDS
60 CARATS OF DIAMONDS
82 CARATS OF BLUE SAPPHIRES AND OVAL CUT TOPAZES
ALL SET IN ALL SET IN 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD
COMPOSED OF
1500MAN HOURS
DAMIANIDESIGNED BY
$2,000,000
T H E B O M B S H E L L FA N TA SY B R A2 0 1 0
It’s such a piece of
artwor k. It’s abso lutely
stunning – it kind of
feels mermaid-l ike.
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
AUSTRALIANNATIONALITY
Miranda KerrANGEL
3,400 GEMSTONES INCLUDING 142 CARATSOF DIAMONDS
ALSO INCLUDED PEARLS, CITRINES AND AQUAMARINES
SET IN SET IN 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD
COMPOSED OF
500MAN HOURS
LONDONJEWELERS
DESIGNED BY
$2,500,000
T H E FA N TA SY T R E A S U R E B R A2 0 11
It's such a honour, I've been
wor king with V ict or ia's Secret
for 11 years but this is t he
f irst time they chose ME
to wear this bra.
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRAZILIANNATIONALITY
Alessandra AmbrosioANGEL
5,200 PRECIOUS GEMSTONES
DROP CENTREPIECE COMPOSED OF A 20 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND,A 12 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND AND A DIAMOND AND A 21 CARAT PEAR CUT RUBY
COMPOSED OF
300MAN HOURS
LONDONJEWELERS
DESIGNED BY
$2,500,000
T H E F L O R A L F A N TA S Y B R A2 0 12
I t hink [wearing] it wil l
actual ly give me more
conf idence! W ho wouldn’t
have a str onger wal k with
a $10 mil l ion bra?
"
"
1ST TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
SOUTH AFRICANNATIONALITY
Candice SwanepoelANGEL
4,200 PRECIOUS GEMSTONES
INCLUDED RUBIES, DIAMONDS AND YELLOW SAPPHIRES
552 CARAT PEAR SHAPED RUBY AT THE CENTRE
SET IN 18 CARAT GOLD
COMPOSED OF
527MAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$10,000,000
T H E R O YA L F A N TA S Y B R A2 0 13
" I'm so happy that this year
it's two fantasy bras and me
and Alessandra are gonna be
wal king t ogether in t he runway
for t he f irst time.
"
"
3RD & 2ND TIMEMODELLED THE FANTASY BRA
BRAZILIANNATIONALITY
Adriana Lima &Alessandra Ambrosio
ANGEL
OVER 16,000 PRECIOUS STONES
SET IN 18 CARAT GOLD
ACCOMPANYING THE BRAS ARE ARM, LEG, STOMACH AND NECK PIECES OF FINE GEMSTONES
COMPOSED OF
690 EACHMAN HOURS
MOUAWADDESIGNED BY
$2,000,000 EACH
T H E D R E A M A N G E L S FA N TA SY B R A2 0 14
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