Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra Through the Years
This year, Elsa Hosk will wear the Fantasy Bra at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The Atelier Swarovski piece of lingerie is valued at around $1 million, with more than 2,100 Swarovski diamonds and responsibly sourced topaz, all set in sterling silver. The entire piece took over 930 hours to create and features more than 71 carats total, including the centerpiece. For the 23rd VSFS, Elsa will be the 22nd Angel to wear a Fantasy Bra. That's right: The Fantasy Bra was born one year after the first VS runway show at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. It has since become one of the largest draws to the annual spectacle. From Tyra Banks to Alessandra Ambrosio, see all of the Angels — and the millions of dollars worth of jewels — that came before Elsa.
1/25Click through the slideshow for more than 20 years of the Victoria’s Secret Fantasy Bra.
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Who: Elsa Hosk
Cost: $1,000,000
For the 2018 show, Elsa Hosk will be walking the runway in what she tells People is a Fantasy Bra with a true "'90s vibe." It's the perfect fit for the model, who also shared, "It’s just very cool, very simple, modern, and so sparkly. If I would have designed it, it would have looked just like this. I put it on and I was like, ‘It looks like someone just made magic and put it on my body.'"
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What: Champagne Nights Fantasy Bra
Who: Lais Ribeiro
Cost: $2,000,000
For the 2017 show, Lais Ribeiro was bestowed the honor of wearing this jaw-dropping creation, designed by Mouawad Jewelry. She was only the fourth black model to walk the runway in a Fantasy Bra, preceded by Tyra Banks (twice!), Selita Ebanks, and Jasmine Tookes.
Francois G. Durand4/252016
What: Bright Night Fantasy Bra
Who: Jasmine Tookes
Cost: $3,000,000
In 2016, Jasmine Tookes hit the runway in a bra designed by Eddie Borgo. The bra was made of more than 450-carats worth of diamonds and emeralds, all set in 18-karat gold. And the entire creation took nearly 700 hours to make.
Getty Images for Victoria's Secret5/252015
What: Fireworks Fantasy Bra
Who: Lily Aldridge
Cost: $2,000,000
After five years as an Angel, Lily Aldridge was given her chance to model the Fantasy Bra in 2015. Pascal Mouawad designed the fireworks-inspired piece, featuring more than 6,500 jewels, including blue topaz, yellow sapphire, red garnet, and pink quartz. The bra required more than 685 hours to create.
FilmMagic6/252014
What: Dream Angels Fantasy Bras
Who: Alessandra Ambrosio & Adriana Lima
Cost: $2,000,000 each
2014 marked the first year that not one but two Fantasy Bras were on display for the show. Alessandra and Adriana stood side-by-side in Pascal Mouawad tops and body chains, creations that took more than 1,380 hours to perfect. Each woman wore more than 16,000 jewels, including sapphires, rubies, and, of course, diamonds.
WireImage7/252013
What: Royal Fantasy Bra
Who: Candice Swanepoel
Cost: $10,000,000
Adding a little color to the already brightly hued show, the 2013 Fantasy Bra was a true head-turner. There are 4,200 jewels included, all set in 18-karat gold. And the centerpiece was not a diamond, as it had been in the past: That year, it was a huge 52-carat pear-shaped ruby.
Getty Images8/252012
What: Floral Fantasy Bra
Who: Alessandra Ambrosio
Cost: $2,5000,000
After 11 years as an Angel, Alessandra Ambrosio got her chance to walk the runway in the Fantasy Bra for the 2012 VS Fashion Show. The floral showstopper included 5,200 amethysts, sapphires, rubies, and diamonds in white, pink, and yellow hues. What’s more? The diamond centerpiece was a 20-carat cut.
WireImage9/252011
What: Fantasy Treasure Bra
Who: Miranda Kerr
Cost: $2,500,000
In 2011, the under-the-sea themed Fantasy Bra was made up of more than 3,400 jewels, including 142-carats worth of diamonds and a seemingly immeasurable number of pearls, citrines, and aquamarines.
WireImage10/252010
What: Bombshell Fantasy Bra
Who: Adriana Lima
Cost: $2,000,000
Adriana Lima’s second Fantasy Bra was made up of more than 3,000 white diamonds, light blue sapphires, and topazes, set in 18-karat white gold. The creation took six Damiani craftspeople more than 1,500 hours to complete.
CBS via Getty Images11/252009
What: Harlequin Fantasy Bra
Who: Marisa Miller
Cost: $3,000,000
As if 2,300 diamonds in a lattice pattern weren’t enough, Marisa Miller’s 2009 Fantasy Bra included a 16-carat heart-shaped diamond at its center.
WireImage12/252008
What: Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra
Who: Adriana Lima
Cost: $5,000,000
Adriana Lima’s jet-black bra featured 3,575 black diamonds, 117 one-carat diamonds, and 34 rubies. The creation was designed by jeweler Martin Katz.
FilmMagic13/252007
What: Holiday Fantasy Bra
Who: Selita Ebanks
Cost: $4,500,000
Not only did this holiday-inspired bra boast diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and yellow sapphires, it came complete with a matching thong and garter belt.
WireImage14/252006
What: Hearts on Fire Diamond Fantasy Bra
Who: Karolina Kurkova
Cost: $6,500,000
There is little space that doesn’t sparkle in this Hearts on Fire Fantasy Bra that featured more than 2,000 diamonds and a single 10-carat diamond brooch at the center.
FilmMagic15/252005
What: Sexy Splendor Fantasy Bra
Who: Gisele Bundchen
Cost: $12,500,000
Gisele Bundchen’s Christmas wish was fulfilled when she was chosen to wear the Fantasy Bra for the second time. In 2005, it featured 2,900 pave diamonds, 22 rubies, and a — wait for it — 101-carat diamond set in 18-karat white gold.
Courtesy of Victoria's Secret16/252004
What: Heavenly 70 Fantasy Bra
Who: Tyra Banks
Cost: $10,000,000
In 2004, the annual VS Fashion Show was replaced by the brand’s “Angels Across America” tour. Although the Fantasy Bra did not get a spot on the catwalk, Tyra’s 2,900 diamonds in 18-karat white gold (complete with a single 70-carat center diamond) didn’t cease to wow.
WireImage for Full Picture17/252003
What: Very Sexy Fantasy Bra
Who: Heidi Klum
Cost: $11,000,000
For Heidi’s third Fantasy Bra honor, she rocked a multicolored top that took 370 hours to create. Not only was the bra encrusted with 2,800 jewels, but it also featured a single 70-carat Excelsior diamond, the second largest in the world.
WireImage18/252002
What: Star of Victoria Fantasy Bra
Who: Karolina Kurkova
Cost: $10,000,000
In a pretty leaves-and-roses pattern, this leggy blonde’s Fantasy Bra included a single 60-carat Mouawad Mondera diamond, 1,600 emeralds, and 1,150 rubies.
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What: Heavenly Star Bra
Who: Heidi Klum
Cost: $12,500,000
Heidi’s Fantasy Bra may be VS's sixth, but it was the first one ever to be worn on the famed runway. It boasts 1,200 Sri Lankan pink sapphires and a 90-carat diamond.
FilmMagic20/252000
What: Red Hot Fantasy Bra
Who: Gisele Bundchen
Cost: $15,000,000
Gisele’s 1,300-carat diamond and Thai ruby Fantasy Bra nabbed this piece a spot in Guinness World Records as the most expensive piece of lingerie ever created.
Courtesy of Victoria's Secret21/251999
What: Millennium Bra
Who: Heidi Klum
Cost: $10,000,000
Heidi rang in the millennium with this starry-sky-inspired design, featuring more than 2,000 diamonds and sapphires set in platinum.
Courtesy of Victoria's Secret22/251998
What: Dream Angel Fantasy Bra
Who: Daniela Pestova
Cost: $5,000,000
Perhaps the most wearable of the bunch (in our dreams…), this floral-mesh style is encrusted with various jewels that give it quite a hefty price tag.
WireImage23/251997
What: Diamond Dream Bra
Who: Tyra Banks
Cost: $3,000,000
This white strapless style may not look extravagant, but between the diamond trim and 42-carat diamond that hangs at the center, it’s far from simple.
Getty Images24/251996
What: Million Dollar Miracle Bra
Who: Claudia Schiffer
Cost: $1,000,000
The first bra of this kind, the aptly named “Million Dollar Miracle Bra,” was actually the least expensive in VS history.
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