The fashion show has become a pre-holiday season tradition for the retailer. Rihanna celebrates during the show (Photo: AP) Still, wearing a sheer pink mini that gave glimpses of her bra, Rihanna sang "Fresh Out the Runway" at the end of the corset-and-garter parade and she was the one to grab the audience's biggest applause. Model Miranda Kerr walks the runway during the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (Photo: AP)Īlessandra Ambrosio's orchid-petal wings might have lacked a little grandeur, but she made up for it with a $2.5 million jeweled "floral fantasy bra."īrazilian Alessandra Ambrosio walks the runway during the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (Photo: AP) Only Lily Aldridge could boast star-spangled wings that shot out silver sparkles. It would be a close contest who got the biggest wings: Toni Garrn's giant poppy pair or Miranda Kerr's swan-style feathered pouf. Rihanna rocked the lingerie look at Wednesday night's Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York, providing the highlight of the live-music soundtrack and holding her own on the catwalk with some of the world's top models.Īnd those models even had props, including Adriana Lima's ringmaster wand, Doutzen Kroes' body cage and several pairs of the oversized wings that the retailer has made its signature. "I would rather be here than anywhere in the world." "It's like a dream come true," said Bieber on the pink carpet before the show.For As Long As You Love Me, however, he brought in backup dancers and interacted with the models while moving around a giant makeshift pinball machine. For his first song, Beauty and the Beat, Bieber, wearing low-slung white pants and a white leather studded vest, sat alone with his guitarist in the mellowest part of the show.It was divided into six sections: Circus, complete with acrobats, contortionists and a sword eater Dangerous Liaisons Pink Is Us Silver Screen Angels Angels in Bloom and Calendar Girls, which allowed Bruno Mars to serenade a model for each month of the year. There's an emphasis on glitz, skin and dramatic production here, not wearable undergarment trends for typical Victoria's Secret shoppers.2 is you have to be comfortable with your body because the camera will pick up on it if you're not comfortable and confident." "This is kind of not the same as other runways."It's highly televised, and you take that into consideration," said model Joan Smalls ahead of the show. Mostly, though, models are encouraged to smile, ham it up and show off the extra time at the gym that most admit to in the weeks beforehand.It started with an announcer noting that Victoria's Secret and CBS had each made a donation to relief efforts for Superstorm Sandy, and a thank you to the National Guard members who are based out of the Lexington Avenue Armory that has for years been home to the show. CBS will turn it into a one-hour special, which also had performances from Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars, to be shown on December 4. The fashion show has become a pre-holiday season tradition for the retailer.Still, wearing a sheer pink mini that gave glimpses of her bra, Rihanna sang "Fresh Out the Runway" at the end of the corset-and-garter parade and she was the one to grab the audience's biggest applause.Alessandra Ambrosio's orchid-petal wings might have lacked a little grandeur, but she made up for it with a $2.5 million jeweled "floral fantasy bra.".