The Models of Victoria's Secret
For your edification and viewing pleasure: a short list of models who have appeared in the popular Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogs and ads over the years.
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Candice Swanepoel (South African, plush-lipped)
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Lindsay Ellingson (American blonde)
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Erin Heatherton (a blonder American blonde)
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (British, pale-skinned)
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Lily Aldridge (British, sweetly gap-toothed)
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Brooklyn Decker (American blonde)
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Doutzen Kroes (Dutch powerhouse)
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Chanel Iman (American, with a touch of Korean)
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Bar Refaeli (Israeli, practical blue eyes)
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Marisa Miller (American, strawberry blonde)
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Behati Prinsloo (Namibian, tallish)
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Adriana Lima (Brazilian veteran)
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Olga Kurylenko (Ukrainian Bond girl)
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Miranda Kerr (Australian, dimpled)
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Claudia Schiffer (German, the classic big blonde)
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Heidi Klum (German, Schiffer's successor)
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Maria Ines Rivero (Argentine, looks quite young)
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Isabeli Fontana (Brazilian, even younger)
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Julie Ordon (Swiss, baby-faced)
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Adriana Karembeu (Slovakian, 6'1")
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Aurelie Claudel (French, wide-eyed)
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Molly Sims (Kentucky-born, MTV host)
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Megan Ewing (Texas teen, hazel eyes)
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Carmen Kass (Estonian, blue-eyed and straight-lipped)
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Izabel Goulart (Brazilian classic)
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Vendela (Swedish, thoughtful blonde)
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Daniela Pestova (Czech, stately blonde)
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Eva Herzigova (Czech classic, ex-Wonderbra model)
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Veronica Varekova (yet another Czech SI cover girl)
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Gisele Bundchen (Brazilian, superpopular)
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Ana Claudia Michels (Brazilian, frowny)
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Ana Hickmann (Brazilian, superleggy)
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Rebecca Romijn (Dutch name, but born American)
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Karen Mulder (American name, but born Dutch)
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Jill Goodacre (American, an early VS favorite)
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Selita Ebanks (Cayman Islands brunette)
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Laetitia Casta (French, heavy-lipped)
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Helena Christensen (Danish, tall and narrow)
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Tyra Banks (African-American, major curves)
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Ingrid Seynhaeve (Belgian, buxom, blonde)
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Magdalena Wrobel (Polish, also posed for Wonderbra)
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Estella Warren (Canadian, oval face and lips)
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Tricia Helfer (Canadian, straight-nosed)
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Heather Stewart-Whyte (British-born and looks it)
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Frederique van der Wal (Dutch, heavy-lidded)
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Yamila Diaz-Rahi (Argentinian, 2002 SI cover model)
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Elle Macpherson (Australian, girl-next-door grin)
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Stephanie Seymour (American, blue-green eyes)
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Yasmeen Ghauri (Canadian, Pakistani and German)
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Karolina Kurkova (Czech, rather tall blonde)
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Petra Nemcova (Czech, also 2003 SI cover model)
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Irina Shayk (Russian, heavy-lipped brunette)
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Alessandra Ambrosio (Brazilian, honeyed brunette)
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Michelle Alves (Brazilian, skinny)
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Ana Beatriz Barros (Brazilian, plush-lipped)
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Geena Davis (American actress, in early '80s catalogs)