By Jonathan Landrum Jr. AP Leisure Author
Angel Reese took her recreation from the courtroom to the catwalk and made historical past alongside the way in which.
The Chicago Sky ahead grew to become the primary skilled athlete to stroll within the Victoria’s Secret Trend Present on Oct. 15, becoming a member of the model’s high-profile “Wings Reveal” lineup in New York.
“It was destined for me,” Reese mentioned throughout an interview earlier than the present started. “That is already for me. I’m so completely happy to be sitting on this room with so many superb fashions and girls. The group that put this all collectively has been superb. I’m so excited.”
Reese mentioned she employed a modeling coach to “excellent my stroll.”
“I stroll, sleep, hoop,” she mentioned. “And I hoop, sleep, stroll.”
Reese, 23, made her debut on the Victoria Secret runway carrying a pink floral lingerie set adorned with blossoms and lace detailing, paired with a dramatic feathered stole draped throughout her arms. The wrap was coated in mushy pink and rose-toned textures.
The 6-foot-3 Reese donned the signature angel white wings which have outlined the present for many years, a brand new stage for an athlete recognized for her confidence, charisma and crossover enchantment. She walked to the tune of Lumidee’s “By no means Go away You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh.)”
Reese is a former Louisiana State College nationwide champion and NCAA event most excellent participant in 2023.
The present was livestreamed on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Prime Video within the U.S. The present is a mixture of music and celebrities, with Madison Beer sporting pink wings performing “Make You Mine” with lingerie-clad fashions strutting on the catwalk.
Okay-pop group TWICE hit the runway too, performing “That is For” and “Technique.” Karol G sang “Ivonny Bonita” earlier than she walked solo in a purple wings and lingerie ensemble.
Reese has grow to be some of the seen figures in ladies’s sports activities. Her type, outspokenness and social media affect have helped bridge the hole between sports activities, style and popular culture.
The lingerie present started in 2001 and befell yearly for practically 20 years. Victoria’s Secret canceled the present in 2019, however introduced it again final yr, with Reese attending.
