The Dark Truth Behind The Victoria's Secret Supermodels

For twenty years they were the most photographed women on earth. Tyra Banks was the first Black Angel and the first Black model on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. Gisele Bündchen wore the $15 million Fantasy Bra. Adriana Lima walked the runway two months after giving birth. Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel, Karlie Kloss — an entire generation of women were told they had won fashion. Behind the wings and the diamonds was a different reality. Ed Razek, the man who controlled every casting decision for thirty years, was accused of harassment by multiple models and publicly said trans and plus-size women had "no place" in the show. Les Wexner, the billionaire behind the brand, was Jeffrey Epstein's closest business associate for over a decade. Models talked openly about starving before shows. Karlie Kloss quit. Erin Heatherton spoke out and was pushed out. The 2018 show tanked in the ratings. By 2019 the show was cancelled entirely. This is the story of the world's most famous supermodel machine — and what it did to the women who built it.