“What I remember is that I got in early. I was the first one there and the first thing I did was hair. They had very long, stick-straight hair for the show that year. It was Karen Mulder, Laetitia Casta, Stephanie Seymour—all the biggest girls—and it was a big thing for me [to do the show]. I really wanted to be a part of it and it was like a dream come true for me to do it—one I’m still living now!”
These days you wouldn’t dream of turning on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show without seeing Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Izabel Goulart. The Brazilian dream team is a part of what makes Victoria’s Secret great, and together they’ve walked more Victoria’s Secret shows than anyone else, what with Lima and Ambrosio tied for first place with a record-setting 16 runways each, and Goulart just behind with an impressive 12. The trio’s sex appeal and glamour are world-renowned, but it wasn’t so long ago that they were fresh out of the gate, experiencing the same nervousness, excitement, and starstruck moments that this year’s newcomers are feeling. Looking back at their respective debuts, the supermodels share what it felt like to step onto the brand’s runway for the very first time.