Tyra Banks reflected on her iconic comeback at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show earlier this week, nearly two decades after she retired from the lingerie brand’s annual runway to pursue other entertainment opportunities.
While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show to discuss the show’s closing, the supermodel, 50, discussed the true joy of returning to her role as Victoria’s Secret Angel for the evening.
After the presenter, 49, said Banks looked like she felt “good” about herself and was really “living in the moment and really present” during her runway walk, Banks said that description perfectly captured what it was like to take off her wing substances after so many years.
Unlike years past, when the mother of one said she was “going to go for it” for herself, the Life-Size actress said this time she “felt like everyone was inside her” when she took the stage.
“50-year-old women, insecure women – I just felt like there was more, and I look at the representation and I’m like, boom, boom, boom. I stomped because I felt like I was more of a vessel than it was just about me. It was different,” Banks raved.
Tyra Banks reflected on her iconic comeback at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show earlier this week, nearly two decades after she retired from the lingerie brand’s annual runway to pursue other entertainment opportunities.
The America’s Next Top Model creator also reflected on how her body has changed over the years.
“What was also different was that my breasts were ten times bigger, because I was about 40-50 pounds heavier on this runway than when I retired,” she told viewers. “So I was like, ‘Don’t fall out, don’t fall out.’”
While serving as a VS Angel, Banks walked nine shows before announcing her retirement from modeling in 2005.
Victoria’s Secret announced in August that Banks would participate in the star-studded fashion show.
Tyra teamed up with Gigi to confirm the event’s return after a six-year hiatus.
Tyra presented Gigi with an invitation to the show in an Instagram video, with the words “see you later,” to which Hadid replied, “I love you.”
She also teased her performance in a TikTok video the following month.
“It feels crazy to be back on the Victoria’s Secret runway. I mean, cray-cray as in cray-cray good. To be honest, I never thought I would be on this runway again. I remember – what was it like, 19 years ago – and I thought, “This is it.” And I remember all the press: “Tyra’s… last… walk.” It was so over the top and I thought, ‘I’m out.’
While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show to discuss the show’s closing, the supermodel, 50-year-old mogul, discussed how she felt true joy when she returned to her role as Victoria’s Secret Angel for the evening (pictured in 1999)
After the host said Banks looked like she felt “good about herself” and was really “living in the moment and really present” during her runway walk, Banks said that description perfectly captured what it was like to get her wing up after so many years to dust
But unlike previous years, when the mother-of-one said she was “going to go” for herself, the Life-Size actress said, “When I walked the Victoria’s Secret runway this time, I felt like everyone was inside. me’
Banks walked her first fashion show for the lingerie brand in 1996.
Her last Victoria’s Secret runway appearance took place in 2005, before she embarked on a television career.
The 2024 show also saw the return of Victoria’s Secret vets Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima, as well as next-generation icons Taylor Hill and Barbara Palvin.
Cher headlined the evening, along with Blackpink alum Lisa and rising star Tyla, marking the show’s first-ever all-female musical lineup.
The America’s Next Top Model creator also reflected on how her body has changed over the years (pictured in 1998)
Her last Victoria’s Secret runway appearance took place in 2005, before she embarked on a television career; seen above
In May, Banks celebrated her 50th birthday.
In 2009, she said she no longer believed in diets.
‘I have dieted in the past. They’re a bunch of bolognas,” she said on The Tyra Show in 2009. “It’s not about being skinny. It’s about being in the best shape you can be.”
