Who's In And Who's Out At Victoria's Secret?

The Victoria’s Secret show will, as we predicted, be missing two of its most prominent figures tomorrow, as Angels Candice Swanepoel and Behati Prinsloo confirm that they will sit this one out. The twosome told their instagram followers this weekend that they wouldn’t travel to Paris with the rest of the Victoria’s Secret line-up after all.

The African duo, who made their debut together in 2007, both became mothers for the first time within weeks of one another this year - Prinsloo and husband Adam Levine welcoming their daughter, Dusty Rose, in September, and Swanepoel sharing the news of the arrival of her son, Anacã, with fiancé Hermann Nicoli in October. The show would have been the tenth Victoria’s Secret outing for both models, but both confirmed that they will be back on the catwalk for next year’s show.

“To the girls and crew, good luck in Paris, me and Dusty Rose will be cheering,” Prinsloo said. “Love you all, have fun in Paris and see you next year!” Meanwhile Swanepoel echoed her sentiments a few hours later: “Good luck in Paris beautiful ladies! So sad to be missing this show! No doubt it will be magical. So hard for me to disappoint the people that always root for me, I wish I was there making you all proud. Girls, enjoy the moments together, cant wait to see the show and can't wait for 2017!”

Prinsloo and Swaneopel aren’t the only two Angels missing from the line-up, two of the newest Angels – announced in April 2015 – won’t be putting on their wings for a second show. Kate Grigorieva and Jac Jagaciak aren’t included in the brand’s Angel line-up on its official website, although Grigorieva is set to walk regardless.

The presence of two of the most experienced Angels will surely be missed by those making their debut – an unusually large group this year with 18 rookies taking to the catwalk for the first time. In their absence, the rest of the Angels were on hand to give advice to the new starters.

“Take a breath and try to enjoy the moment,” Josephine Skriver said, while Romee Strijd advised them to “really embrace” the experience, despite their nerves.

So who can we expect to see on the catwalk this year if not the four missing Angels? The full list of the models walking in the Victoria’s Secret show 2016 is below:

Angels

Alessandra Ambrosio
Adriana Lima
Lily Aldridge
Elsa Hosk
Jasmine Tookes
Martha Hunt
Stella Maxwell
Taylor Hill
Sara Sampaio
Lais Ribeiro
Josephine Skriver
Romee Strijd

Returning

Leomie Anderson
Maria Borges
Daniela Braga
Cindy Bruna
Lily Donaldson
Barbara Fialho
Kelly Gale
Izabel Goulart
Kate Grigorieva
Gigi Hadid
Sui He
Rachel Hilbert
Valery Kaufman
Flavia Lucini
Bridget Malcolm
Kendall Jenner
Joan Smalls
Sanne Vloet
Liu Wen
Devon Windsor
Ming Xi

Debuting

Maggie Laine
Luma Grothe
Lameka Fox
Georgia Fowler
Grace Elizabeth
Dilone
Bella Hadid
Xiao Wen Ju
Keke Lindgard
Lais Oliveira
Herieth Paul
Brooke Perry
Jourdana Phillips
Camille Rowe
Zuri Tibby
Megan Williams
Irina Shayk
Alanna Arrington