Angel Reese Is the First WNBA Player to Front a Victoria's Secret Campaign
The two-time All-Star stars in the brand's global 'Season of Strapless' campaign — shot in Barbados, styled by Carlos Nazario, and dropping April 8.
Angel Reese in “The Season of Strapless” campaign.
Victoria's Secret dropped a moment today — and it arrives with Angel Reese's name on it.
Victoria's Secret officially unveiled its global brand campaign, The Season of Strapless, with Angel Reese as the face. Shot in Barbados by acclaimed photographer Renell Medrano and styled by Carlos Nazario, the campaign is sun-drenched, unapologetic, and exactly the kind of visual we needed to kick off the season. The images center the Invisible by Victoria's Secret Strapless Collection alongside the brand's new Bombshell Bronze Eau de Parfum — and at the middle of it all is a 6-foot-3 Black woman from Randallstown, Maryland, who is now, officially, the first WNBA player to star in a Victoria's Secret campaign.
Let that land for a second.
"The campaign is all about that golden hour glow and the confidence to own your shine." — Angel Reese
A Full-Circle Moment Six Years in the Making
This isn't where Angel Reese's VS story begins. Less than a year ago, she became one of the first professional athletes to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway in New York City. She famously hired a walking coach to perfect her strut, told everyone who would listen that it was "destined," and delivered. Celebrity stylist Law Roach, the same man who helped transform Zendaya and Celine Dion into fashion icons, was ringside and called it: Angel Reese was built for this.
Now, from the audience in 2024 (where she sat manifesting her runway moment) to the runway itself in 2025, to fronting a global campaign in 2026 — the trajectory speaks for itself. The milestone was celebrated today in New York City, where Reese arrived at the VS 5th Avenue Flagship for the campaign unveiling, the same city where she made her runway debut.
What's Actually in the Collection
The campaign introduces three pillars of VS's summer offering. The headline product is the new Invisible by Victoria's Secret Strapless Collection — a wear-tested bra line built around no-slip grip technology designed to stay put and actually feel good doing it. For anyone who has suffered through a strapless situation, this is the drop we've been waiting on. The collection also brings the Summer Swim line with pieces described as made for "taking the plunge," and Bombshell Bronze Eau de Parfum, a warm, sun-kissed riff on America's number-one selling fragrance.
The full Summer collection spans bras, panties, swim, casual sleep, apparel and beauty — sizing runs XS to XXL with bra bands from 30 to 44 and cups AA through DDD, starting at $16.95. It officially hits retail locations and VictoriasSecret.com on Wednesday, April 8.
What This Actually Means
Beyond the product, this is a conversation about what women's sports has earned, and what it is increasingly refusing to leave on the table. Angel Reese is not just a basketball player who moonlights in fashion. She is a two-time WNBA All-Star, a Reebok signature athlete, a Vogue cover star, a Met Gala committee member, and now a Victoria's Secret campaign face — all before turning 24. The brand's EVP and Chief Creative Officer Adam Selman called her "a true cultural force and boundary pusher who embodies both power and grace." That's not marketing copy. That's the record.
Victoria's Secret has been on a calculated reinvention path for years — widening its lens on beauty, athleticism, and what "sexy" actually looks like in 2026. Casting Angel Reese as its Summer face isn't a trend play. It's a statement about where the culture has moved, and who gets to hold the mirror now.
For the girls who hooped and dreamed beyond the court, for the women who never saw their build represented in a Victoria's Secret ad — this campaign is the receipt.
The Season of Strapless collection is available beginning April 8 at VictoriasSecret.com and in retail stores nationwide and internationally.
