Ashley Graham Returns to the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Show-Stopping Wings

Ashley Graham is at it again!

The supermodel returned to the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway on Wednesday, Oct. 15, for her second appearance at the event.

For her big moment, she appeared in a sexy black bra and underwear with lace details. The most show-stopping part of the ensemble was Graham’s massive black angel wings, which were made of feathers and featured a train that cascaded down behind her.

Graham, who added simple black heels and wore her hair in a bouncy blowout, was all smiles as she strutted down the runway and posed for fans.

The supermodel and the brand announced the appearance in a joint Instagram on Oct. 12. In her video, Graham shared how much she loves the high energy of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, admitting that when there are people cheering and musical performers doing their thing, it’s hard not to do a little “twirl” during her strut.

She also opened up about what her pre-show rituals look like. On that particular day, she said she dropped her kids off at school (she is mom to three boys with husband Justin Ervin) in full glam. She then showed up to Victoria’s Secret, where she rocked her underwear and some wings, she said.

Ahead of last year’s show — where Graham made her debut — she told PEOPLE that she was stoked about this new, more inclusive era at the brand.

“I am feeling really excited,” Graham told PEOPLE. “I’m not nervous, and everything’s very secure, we’re not going to have anything pop out, which makes me feel good so I can strut it, and I’m honestly more excited just for the full representation that’s going to happen during the show.”

Graham joked earlier in the day that before she landed on her look, the brand gave her something on the small side — and she asked for a swap.

“The first thing they gave me was this tiny, tiny little underwear, and I said, ‘Hello, I just had three children,'” she told PEOPLE exclusively. “Even though it was like two years ago, but I was like, ‘Is there any more we can put on?’ So then I got a bodysuit and I feel really sexy in it, and then when the wings came out, that’s when I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I feel like an Angel. This is hot.'”

Last year’s show also marked the brand’s return after a six-year hiatus following its cancelation in 2019. With the return, Victoria’s Secret promised a different look and feel without sacrificing the glitz and glamour that the show is known for. Graham was hesitant to get on board after previously calling out the retailer for its lack of body diversity, but after candid conversations with brand leaders, she knew she could be comfortable as part of the family.

“At first when they asked me to be in the show, I was a little bit hesitant because there has been a brand DNA that’s been very hard to be a part of for so many years, for so many of us, especially growing up with the brand and not always fitting in the brand and the brand not making sizes for us,” she told PEOPLE exclusively in 2024.

“When I talked to the head of Victoria’s Secret and they ensured me that their hope and their plan is to have extended sizes, I said, yes so that there could be more women that could see themselves represented on the runway because we did not see that during Fashion Month.

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This year’s show is again taking place in New York City, the birthplace of the event. Models including Alessandra Ambrosio, Alex Consani, Gigi Hadid and more are walking the runway.

This year’s musical guests include Missy Elliott, Karol G, Madison Beer and K-pop group TWICE, marking the second year in a row that the brand has chosen all women to lead the music. Last year’s lineup included Cher, Tyla and Lisa from Blackpink.