1 of 3 | Grace Elizabeth walks the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016. The 2017 show will feature 18 new models. File Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UPI |
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Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will feature 18 new faces on the runway.
French model Estelle Chen and Australian model Victoria Lee are among the newcomers who will join veteran models Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima and Behati Prinsloo at the annual event.
"Can't believe it's happening..." Chen wrote Wednesday on Instagram. "I'm so thankful for everything that has happened in my life so far, every person I've met during these past four years, my family ... and my friends who are always by my side no matter what."
"Extremely happy to let you know I'll be walking in the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!! Thankyou so much for this incredible opportunity," Lee added on her own account.
Aiden Curtiss, Alecia Morais, Alexina Graham, Amilna Estevao, Dasha Khlystun, Frida Aasen, Gizele Oliveira, Grace Bol, Julia Belyakova, Mayowa Nicholas, Nadine Leopold, Roos Marijn de Kok, Samile Bermannelli, Vanessa Moody and Xin Xie will be the other new models on the runway.
Ambrosio, Lima and Prinsloo are among the 14 official Victoria's Secret Angels. Fellow Angel Martha Hunt shared a selfie Monday on Instagram during callbacks for this year's show.
"Fun day with my girls," she captioned the photo. "good luck angels!"
The 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show took place Nov. 30 in Paris, France. Victoria's Secret has yet to announce a date and location for the 2017 show, although Shanghai, China, is being rumored, according to Us Weekly.