The Victoria’s Secret Angels: A timeline

Even if you’ve never stepped foot inside a Victoria’s Secret store, you likely know about the Angels.

The annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show launched in 1995, making this year’s show the 20th anniversary of the extravaganza that introduced the world to some of the biggest models in the industry, including Stephanie Seymour, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima.

Here we outline the history of the show that broke the mold – and (apparently) the Internet.