In 1995, we got ourfirst-everVictoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
The show has also acted as a career high for countless supermodels.
But wearing wings isn’t a forever thing.
So where do those models go when they’ve reached the end of the runway?
You won’t believe what these former Victoria’s Secret models look like today.
According toInsider, she was only with the company for two years.
That doesn’t mean her only success existed on the catwalk it’s quite the opposite, in fact.
These days, Christensen has managed to create a hugely successful career for herself outside of modeling.
After the runway, Christensen turned to photography.
By 1999, she was working as the creative director forNylonmagazine.
Not long after, she and artist/designer Camilla Strk founded New York design studioStrk&Christensen.
Christensen is still incredibly comfortablein frontof the camera, though.
In 2018, sheposted a photoof herself in the same Thierry Mugler metal outfit she wore in 1991.
She toldInterview Magazine, “There are more important things in life than a six-pack, I realized.
Afterwards, sheappearedin several comedic films, including 2006’sThe Benchwarmersand 2008’sYes Man.
Sims hasn’t relegated herself to just work on the big and small screens, either.
She’s created an affordable and chicjewelry linefor HSN, and has collaborated on abag collectionfor Rachel Miriam.
She’s also an author, having penned two books by 2019: 2015’sThe Everyday Supermodeland 2017’sEveryday Chic.
Sims has made it a point to be honest about the pressures of aging.
In 2015, she spoke withElleabout being a spokesperson for CoolSculpting, a non-invasive fat-freezing procedure.
She said, “So many people don’t admit everything they’ve done.
They’ve had face lifts and Botox and Juvederm and Restylane and lasers and liposuction and all these things.
Listen, for me it was an easy thing to do.”
Laetitia Casta’s refusal to be moulded
Laetitia Casta has never been one for following the crowd.
And she’s incredibly outspoken about life, motherhood, and her career.
But she had struggled with depression and issues regarding her own self image for years.
By the early 2000s, her mental health seemed to be on a steady decline.
After a three-month stint in a psychiatric hospital, she issued a formal apology to Prince Albert.
A year later, Mulder nearly overdosed.
Since the incident, Mulder has managed to remain out of the limelight.
“When I was in the hospital, I didn’t know whether I was going to walk.
She appeared in the 1998 Victoria’s Secret catalogue and walked the runwaybetween the years 1998 and 2002.
By 18, she had landed a ten-year contract with Maybelline.
For Maran, getting older is about embracing the journey, as well as the lines it leaves.
“I saw the worst of that world and it soured me.”
Three decades after she began her modeling career, Schiffer is still a force in the industry.
You have to work so much harder, I think, in comparison.”
She’s also been one of many voices heard inthe #MeToo movement.
By 2008, she was a bonafide Bond Girl, having appeared inQuantum of Solace.
From there, the actress landed lead roles in two separate, decidedlynon-Bond films,OblivionandTo the Wonder.
In a 2002 interview withIGN, Romijn said she prefers to pass on typical pretty face roles.
“It’s just boring.
I’d rather play somebody who’s a little broken.”
Two kids later, Romijn and O’Connell are still madly in love.
“Because then one of you will be stuck with them,” Rebecca said.
“So you decide to stay together so one of you doesn’t end up with them!”
