Victoria's Secret
American lingerie and cosmetics retailer
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| 2024 | Tyra Banks closed the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, marking a notable return after her Angel status from 1997-2005, with previous runway appearances in 1996-2003, 2005, and now in 2024. |
| 2024 | Gigi Hadid opened the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, representing the United States, in what appears to be a return to the runway after previous appearances in 2015-2016 and 2018. |
| October 15 2024 | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show took place, marking a historic moment with Valentina Sampaio and Alex Consani becoming the first two transgender models to walk in the show. |
| August 28 2024 | New York City was officially announced as the host city for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show's return, with Tyra Banks confirmed as the host. |
| May 15 2024 | Victoria's Secret announced the return of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show via Instagram, revealing plans to revive the event in fall 2024. |
| 2023 | Victoria's Secret hired Alex Consani to be part of their brand rebrand for the 2023 fashion show. |
| October 2023 | Media reported Victoria's Secret was planning to revert their rebranding strategy due to plunging sales and customer perception that the rebrand was inauthentic. |
| September 26 2023 | Premiere of 'The Victoria's Secret World Tour' documentary on Amazon Prime Video, serving as a spiritual successor to the original fashion show. |
| July 2023 | Victoria's Secret announces a documentary 'The Victoria's Secret World Tour' to be produced with Pulse Films, featuring fashion curations in Bogotá, Lagos, London, and Tokyo. |
| March 5 2023 | Victoria's Secret CFO Tim Johnson announces plans for a 'new version' of the fashion show during an earnings call. |
| 2022 | Victoria's Secret hired Emira D'Spain as their first Black transgender model. |
| 2022 | Victoria's Secret & Co. announced they would no longer use cashmere in their product lines. |
| November 2022 | Victoria's Secret acquired the New York-based lingerie brand Adore Me for US$400 million. |
| July 2022 | Amy Hauk was named chief executive of both Victoria's Secret and Pink brands. |
| January 25 2022 | Victoria's Secret announced a joint venture partnership with Regina Miracle International (Holdings) Limited, where Victoria's Secret will own 51% of the joint venture. CEO Martin Waters highlighted the partnership aims to grow the China business through joint investment in product development, distribution, and marketing. |
| 2021 | Victoria's Secret provided $8.3 million to over 1,250 Thai garment workers who were owed money after their factory, Brilliant Alliance, closed due to bankruptcy. |
| 2021 | Martin Waters was named CEO, replacing interim CEO Stuart Burgdorfer. |
| 2021 | Victoria's Secret implemented policy changes and new partnerships with spokeswomen Megan Rapinoe, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Naomi Osaka following the resignation of Leslie Wexner. |
| October 2021 | Pink, a Victoria's Secret brand, launched a line of reusable period panties. |
| August 3 2021 | L Brands spun Victoria's Secret off as an independent business, trading on the NYSE under the ticker VSCO. |
| July 2021 | Victoria's Secret announced plans to relaunch the fashion show, but without the traditional Victoria's Secret Angels. |
| January 14 2021 | Shareholders of L Brands filed a complaint in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging that former chair Wexner and others created an 'entrenched culture of misogyny, bullying and harassment' and was aware of abuses by Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 2020 | Monica Mitro settled her legal action against Victoria's Secret for an undisclosed sum. |
| December 2020 | Appointed Raul Martinez as head creative director, following the departure of CEO John Mehas in November 2020. |
| November 2020 | Martin Waters replaced John Mehas as CEO of Victoria's Secret. |
| June 2020 | A shareholder filed a lawsuit against Victoria's Secret for inaction following reports of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. |
| May 2020 | Victoria's Secret announced plans to permanently close 13 of its 38 Canadian stores, reducing its Canadian retail presence by one-third. |
| February 2020 | Victoria's Secret announced a sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $525 million, with L Brands retaining a 45% minority stake. The deal ultimately fell through. |
| February 1 2020 | The New York Times published an exposé on the 'culture of misogyny' at Victoria's Secret, detailing long-time executive Ed Razek's sexual misconduct. |
| 2019 | The day after making her allegations, Monica Mitro was locked out of the building and placed on administrative leave, which she believed was a retaliatory action. |
| 2019 | Monica Mitro, executive vice president of public relations, reported being verbally abused by Ed Razek during his time at the company. |
| 2019 | Model Alliance and other publications initiated advocacy efforts to protect models from harassment and sexual abuse in California, New York, and across the United States. |
| 2019 | Victoria's Secret added new Angels Leomie Anderson, Grace Elizabeth, Alexina Graham, and Barbara Palvin to their roster. |
| 2019 | John Mehas was appointed CEO of Victoria's Secret. |
| 2019 | Victoria's Secret's worldwide net sales receded to $6.81 billion from its 2016 peak. |
| 2019 | Victoria's Secret relaunched its product lines of eyewear and footwear to boost struggling sales. |
| November 21 2019 | L Brands CFO Stuart Burgdoerfer officially confirms the cancellation of the 2019 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, citing declining viewership and lack of sales impact. |
| August 2019 | Ed Razek resigned from Victoria's Secret following intensifying criticism of his anachronistic and misogynistic business practices. |
| May 2019 | L Brands CEO Les Wexner issues a memo questioning the future of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, noting network television was no longer the 'right fit' and planning to focus on new content development. |
| March 2019 | Victoria's Secret made their swimwear line available in shops. |
| 2018 | Jan Singer resigned as CEO amid declining sales, following a controversial comment by CMO Ed Razek about not casting transgender or plus-size models in the annual fashion show. |
| 2018 | Final Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in the original format, concluding the long-running annual fashion event. |
| 2018 | Elsa Hosk, a Swedish model, was chosen to wear the Dream Angels Fantasy Bra valued at $1,000,000 in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. |
| 2018 | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show featured Taylor Hill as the opening model, representing the United States. This was during the 2014-2018 period of runway shows. |
| November 2018 | Victoria's Secret relaunched their swimwear line. |
| November 2018 | Ed Razek, the company's chief of marketing, was criticized for controversial comments about trans and plus-size models in a Vogue interview, suggesting they would not be part of the show's 'fantasy'. |
| 2017 | The company began focusing more on bralettes and sports bras under the Victoria Sport label to appeal to a younger customer base. |
| 2017 | Karlie Kloss returned to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after previously being an Angel from 2011-2014, marking her comeback to the runway. |
| 2017 | Several models walked the runway in this segment, including Amilna Estêvão from Angola, Xin Xie and One Wang from China, Samile Bermannelli from Brazil, and Leila Nda from Belgium, among others. |
| 2017 | Blanca Padilla returned to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway after her initial appearance in 2014. |
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