Lais Ribeiro broke the news on Instagram: she will be wearing this year's Fantasy Bra at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China! I couldn't be more pleased! Well, to be honest, I wasn't expecting that it would be her, and I thought it would be Elsa Hosk, since Elsa's been in the Show since 2011. But I didn't realize that Lais had been in it since 2010 (save for that one unfortunate year; more on that later). I know she totally deserves it. I've seen her through the years and she never fails to stun me. I'm rooting for her. Maybe she's not (yet) as popular as the other Angels but you only need to see these photos to know why she has been given the honor of wearing the Fantasy Bra. Here is Lais' VS Fashion Show journey.

This was the year that I got addicted with watching VS Fashion Shows. I knew I had a lot catching up to do but that's what YouTube is for. Ayt? Coincidentally, according to Lais' Wiki, it was also during this year that she appeared for the first time in the show. Here she is during the 'Wild Things' section.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017 will be televised on the 28th of November on CBS.

Can't wait to see Lais and the other girls.

XO,

Carissa

...Wait. What year is it? It's 2014 now, isn't this post a bit late?

Way too late actually, I would concede. But first things first. The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show which is a televised event in the US is always something I look forward to year after year. More than the beautiful long-legged ladies strutting their stuff on the runway, the production itself is just amazing. You will see that everyone behind this show really gives attention to detail. Anybody who's seen it would agree with me. Anybody who has not seen it would take about 20 seconds to like it.

However, 2013 was a different game and something bigger than Victoria happened. Her name was Yolanda and well, we didn't have electricity for four (yes! four!) months so please cut me some slack. I was only able to watch this show very recently and it still made me giddy. This is pure appreciation sans any drop of insecurity. These are my favorite moments/people/etc from the 2013 Show. 

1. Candice Swanepoel opening the Show with the Fantasy Bra. I actually don't know the deets about the underwear (gah!) but in general it's the centerpiece of the Show. It's supposed to cost millions of dollars because it is encrusted with real gemstones. You can't really guess when it will come out because it doesn't necessarily have to come first. Only the 'Victoria's Secret Angels' supermodels can wear it. Some of the previous wearers are Gisele Bundchen, Karolina Kurkova, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio who are still currently part of the Show.

And now it's finally Candice. What better way to start the show than with this bombshell walking? I first saw her in the 2010 Show and I learned that she was actually just hired to be a fit model - models that are hired just to see how a dress with look like on an actual body; kinda like a live mannequin - but the organizers saw her potential and four years on and here she is!

2. The performers: Fall Out Boy and Taylor Swift. They  opened the show singing the anthemic "Light 'Em Up" Ooh Ooh Light Em Up Ooh Ooh I'm On Fiiiire (My songs know what you did in the dark)! And they literally set the stage ablaze. 'Nuff said. They're like one helluva deadly combination.

3. Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine (with his clique) sitting on the sidelines looking absolutely pleased. This pleased and we ask why.

4. Adriana Lima's heart-shaped wings. Back and Front.