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Bethenny Frankel praised the spectacle of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show while acknowledging that past shows may have encouraged unhealthy habits
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She defended Kylie Jenner’s $50 million diamond-encrusted bra, saying it’s the brand’s job to sell products
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Frankel called this year’s show more inclusive and multicultural than earlier iterations
Bethenny Frankel is coming to the defense of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Her message came amid criticism of the models, including Kylie Jenner, who participated in the Oct. 18 show. Jenner wore a $50 million diamond-encrusted bra, which, to some fans, was tone-deaf amid a challenging economy.
“Money talks, Kylie Jenner walks, and they got to sell bras throughout the year,” the SkinnyGirl entrepreneur, 55, said in an Oct. 21 Instagram post about the show, which also featured Barbara Palvin, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio, and performances by Tate McRae and Megan Thee Stallion
Kylie Jenner wears a $50 million bra for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026
Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
“Something else about this Victoria’s Secret discourse bothers me,” Frankel said. “People saying, ‘I miss what it used to be,’ as if it’s some puritanical event that’s really drastically changed.”
“It is just what it used to be, because what it used to be was a spectacle,” Frankel said, explaining that the production always featured “a musical entertainer like a Justin Timberlake [who performed at the show in 2006], gorgeous women.”
But she also admitted that past shows may have fostered unhealthy habits among some models.
“What it really used to be was girls drinking champagne and smoking cigarettes” and trying “to stay under 86 pounds to get down the runway,” Frankel said, adding that when it comes to themes of “inclusivity, exclusivity, being stunning, multicultural,” this year’s iteration of the show is a leap forward.
“We’ve come a long way, baby,” Frankel said. “And influencers are the new supermodels, so don’t hate the player, hate the game.”
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Frankel even took aim at the audience, saying, it’s full of “finance bros in suits that are under 5’10”, slightly balding, because nobody loves a supermodel like a finance bro in a suit.”
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