supermodel Gisele Bundchen strikes an alluring pose

supermodel Gisele Bundchen strikes an alluring pose

The Victoria’s Secret catwalk show is undeniably the sexiest event in the fashion calender.
The world’s biggest supermodels, including Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Helena Christensen, Stephanie Seymour and Gisele Bundchen, have graced the U.S. underwear firm’s catwalk over the last 10 years.
The shows aren’t just stunning women strutting up and down the catwalk in their underwear – the event is a big-budget extravaganza featuring live music from top artists and flamboyant accessories, including angel and bird wings.

Sizzling: The world’s top paid supermodel Gisele Bundchen strikes an alluring pose in her garter, stockings and bolero.
The last show saw the reformed Spice Girls take to the stage in Roberto Cavalli gowns and one of the Victoria’s Secret ‘Angels’ Heidi Klum duet with husband Seal.
In these stunning pictures, we take you backstage at the world’s sexiest show.
The photos include Brazilian Bundchen, the world’s highest paid supermodel, pose in a transparent black lingerie ensemble, including a garter belt, stockings and bra.

Brazilian beauty: Adriana Lima, 27, has modelled for Victoria’s Secret for eight years.

A Dutch dish: Doutzen Kroes arrives through the curtains in her transparent bodice
Gisele’s contract with Victoria’s Secret finished at the end of last year.
Joining Gisele in this slinky backstage images is fellow Brazilian Adriana Lima, 27, who has modelled for Victoria’s Secret for eight years.
She was the world’s fourth highest earning supermodel last year taking home £3.5million.
Next in line in the list is Dutch blonde bombshell Doutzen Kroes in fifth place, who made £3million.
Other Victoria’s Secrets ‘Angels’ include Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Selita Ebanks, Izabel Goulart, Marisa Miller and Miranda Kerr.

Brazilian beauties: Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima relax by the make-up counter.

Adjustment: Backstage assistants prime Adriana Lima for the catwalk.

California girl: American model Marisa Miller adjusts her bra backstage.

On stage: Gisele Bundchen struts her stuff at the Victoria Secret show last year

Singer Javine Hylton shows off her post baby

Singer Javine Hylton shows off her post baby

Javine Hylton looks half the woman she was after shedding three-and-a-half stone since the birth of her daughter Angel Mai Hylton Harvey.
The singer, 26, who gave birth in February, has gone from 14 stone to 10.5 stone, thanks to a combination of diet and exercise.
She told Closer magazine: “I feel much more confident posing naked this time. I feel proud of myself, even though I’m not in as good a shape as I’d like. My body has changed and my boobs are a bit bigger – although they’ve headed south!”.

What a difference four months makes: Javine shows off her new figure
“Having Angel has totally changed me,” says Javine.
“Before, if I woke up with a cloud over my head, I’d let it last. Now I have a beautiful baby, how can I not smile? And if you smile, it makes them smile. I feel so much more laid back.”
The singer admits that the first few weeks of motherhood were a struggle. “I kept bursting into tears and I even asked my mum if she thought I had post-natal depression. But it was just the shock of having a baby.
“It didn’t help that I got mastitis [inflammation] in both boobs, which was agony. I had to take antibiotics, which gave Angel thrush in her mouth, so I stopped breastfeeding.
“At that point, I could hardly look in the mirror,” she admits.
“I’d always thought of myself as a fit, athletic person, but I’d spread everywhere! My bum was enormous – it came round on all sides and stuck out behind me!.

“I’d put on four stone while pregnant – going up to 14 stone – and although I’d lost some of the weight, my pre-pregnancy jeans wouldn’t fit. I’d cover up in Harvey’s [her partner] biggest T-shirts and tracksuit bottoms.”
Six weeks after giving birth, Javine met personal trainer Tim Hayes.
Tim developed a diet and fitness plan for the new mum, who then weighed 12.5 stone.
He put her on a strict, five-times-a-week regime of aerobic and core-strength exercises.
“Tim really pushed me, which is what I needed,” says Javine.
“He also put me on a healthy diet. I used to have toast and Marmite for breakfast, pasta for lunch and then fish and potatoes in the evening. I was also addicted to crisps. I used my pregnancy to eat as much as I liked – that’s why I went from ten stone to 14 stone!”
These days, Javine’s typical menu is porridge with a banana for breakfast, brown rice and veg for lunch, prawn stir-fry for dinner and healthy snacks like sugar snap peas or Brazil nuts.
After 14 weeks on the regime, Javine has lost another two stone. She is now 10.5 stone and a healthy size 12.
However, she says: “I want to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight of ten stone, and shift my wobbly tum. I’ve just started having a salon treatment called Hypoxi. It’s a targeted fat-burning programme that helps tone up the area. I’m seeing results already.
“Harvey didn’t think I could lose all the weight, but he didn’t realise how strong I am. If I decide to do something I can usually pull it off!” says Javine, who’s also been recording a new album since the birth.
“It’s been really hard work. There have been times when Harvey and his friends have come in with a big bucket of KFC and I sit there with my brown rice and steamed veggies – but I’ve got used to it.”
Harvey and Javine are now planning a holiday in Ibiza, and she says she can’t wait.
“I’m not quite ready for a bikini. I might try an all-in-one costume with cutaway bits though,” she grins.

Stephanie McMichael frolics in a bikini

Stephanie McMichael frolics in a bikini

She may have suffered the humiliation of being the first voted out of Big Brother this series, but Stephanie McMichael is making the most of her premature freedom.
The 19-year-old was spotted frolicking around a luxury resort yesterday after escaping to Spain for a sun holiday.

Sun seeker: Stephanie McMichael in Spain yesterday.

It was strictly a girls’ only holiday, with no sign of her rumoured love interest Ziggy Lichman.
Stephanie and the 26-year-old former boyband member, who appeared on the reality TV show in 2007, were spotted cosying up in a West London coffee shop last week.
They have at least one thing in common – an insatiable thirst for stardom.

Out and about: The 19-year-old was the first voted off the show
Prior to Big Brother, Ziggy made his first bid for fame as the member of an ill-fated boyband, while Stephanie had previously auditioned for Pop Stars: The Rivals.
She was thrown off the show when producers discovered she had lied about her age and was too young to take part.
Stephanie was put up for nomination in week one of this series after she was forced to take part in a fake wedding with 42-year-old housemate Mario Marconi.
The sham fell through when Stephanie and Mario were unable to hide their obvious dislike for each other.

Hannah Robinson bikini-clad companion

Hannah Robinson bikini-clad companion

Apprentice contestant Alex Wotherspoon swapped business for pleasure on a luxury holiday in Majorca with his girlfriend Hannah Robinson.
The 25-year-old looked rather thrilled to have traded the boardroom for the beach as he strolled hand in hand with his bikini-clad companion at the Lindner Golf & Wellness Resort.
The pair weren’t shy about putting their affection on show, smothering each other with kisses as they frolicked in the water.

From boardroom to the beach: Alex Wotherspoon and girlfriend Hannah Robinson in Majorca over the weekend.

Swept away: Alex laps up the attention from his girlfriend
Alex, who came in joint third place with Helene Speight in the final of the BBC show earlier this month, became as famous for his pout as his sales prowess during the show and recently signed up to a modelling agency.
He explained: ‘I didn’t get the job, so I thought I might as well use what I’ve got.
‘So I went to see Models One. I saw the head of the men’s division, and it was brilliant!.

Making a splash: The fired Apprentice horses around in the sea
‘I was sat in reception with all these good-looking guys going past me and I was like, “S***”. They were pretty amazing looking.
‘They’re putting out the feelers with Thomas Pink, Paul Smith and M&S.
‘They said that I’m a bit taller than your usual model, but because I have the profile they’re interested in me. I’m definitely going down that route now.’.

Diving in: Hannah goes in for a hug.

Workout: Alex puts his muscles to the test
The former regional sales manager remains as ambitious as ever, and has set his sights on following in David Beckham’s footsteps with a campaign for Italian designer Armani.
But he admits it might take a bit of work.
He says: ‘I do need to buff up a bit. I’ve been going to the gym quite a bit – I have a personal trainer.
‘You know Brad Pitt’s look in Fight Club? That’s what I want to look like.’.

Sun lovers: Alex, who has just signed up for a modelling career, tops up his tan

Kate Moss soaked up the sun

Kate Moss soaked up the sun

Kate Moss may have just signed up to a £3,000 private members’ gym, but it appears her health kick is on hold for the moment.
The supermodel kept her wine glass charged as she relaxed aboard a multimillion-pound luxury boat in Marbella over the weekend, later lighting up a cigarette as she chatted with friends.

Decks appeal: Kate Moss soaked up the sun in Marbella over the weekend.

Old habits: Kate kept her glass charged and a cigarette in hand
The 34-year-old, who was dressed in a tiny strapless bikini, then retired to the upper deck, drizzling herself in oil for a spot of sunbathing.
Her rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince sat this trip out and instead performed at The Mighty Boosh day in Kent.
Kate recently joined the 25 Club in Mayfair, which boasts the best personal trainers in the world, where she has signed up for private session with a trainer and yoga classes.
While she intends for fitness to become her new addiction, it appears old habits die hard for party-loving Kate.

Sun lover: Kate drizzled herself in oil as she worked on her tan