The Angels -
Barbara Palvin
Discovered on the streets of Budapest at age 13, this blue-eyed beauty who made her first appearance on the Maxim Hot 100 in 2016, became a Victoria’s Secret Angel this year, cementing her entry into the big leagues.
Candice Swanepoel
This trilingual South African stunner-turned-entrepreneur got her big break at 15 when a model scout picked her out of a crowd at a flea market in Durban. In the years since, she’s earned her Angel wings, launched a swimwear line called Tropic of C, and fronted too many ad campaigns to count.
Elsa Hosk
This 30-year-old Swedish Victoria’s Secret Angel—who bears more than a passing resemblance to Queen Elsa of Disney’s Frozen fame—is in bed with all the biggest brands: Victoria’s Secret, Dolce & Gabbana, and Guess, to name a few. If you ask us, it’s all about the eyes.
Jasmine Tookes
A Victoria’s Secret Angel who wears her wings lightly, this low-key Californian cutie’s just enjoying the ride. And making Forbes’ 2016 list of the world’s highest paid models doesn’t exactly hurt.
Josephine Skriver
An outspoken advocate for LGBT rights, Instagram’s most delectable Dane has walked in nearly 300 fashion shows since hitting the runway in 2010. With campaigns for Gucci, Balmain, Bulgari, and other major houses on her resume, supermodel status appears imminent.
Lais Riberio
A Maxim favorite and Sept./Oct. 2018 cover girl, this statuesque Brazilian, also a Victoria’s Secret Angel, nearly became a nurse before destiny intervened. In the 2017 VS runway show she sported a $2 million bejeweled bra.
Martha Hunt
Sharing is caring for this popular and frisky North Carolinian, a Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2015, Maxim cover girl and charter member of Taylor Swift’s girl squad.
Romee Strijd
Another Dutch dream in IMG’s stable, 24-year-old Romee, who launched her own YouTube channel, has had her Victoria’s Secret Angel wings since 2015, and walked the runway for every major designer on the planet.
Sara Sampaio
At 28, Portugal’s most exquisite export checks off all the boxes: Victoria’s Secret Angel and Beauty Ambassador for Mr. Armani. But in May of 2016, she checked off the biggest box of all: her first American magazine cover courtesy of Maxim. Seeing her progress, we couldn’t be prouder.
Stella Maxwell
Northern-Irish, Belgium-born Maxwell has been a Maxim favorite since 2016, when she topped this very list. A smart, complicated woman who’s been linked to both Miley Cyrus and Kristen Stewart, the more we learn about her, the more we love.
Taylor Hill
A reminder that brains and beauty aren’t mutually exclusive, this veteran Victoria’s Secret Angel graduated from high school at age 16. The Hills have good genes, apparently: two of her siblings are models, too.