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Stella is opening BNA.

+1. They've had the FB open segments the past 3 years, I don't see them sticking it in the middle of the segment. I think it was reported Jasmine is closing from multiple sources as well.

@brandie013 I was trying to find a pic of Bella to compare, thank you! Yeah those look identical. Maybe they changed her outfit last minute because I don't think BNA is supposed to be lacy, but that's just my interpretation based on what Sophia said. @AngelAshley94 Ale could close and have a model leaving the runway as she steps out. That means the model walked before her.

Doutzen!! If you look at Lily's shoes, they match the style of the ones on the board where her picture is in Dark Angel, but not the color.

I saw on the ever reliable Instagram that Gigi was set to have the MR Swarovski wings. It honestly wouldn't surprise me.

Lily described her second look as "very sexy, very lacy" so you can infer she's in Dark Angel (or Secret Angels). My money is on her not opening or closing a segment, same with Martha. Plus, I think it was confirmed Jasmine is closing either in an article or a video with her.

She is SO beautiful. If they sign her as a Pink spokesmodel, I hope she isn't stuck there too long. Unlike Rachel or Zuri, I think she'd transition to mainline perfectly.

Lily's outfit looks like it's the 5th one in and they added some wings to it. @Candyliz I think so too.

Cap thanks to @cardigans

People assumed because she was shown in the montage of some girls being told they were opening. But there was never a clip of her specifically being told nor any kind of confirmation (via the press/boards/whatever) of that. I've said it a few times but Lily and Martha won't open or close anything. TRA is probably Elsa, MR: Josephine, SA: Adriana, DA: Taylor, BNA: Stella.

I think Ale could be done after this year's show (we all say this every year tho ) and Lily's probably gone after next year's show/this could be her last show as an Angel but she'll still walk next year like Erin/Lindsay/etc. For the NA, I don't see them getting rid of any this year tbh. But I'd personally like to see Martha gone. Josephine is adorable, I can't wait to see her open MR.

I think someone said the first show is at 6 pm Paris time and the second is 9 pm.

Doesn't the FB girl usually lead the finale? I'd guess Jasmine and Elsa because she opened, Adriana-Ale, Lily-Martha, Taylor-Josephine, Sara-Stella, Lais- Romee maybe?

Kendull looks so much like Kris now, yikes.

Giving the visitors something fun to look at while they jack pictures from here and don't give credit.

Shocking. Kendull looks ridiculous. You can always tell people have fillers in by lack of lip lines, the lips sort of blend in where they meet the other skin on the face. And dead @ kyliesoldface, omg.

I can't tell if this is better or worse than when some fans were commenting Ed & Co. about reshooting the holiday commercial last year because Candice missed it. It makes business sense to have the newer models who are going to be there longer than Ale get that exposure. Ale has had her time, people either know her and care about her or they don't by now, that's not going to change. They have to capitalize on their biggest event of the year and use it to prop the future of the brand. They want people to care about and notice the girls who are going to be there years from now and who sell their products. Ale shows up for them two or three times a year, the NA work all year and pretty much constantly for VS so to say they're not deserving of opening a segment or a show is absurd.

She's a goddess.

Yep, if they follow the same format of how they did things for London, that should be the schedule.

It's for MR! It was confirmed somewhere but I can't remember the exact source. I think Elsa is opening the show/TRA and Ale is closing TRA. Lily and Martha will be the two models not to do either.

Unless something changed or I missed the confirmation, Lily isn't walking TRA. She described her second look as "very sexy, very lacy" which sounds like Secret Angels or Dark Angel, IMO. She's in Mountain Romance too.

She looks so good! The extra weight on her looks amazing, she looks a lot younger.

If Candice and Behati hadn't gotten pregnant I think Lily would have been gone after the show this year. I think they probably extended her contract by a year. As a fan of hers, I hope she leaves soon. She's gotten everything out of the brand that she can and she's not getting any younger, 31 is already pretty "old" for models. Tbh, I think she's heading into or is already in Ale territory now - been on the bench most of her time as an Angel, too "old"/not famous enough for anyone to really give a shit what she does, like with Gisele or Rosie, post-VS. I think she's peaked with VS and in general and it would be smart of her to leave and focus her time elsewhere like she's said she wants to do (skincare/beauty, Lindsay's been quite successful with her own line, same with Rosie). I think Adriana will stay with them for a few more years. They've been using her for VSX like crazy and I could see her wanting to stick around until she was 37 or 38 like Heidi did. Ale needs to go tbh. I like her but they don't need her, not for the commercial or the show at this point. I've never understood Martha's appeal and think she brings nothing to the brand. I get she's American and part of Taylor Swift's ~squad~, but they have other Americans to tick that box and the hype around T. Swift's squad has died down. As much as I like Romee, they don't seem to use her for much and her career outside of VS is pretty good. Same with Sara who seems to really be picking up steam in the HF world. Stella has grown on me for VS but her work outside of it is far superior and she fits better there. It's clear that Elsa, Taylor, Josephine and Jasmine are who they're investing most of their time and money into and who they view as the future of the brand. I think that's a pretty solid group. If I were in charge I'd let go of Ale and Lily first (in the next 1-2 years), then Martha, Stella and Romee (in the 2-3 years). I'd maybe throw in Lais there as much as I love her. Unless things change, and they could since VS is unpredictable, I could see Sara leaving in the next few years too. Elsa, Jasmine, Josephine and Taylor can make up the core group of groups who will be around in 5 years from now. Throw in Adriana, Candice and Behati for the big campaigns/commercials/the VSFS since we know the three of them aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

My guess for opening/closing based on the boards/confirmations: TRA: Elsa/Ale Mountain Romance: Josephine/Romee Secret Angel: Adriana/Sara Dark Angel: Taylor/Lais BNA: Stella/Jasmine Lily and Martha won't do either which is why both are getting two wings whereas some of the O/C girls may not.