Angels Watch Their Figures, Too
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Model Selita Ebanks presents a creation during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach November 15, 2008. The 54-year-old Resort in Miami, once the playground of the Rat Pack, is reopening this weekend for the taping of the Victoria's Secret TV Fashion Show, to be aired December 3, 2008 on CBS. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - Let's take a moment to savor this little tidbit: Even Victoria's Secret's handpicked "angels" ramp up the cardio and cut out the carbs before they parade around in their underwear for a nationally televised broadcast.
Marisa Miller, Doutzen Kroes and Miranda Kerr are the newest models to be given their wings as the brand's top models. All three of the newbies had graced the Victoria's Secret catwalk before but they weren't fully part of the family until they went to Miami last month for the new runway show spectacle that will be seen on CBS Wednesday night.
To prepare, Dutch 23-year-old beauty Kroes, who says she normally eats what she wants because she exercises often, goes on a strict sugar- and carb-free meal plan and spends many extra minutes a day jumping rope. "For other fashion shows you can be skinny, but for Victoria's Secret, you need definition," says Kroes, 23.
Her belly wasn't empty, though. "I get butterflies in my stomach, for sure."
Miller, a relaxed surfer type true to her Califonia roots, calls this gig the biggest thing in her career and it's worth all the work — and the workouts. "When you're on the runway, you're moving so it's all about toning up," she says.
"You can make it to the end of the runway in one piece. Some outfits are complicated, and you have to be aware of how they shift or if they are restricting. When you're in your underwear, a lot can happen," Miller says.
As Kroes points out, "There are so many people seeing you live, it's not like a picture when there is Photoshop after."
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Posted Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009 - 11:18 PM EST
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