Kylie Jenner just made her first-ever appearance on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway.
Jenner, 27, closed out the lingerie brand’s 2026 spectacle on Sunday wearing its first Fantasy Bra since 2018, a piece jeweler Jacob Arabo of Jacob & Co. Declared “the most expensive Fantasy Bra ever made.” The centerpiece yellow diamond alone carries a $22 million valuation, according to the designer. The full design incorporates what Arabo described as “every cut to exist,” spanning pear, heart, round, oval, marquise and additional diamond shapes.
Her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet sat in the audience alongside her mother Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble, who is Kris Jenner’s partner. The family presence underscored the significance of a moment that had been kept under wraps until showtime.
The runway appearance marks a notable departure for the Kylie Cosmetics founder, whose previous catwalk experience has been sporadic despite her constant presence in fashion imagery. She last walked a major show in 2024, closing the Coperni presentation at Disneyland Paris in a strapless ballgown. That appearance itself had been a return to form after years away from live runway work.
Jenner’s actual runway debut dates back to 2011, when she walked for Abbey Dawn, the former label of singer Avril Lavigne. Two years later, in 2013, she shared the catwalk with her sister Kendall Jenner for both a Sherri Hill show and the Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection.
Kendall Jenner established her own Victoria’s Secret credentials years earlier, walking the brand’s show in 2015, 2016 and 2018. The sisters’ connection to the lingerie house stretches back even further to a 2015 Halloween costume moment when the entire Kardashian-Jenner family dressed as Victoria’s Secret models. Kylie Jenner borrowed Candice Swanepoel’s actual cut-out catsuit for the occasion, and the family wore authentic runway looks and wings provided by the brand.
“Thank you @VictoriasSecret for sending us actual runway looks and real wings to borrow for the night!!!” Kim Kardashian wrote on Instagram at the time.
The 2015 costume now reads as foreshadowing for Sunday’s official debut, which Victoria’s Secret managed to conceal entirely from pre-show publicity. The secrecy around Jenner’s participation represented a rare successful embargo in an era of constant fashion leaks.
Beyond family ties and costume history, Jenner has built direct lingerie industry experience through modeling work. She appeared in a Skims campaign for her sister Kim Kardashian’s shapewear label this February, demonstrating familiarity with the category even before her Victoria’s Secret casting.
The Fantasy Bra tradition has historically served as the climactic moment of each Victoria’s Secret show, with selected models wearing jeweled creations that generate substantial media attention. The brand suspended the practice after 2018, making this year’s revival a notable programming decision even before Jenner’s surprise involvement was revealed.
Jacob Arabo’s involvement through Jacob & Co. Continues a long-standing relationship between high jewelry houses and the Fantasy Bra concept. The $22 million center stone valuation exceeds many previous iterations of the annual centerpiece.
The show took place Sunday with Jenner’s participation undisclosed until she appeared on the runway, completing what the brand and her representatives had positioned as a genuine surprise rather than a teased reveal.