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Victoria's Secret struck gold with their annual runway show, functionally an hour long commercial for VS lingerie. So the company made an attempt to replicate that stunning success with a focus on swim. But how do you justify what is, at its heart, an hour-long bikini montage on CBS with Puerto Rico as a backdrop (confusingly STILL with actual Victoria's Secret commercials during the breaks)? I don't know, stuff? Here's some stuff:
Perilous predicaments!
Culture?!
Juice. For real. There was a part where the Angels made juice.
A pony.
Insider-y behind-the-scenes activities like butt makeup.
And sunscreen lines.
Musical snacks by Juanes and Maroon 5.
Amazing feats of athleticism.
And beautiful people reassuring beautiful people of their beauty.