{"id":189208,"date":"2018-11-12T00:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=189208"},"modified":"2018-11-12T00:51:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:51:47","slug":"filipina-model-kelsey-merritt-shares-first-victorias-secret-fashion-show-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/12\/filipina-model-kelsey-merritt-shares-first-victorias-secret-fashion-show-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipina model Kelsey Merritt shares first Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: \u201cVictoria\u2019s Secret is such a big deal in the Philippines. So I feel like this was something I could give back to Filipinos.\u201d – Kelsey Merritt (Photo<\/a>: @kelseymerritt<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She\u2019s made history as the first Filipina model to ever walk the iconic Victoria\u2019s Secret (VS) Fashion Show. Twenty-one-year-old Kelsey Merritt shares her experience following her unforgettable debut.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event took place in the Pampanga-born\u2019s new home city, New York, last Saturday, November 11. Kelsey begins her consistent posting the day before, seen dressed in a white turtleneck, white denim jacket, and leather jeans captioned, \u201cJust did Victoria\u2019s Secret rehearsals today! So excited for the show tomorrow! I don\u2019t know if I can sleep, I\u2019m too excited.\u201d She then breaks the internet after posting an \u201cIt\u2019s Showtime\u201d caption with her wearing black lingerie as well as a black silk robe against the notable pink background. A few minutes later, Kelsey is seen with Adriana Lima, who walked her last VS runway after almost two decades. As she embraces Adriana, Kelsey says, \u201cGrowing up watching the Victoria\u2019s Secret fashion show, I wanted to be like Adriana Lima! She is such an inspiration. I can\u2019t believe I get to say I\u2019ve walked the show with her on her very last one after eighteen years.\u201d In addition to Adriana, Kelsey is also able to interact with angels Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, and Sara Sampaio.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the series of photos at the backstage of the show, Kelsey also shares images wearing a stunning silver cut-out dress on the pink carpet during the VS after-party, to which she was escorted by boyfriend Olympic swimmer Connor Dwyer. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted a photo on the pink carpet! Pinch me, all of this isn\u2019t real!\u201d And although Kelsey gushed that \u201cphotos of the entire night will keep coming,\u201d she also takes a moment to send a post of appreciation to her parents, who flew from the Philippines to watch her work the runway. With a photo taken in the streets of New York, Kelsey shares her appreciation saying, \u201cShoutout to the best parents! They are my biggest supporters! Love you ma and pa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to the show, Kelsey told the New York Post, \u201cVictoria\u2019s Secret is such a big deal in the Philippines. So I feel like this was something I could give back to Filipinos.\u201d She also told <\/span>Fashionista<\/span><\/i> writer Tyler Mccall, \u201cGrowing up, I’ve been watching this show, and it always made me feel like I was beautiful, too,\u201d adding, \u201cWhat these girls made me feel, I can finally get to make other girls feel that way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The television premiere of the Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show 2018 is on December 2. Performers include Bebe Rexha, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Rita Ora, Shawn Mendes, Kelsea Ballerini, and the Struts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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