Natalia Bryant made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut Sunday night, walking the runway at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, in a pink look for the brand’s PINK segment. The 23 year old daughter of the late Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant had timelines buzzing the moment she hit the catwalk.
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This one was a long time coming for her. Before the show, Bryant told Page Six Style she was “over the moon” and said she had watched the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show every year since she was a little girl. She also named Candice Swanepoel as her favorite Victoria’s Secret model, and on Sunday night she got to share the stage with her.
Swanepoel was one of several original Angels back on the runway, alongside Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Behati Prinsloo, with Gigi Hadid returning as well. The show streamed live for free on YouTube and Victoria’s Secret’s social channels, and Bryant was one of the newcomers making a first appearance.
Natalia Bryant has been building her modeling career one big room at a time. She has already walked for Versace, Off White and Hugo Boss, appeared during New York Fashion Week in September, and attended Chloé’s spring/summer 2027 presentation in Paris earlier this month. She also earned a film degree from USC, so the runway is not the only lane she has open.
Kobe was famously the proudest girl dad in the league, and once the clips started circulating, fans flooded the replies saying he would have been front row cheering the loudest. Natalia did not just show up. She owned the walk on a stage she had been dreaming about since childhood.
