Karolína Kurková is a Czech model and actress, known for her work as a former Victoria's Secret Angel and Vogue cover star. Mario Testino praised the "proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level", which he said "ma[de] her a model who could fit almost into any moment". Vogue editor Anna Wintour called her the "next supermodel".
Kurková in 2011
Kurková at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in 2011
Kurková at the 2009 premiere of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City
Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. Wexner rapidly expanded into American shopping malls, growing the company into 350 stores nationally with sales of $1 billion by the early 1990s when Victoria's Secret became the largest lingerie retailer in the United States.
Lexington Ave storefront New York, NY
Victoria's Secret storefront in Columbus, Ohio, 2012
Victoria's Secret lingerie, store display in Seattle in 2008
Victoria's Secret store, New York