What was the name of Victoria’s Secret’s first nationally televised fashion show special?

The first nationally televised special was titled The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

The program first aired in 2001 on ABC and turned the company’s runway presentation into a major pop-culture television event. The broadcast combined lingerie runway segments with musical performances, backstage material and celebrity appearances.

Although Victoria’s Secret had staged fashion shows before 2001, those earlier events were not the same as the nationally televised annual special. The television format helped establish the brand’s Angels, elaborate wings and Fantasy Bras as recurring parts of mainstream entertainment.

The title is sometimes confused with later promotional names or with individual runway events held in particular cities. The formal title of the television special remained The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, even as its venues, performers and production themes changed over the years.