Where was the first Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show held in 1995?

The first Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City in 1995.

The event began as a relatively small presentation designed to showcase the company’s lingerie collections. It was not initially the globally televised spectacle that later became associated with elaborate sets, celebrity performers, and the Fantasy Bra.

The Plaza Hotel, a landmark luxury hotel beside Central Park, provided an upscale setting that matched the brand’s intended image. The early show format was more conventional than later productions, with models presenting multiple looks on a runway.

The show’s television era began later, in 2001, when it was broadcast nationally in the United States. That broadcast history is why some accounts mistakenly treat 2001 as the show’s beginning, although the first event took place in 1995.