Cher left little doubt that it’s a girl’s world during her performance on the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday.
The legendary singer, 78, turned back time, bringing back the joy the VS Fashion Show used to encourage as she headlined the show’s first-ever all-women musical lineup, which also included BLACKPINK’s LISA and Tyla.
Taking center stage on the Victoria’s Secret runway in Recent York, Cher delivered live renditions of two of her biggest hits, “Strong Enough” and “Consider.”
The Oscar winner got an introduction befitting an icon, with the catwalk going dark as images of Cher throughout her many eras filled the large screen in the back of the runway.
The singer kicked off with “Strong Enough,” wearing glittery black cargo pants and a sparkling corseted black jacket.
The ultimate musical act of the night, Cher inspired cheers from the group and even model Adriana Lima was lip-syncing along as she walked down the runway.
And fans were loving it too. “CHER’S PERFORMANCE SOMEONE PINCH ME,” one person posted on X.
One other wrote, “CHER IS SO ICONIC.”
“That Cher Opening? Masterpiece thanks,” a 3rd person said of the singer’s intro.
Cher was humble on the VS pink carpet before the show.
“Don’t expect that much!” she told pre-show host Olivia Culpo. “I’m gonna go on the market an do my best.”
When asked what a part of the show she was most excited for, Cher said, “I actually am most enthusiastic about all the ladies, that it’s only women, and so they’re great.”
Speaking of the show’s models, the singer shared, “I met all of them and we had an excellent time the last of couple days. And I’m really pleased with it [and] proud that ladies are finally having the ability to in some ways — not in all ways, but in some ways — to seek out their very own destiny.”
As for her look, she underplayed what the audience could expect. “It’s not much,” she said. “It’s not an enormous deal.”
Victoria’s Secret revealed Cher could be the style show’s headliner in an Instagram post on Sept. 17.
“It’s a girl’s world, so it’s understood which you could’t have a fashion show without the mother of fashion herself—@Cher! We’re beyond excited to announce she is going to officially be acting at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 on October 15,” the brand captioned a montage, including clips from the singer’s “Consider” music video and title cards proclaiming her an “icon” and a “legend.”
Cher is the newest A-list star to headline the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Past performers included Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez.
Victoria’s Secret 2024 Fashion Show was a return to form for the underwear empire. The live runway show was the brand’s first since 2019, when VS shuttered this system following plummeting rankings and criticism over the form of bodies celebrated on – and excluded from – the catwalk.
Last 12 months, VS tried to reinvent their show, releasing a pre-taped “fashion event” they called “Victoria’s Secret The Tour ’23.” Filmed in Barcelona, Lagos, Bogotá, London and Tokyo, the show, which streamed online, included familiar VS models equivalent to Adriana Lima, Gigi Hadid, and Emily Ratajkowski strutting their stuff – but without audiences or the brand’s signature angel wings (which were struck from stores in 2021).
Then, in May, Victoria’s Secret announced the live fashion show which once turned heads and made headlines could be returning. “We’ve read the comments and heard you,” the brand captioned a post on Instagram. “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is ✨ BACK ✨ and can reflect who we’re today, plus every part you already know and love—the glamour, runway, wings, musical entertainment, and more! Stay tuned…it only gets more iconic from here.”
Amping up fans’ excitement much more, in August, VS shared that Tyra Banks could be returning to the corporate’s runway for the primary time in 19 years. The model has walked in in nine shows for Victoria’s Secret over the course of her profession.
Once more taking to Instagram, the brand declared, “Sorry, couldn’t write a caption, we were too busy picking up our jaws off the ground at @tyrabanks and @gigihadid delivering VSFS invites. You understand.”
