Entertainment · Celebrity · 6 hrs ago
Victoria’s Secret Says Romee Strijd Was Released From Show Casting
Dutch model Romee Strijd was not selected for the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles.
She walked in the show from 2014 to 2018 and was one of the brand’s Angels.
Strijd said she wanted an explanation for the decision and felt unsupported by her modeling agency, IMG.
She says the casting process left her unlikely to audition again, though she wishes the show well.
Victoria’s Secret said it and casting director Piergiorgio Del Moro formally released her from casting on September 6 after communicating with her representation.
The brand said it could not speak to communications between Strijd and her representatives, so the details of how she was informed remain unclear.
The show returned in 2024 after a six-year break and is part of the brand’s effort to balance nostalgia with a new generation of models; the 2026 show is due to take place in Los Angeles this weekend.
Victoria’s Secret said Romee Strijd was formally released from the casting process for its 2026 Fashion Show on September 6.
Strijd said she was told, “You were already released,” after asking her modeling agency for an update.
The model said that explanation differed from what she had previously been told.
Victoria’s Secret said it could not speak to communications between talent and their representation.
Strijd said she did not expect to audition for the show again and wanted to keep the positive memories.
- Who
- Victoria’s Secret and Dutch model Romee Strijd.
- What
- The brand said it had formally released Strijd from casting for its 2026 Fashion Show.
- When
- Victoria’s Secret said the release was communicated on September 6. The articles were published October 15, 16 and 18, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated. Victoria’s Secret did not give a reason for the release.
Romee Strijd
Victoria’s Secret
Casting communication
Romee Strijd
Strijd said she was told she had already been released, which differed from what she had previously been told.
Victoria’s Secret
The brand said it formally released her through her representation on September 6 and could not speak to communications between talent and representation.
Treatment and relationship
Romee Strijd
Strijd said she disliked how the process went and how she was treated.
Victoria’s Secret
The brand said it valued Strijd’s longstanding relationship with it and respected all talent partners.
Strijd walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Strijd wore the Shooting Star Swarovski look in the finale section of the show.
Victoria’s Secret said it formally released Strijd from the casting process through her representation.
Strijd spoke on social media about the casting process and said she wanted more explanation for not being cast.
- Model
- Romee Strijd, a 31-year-old Dutch model
- Casting decision
- Released from the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show casting process
- Release date
- September 6, 2026
- Past runway appearances
- 2014–2018
- Statement outlet
- Vanity Fair
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What people are saying
You were already released, which is a completely different story than what they were telling me.
Either way, it’s a closed chapter and it’s probably gonna be a good show.
I don’t think I’m gonna cast anymore in the future ’cause I don’t like the way it went.
We can confirm that Victoria’s Secret and [casting director] Piergiorgio Del Moro communicated directly to her representation and formally released her from the casting process on September 6.