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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Halie LeSavage

At the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Suni Lee Is Showing Up "Exactly as I Am"

Suni Lee in her backstage chair at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

This is The Close-Up, where the biggest names in entertainment explain the story behind their latest personal style statement.

Sunisa "Suni" Lee isn't a stranger to historic firsts. She's a two-time Olympic gymnast and all-around gold medalist, who became the first Hmong-American to win the latter title (and compete for Team USA, period) back in 2021. Still, booking the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show—where she's one of the first athletes to walk the runway, alongside WNBA star Angel Reese—left her in "complete shock."

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