Adrianne Curry calls Victoria's Secret 'a joke' over Kylie Jenner's Fantasy Bra runway turn

What Curry said

Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of America's Next Top Model, used a livestream on Monday, Oct. 19, to criticize Victoria's Secret for putting Kylie Jenner on its runway, TMZ reported. Curry said the brand now relies on members of the Kardashian family rather than professional models, according to the outlet. ^[1]

LADbible reported that Curry, 44, said Jenner does not have "a model's body" and questioned why she was handed the Fantasy Bra, the show's most expensive piece. Curry likened the choice to crowning someone other than the homecoming queen and said the honor should go to a top Angel. She closed by calling the company a joke, both outlets reported. ^{[2] [1]}

TMZ reported that Curry also criticized a transgender model without naming her, and the outlet identified the remark as aimed at Alex Consani. Curry argued that the brand should take chances on unknown faces instead of booking established names, TMZ said. ^[1]

Jenner's runway debut

Jenner walked in the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Sunday, Oct. 18, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Fox News reported. The outlet said it was the first time the show had been staged in Los Angeles since 2007. Her mother, Kris Jenner, sat in the audience next to Timothee Chalamet. ^[4]

The Fantasy Bra she wore was made by Jacob & Co., the show's official jewelry partner, and is valued at $50 million, Forbes reported. Forbes said the piece is set around a 75.54-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond, carries 4,409 additional diamonds and weighs 1,373.39 carats in total. Fifteen artisans spent more than 1,000 hours on it, according to the same report. ^[3]

Jacob & Co. founder Jacob Arabo told Forbes that "value alone was never enough" for the design. Forbes noted that the Fantasy Bra has been a fixture of the show since 1996 and that the previous version was made in 2018. ^[3]

The brand's reasoning and the reaction

Adam Selman, the creative chief at Victoria's Secret, told Vogue that Jenner was chosen as an unexpected talent with a large following and cultural reach, LADbible reported. Jenner described the day on Instagram as her best day ever, according to the same report. ^[2]

Jenner was one of several performers and celebrities without traditional modeling careers on the bill. TMZ and Fox News reported that Megan Thee Stallion, Tate McRae and the group Katseye also took part, alongside veteran models including Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo and Barbara Palvin. ^{[1] [4]}

TMZ said it had contacted Jenner about Curry's remarks and had not heard back at the time of publication. LADbible also reported no response from Jenner. ^{[1] [2]}

Who Adrianne Curry is

Curry, born in Joliet, Illinois, won the first cycle of America's Next Top Model in 2003. She later appeared on The Surreal Life and My Fair Brady, the series that followed her marriage to actor Christopher Knight, which ended in divorce in 2013. She has since moved to Whitefish, Montana. ^[5]

Curry's complaint is that celebrities and musicians now share a runway she believes belongs to professional models; this year's lineup included Jenner, Megan Thee Stallion and Katseye. Jenner had not publicly addressed the criticism as of Tuesday, according to TMZ and LADbible. ^{[1] [2]}