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Victoria's Secret Angels take the runway

The 2015 Victoria's Secret fashion show

Angels during the finale at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Ever wonder what Victoria's Secret Angels do before they hit the runway at the company's annual fashion show?

If they're Behati Prinsloo, who opened the lingerie brand's 20th-annual show when it filmed last month, final preparations mean a quick trip to a cyrotherapy chamber and some last-minute toning.

"We're like doing squats right before we walk out," Prinsloo said, laughing backstage. "We're like, it's not going to do anything right now."

The Namibia-born beauty's opening look, part of its "BOHO Psychadelic" segment, included a pair of wings she said weigh roughly 20 pounds.

Prinsloo was followed out by Lily Aldridge, who was chosen to model this year's $2 million Fantasy Bra and matching belt. All in, the 1,364.9-carat set took more than 685 hours to create.

"I found out in July [that I'd be wearing the Fantasy Bra] and it was just so exciting," Aldridge said. "I had to keep it a secret until like last week. I told my husband [rocker Caleb Followill], but besides that I couldn't tell anyone, so it's been a really hard secret."

The show is a marketing bonanza for the $7.2 billion brand, and will be shown in 185 countries when it airs Tuesday on CBS.

For highlights from the runway and backstage, click ahead.

— By CNBC's Krystina Gustafson and Adam Jeffery
Posted 11 Nov. 2015; Updated 8 Dec. 2015

BOHO Psychedelic

Behati Prinsloo walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Behati Pinsloo opened this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show with a tribute to the '60s in a segment called BOHO Psychedelic.

Jasmine Tookes

Jasmine Tookes walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Jasmine Tookes walks the runway in her fourth Victoria's Secret fashion show during the BOHO Psychedelic-themed segment.

Candice Swanepoel

Candice Swanepoel walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Angel Candice Swanepoel walks the runway in her seventh show during BOHO Psychedelic.

Kendall Jenner

Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner makes her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut in the BOHO Psychedelic segment of the show.

Martha Hunt

Martha Hunt walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Martha Hunt became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2015. Here, she walks the runway at this year's show during the BOHO Psychedelic segment.

Joan Smalls

Joan Smalls walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Joan Smalls walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret show.

Adriana Lima opens Exotic Butterfly

Adriana Lima walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Brazilian Angel Adriana Lima opened the second segment of the show, Exotic Butterflies.

Gigi Hadid's debut

Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Gigi Hadid, in her first appearance at a Victoria's Secret fashion show, walks the runway during the Exotic Butterflies segment.

Jac Jagaciak and Ellie Goulding

Jac Jagaciak walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Model Jac Jagaciak walks the runway as British singer Ellie Goulding performs during the Exotic Butterflies segment.

Magdalena Frakowiak

Magdalena Frakowiak walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Model Madgalena Frakowiak walks the runway during the Exotic Butterflies segment.

A 'Portrait' of Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio walks the runway while Weeknd performs during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Angel Alessandra Ambrosio opens the third segment of the show, titled Portrait of an Angel, as Canadian singer The Weeknd performs.

Lily Donaldson

Lily Donaldson walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Donaldson walks in her fifth show during the Portrait of an Angel segment.

Kendall Jenner

Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Kendall Jenner makes her second appearance of the night during the Portrait of an Angel segment.

Izabel Goulart

Izabel Goulart walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Veteran Angel Izabel Goulart walks in her 11th show during the Portrait of an Angel segment.

Constance Jablonski

Constance Jablonski walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Constance Jablonski, in her sixth appearance at a show, walks the runway as The Weeknd performs.

Selena Gomez performs

Selena Gomez performs at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Musical artist Selena Gomez opens the show's fourth segment: Pink USA.

Maud Welzen

Maud Welzen walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Maud Welzen walks the runway during Pink USA segment.

Ming Xi

Ming Xi walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Model Ming Xi, in her third show, walks the runway during the Pink USA segment.

Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Hadid walks the runway during the Pink USA segment, as Selena Gomez performs.

Taylor Hill, Selena Gomez and Megan Puleri

Selena Gomez performs onstage with Victoria's Secret models Taylor Hill and Megan Puleri.
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Taylor Hill (left), Selena Gomez (center) and Megan Puleri during the Pink USA segment.

Candice Swanepoel

Candice Swanepoel walks the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Swanepoel opens the fifth segment of the night's show titled Ice Angels.

Izabel Goulart

Izabel Goulart walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Goulart walks the runway during Ice Angels.

Lily Donaldson

Lily Donaldson walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Donaldson walks the runway during the Ice Angels segment as Goulding performs.

Lily Aldridge and the 2015 Fireworks Fantasy Bra

Lily Aldridge walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion show wearing the $2million dollar Fireworks Fantasy Bra.
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Aldridge opened the last segment, titled Fireworks, wearing this year's $2 million Fireworks Fantasy Bra.

Cindy Bruna

Cindy Bruna walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Cindy Bruna walks the runway during the Fireworks segment.

Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Lima makes another appearance during the Fireworks segment.

Sara Sampaio

Sara Sampaio walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Angel Sara Sampaio walks the runway during the Fireworks segment of the show.

Martha Hunt

Martha Hunt walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Martha Hunt closes the final segment of the show.

Finale

Angels walk in the finale during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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The Angels walk in the finale.

Until next year....!

Victoria's Secret Angels during the finale of the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Angels on the runway as this year's show comes to an end.

Adriana Lima in hair and makeup

Angel Adrian Lima poses backstage at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Lima poses backstage during hair and makeup prep.

An angel's laugh

Angel Candice Swanepoel laughs during hair and makeup at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Swanepoel laughs backstage during hair and makeup prep.

Angel Romee Strijd

Model Lily Donaldson poses backstage at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Angel Romee Strijd gets her hair done backstage.

Peace, love and lingerie

Model Pauline Hoarau poses backstage at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Model Pauline Hoarau flashes the peace sign backstage during hair and makeup prep.

Getting ready for the runway

Model Jacquelyn Jablonski poses backstage at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Angel Jacquelyn Jablonski smiles while having her hair done backstage.

Angel love

Model Flavia Lucini poses backstage at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Model Flavia Lucini shares some love backstage.