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\"\"Back in 1988, a 14-year-old Kate Moss<\/strong> was spotted by a model scout at JFK airport. Since then, fashion has adored a good discovery story. The latest one comes straight from the 2026 Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On October 18, Solange Omon<\/strong> stepped onto the runway as the brand\u2019s newest Angel. The 21-year-old, born in Cameroon, won a nationwide casting call that drew thousands of hopefuls.<\/p>\n

Better still, the whole adventure was captured in Angels Among Us<\/em>, a docuseries streaming on YouTube. So fans followed her journey episode by episode, from the first audition right up to her very first pair of wings.<\/p>\n

Inside the Angels<\/em> Among<\/em> Us<\/em> Casting Call<\/h1>\n

\"\"Since September, the series has taken fans inside every casting and training session. Chief creative officer Adam Selman<\/strong> led the search with a rotating crew of models and experts, touring four US cities to find the next big name. In Chicago, Solange\u2019s bubbly personality instantly won the room and earned her a top-10 spot.<\/p>\n

From Maine to an IMG Models Contract<\/h1>\n

\"\"Before her debut, Solange was busy studying and working with nonprofit youth programs in Maine. That r\u00e9sum\u00e9 full of heart made her journey even sweeter to watch on screen. Now her prize includes an exclusive contract with IMG Models<\/strong>, and those brand-new wings look ready for a very long flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42787,"featured_media":118038,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17],"yoast_head":"\nMeet Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s Newest Angel: The 21-Year-Old Who Beat Thousands of Hopefuls to Walk the 2026 Runway - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Solange Omon, 21, won the nationwide casting call of the Angels Among Us docuseries and made her runway debut at the Victoria\u2019s Secret Show.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s Newest Angel: The 21-Year-Old Who Beat Thousands of Hopefuls to Walk the 2026 Runway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Solange Omon, 21, won the nationwide casting call of the Angels Among Us docuseries and made her runway debut at the Victoria\u2019s Secret Show.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-22T16:41:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anna Maria Giano\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/eeafc9fa04a2267f8e14ec9114bd5c59\"},\"headline\":\"Meet Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s Newest Angel: The 21-Year-Old Who Beat Thousands of Hopefuls to Walk the 2026 Runway\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-22T18:39:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-22T16:41:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Fashion\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/victorias-secret-newest-angel-solange-omon\/\",\"name\":\"Meet Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s Newest Angel: The 21-Year-Old Who Beat Thousands of Hopefuls to Walk the 2026 Runway - 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