But what does it take for the already amazing Angels to reach physical perfection for the show? From oxygen facials to ballet workouts to, erm, steak and chips, the Angels’ Instagram feeds give us a glimpse into their last-minute preparations…
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Faced with the prospect of parading in our underwear in front of millions, most of us would probably reach for the detox smoothies. Not ELLE’s December cover girl , though, who posted this snap of her and Cara Delevingne – who confirmed via Instagram that she will be walking in the show after all – tucking into a greasy takeaway in their hotel room the night before the show. ‘This is how we do’, she said.
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Lindsay Ellingson has been working hard on her plies, and toning at the same time, with ballet inspired workouts. She Instagrammed this snap along with the caption: ‘My last workout before the show! Thank you@balletbeautiful for toning me beautifully, it was a lot of fun too! #vsfashionshow here I come!!’
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We wish we looked like boxing fan Adriana Lima straight after a workout. The Angel tweeted this sweaty-faced pic along with some inspirational words for her followers: ‘Just got home from workout. The fight it never ends!! One Word.... STRONG!’
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Australian model Jessica Hart has enlisted the help of a personal trainer to sculpt those enviable arms: ‘Why, thank you #crunchgym .. #ihavegreatelbows@boomkenster helping get those elbows (and everything else) ready for the 2013 #vsfashionshow’.
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Meanwhile, Karlie Kloss has also been working out – and enjoying a tasting, clean-eating breakfast as a reward: ‘Post work out breakfast of champions #yum’.
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Alessandra Ambrosio, on the other hand, eschewed salad and instead tucked into a big plate of steak and chips on Sunday, with the tags #sundayfunday #pastis #steaknfries. Jealous, us?
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…But she made up for it with a hardcore TRX session on Monday: ‘#motivationmonday #trx #barre #countdown for the#vsfashionshow #angelworkout’. If that’s the secret to eating chips while looking like Alessandra, we’re signing up immediately.
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Izabel Goulart also showed off her impressive gym moves via Instagram, uploading a video of herself in teeny tiny shorts performing a painful-looking handstand/crunch hybrid, with the caption ‘Hard workout!! No pain no Gain!! 3 days to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!! @victoriassecret #nyc#vsfashionshow #countdown #workout#funcionaltraining #motivation #gameon’.
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Along with the hardcore workouts, Izabel showed that an Angel also needs to look after her skin, opting for an oxygen facial to get fresh-faced for the show: ‘Late night Oxygen facial from top celebrity facialist Mzia Shiman. Thank you @victoriassecret #vsfashionshow #countdown #prep #gameon’.
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Doutzen Kroes showed off her impressive abs moves in none other than Victoria’s Secret workout gear… ‘Getting ready for the #vsfashionshow 2013 in@vssport #workhard #workout @victoriassecret’.
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…While also demonstrating that she can make anything – even an eye mask – look good: ‘We like to have fun while doing hair and make up backstage!! #eyemask #vsfashionshow@victoriassecret’.
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Lily Aldridge chose to cover up from head to toe at the final fitting – perhaps she’s concealing some sort of skin-prepping body wrap under there… ‘Final #VsFashionShow fitting complete! Next stop@VictoriasSecret runway’.
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Meanwhile, ex-Angel Miranda Kerr is missing the show completely to promote her new skincare range in Tokyo. ‘Thank you for my warm welcome Tokyo! Very grateful to be here’. We miss you MK!