Selita Ebanks: Another Victoria's Secret Angel, Selita Ebanks grew up in relative poverty in the Cayman Islands. She was discovered at the age of 17 at an amusement park. The supermodel was engaged to rapper Nick Cannon before he moved on to Mariah Carey. (AGENCIES)

Heidi Klum: She may be a decade older than most of her counterparts, but Heidi Klum, still reigns supreme among the Victoria's Secret troupe of models and angels. (AFP/Timothy A. Clary)

Gisele Bundchen: She appeared four times on the cover of Vogue in 1999, becoming one of the year's most celebrated models in the process. The next year Rolling Stone magazine labelled her 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'. Gisele Bündchen has since been featured in high-profile campaigns and the Forbes magazine called her the highest-paid model in the business in 2006, 2007 and 2008. (AGENCIES)

Tyra Banks: She is a former model who created the popular TV reality show 'America's Next Top Model'. Tyra Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Famously curvy even by supermodel standards, she was a regular on fashion magazine covers and in the Victoria's Secret catalog. (REUTERS/Jeff Christensen)

Petra Nemcova: Nicknamed the 'Czech Chick', Petra Nemcova graced the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Petra has been a cover model for Elle, Harper's Bazaar and other magazines, and has appeared in ads for Cartier and Victoria's Secret. (REUTERS/Vincent Kessler)