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Sui He
On her reaction when she found out she would be walking: "I was so surprised. I never thought that I could do the show, it seemed so hard to me. It's not my dream, it's bigger than my dream. The Victoria's Secret show, for Asians girls, it's very difficult to get it. But now I'm here!"
On her nerve level: "Before I knew I was going to be in the show, I was nervous — I watched the videos of last year, every year — but now that I'm here, I'm fine, I'm good. I'm just going to enjoy."
On how fellow Chinese model Liu Wen helped her prepare: "I asked her a lot of questions yesterday about the Victoria's Secret show, about what to do, because I was so nervous."
Karmen Pedaru
On whether she's nervous: "Yeah, of course! I'm going to be in my bikini on the runway. Anything can go wrong, so of course it's stressful."
On the anticipation: "The past two years I've been wishing to be here, and finally I'm here. I mean, all the most beautiful girls are out here, so being one of them, it's a great honor."
On getting wings her first time walking: "I'm very happy about that."
Her preshow prep: "My job is to be a model, so I take care of myself all year round. I always watch what I eat, so I don't really do any special preparation, only maybe facials or massages to relax myself, but that's pretty much it."
On aspiring to be an Angel: "I don't know, I don't think I would be a good Angel — I'm not a smiley type or any of that. But doing the show or working for some catalogs is great!"
Joan Smalls
On being a part of the show for the first time: "It's one of those moments you hope for your career. I'm excited for the performances and to be able to walk while the performers are there. You're so accustomed to watching it on TV, and it being a glamorous show, so being a part of it is super exciting."
On what she's most nervous about: "The dimension of my wings. You sometimes forget how big they are, so you have to be careful of the girl coming and going."
On how she prepped: "Work out a lot, go to the gym every day, do a lot of cardio."
On which Angel she hopes to channel: "I look up to the glamorous Amazons of Victoria's Secret — the Naomis, the Tyras, the Heidis, the Giseles. I think those women represent what a woman should be and embody."
On her postshow plans: "I'll probably be at the afterparty for a little bit, and then bed."
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