Kelsey Merritt Makes History as First Filipina Model to Walk in Victoria’s Secret’s Fashion Show

Filipino-American supermodel Kelsey Merritt will be strutting down the catwalk at the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

While the 21-year-old has appeared as a model for Victoria’s Secret a few times before, she will be the first Filipina to walk the lingerie company’s runway.

Merritt first tweeted about preparing for the fashion show castings in August.

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She also posted about completing her callbacks.

It appears that balancing studies at Ateneo de Manila University and her career as a model was all worth it, as she thanked her friends, agents, and followers for all their support.

“WE DID IT PHILIPPINES!!!!!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 What an honor it is to be the first Filipino to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2018!!! Ahhhhhh I can’t believe this!! Thank you soooo much @johndavidpfeiffer, @monica.mitro, @10magazine, and @ed_razek for making my dream come true!! ❤️❤️❤️ And to my agents at @suprememgmt @nomadmgmt@romanyoung @david_kimm@marissasurmenkow thank you for believing in me and being there for me throughout this journey!! 💕🙏🏼 But most of all thank you to all my followers you guys are my rock!!! I couldn’t have done this without you guys. Thank you for your never ending support I LOVE Y’ALL para sainyo to!!!💕🇵🇭🙏🏼” she wrote in the caption.

In a follow-up post, Merritt shared a video of her agency surprising her with the good news.

Merritt is represented by Wilhelmina Models in London; Women Milano in Milan, Italy; Supreme Management in New York, and Nomad MGMT in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California.

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