Victoria's Secret Swimsuit Fashion Show 2015 to Bring Economic, Publicity Boost to Puerto Rico: New Angel Gigi Hadid May Appear
Victoria's Secret is filming its 2015 bathing suit edition throughout Puerto Rico this week.
According to EFE, the "Victoria's Secret Swimsuit Fashion Show" is set to broadcast in more than 190 countries to over 120 million viewers, Alberto Baco, economic and trade development department secretary for Puerto Rico, said.
The fashion show will creates much publicity for Puerto Rico.
"This is a unique international marketing opportunity for Puerto Rico, both to promote ourselves as a tourist destination as well as to do business and big productions with international scope," Baco said.
The swimsuit shoot costs nearly $2 million. Producers reserved over 400 hotel rooms for the shoot, which will be filmed on the islands of Veiques and Palomino. The shoots, airing on major networks like CBS and on the company's website, will show the world some of the good things about Puerto Rico as the 2015 edition will feature models and pictures of the island.
Baco said millions of people will get to know the marvels available in Puerto Rico.
Palestinian-American model Gigi Hadid is one of the newest Victoria's Secret angels, according to the Jerusalem Post and will likely appear in the shoot. She's also featured in the exclusive Pirelli calendar for 2015.
The 19-year-old, born in Los Angeles to a Palestinian father and Dutch mother, has landed spots on the cover of the world's top magazines. She was chosen by Vogue magazine to recreate a 1988 cover featuring Michaela Bercu, the first Israeli model to appear on the cover of American Vogue. Hadid is also known for several appearances on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" with her mother Yolanda Foster.
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