The bra that comes with TWO bodyguards: Candice Swanepoel wears stunning $10m diamond and ruby piece by Victoria's Secret

  • The $10m (£6.2m) bra is hand set in 18 carat gold with 52 carat centre ruby
  • Candice, 23, will wear it in annual show in NYC and new catalogue
  • Has to wear gloves to put it on and is guarded at all times
  • Other versions of the Fantasy bra previously worn by Tyra Banks, Gisele and Heidi Klum

By Bianca London

PUBLISHED: 09:59 EST, 16 October 2013 | UPDATED: 20:58 EST, 16 October 2013


Walking in the annual Victoria’s Secret show, which is watched by millions of people worldwide, is already considered the greatest honour in lingerie modelling.

But not only will Candice Swanepoel strut her stuff as an Angel in this year’s showcase, she will also carry $10m (£6.2m) worth of bling around her bust.

The 23-year-old will take to the catwalk wearing the iconic Royal Fantasy Bra and Belt designed exclusively for Victoria's Secret by world-renowned jeweller, Mouawad.

Now that's some serious bling! Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel has been given the honour of modelling the $10m (£6.2m) fantasy bra

Now that's some serious bling! Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel has been given the honour of modelling the $10m (£6.2m) fantasy bra


The Royal Fantasy Bra and matching belt are adorned with over 4,200 precious gems from around the world including rubies, diamonds, and yellow sapphires.  

Hand set in 18 carat gold, the bra also features a 52 carat, pear shaped centre ruby. 

As well as wearing the luxurious lingerie in the show in December, the blonde bombshell - who hails from South Africa - will also don the design in the 2013 Victoria's Secret Dreams & Fantasies Catalogue.

 

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This is the first time Candice has been given the honour of wearing a Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra and she follows in the footsteps of the likes of industry heavyweights Miranda Kerr, Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima and Claudia Schiffer.

'So excited to be wearing the fantasy bra this year in the @victoriassecret fashion show!' - Swanepoel via Twitter

'So excited to be wearing the fantasy bra this year in the @victoriassecret fashion show!' - Swanepoel via Twitter

‘They had to make a mold of my body to be able to make [the bra], I was really excited,’ Swanepoel told People magazine.

‘I tried to imagine after they’d done the mold, how would they make it, how it would look. My imagination didn’t do it justice. My favourite part is this beautiful 52-carat pear-shaped ruby. Every part of it is exquisite.'

Alessandra Ambrosio wore the bra, her first time wearing the fantasy set, on the runway at the 2012 Victoria's Secret fashion show
Super model and Victoria's secret angel Miranda Kerr wore the 'Fantasy Treasure Bra' at last years fashion show

Alessandra Ambrosio wore the bra on the runway at the 2012 Victoria's Secret fashion show (left) and Miranda Kerr was the lucky angel in 2011 (right)

‘I’ve never worn anything this pricey, and we have to put gloves on when we put it on. It’s kind of a big ordeal. The bra comes with two bodyguards and we have to handle it with a lot of care!’ she added.

As the blonde bombshell prepped for the show, she tweeted to her followers: 'So excited to be wearing the fantasy bra this year in the @victoriassecret fashion show!'

The first ever Fantasy Bra was made in 1996 for Claudia Schiffer, but the most expensive Fantasy Bra produced was the Ruby Fantasy Bra worn by Gisele Bundchen in 2000, which cost an eye-watering $15m (£9.3m) to hand make.

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Victoria Secret's 2001 Fantasy Bra from their Christmas Dreams and Fantasies catalog. The $12.5 million

Victoria's Secret angel Adriana Lima unveils the $2m (£1.25m) 'Bombshell' 2010 fantasy bra (left) and Heidi Klum models the 2001 Fantasy Bra from their Christmas Dreams and Fantasies catalogue which cost $12.5m (£7.8m)




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God hates vile demon possessed Illuminati puppets...

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I bet they're really uncomfortable!

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I wonder if they're wipe clean?

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what i'd like to do to that lot

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Blimey she is just beautiful. Off to the gym now :-/

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Children don't work in diamond mines, on response to the DAFT comment by Wacks like a Duck.....

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ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon shiny metal and baubles and rocks!!!!

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She is sooo beautiful, and it may be tacky but that's the way VS is these days. I like the style of it, she kind of looks Mediterranean or something. I agree though that the jewels on a bit of underwear are a serious waste of money and highly unethical.

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Gorgeous women!

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Rosie Huntington Whiteley looks like a version of Candice that didn't come out quite right.

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