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The world's sexiest lingerie fashion show is back!

Last updated on: November 13, 2010 14:46 IST

Image: Candice Swanepoel for Victoria's Secret
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

The most outrageous, over-the-top intimates on some of the most gorgeous women ever to have walked the ramp!

Lingerie giant Victoria's Secret held their annual fashion show in New York last night.

Popstar Katy Perry and rapper Akon performed live as supermodels like Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel sizzled in intimates on the runway. And don't miss the new $2 million Bombshell bra!

Here's a look at some of the action.

First up we have Candice in a seductive white and gold set, teamed with Victoria's Secret trademark Angel wings.

Playing cupid

Image: Lily Donaldson for Victoria's Secret

Next we have model Lily Donaldson in a shimmering see-through negligee that trails the floor -- and she has both Cupid's feathers and arrows!

Swingin' in the rain

Image: Shannan Click for Victoria's Secret

Shannan Click channels a kitschy but cute vibe in bright rainbow leggings and shimmering tee, complete with umbrella and boots.

Boho butterfly

Image: Behati Prinsloo for Victoria's Secret

Following in flower child footsteps is Behati Prinsloo, with giant butterfly wings.

Animal instinct

Image: Karolina Kurkova for Victoria's Secret

Things move from playful to seductive with Karolina Kurkova in this leopard-print two-piece.

Purple popstar

Image: Katy Perry performs at the Victoria's Secret showing

Katy Perry belted out all her hit songs as the models strutted their stuff. And she looked as hot as any of them in her purple bodysuit!

Fluttering feminity

Image: Isabeli Fontana for Victoria's Secret

Showing off her enviable curves in bra and briefs connected by a single fluttering piece of silk we have Isabeli Fontana.

Catwoman with wings

Image: Alessandra Ambrosio for Victoria's Secret

Alessandra Ambrosio gets the audience going in a leopard-print cut-away, complete with thigh-high boots and gigantic wings.

Blast from the past

Image: Julia Stegner for Victoria's Secret

You may not be able to sit down in this one, but you have to appreciate the creativity behind Julia Stegner's vintage-inspired number!

Diamond bombshell

Image: Adriana Lima for Victoria's Secret

One of Victoria's Secret's best known Angels Adriana Lima steps out in the showstopping Bombshell Fantasy bra.

Designed by Damiani Jewellers, the one-of-a-kind bra is adorned with 3,000 white diamonds, light blue sapphires, and oval-shaped topazes with a total of 142 carats -- and a price tag of $2 million!

Silvery siren

Image: Chanel Iman for Victoria's Secret

The sultry Chanel Iman takes our breath away in a silver-and-white ensemble, complete with ribbons and cutwork metal frame.

Pale passion

Image: Rosie Huntington for Victoria's Secret

Rosie Huntington pouts for the cameras in a pale, ruffled, checkered robe that falls open to reveal a matching set of intimates underneath.

Beauty in blue

Image: Flavia de Oliveira for Victoria's Secret

Shimmering in sequins and feathers, Flavia de Oliveira is a vision in blue.

Crystal clear

Image: Izabel Goulart for Victoria's Secret

Dripping crystals, Izabel Goulart strikes a pose in a thong and push-up.

Blonde cape-r

Image: Katsia Damankova for Victoria's Secret

Katsia Damankova looks stunning in deep blue as she throws off her cape to reveal sexy inners.

Getting saucy

Image: Magdalena Frackowiak for Victoria's Secret

Model Magdalena Frackowiak looks reveals her ruffled knickers, worn under a corset that ends in a stiff pancake skirt.

Going dotty

Image: Anne Vyalitsyna for Victoria's Secret

With a big smile, Anne Vyalitsyna takes to the ramp in a dotted set complete with train and mesh wings.

Plush pink

Image: Constance Jablonski for Victoria's Secret

Juxtaposing checkered intimates with netted pink ruffles we have Constance Jablonski.

Denim damsel

Image: Maryna Linchuk for Victoria's Secret

Maryna Linchuk toughens things up in her denim corset, thigh-highs and briefs.

Straw style

Image: Lindsay Ellingson for Victoria's Secret

You can't tell where those glossy locks end and the straw and feathers begin on Lindsay Ellingson's corset!

Belle in bell sleeves

Image: Alessandra Ambrosio for Victoria's Secret

Alessandra makes another entrance in pink, complete with a shrug sporting ruffled bell sleeves.

Red-hot

Image: Candice Swanepoel for Victoria's Secret

This number of Candice's seems inspired by a French maid uniform, although it's in red and white.

Ice queen

Image: Shannan Click for Victoria's Secret

Shannan Click dons an ice hockey-inspired little outfit that has everyone sit up and take notice.

Racy racer

Image: Karolina Kurkova for Victoria's Secret

In a one-piece cut down to the navel, Karolina is the raciest racer we've seen!

Ribboned reverie

Image: Izabel Goulart for Victoria's Secret

Izabel sports a plunging bodysuit and bra with ribbons galore sprouting out of the back.

Lace looker

Image: Candice Swanepoel for Victoria's Secret

Black lace is about as sexy as lingerie can get and that's just what Candice proves in her high-collared ensemble.

Hottie in a heart

Image: Magdalena Frackowiak for Victoria's Secret

It's all about love with Magdalena Frackowiak's heart corset and wings.

Hourglass impressions

Image: Alessandra Ambrosio for Victoria's Secret

We get an eyeful of Alessandra's fab figure in a waist-cinching floral corset and diamante-studded thong.

Spanish senorita

Image: Adriana Lima for Victoria's Secret

Adriana looks like something out of a Spanish dream with red rosettes and black lace adorning her two-piece.

Grand finale

Image: Katy Perry and Akon wave in front of Victoria's Secret models after the show

And finally, the models line up on a colourful blur as Perry (wearing another outfit that looks like it could well be straight off the VS runway) and rapper Akon take a bow.

Wonder what next year's show will offer!