The Models We Want Back on the Victoria’s Secret Runway

Lima understands the pace, eye contact and deliberate excess of this runway better than anyone associated with the original show.

Campbell still has the control and presence to establish authority with one walk, something celebrity casting cannot manufacture.

Banks brings the large personality and performance instinct the format needs, even if her return would inevitably dominate the production.

Smalls would give the runway a sharper, cooler presence than the show's usual sweetness, while still handling its required spectacle.

Liu Wen brings calm authority and enormous international recognition, widening the show's appeal without treating representation as a novelty.

Wek would give the returning cast history, individuality and real fashion authority rather than another familiar commercial face.

Bündchen defined the show's combination of speed, athleticism and confidence; a return would test whether the revived format can match her energy.

Swanepoel understands this particular kind of glamour and can deliver it without allowing the choreography or styling to overwhelm her.

Kroes combines athletic presence with controlled glamour, making elaborate styling look less overproduced once she begins walking.

Kurková is a genuine runway performer who can change pace and expression, not merely carry an outfit from one end to the other.