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Near-nude models took centre stage at the Kodak Theatre - home of the Academy Awards - when the Victoria's Secret models hit Los Angeles for a fashion show last week.
The models, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, sported a series of animal-inspired lingerie looks, as barely there bras and panties were accessorised with plumage, skins and antlers seen usually only in the Serengeti.
In a respite from the overload of skin onstage, singer Seal, outfitted head to toe in glittering silver, crooned, "You're my angel, you're my girl", in a duet with wife Heidi Klum that culminated in a lingering kiss at the base of the catwalk.
The Black Eyed Peas' William Adams, also known as will.i.am, started the show with the fitting rap hook: "Baby, where you get your body from?" Adams was a last-minute stand-in for hip-hop star Kanye West whose mother died earlier in the week.
Although Sporty Spice (Melanie Chisholm), has described the upcoming Spice Girls tour as a "final bow" for the group, there was nothing morose about the girl-group's performance at the event.
For its number Headlines, the group appeared in 1930s' long gowns in a stylised boudoir.
Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), wore a fuchsia satin gown, while Chisholm, dressed in black, lounged on a divan.
- REUTERS
