The 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’s sports arc had legendary ties.
Model Natalia Bryant, oldest daughter of the late NBA great Kobe Bryant, NWSL star Trinity Rodman, daughter of former five-time NBA champ Dennis Rodman, and Presley Kiffin, daughter of LSU football coach Lane Kiffin, made their debuts on the VS runway in Los Angeles on Sunday.
All three modeled pieces from the brand’s VS Pink brand.
It was a full circle moment for Natalia and Trinity, who are childhood friends after meeting when Kobe and Dennis were teammates on the Lakers in 1999.
“We have known each other since we were like 4 or 5 years old,” Trinity, who won a gold medal with the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) at the 2024 Paris Olympics, said while backstage with Bryant.
Natalia signed with IMG Models in February 2021, and she previously walked the runway for major fashion houses such as Versace, Boss, and Off-White.
Trinity, a forward with the Washington Spirit, is currently in-season for the NWSL.
Presley, a USC volleyball player, and Jordan Leftwich, who is a model and an actress, were smiles and sporting their pink and white VS robes while backstage, as seen in an Instagram video by VS Pink.
Layla Kiffin was a proud mom and shared a video of Presley, who is signed to Industry Models LA, walking on the runway.
“You rocked it Pres!” she wrote.
Sports Illustrated Model Livvy Dunne — who won a championship with the LSU women’s gymnastics team in 2024 — attended the show with supermodel Olivia Ponton, who is the girlfriend of Cincinatti Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
