Victoria’s Secret Angels – Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Backstage in New York

The fact that 29-year-old Brazilian model Adriana Lima is wearing a bra encrusted with 60 carats worth of diamonds and 82 carats of topazes and sapphires valued at $2 million - hello, recession? - goes a little way to explaining the troops.
It's no easy feat meeting the Victoria's Secret 'Angels.' Not just anybody can walk into the Lexington Armoury in midtown Manhattan where the show is being taped. Check out 17 more images after the jump.