victoria 's secret plucked wen said hours before hitting the runway .
 
( cnn ) -- four years ago liu wen entered a modeling contest in china to win a computer to use for school .
ebanks ' first look on the 140 - foot - long runway is a gold lightning bolt strapped lengthwise across her middle .
it 's all about creating the illusion of this amazing body on the runway , " says selita ebanks , who walked her first armory show five years ago . "
liu wen said she towered over her classmates in china .
and if the hours of makeup , laboriously applied hair extensions and 100 pounds of body glitter ( worn collectively ) were n't enough , the models are then squeezed into some of the most intricate garments imaginable .
victoria 's secret angels strut runway in $ 3 million bras , 100 pounds of glitter clary getty supermodel selita ebanks gets hair and makeup work backstage at victoria ’s secret show .
when the victoria 's secret angels strut the runway tuesday in $ 3 million bras , larger - than - life wings and barely there lingerie , what viewers wo n't see are the countless hours of work that goes into making the most beautiful women in the world look so ethereally sexy .