Even Angels fall sometimes. During the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show today in Shanghai, model Ming Xi took a tumble on the runway.
Poor Xi Meng Yao took a fall onstage 😭😭 Baby girl got back up and gave a gorgeous pose though (topic currently trending too), hoping they don’t cut her out ♥️#奚梦瑶 #ximengyao #mingxi pic.twitter.com/VHQ2Heik1w
— cdrama tweets (@dramapotatoe) November 20, 2017
I'm so sad for Ming Xi, she must be so sad and embarrassed bc this has never happened before 🙁 pic.twitter.com/pGFYOPpE7o
— Viv (@defskji) November 20, 2017
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But she recovered perfectly, and kept her smile on the whole way through—even as she was on the ground fixing her floral wings.
https://twitter.com/seriouslyella/status/932600444018311168
When the angel falls… #mingxi #VSFashionShow2017 pic.twitter.com/FxeozMLHUN
— Jo (@JordaneGuignon) November 21, 2017
However, her fellow model Gizele Oliveira came to the rescue and gracefully helped Xi up to her feet. She even stood back to applaud Ming as she finished her walk.
https://twitter.com/hudazii_k/status/932665551788433408
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Karlie Kloss gave Ming Xi a big hug too and many praised her for smiling through a fall with million of people watching. She handled it with good humour an grace, despite some people criticising her for being the first angel to fall in the entire Victoria’s Secret history.
[trending] Karlie Kloss hugs Xi Meng Yao – trending on weibo. The VS show topics are still trending, including Liu Wen and her wings for the show.#奚梦瑶 #ximengyao #mingxi #karliekloss pic.twitter.com/cuu567DngR
— cdrama tweets (@dramapotatoe) November 21, 2017
[trending] Ed Razek posts an encouraging message to #XiMengYao – the fact that she was smiling in mid-fall and that Gizele helped her out is just ❤️❤️❤️ In one of her interviews, she mentioned that VS is a huge family & she's very lucky to be part of it!#奚梦瑶 #mingxi pic.twitter.com/RkHqSzvrgn
— cdrama tweets (@dramapotatoe) November 21, 2017
Regardless of the fall, she killed it.
Xi went on to model the new VS x Balmain collaboration too—chains, spikes and all.
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After the show, Ming Xi spoke to reporters regarding her fall on the runway and she was humbled and grateful for the crowd’s support during the show. We hope that she wouldn’t be too hard on herself because not many could’ve handled a public fall as gracefully as she did.
#XiMengYao's short interview at the VS after party – "I feel very disappointed in myself but I'm very thankful to everyone. Thank you all. Thank you for clapping for me just now."#奚梦瑶 #mingxi pic.twitter.com/TSA1m4QrXa
— cdrama tweets (@dramapotatoe) November 20, 2017
Since the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows are usually filmed twice, it’s likely Xi’s tumble won’t make it to the final broadcast. The only thing harder than falling on the runway is getting back up; and Ming Xi did that beautifully.
This article originally appeared on Harper’s BAZAAR US.
Additional reporting by Hanan Haddad.