Victoria's Secret Fashion Show lands in Shanghai

Models Sara Sampaio, Martha Hunt, Stella Maxwell, Josephine Skriver, Elsa Hosk, Lily Aldridge, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Romee Strijd, Jasmine Tookes and Taylor Hill pose on the runway during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on November 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Global lingerie brand Victoria's Secret wrapped up its first Shanghai fashion show on Monday, with a record number of Chinese models hitting the catwalk.

More than 3,000 guests packed the seats at Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena to watch the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Monday. 

Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio walks the runway during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai on November 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Over 50 models walked this year's runway, including a record number of Chinese models -- seven altogether.

Chinese model Liu Wen presents a creation during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on November 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

"I'm excited to attend the show in my motherland. I hope people pay more attention to Chinese models," said Liu Wen, a well-known Chinese model.

It was the first time a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been held outside the United States or Europe since the catwalk events began in 1995.

Chinese model He Sui walks the runway during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai on November 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Victoria's Secret was founded in the United States in the 1970s. 

The lingerie brand has started tapping the Chinese market as a growing number of women in the country have more money to spend on fancy undies.

The company has opened retail stores in Shanghai, Chengdu and Chongqing in the Chinese mainland.