Nine years after her infamous runway fall, Ming Xi has gone from viral embarrassment to viral sensation. The Chinese model became one of the most talked-about moments of the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Show on October 18 — this time for all the right reasons, with netizens hailing her look as a breathtaking “goddess” moment.
Ming Xi (Credits: Victoria’s Secret)
Nine Years After the Infamous Fall
Back in 2017, during the Victoria’s Secret Show in Shanghai, Ming Xi slipped on stage and fell right in the middle of the runway. She was helped back to her feet by the following model, but the incident left her devastated — she later admitted she cried backstage, overwhelmed by embarrassment.
What could have been a career-ending setback instead became a story of resilience. Ming Xi refused to let the moment define her, and she returned to walk the 2018 show — the final edition before the show’s 2024 reboot.
A Fall That Changed Her Life
In an unexpected twist, the mishap indirectly led Ming Xi to her future. The fall set in motion the events that brought her together with Mario Ho, the son of billionaire Stanley Ho. The couple went on to hold a lavish multi-million dollar wedding ceremony and now share two children.
Meanwhile, this year’s Victoria’s Secret Show was full of viral moments of its own — from KATSEYE’s “Messy” performance, which drew mixed reactions and brutal criticism from some viewers, to the many models who owned the runway. But it was Ming Xi’s stunning return to form that captured the internet’s heart, with fans calling the full-circle moment pure art.
From crying backstage in Shanghai to being hailed as a goddess nearly a decade later, Ming Xi’s journey proves that sometimes the biggest fall leads to the biggest comeback.
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