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December 4, 2001 - Vogue.com reveals secrets of the Victoria's Secret fashion show including the news that Tyra Banks and Daniela Pestova had waist-to-knee clauses in their contracts that gave them the option of slipping robes or skirts over the more revealing underwear. In addition, Pestova was in fact so shy that she asked assistants to erect a screen for her to change behind backstage.

November 22, 2001 - ABC  executive in charge of alternative programming, Andrea Wong, responded to complaints that the Victoria's Secret fashion show was too racy for a network audience saying, "There has certainly been racier things on television than this." Read more.

November 21, 2001 - ABC's "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" is under fire after hundreds of calls flooded the network following the show, which complainers said showed too much skin and looked too much like an infomercial for the lingerie store. Read more.

November 17, 2001 - Victoria's Secret Fashion Show got about  12.3 million viewers to watch on Thursday, putting it far behind CBS's CSI, with 25.2 million viewers, but still better than ABC's regular Thursday lineup. Read more.

November 15, 2001 - WireImage.com has photos of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday with stills of Gisele Bundchen, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Daniela Pestova, and others. Check them out here. Don't forget to tune into the show tonight on ABC.

November 14, 2001 - WireImage.com has only 1 photo of Daniela Pestova backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday. Check it out here.

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