Then and now: how 9 famous Victoria's Secret angels grew into supermodels

They might be tall and svelte now, but they weren't always walking icons.

Just like the rest of us non-models, Victoria's Secret Angels were once little kids.

Elle pointed out some great throwbacks from these top model's youthful days, so we selected some of those photos and dug up some more on Instagram to see how far some of Victoria's Secret most famous models — the Angels — have come.

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Jasmine Tookes clutched her Barney doll back in the day...

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Here is she today.

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Here's Candice Swanepoel before she became an Angel...

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