Elsa Hosk

Elsa Hosk is a Swedish fashion model best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, where she became an Angel in 2015, and her campaigns for major fashion brands. Hosk spent her childhood in Stockholm, Sweden, where she developed an interest in fashion at a young age and learned to sew with her mother. After father submitted photographs of her to modeling agencies, she began modeling professionally at age 14. She played professional basketball in Sweden for two years after graduating high school before pursuing modeling full time.

Hosk moved to New York City to pursue modeling full time. She gained early recognition through campaigns for Guess before joining Victoria’s Secret in 2011. The brand named her one of its Angels in 2015, and she opened the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Paris the following year. In 2018, she wore the brand’s Dream Angels Fantasy Bra, valued at $1 million.
Beyond Victoria’s Secret, Hosk has modeled for Dior, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein. She has also worked on fashion collaborations and launched her own clothing brand, Helsa, in 2022.

Hosk began dating entrepreneur Tom Daly, cofounder of the eyewear brand District Vision, in 2015. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Tuulikki, in February of that year. They announced their engagement in September 2025 and welcomed their second daughter, Flora, in 2026.