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The model has worked with Victoria’s Secret since 2010 and said she is grateful for the opportunities her time with the global brand has afforded her.

\"I can't tell you how proud I am of my body and what it has given me, an amazing career and my two boys,\" she wrote.

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A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Sep 19, 2018 at 7:21pm PDT

In July, the model received hateful comments from body shamers after she was spotted in a bikini 12 days after giving birth. She immediately shut the trolls down in an Instagram story.

Alongside a photo of herself the beach, she wrote, “This is me 12 days after having my son. If you have something bad to say about it...check yourself.”

\"Society can be so cruel to one another. Beauty standards are sometimes impossible for women these days,\" Swanepoel added. \"I’m not ashamed to show my postpartum tummy. I am proud actually. I carried my son for nine months in there. I think I’ve earned the right to have a little tummy.\"

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A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Nov 20, 2017 at 6:23pm PST

She said she’s dedicating her performance this year to all of the mothers in the world.

\"Now, I'm ready to put myself out there again and this time doing it for all the mamas out there working and taking care of their babies because we deserve to feel beautiful and powerful and sexy!\" she wrote in a post.

Fellow supermodel Behati Prinsloo, who is married to singer Adam Levine, also remarked on her journey to the runway after her second child.

\"After two babies back to back, doing the @victoriassecret show felt like a distant dream,\" she wrote alongside a selfie showing off her abs.

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\"I’m so proud to be back and proud of my body and what it can do, feeling stronger and healthier than ever with two beautiful baby girls. #girlpower.\"

On the day of the show, Prinsloo told her 5.4 million followers that she is \"nervous and more grateful for all of it then ever.\"

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A post shared by Behati Prinsloo Levine (@behatiprinsloo) on Nov 7, 2018 at 6:26pm PST

You can watch The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

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