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Toni Breidinger shared an admiring story as Bella Hadid walked past her during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024 in New York. Notably, the NASCAR driver is also a model for the brand.
Breidinger, originally a racing driver, was approached by Victoria's Secret in 2022 and has been working with them actively. Recently, they hosted the 2024 edition of the annual VS Fashion Show. Many models marked their presence after Gigi Hadid opened the show.
Bella Hadid, sometimes referred to as the show's veteran, made a remarkable surprise appearance for the first time since 2018 at the show. She was dressed in red and donned a set of fur wings. Toni Breidinger, sharing her walk on her story, wrote a message.
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"My queen @bellahadid🧿 @victoriassecret"
Other VS models, including the likes of Tyra Banks, Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, and Josephine Skriver, also marked their appearance during the show.
Modeling is a more recent chapter in Toni Breidinger's life. She has been a fan of racing from early childhood and decided to build her life in racing at a very young age.
Toni Breidinger on how a "random activity" shaped her NASCAR career
Breidinger has been a part of the ARCA series in NASCAR since 2018 when Venturini Motorsports called her to run on a part-time schedule. She took part in her first full-time season in 2022 and finished sixth in the championship.
However, Toni Breidinger's love for motorsports was triggered by a little family event. Her father took her out with her sister Annie to race in go-karts in 2009. She mentioned in an interview that although she was trying out many sports at the time, nothing quite excited her as racing.
"So, I started racing when I was nine years old in go-karts and it was very random. I was kind at the age in life where I was just trying every kind of sport and I liked trying different things. But nothing really clicked where I was like super passionate about it and then I got in my first go-kart just for fun. My dad took me and my twin sister Annie to a go-kart class [for] kind of like an hour or so where I grew up from like the Bay Area and we both fell in love with it."
She added that this was the moment she decided to be a professional racer, stating how a "random activity" helped decide her career.
"I got really competitive about it and this whole new world was unlocked. And even think about being a race car driver, I didn't even know that it was even something that I could do. And then once I got my first go-kart I was like wait, I want to be a race car driver and I put my mind to it and here I am. It was a process but yeah, it's kind of crazy how it's just a random activity could just kind of click and change your life like that."
Toni Breidinger participated in the 2024 ARCA Menards Championship with Venturini Motorsports and finished the championship in fourth place. Her results remained consistent throughout the season.
