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Skokie Native & Victoria's Secret Model Unveils New Line

Erin Heatherton returns to familiar Skokie grounds Wednesday to help launch sportswear.

Victoria's Secret model Erin Heatherton came to an unveiling in Skokie--and it's not what some people may think.

On Wednesday night, she made a stop at the Westfield Old Orchard Mall store, where a long line of fans and surprised customers waited to get their photograph taken with Heatherton and her flashy studded boxing gloves.

The fighting attire was part of the unveiling for a new sportswear line called VSX Sexy Sport. Amidst the media frenzy, Heatherton told the crowd, "It’s a huge honor to come to work in the mall I grew up in.”

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She added seconds later that it was “a beautiful feeling to be back with people I used to work with.”

Heatherton shared that her favorite music is “anything high energy” but when it comes to her favorite workout exercise: “Yoga is the healthiest.” The 5-foot-11 Skokie native said yoga won out because “I need to stretch out all of my muscles.”

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Many fans left satisfied with autographs and photographs, while some were just excited to be able to catch a glimpse of the 22-year-old blond beauty.

A Skokie native, Heatherton attended Day School and She was discovered in South Beach, FL and ultimately signed with Marilyn Agency.

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