A first. The American magazine Sports Illustrated will welcome in the pages of its famous annual issue "Swimsuit Issue" the first transgender model in its history, the Brazilian Valentina Sampaio. "It means a lot," said the 23-year-old model, who grew up in a fishing family in northern Brazil, on ABC. Not just for me, but for the entire LGBTQ + community. ”
This issue of “Swimsuit Issue” which presents swimsuit models in heavenly settings is an institution in the United States and beyond, even if its influence has diminished in recent years, in tune with the paper press. The year of its fiftieth anniversary, in 2014, it sold 785,000 copies.
Hired by Victoria's Secret
Despite her young age, Valentina Sampaio already has a long experience of modeling and photo shoots. In particular, it already made the front page of the French edition of Vogue magazine in March 2017.
In August 2019, she was also hired by Victoria's Secret for an advertising campaign, becoming the first transgender model to represent the famous lingerie brand. She told ABC that she was previously cast off because she was a transgender person.
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