Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio has been blazing trails for years. Now, she's set to become the first openly transgender model to be featured in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue. The 23-year-old ...

She is no stranger to making history. In 2017 she became the first trans woman to appear on the cover of Vogue Paris. Two years later, she was the first openly transgender model to be hired by ...

Pride month ended in June, but Sports Illustrated (of all places) is giving the LGBTQ community some bonus good news with word that trans model, Valentina Sampaio, will appear in their upcoming ...

Valentina Sampaio has become Sports Illustrated's first transgender model. The 23-year-old is featured in the publication's annual swimsuit issue, which will become available at newsstands and online ...

On July 21, the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue will hit the stands, and for the first time it will feature a transgender model. But will the inclusion of Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio help ...

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue that will be released next month will feature 23-year-old Valentina Sampaio, the first transgender model to appear in the annual publication. Brazilian-born ...

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Valentina Sampaio has made history by becoming the first transgender model to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, the special edition that catapulted Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Ashley Graham ...

Valentina Sampaio is the first transgender woman to appear in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. Valentina previously made history for being Victoria’s Secret first model who is trans. Valentina ...

The 23-year-old supermodel was just named a 2020 Rookie by Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit, which hits newsstands on July 21. Valentina Sampaio is the first transgender model ever featured in the famous ...