Valentina Sampaio Vs

Valentina sampaio vs. At eight years of age her psychologist identified her as transgender but she did not start calling himself valentina until she was 12 she has said in many interviews that she was not bullied for her gender identification. First transgender person to shoot with vs. In august of last year the lingerie brand confirmed that they had hired valentina for their 2019 vs pink back to campus campaign. The 22 year old s contract with victoria s secret is a major step for the lingerie company and transgender community.

Valentina sampaio has made history again. Valentina sampaio breaks another barrier for trans representation in modelling. She was welcomed by victoria s secret model lais ribeiro who tweeted. Valentina sampaio took to instagram to share the news that she was the brand s latest recruit.

A post shared by valentina sampaio valentts on aug 2 2019 at 11 07am pdt according to glaad more and more companies are starting to incorporate transgender people in ad campaigns doing so. Valentina sampaio is sports illustrated s first transgender swimsuit model the 23 year old brazilian native said she was excited and honored to make history by appearing in the iconic magazine. Last year the model became the first trans individual to represent the victoria s secret lingerie line. After being named victoria s secret s first openly transgender model this brazilian beauty is now the first trans model to appear in the 8.

Sampaio s inclusion in si s swimsuit issue was the brainchild of mj day who edits the annual edition. 5 things you didn t know about vs model valentina sampaio. Wong for valentina sampaio smashing boundaries is becoming second nature. Valentina sampaio was born in a fishing village in aquiraz ceará which is in northeastern brazil her mother is a schoolteacher and her father is a fisherman.

It was just announced that the 23 year old will be featured in the 2020 si swimsuit issue making her the first transgender model to appear in the. This was the first time that vs hired an openly trans model another significant milestone in valentina s career. Uploading a photograph of her sitting in a dressing gown the 22 year old captioned the shot.