Valentina Sampaio Makes History As Sports Illustrated’s First Trans Model

Photo courtesy of BigStock/Maridav
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Maridav

Photo courtesy of BigStock/Maridav


Vogue reports that Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue is a modeling institution, and the year 2020 brings the first trans woman to grace SI’s pages, the Brazilian-born model Valentina Sampaio.

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