10+ Valentina Sampaio Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2020 Background. This makes her the first transwoman to appear in the company's famous edition. 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 and kate.
The annual swimsuit issue will be available on newsstands and online july 21.
Sports illustrated will feature its first openly transgender model for the magazine's annual swimsuit issue. And in 2017, she became the first trans model to appear on the cover of any edition of vogue after posing for vogue. Valentina sampaio was named a 2020 rookie of the year for the upcoming issue that hits stands on. Sampaio was also the first transgender model to grace the cover of a vogue edition.