Sampaio also became L’Oréal Paris’ first transgender model when she was hired as one of the company’s brand ambassadors in 2017, but before that, in 2016 the company shared Sampaio’s story when she got her new i.d as Valentina for the first time on International Women’s Day. She was also the first openly trans model to be hired by Victoria Secret in 2018, according to Forbes. Sampaio has been on multiple magazine covers worldwide, becoming the first trans woman to be on the cover of French Vogue in 2017. 💋Valentina's day 😂… Two (covers) are better then one 😍😍😍 #repost #MertandMarcus #vogueparis #sanvalentino #valentinesday #cover #2 #beauty #vsstorm #ValentinaSampaio #valentts #brasilĪ post shared by Valentina Sampaio on at 3:34am PST Sampaio Has Been a Trailblazer for Trans Models & Was on the Cover of Vogue in 2017 We are seen as immoral and labeled as ‘something’ perverted, widely insulted, publicly beaten, and in some cases murdered.”Ģ. “Much like in the United States and across the globe, transgender people in Brazil are marginalized. “We have never had a respectful place in society,” Sampaio said. Even with the new laws, people don’t widely respect and comply with them, and the authorities aren’t enforcing them either.” “Last year alone, we witnessed the brutal killing of 129 transgender people, Sampaio told Vogue.
We are being shamed, beaten and killed every day in Brazil.”īrazil has the highest number of trans people murdered in the world, according to Trans Murder Monitoring Project. In Sampaio’s GLAAD interview which was done remotely from her home country she said, “Here in Brazil, I don’t feel 100% safe. They do not allow our voice to be directly heard on their platforms.” A vocal advocate for the rights of trans people in her home country, Sampaio shares how she is leading by example during #Pride month and beyond at the link in our bio.Ī post shared by Valentina Sampaio on at 9:14am PDT “Much is said about us during Pride month by the media in Brazil, but they don’t let us speak for ourselves. “I am almost ashamed to say that I have been much more accepted outside of my own country,” she says. It brings me great happiness to arrive somewhere and feel represented.” Sadly, the level of success Sampaio has found abroad has yet to be replicated at home. Salespeople in fashion, cashiers in supermarkets, makeup artists, security, and many other careers. “Outside of Brazil, I have had the chance to meet trans people working in a great variety of professions. “It is rare to see a transgender person have a public-facing ‘official’ job,” explains Sampaio. The discrimination Brazil’s trans community faces daily, particularly when it comes to employment, is especially disconcerting. The nation’s idyllic landscape conceals an ugly legacy of violence against trans people: it is ranked the number one country for murders of trans people according to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project. At present, trans rights in Brazil are almost non-existent. #Repost with ・・・ Brazilian modeling star Valentina Sampaio is on a mission.
We didn’t think twice about wanting to amplify her voice and message and give her a platform to advocate from on behalf of her personal aspirations and the trans community.” “We are deeply moved that Valentina was willing to put her trust in us.
This year, Day said Sampaio “had been on her radar for some time and that she had noticed her passion for activism, calling the Sports Illustrated rookie a ‘true pioneer for the LGBT+ community,’” according to the NY Times.ĭay told Vogue, “Our goal in selecting who we feature is centered around identifying some of the most inspiring, interesting, and multidimensional women that we can find,” she said. Liberating men and women from those narrow beauty confines is something I’m very proud SI Swimsuit is a part of,” BizBash reported. MJ Day, the editor of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue said in 2019, “Men and women know there is no one ‘ideal’ beauty, yet we never saw the diversity that makes beauty so exciting and captivating showcased. But the magazine is known for pushing the bounds of conventional ideas of what a beautiful woman is supposed to look like. While it’s not Sampaio’s first major magazine appearance, it is a first for Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue, a publication with a largely male audience.
Valentina Sampaio is a 23-year-old Brazilian model who is the first transgender woman to grace the pages of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue, which will be on newsstands on July 21.
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