In February 2017, Sampaio received international media attention after appearing on the cover of Vogue Paris and becoming the first transgender model to appear on the magazine's cover. She is a L'Oréal Paris spokeswoman along with several other Brazilian women including: Grazi Massafera, Taís Araújo, Juliana Paes, Isabeli Fontana, Emanuela de Paula, Ágatha Moreira, and Sophia Abrahão. Soon after, L'Oréal made a short film about Sampaio, which they released on International Women's Day, and later the company made her one of the company's brand ambassadors. In November 2016, she first walked her first runway at São Paulo Fashion Week. Despite this hurdle at the very beginning of her career, she left her home state of Ceará for the first time to act in an independent film in Rio de Janeiro that later debuted at São Paulo Fashion Week. Although she was supposed to be in one of their ad campaigns, the company – which she has not disclosed – told her that the brand was conservative and its clients would not be receptive to a transgender model. In 2014, a clothing company fired Sampaio from her first modeling job because of her transgender identification. A 2017 New York Times profile of Sampaio mentioned that her parents "were always supportive and are very proud" of her, and her classmates were also very accepting because she said that "they already saw me as a little girl." She has said in many interviews that she was not bullied for her gender identification. She became Victoria's Secret's first openly transgender model in August 2019.Īt eight years of age, her psychologist identified her as transgender, but she did not start calling herself Valentina until she was 12. She had her breakthrough moment when she became the first transgender model to appear on the cover of Vogue Paris for the magazine's March 2017 issue.
She has said in many interviews that she was Valentina Sampaio is a Brazilian fashion model. Her mother is a schoolteacher and her father is a fisherman.Īt eight years of age, her psychologist identified her as transgender, but she did not start calling herself Valentina until she was 12. Valentina Sampaio was born as Valentino in a fishing village in Aquiraz, Ceará, which is in Northeastern Brazil. She became Victoria's Secret's first openly transgender model in August 2019. He has continued to model for top brands, including closing Helmut Lang’s Summer-Spring 2020 runway at New York Fashion Week.Description: Valentina Sampaio is a Brazilian fashion model. In 2019, American model Nathan Westling, formerly Natalie, detailed his decision to transition in an exclusive interview with CNN Style.
Personal journeys have also been shared to the public. In recent years, transgender models have been gaining visibility - landing “firsts,” such as magazine covers, beauty campaigns and spots on the runway. “I recognize that I am one of the fortunate ones,” she writes in SI, “and my intention is to honor that as best I can.” Beyond that, Sampaio believes it is her responsibility to stand up for Brazil’s trans population. Her success as a model has not come easily, fighting an uphill battle against discrimination, but she realizes her status gives her the opportunity to make a positive difference. Even with the new laws, people don’t widely respect and comply with them, and the authorities aren’t enforcing them either,” she was quoted as saying. In a previous interview with Vogue, she pointed out that in 2019, 129 transgender people were murdered in Brazil. She explains that the beauty of her home country is contrasted by brutal crimes against the transgender community. Sampaio, who hails from a fishing village in northern Brazil, has been using her platform to fight for transgender rights. While it means a lot to her to model for SI, she is even more inspired by the significance it has for the LGBTQ community as a whole. In an open essay on what it means to be part of SI, Sampaio praised the magazine for creating another issue that champions “a diverse set of multitalented, beautiful women in a creative and dignified way,” adding that she is “excited and honored” to take part. Sampaio is joining the elite ranks alongside stars like Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks. Its swimsuit issue has featured some of the industry’s most successful names, since launching 56 years ago. Sports Illustrated (SI) has become a respected brand in the modeling world.
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