Victoria’s Secret has found its newest model in openly transgender Valentina Sampaio. The Brazilian model took to Instagram to share a selfie of herself on the set of a photoshoot for the “VS Pink” sub-brand. “Backstage click,” she captioned the photo of herself in a white bathrobe.
The news was seemingly confirmed by fellow Brazilian and Victoria’s Secret model Lais Ribeiro, who tweeted she was “so happy” for Sampaio. “First transgender to shoot with Vs,” Ribeirio tweeted.
A day later, Sampaio shared a close-up video of her face on Instagram, using the same hashtags in the caption and writing, ”Never stop dreaming gente”.
Orange Is the New Black star and LGBTQ advocate Laverne Cox also commented on Sampaio’s photo writing, “Finally!”
Sampaio has already made strides in the fashion industry, as she was the first transgender model to grace the cover of Vogue Paris in 2017.
