Valentina Sampaio

Valentina Sampaio
Born (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27)
Aquiraz, Ceará, Brazil
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active2016–present
Modeling information
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen
AgencyThe Lions (New York)
Women Management (Paris)
Monster Management (Milan)
Premier Model Management (London)
Uno Models (Barcelona)
Iconic Management (Berlin)
M1 (Miami)
Modelwerk (Hamburg)
Photogenics LA (Los Angeles)
Chic Management (Sydney)[2]

Valentina Sampaio (born 10 December 1996) is a Brazilian model and actress. She became Victoria's Secret's first openly transgender model in August 2019,[3] and became the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's first openly transgender model in 2020.[4] In 2024, she and Alex Consani became the first two transgender women to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

  1. ^ Gustavo Abreu (21 February 2017). "Valentina Sampaio: a modelo brasileira que têm orgulho de ser ícone o movimento transgênero". Redação Donna. Donna. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Valentina Sampaio - Model". Models.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ Woodyatt, Amy (5 August 2019). "Victoria's Secret hires Valentina Sampaio, its first openly transgender model". CNN Style. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ Ali, Rasha. "Valentina Sampaio makes history as first openly transgender Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2020.