Valentina Sampaio Becomes Victoria’s Secret First Openly Transgender Model
Victoria’s Secret has taken a bold and long-overdue step in casting its first openly transgender model, Valentina Sampaio.
The Brazilian model first posted about the gig on Instagram, tagging the lingerie brand. Sampaio’s agent, Erio Zanon, confirmed to CNN that the model will be a part of an upcoming PINK campaign. Erio Zanon, via E! News Victoria’s Secret has had a shaky past with the transgender community.
“Never stop dreaming,” Ms. Sampaio wrote on Instagram.
For a brand that has struggled with criticism that it is anachronistic and out of touch, Ms. Sampaio’s selection was seen by some as a step whose time was past due.
“Wow finally!” Laverne Cox, who has spoken publicly about her own breakthroughs as a transgender actress, wrote on Ms. Sampaio’s Instagram post.
It was only last year that Ed Razek, the chief marketing officer of the lingerie company’s parent organization, L Brands, expressed a lack of interest in casting transgender models. He later apologized for the remark, which had come in an interview with Vogue.
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