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Valentina Sampaio, photographed in November 2019, is the first transgender model to feature in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue<br>  <br>Sports Illustrated is featuring a transgender model for the first time ever in its swimsuit issue this year, the US magazine said Friday.<br> <br>Valentina Sampaio, from Brazil, will appear in the 2020 edition of the supplement that has included famous models such as Heidi Klum and Ashley Graham.<br> <br>Sampaio, 23, said in a [http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=statement statement] that she was "excited and honored" to appear in the issue, which is released on July 21.<br> <br>She was photographed for the shoot in Scrub Island, in the British Virgin Islands, Sports Illustrated said.<br> <br>Sampaio is from a [http://www.exeideas.com/?s=fishing%20village fishing village] in Ceara,  [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô tự lái hà nội] a poor state in the northeast of Brazil.<br> <br>She said trans people face insults and attacks in her home country.<br> <br>"I recognize that I am one of the fortunate ones, and my intention is to honor that as best I can," she said.<br> <br>For years, Sports Illustrated was focused on young, white models but has diversified.<br> <br>In 1997, Tyra Banks, became the first black woman to appear on its cover.<br> <br>In 2017, Sampaio became the first transgender model to feature on a Vogue cover, when she appeared on the front of the French edition.<br>