The 27-year-old model started working with the lingerie brand in 2019. On Tuesday, Sampaio and Alex Consani made history as the first two trans models to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Sampaio and Alex Consani are the first two trans models to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Hedy Phillips is the Style Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned after six years with models Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio making history as the first transgender models to walk the runway.
After a 6-year hiatus, the Victoria Secret fashion show returned with a long list of supermodels including Kate Moss, Tyra Banks, Adriana Lima, Gigi and Bella Hadid, as well as trans models Alex ...
Its “inclusive” rebrand also saw Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio make history as the first trans models to walk for Victoria’s Secret, which launched in 1995. It followed controversial ...
The brand was at the center of multiple controversies in the late 2010s, at the same time its dominance in the lingerie industry was waning. In 2018, the fashion show’s executive producer, Ed Razek, ...
This year, diversity and body positivity was showcased front and centre for the brand as Victoria's Secret models of all shapes, sizes and ethnic walked the ramp. From Indian model Neelam Kaur Gill to ...