"I have dreamt a million beautiful dreams, but for girls like me, most dreams are just fanciful hopes in a world that often erases and omits our history and even existence. "I am so happy, honored and humbled to share that I'm the 1st trans woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated!" she wrote on Instagram July 19. (She dedicated the achievement to "all ballroom femme queens past, present and future.") There is plenty more to celebrate than just their fashion and physique: The Grammy winner is the first rapper to grace SI's cover while Bloom is the first transgender model. We'll wait… Tennis star Naomi Osaka, rapper Megan Thee Stallion and transgender model Leyna Bloom, all grace the covers of Sports Illustrated's 2021 Swimsuit Issue, which is "Opening Eyes, Speaking Truths and Changing Minds."įor their covers, Osaka struck a pose in a one-shoulder, leather and sheer one piece while MTS slipped into a tan two-piece bikini and Bloom wore a one piece with a plunging neckline. I want representation to be fluid, universal and heartfelt.Name a more iconic trio. “I would like my child to be born in a world where when they wake up, and they walk outside, they look left, or they look right, and they see people from all different walks of life. Fortunately, he supported her decision to transition. Bloom faced a turbulent childhood and was raised by her father following her mothers deportation. Born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and an African American father, Bloom knew from a young age that she was a woman. I want to be taken seriously,” she told Time Magazine in June. Leyna Bloom is a transgender model, dancer, actor, and activist. Though she was supported by family, the activist grew up with few role models she could identify with, and she hopes to change that for future generations. He just knew that I was his seed and he had to be the mother and father now.”
“He protected me,” Bloom told Tyra Banks in an interview for SI. Her mother was eventually deported and her father had to raise her on his own. The daughter of a military veteran and Filipina immigrant, she grew up in poverty - occasionally struggling with homelessness as a child. Leyna is an actress, model, dancer and activist. Her career is on fire, but the activist has been open about her struggles before finding success. Leyna Bloom made her SI Swimsuit debut in 2021, landing her cover the very same year. Each one captured a different part of me.” We shot 12 suits that day - some flirty, some sexy, some really strong. “I was going to wear a one-piece, that’s what I feel most comfortable in.
The first: Bloom took to her Instagram on Monday to share the history-making news to her more than 411,000 followers and offer a glimpse of the cover photo taken by photographer Yu Tsai, Vogue reported. “When we did the shoot, I told them: no bikinis, no strings, no thongs, no nudity,” she revealed to the New York Times in March. Sports Illustrated introduced Filipino American model Leyna Bloom as the first trans woman of color as the cover star for its August swimsuit issue. The issue is famous for showing skin, and Bloom’s boundaries ensured that she felt confident on camera. Megan Thee Stallion made history as the first rapper on an SI cover while tennis player Naomi Osaka became the first Haitian and Japanese cover model.īloom discovered she’d scored the coveted gig in December 2020, and she knew that she needed to set some ground rules for the sexy shoot. Sports Illustrated had three separate covers for the famous Swimsuit edition in 2021. Let me be a messenger guiding us to a future of respect and appreciation for all women in all forms and from all walks of life.” I hope my cover empowers those, who are struggling to be seen, feel valued. Many girls like us don’t have the chance to live our dreams, or to live long at all.
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“This historical moment is important to #girlslikeus because it allows us to live and be seen. “I dedicate this cover to all ballroom femme queens past, present and future,” the actress, who appeared on FX’s ballroom drama Pose, added in her lengthy post. The Chicago native also honored those who identify as she does in the queer community.
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We deserve this moment we have waited millions of years to show up as survivors and be seen as full humans filled with wonder,” Bloom, 27, wrote via Instagram alongside her cover image on Monday, July 19. “This moment heals a lot of pain in the world. Leyna Bloom made history as the first transgender model to land the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, and there’s so much more to know about the barrier-breaking beauty.
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