Victoria's Secret hires first trans model

By Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times
Updated August 6 2019 - 5:53pm, first published 5:46pm
Brazilian Valentina Sampaio is the first transgender model to be hired by Victoria's Secret.
Brazilian Valentina Sampaio is the first transgender model to be hired by Victoria's Secret.

A year after a Victoria's Secret executive vowed to exclude "transsexuals" from fashion shows, the underwear brand has officially hired its first openly transgender model.

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