

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 tweeted. "This moment heals a lot of pain in the world. The 27-year-old's star turn on the Sports Illustrated cover is just the latest on a growing list of barriers she's broken since she came out in 2014: one of the first trans women to walk the runway at Paris Fashion Week, the first trans woman of color to star in a film at the Cannes Film Festival, and the first trans woman to grace the pages of Vogue India. First it was her jaw-dropping Marilyn Monroe look at this year’s Met Gala and the spotlight continues for the star as she covers 2022’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

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I hope my cover empowers those, who are struggling to be seen, feel valued." Pocket Flipboard Yumi Nu attends the Yumi Nu 2022 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Reveal on in New York City. "Many girls like us don't have the chance to live our dreams, or to live long at all. "I dedicate this cover to all ballroom femme queens past, present and future," Bloom wrote on Instagram. Model and actress Leyna Bloom has become the first trans person to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, the magazine's most famous and perennially bestselling edition. Model and actress Leyna Bloom has become the first trans woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.
