"Her presence as the first trans woman of color to be in our issue is a result of her lifetime dedication to forging her own path that has led to acceptance, love and change. "Leyna is legendary in the world of activism, strikingly gorgeous and has an undeniable sense of self that shines through the minute she walks on set," said MJ Day, editor-in-chief of "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit, which has been revealing its rookies all month long. She recently appeared in a Levi's campaign that also featured Naomi Osaka, Jaden and Willow Smith and several other activists. In 2017, she became one of the first openly transgender models on the runway at New York Fashion Week, as well as the first transgender woman of color in "Vogue" India.Īccording to "Sports Illustrated," two years later Bloom was the only openly transgender model to walk the runway at Paris Fashion Week. I thank you for that."īloom, who is Black and Filipino, has been making headlines for years. "Your kindness has given me so much hope in the humanity of entertainment industry. "Before my feet even touched the sand, you all wanted to celebrate the temple of my body and the deepest part of my spiritual universe," she added, thanking the Sports Illustrated team. In this moment, I am a representation of all the communities I grew from, and all the communities I'm planting seeds in." This moment is bigger than my wildest infinite dreams.
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"This is what it looks like to be in full bloom," the model, actress, dancer and activist wrote on Instagram, along with a photo of herself from the issue. Bloom is the latest rookie to join the magazine's ranks. All over the world.Model Leyna Bloom this week became the first transgender woman of color to grace the pages of the "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit Issue.īloom, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago, follows in the footsteps of Valentina Sampaio, who last year became the first transgender model to appear in the Swimsuit Issue. I think we’re in a time where we can do that: take where we’re at right now and really make it explode.
"I want to work with filmmakers who take risks. I want to go to the audition to be Cleopatra,” she says. “There’s nothing that can limit me now I want to be a Bond Girl.
Back on her feet and then some, Bloom hopes to chassé through the industry's many-layered glass ceilings. Though now on the precipice of stardom, she says her journey included a period in which she teetered on homelessness-an experience she credits with keeping her grounded.
She played the Scarecrow in a production of The Wiz at the South Shore Cultural Center in her hometown of Chicago, and has been modeling since she moved to New York, walking for Tommy Hilfiger in Paris and for Chromat.Īs graceful as she is, gliding from runway to stage to screen, Bloom says starring in a Cannes-worthy film (produced by Martin Scorsese no less) didn’t come without a fight. Trained as a ballerina, Bloom was performing on the American Ballet Theatre stage by 14. You can find the Leyna Bloom booking info and booking price estimate here. If you want the Leyna Bloom email address for their management team, or booking agency, we have that available for you to view by signing up. “This is Leyna's first feature, and the same is true of anyone in the kiki scenes,” says casting director Damian Bao. We may have Leyna Bloom’s manager information, along with their booking agents info as well. Port Authority's first-time director Danielle Lessovitz made sure to involve prominent members of the New York "kiki"-a youth-centric offspring of ballroom. “I took every woman who is trans with me to Cannes,” Bloom says. Then in May, Bloom, who like Wye is a member of New York ball culture, became the first trans woman of color to lead a film at Cannes-a platform she used to channel her community-oriented roots.
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She wants everyone to feel connected, and I love that.”Īn established but underground-by-nature dance circuit catering to trans and queer people of color, the voguing scene is in the midst of a pop-cultural boon, with creators like Ryan Murphy adapting it for his glossy FX series Pose. She knows where she belongs in the world, and she just wants people to come together and be happy. “She works at a coffee shop, and she does ballroom by night. In Port Authority, protagonist Paul arrives in New York from the Midwest and is immediately captivated by a young voguer in the street named Wye, played by Leyna Bloom.
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