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Behind the Scenes with Valentina Sampaio in BVI Scrub Island 2020 - Swimsuit | SI.com

SI Staff | Oct 23, 2020

Behind the Scenes with Valentina Sampaio in BVI Scrub Island 2020

Valentina Sampaio is nothing but glamorous on set in the British Virgin Islands in 2020. Valentina Sampaio is the first transgender model to be published in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Learn more about her story in her own words here.

View her full gallery from scrub Island BVI here. 

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Published Oct 23, 2020
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