Leyna Bloom
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April 25, 1990
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Leyna Bloom Bio
Leyna Bloom (born April 25, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a transgender model, dancer, actor, and activist. She is most renowned as Leyna Ramous is the first transgender woman of color to appear in Vogue India and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Leyna became popular after appearing in a Candy Magazine cover feature on prominent trans women. Following this campaign, Leyna has featured in other campaigns for numerous names and brands including Gigi Hadid, Soo Joo Park, Stella Maxwell, Yasmin Wijnaldum. In October 2017, Bloom became the first openly transgender woman of color to appear in Vogue India. A year later, she was named by Glamour as one of ‘6 Women Who Are Shaping the Future of Fashion.’
Also in 2018, Leyna launched a viral campaign on Twitter, calling out for the inclusion of all body types on the sexy runway in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. In March 2019, Leyna was the only transgender woman of color to walk Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2019 at the Tommy Hilfiger x Zendaya fashion show in an all-black cast. In March 2021, it was announced that Leyna would become the first openly transgender Black and Asian-American Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue model.
