{"id":17658,"date":"2021-03-16T23:24:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=17658"},"modified":"2021-03-17T13:55:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:55:48","slug":"leyna-bloom-sports-illustrated","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/leyna-bloom-sports-illustrated\/","title":{"rendered":"Leyna Bloom Is Breaking Barriers With \u2018Sports Illustrated\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leyna Bloom (Photo: P. Lehman \/ Barcroft Media via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leyna Bloom just made history as the first transgender woman of color to appear in the\u00a0<\/span>Sports Illustrated<\/span><\/i><\/a> swimsuit issue. \u201cThis is what it looks like to be in full bloom,\u201d the model and actress wrote on Instagram, captioning a picture from the shoo<\/a>t. \u201cThank you <\/span>Sports Illustrated<\/span><\/i> for allowing me to showcase my heavenly form. My spirit has reached new levels. This moment is bigger than my wildest infinite dreams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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