Leyna Bloom facts for kids

Leyna Bloom is an American actress, model, dancer, and activist. She is known for being a pioneer for transgender people in the entertainment and fashion worlds.

In 2019, Leyna Bloom starred in her first movie, Port Authority. This film was shown at the famous Cannes Film Festival. She has also modeled for many fashion brands and designers. Leyna has appeared in popular magazines like Vogue India and Sports Illustrated.

Early Life

Leyna Bloom was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother is from the Philippines, and her father is African-American. Leyna's father supported her when she decided to transition.

Leyna Bloom's Career

Acting Roles

In October 2018, it was announced that Leyna Bloom would star in a movie called Port Authority. This film was directed by Danielle Lessovitz. Famous director Martin Scorsese also helped produce it.

In 2019, Port Authority was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. This was a very important moment. It was the first time in the festival's 72-year history that a trans woman of color had a main role in a film. Leyna felt the role was perfect for her. She said she was representing "the most marginalized community in the world."

In 2021, Leyna Bloom also appeared in the TV show Pose. This show was on the FX channel.

Ballroom Scene

Leyna Bloom is a well-known person in the queer ballroom scene. She is a member of the House of Miyake-Mugler. She became famous internationally by competing in "balls" in the "face" category. This category judges how beautiful and expressive a person's face is.

Modeling Work

In 2014, Leyna Bloom was featured on the cover of C☆NDY Magazine. This cover story showed many important trans women. Before this photoshoot, Leyna had not openly shared that she was transgender. She decided to come out because she felt free sharing a magazine cover with 13 other trans women.

Leyna is one of the few openly transgender models in the fashion industry. In September 2017, she made headlines. She walked the runway for the Chromat brand during New York Fashion Week. In October 2017, she became the first openly transgender woman of color to appear in Vogue India magazine.

In April 2018, she started a viral campaign on Twitter. She wanted to be the first openly trans woman to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Later that year, Leyna Bloom became one of the faces for the H&M x Moschino campaign. This campaign was for the Fall/Winter 2018 collection by Jeremy Scott. The famous photographer Steven Meisel took the pictures. She was in the campaign with other top models like Gigi Hadid.

Glamour magazine named Leyna Bloom one of "6 Women Who Are Shaping the Future of Fashion." This was in their October 2018 issue.

In March 2019, Leyna Bloom was the only transgender woman of color to walk in Paris Fashion Week. She was part of the Tommy Hilfiger x Zendaya fashion show. All the models in that show were Black.

In March 2021, it was announced that Leyna Bloom would appear in the July swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated. This made her the first openly transgender Black and Asian-American model in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

See Also

• LGBTQ culture in New York City
• List of LGBTQ people from New York City