A post shared by Alex Consani (@alexconsani)That was a really impactful moment. It’s crazy, though, because I didn’t even realize I was the first [trans model] to walk until after I walked the show. I thought that Valentina [Sampaio, who also walked in the show] had already walked a while ago, so having that in my mind took the pressure away.It’s really impactful to be [among] the first [to walk for Victoria’s Secret] because I’m able to take the hate.
The gay fashion icon was a trailblazer in the fashion industry, serving as the first African-American male creative director of US Vogue from 1988 to 1995.