Geneva’s Leyna Yonehara (15) take control of the ball against Batavia during a Tri-Cities Night game in St. Charles North on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (James C. Svehla / The Beacon News) ...

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been around since 1995, but in 23 years, the brand has never cast a trans woman of color (or a trans woman of any background).Now, model Leyna Bloom wants to ...

(CBS Local)-- Actor and model Leyna Bloom has come a long way since her days in Chicago.The actor and model was the first Black and Asian trans woman to be featured in the Sports Illustrated ...

Leyna Bloom, 25, is the first transgender actress of color to have a lead role in a film at the Cannes Film Festival. She stars in the film “Port Authority.” (Stephanie Cornfield / For The Times) ...

Leyna Bloom made history at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and now she’s opening up about cinema’s evolving representation of women. Bloom, the first transgender woman of color to star in ...