Leyna Bloom has become the first-ever transgender model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine.
According to People, the 28-year-old shared an image on Instagram of the cover, which sees her wearing a white one-piece bathing suit and kneeling down on a sandy beach.
Writing in a caption addressed to her 407,000 followers on the platform, Bloom stated:
"This moment heals a lot of pain in the world. We deserve this moment; we have waited millions of years to show up as survivors and be seen as full humans filled with wonder."
Bloom continued: "I have dreamt a million beautiful dreams, but for girls like me, most dreams are just fanciful hopes in a world that often erases and omits our history and even existence.
"This moment is so powerful because it allows me to live forever even after my physical form is gone. Not a lot of people get to live in the future, so at this moment, I'm proudly choosing to live forever."
She added: "I truly believe everything we do and everyone we meet are put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents.
"We're all teachers and if you are willing to pay attention to the lessons, trust your positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks, the possibilities are infinite!"
Her post has now racked up over 43,000 reactions and a further 1,300 comments, at the time of writing. The post saw fans rush to the comments section to praise the model on her historic achievement.
Model Jasmine Sanders wrote: "No one deserves this more!! You killed it!! I knew you would baby!!! You should be so damn proud! This is stunning, history has been made! Move over everyone! My beautiful sister is a cover girl!! Hot damn!!! I'm so proud of you!!"
Another wrote: "Damn you look good! Congratulations Sista! One of the first [...] this is what you deserve! Period."
Lena Waithe then chimed in: "Congrats on this amazing milestone."
Finally, Camille Kostek added: "You're one of a kind and I'm so happy to know you [...] your energy is contagious. Congrats Leyna."
