Emva kokubamba iqweqwe lokuqala leVogue Paris ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, UValentina Sampaio ivela kuqweqwe lwangoJulayi 2017 lwe ELLE Brazil . Imodeli ye-transgender ibeka ilensi ye UNicole Heiniger ngelixa unxibe isambatho esicwebileyo, ilokhwe yelayisi evela kuBurberry. Ngaphakathi kwimagazini, uValentina uyimodeli yeengceba ze-ethereal ezivela kwiingqokelela zamva nje ezenziwe ngesitayile ULucas Boccalão.