Victorias Secret is casting its first openly transgender model, Valentina Sampaio, according to the Brazilian models agent, less than a year after a company official said it wouldnt feature transgender models in its fashion shows.

I confirm she will be featured in the new Pink campaign that will be released in Mid August, Sampaios agent, Erio Zanon, said in an emailed statement to HuffPost on Monday. He said that the brand contacted Sampaio through Instagram in April and then later confirmed her for the VS shoot after a casting.

He added that Sampaio is very happy for it and she hopes that it shall contribute to break barriers and to make a step to more inclusivity and representation for everybody.

Outlets first reported the news after Sampio posted a photo on Instagram last week in a white robe tagged VS Pink and captioned it backstage click @vspink .