The trans singer said she does 'feel a pressure' to represent her community -- but adds, 'I think what you do is the most important thing, not what your gender is' (via toofab)
The German-born pop star, 30, was one of four cover models picked for the 2023 issue, with magazine editor-in-chief MJ Day calling the transgender artist as"a beacon of inspiration for the LGBTQ+ community" who has"blazed her own path to superstardom."
"I was so excited when I got the call to be in Sports Illustrated. It's very iconic, and a lot of very iconic people have done it before, so, big dream come true for me," Petras told the magazine at the shoot."I was definitely nervous, I was like, can I pull it off? But now that we're doing it, I feel like we can."
She also quipped,"I hope people take away from this that I look really hot and Sports Illustrated is cool." On a more serious note, Petras said that she does"feel a pressure sometimes to represent the trans community with everything I do, because I feel very blessed that I am at this point and feel so happy when I hear from trans kids and trans people in general that they're inspired by me."
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