5 Incredibly Fun Photos Of Cover Model Kim Petras In Los Angeles

violet bean30 September, 2023Last Updated: 30 September, 2023

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Gorgeous Photos Of Kim Petras: German pop star Kim Petras, who moved to Los Angeles when she was 19, made history in February when she became the first transgender woman to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. She earned the honor for her hit single “Holy” with singer Sam Smith.

“I don’t think anything could have prepared me and I don’t think I’ll ever really have that feeling again. It was completely incredible,” she shared. “I’m so grateful to Sam for wanting me to give a speech and kind of pushing me to do it because I was so scared. [Smith] was like, ‘If we win, I want you to do it because it’s kind of a historical moment.’”

Gorgeous Photos Of Kim Petras, The 31-year-old made her SI Swimsuit debut just a few months later, after being photographed by Yu Tsai in the City of Angels.

Gorgeous Photos Of Kim Petras, Hard work and determination are second nature for Petras, who studio and couch hopped when she first arrived in the country, because she didn’t have a place to stay, nor any industry connections.

Gorgeous Photos Of Kim Petras, “It wasn’t easy. It was a lot of not much sleep and working a lot, writing a lot of songs. I worked on my talents and my craft and got better as a songwriter for years before anything happened,” she said. “It’s so crazy looking back. I think I definitely didn’t think that that was possible for me. Other people definitely didn’t think it would happen.”

Below are six gorgeous photos from Petras’s 2023 SI Swimsuit photoshoot.