Leyna Ramous by Cameron Davis

Leyna Bloom, also known as Leyna Ramous, is an American fashion model, dancer, and transgender activist.

Bloom grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother was a Filipina immigrant, and her father was an African American artist and activist. Bloom's mother was deported when she was an infant; she was raised by her father. Bloom knew from a young age that she was a woman, and her father was supportive of her gender transition.

Bloom began dancing in the sixth grade. She danced with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. At the age of 14, Bloom appeared with the American Ballet Theatre, sharing the stage with Misty Copeland. She received a full dance scholarship to the Chicago Academy for the Arts, but dropped out because the men's scholarship did not allow her to dance as a woman.

In 2014, Bloom appeared in a C☆NDY Magazine cover feature on prominent trans women. Bloom was not open about being transgender before that photo shoot. She decided to come out as she felt liberated sharing a major magazine cover with 13 other trans women.