Top 10 Transgender Models Who Changed Modern Concepts of Beauty
On Monday, the public was shocked to the core when Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, the father of six and stepfather of Kim Kardashian, appeared on the cover of the July issue of Vanity Fair. The 65-year-old former Olympian immediately became a style icon when he appeared in a cream corset in the lens of the famous photographer Annie Leibovitz.
However, Jenner may be the most famous transgender in the world at the moment, but she is not the only one and far from the first to make a splash in the fashion industry. We bring to your attention a dozen other transgender models who, with their appearance, have changed the concepts and boundaries of beauty.
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1. Nari Nef, 22 years old.
Nef recently made a splash when major modeling agency IMG announced that she had signed a contract with her. In May, Nef graduated from Columbia University with a degree in drama and theater. The transgender girl has already proven herself as a talented writer - she has written several articles for Vice, Dazed & Confused, Adult magazines, etc. She also made her debut on the catwalk in February when she took part in shows for brands such as Hood By Air, VFiles, Degen and Adam Selman.
2. Valentin de Hin, 25 years old.
Valentin has already been photographed by renowned photographers such as Patrick Demarchelier for Love and Vogue Italia magazines and has walked the runway for Martin Margiela and Commes des Garcons. A native of Amsterdam, she became famous when she became the heroine of a Dutch documentary in which she starred from 8 to 17 years old, when, in fact, she decided to change her gender.
3. Leah Tee, 34 years old.
This Brazilian, who grew up in Italy, was discovered for the fashion world by Riccardo Tisci, then working for Givenchy. Since then, she has become one of the most visible transgenders in the fashion industry. Now Tisci's muse and one of Italy's top models, she was recently named one of the "12 Women Who Changed Italian Fashion" by Forbes magazine. At the moment, the girl has become the face of an advertising campaign for Redken hair care products.
4. Andrea Pejic, 23 years old.
The 17-year-old Australian beauty, who once worked at McDonalds, became an instant sensation when the world media gave her the title of androgynous model. Since then, she has walked for world-class designers from Marc Jacobs to Jean-Paul Gaultier, appeared on the cover of acclaimed magazines such as New York, Dazed & Confused and Oyster, and became one of the first openly transgender models to work. for Vogue. Now she is officially recognized as a woman - last year she underwent the last sex change operation. Andrea is currently filming a documentary about her reincarnation.
5. Ines-Loan Rau, 25 years old.
Pejic's best friend Rau has already posed for such giants as Oyster and Playboy, and also took part in a sexy photo shoot with Tyson Beckford. Now the New Yorker is writing a book about her transformation in between photo shoots.
6. Ariske Wanzer.
She became famous for her open letter addressed to the star of the show "Keeping up with the Kardashians" Kendall Jenner, in which she spoke negatively about her. “I think fashion is very unreliable,” says Ariske. “People don't care. If something is not fashionable now, then it is not interesting for people. And they often say things like, “We already have a transgender person. We already have a black girl.” The model is the face of Kenneth Cole and managed to take part in fashion shows of the world famous brand Topshop.
7. Gina Rosero, 32 years old.
This Filipina has worked as a swimwear model for 12 years. And only in 2014 it became known that she was transgender. She founded Gender Proud, an organization that defends the rights of all transgender people in the world.
8. Aidian Dowling, 27
The only man (I mean, ex-woman, now man) on our list. Dowling became known as the first transgender person to be voted by Men's Health readers to be the next cover star. He later copied the famous nude pose from Adam Levine for Cosmo UK. The married 27-year-old Dowling also appeared on the cover of Ellen magazine and was interviewed about his gender transition.
9. Carmen Carrera, 30 years old.
Carrera first appeared in the Drag Race drag contest, and got into the fashion world thanks to W magazine. Appearing on TLC and ABC, Carrera became an activist for transgender people. She was photographed by such famous photographers as David LaChapelle.
10. Isis King.
Another reality TV veteran. This girl was noticed by Tyra Banks when she posed in the background for another participant, and invited her to take part in the show "America's Next Top Model". The following season, the girl admitted that she was transgender. She has since appeared in magazines such as Seventeen, Out and Candy.
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