In memory of Hugh Hefner, a transgender girl will become a Playboy

The girl of the month in November Playboy will be the French transgender model Ines Rau, who changed her gender at the age of 15. The issue was dedicated to the memory of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who died in September at the age of 91.

Source: Playboy

Previously, Ines Rau participated in fashion shows, starred for Vogue Italia and the Balmain advertising campaign, and in May 2014 appeared nude in Playboy. A new shoot for the magazine with her was made by photographer Ryan McGinley (Ryan McGinley).

For a long time, the model did not disclose her transgenderism and says that she almost forgot about it.

Post by INES RAU (@supa_ines) Sep 28, 2017 at 8:38AM PDT

Post by INES RAU (@supa_ines) Sep 28, 2017 at 8:38AM PDT"Being a woman does not mean being extremely feminine all the time.

Being a woman is just being a woman."

Post by INES RAU (@supa_ines) Sep 25, 2017 at 6:45 PDT

Post by INES RAU (@supa_ines) Sep 25, 2017 at 6:45 PDTPost by INES RAU (@supa_ines)

Sep 22, 2017 at 10:57AM PDT

Post by INES RAU (@supa_ines) Sep 22, 2017 at 10:57AM PDTAt the age of 18, the girl began dancing at the performances of famous DJs in Ibiza (she is friends with David Guetta).

Now she is 26, she signed a contract for a book and made a film. He is engaged in martial arts (boxing, kickboxing, taibo). Rau also states that he will always fight for the rights of women and LGBT people and protect the environment: "Nothing excites me more than the fight against global warming. I was forced to fight for the planet: forests, animals, air. If I become famous, this will be my first battle."

Ines Rau is not the first transgender model to appear in Playboy. In the early 1980s, activist Caroline Kossay starred for the cover of the magazine at the request of Hugh Hefner.