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(#2) Amanda Lepore
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Singer, performer, and model Amanda Lepore has said, "I've got the most expensive body on earth." She had a sex change operation at age 19.
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(#10) Harisu
Korean singer and model Harisu came out as transgender in 2001. Along with advocating for LGBTQ causes, Harisu also helped to build an orphanage and supports legalizing marijuana.
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(#12) Roberta Close
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Brazilian model Roberta Close is a trailblazer for transgender rights in Latin America. She fought a long legal battle to have her name and gender identity recognized, taking her case all the way to Brazilian Supreme Court in 1997.
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(#11) Jamie Clayton
Actress and model Jamie Clayton was born James Murphy Clayton. She appeared in the 2016 film The Neon Demon, as well as television series including Hung and Sense8.
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(#6) Octavia St. Laurent
- Dec. at 45 (1964-2009)
"I am very open about my genderism. I'm always willing to educate everybody who feels different, and help them understand that you gotta love yourself, honey," said trans icon Octavia St. Laurent. "Iʼm a very powerful man, and Iʼve always used the beauty of a woman and put them together. Itʼs got me quite successful through the years. And itʼs also kept me alive. Basically I love who and what I am, and I wouldnʼt be anything else."
St. Laurent rose to fame in the 1990 documentary Paris is Burning.
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(#14) Lea T
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"We are not all the same; we don’t need to have all the same prototype," says transgender model Lea T. "In beauty, when there is a prototype, you become a slave of this icon, of this canon of beauty. But you need to see inside the person."
Lea T has appeared in ad campaigns for Givenchy and is the face of Redken, making her one of the first transgender models to represent a major beauty brand.
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The society is constantly changing. For the rapidly developing fashion industry, the concept of aesthetics is also changing all the time. Over the past few decades, more and more transgender models are beyond beautiful in the traditional meaning and have achieved brilliant achievements in the fashion industry. Gender did not prevent them from pursuing their dreams.
Transgender models are changing the modeling industry, making it more inclusive. Here the random tool introduced 23 great transgender models who are influential in LGBTQ+ community, they have pave the way for more girls and boys and are changing the game rules in model industry.
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