June 15, 2011
Vogue Italia, the pinnacle of high fashion magazines, just put three plus-size models on its cover and the Brazilian transsexual model Lea T has been making a lot of waves in the fashion world. But don’t be fooled — this doesn’t mean the industry is more accepting of diversity. Carole White, Naomi Campbell’s former agent ...
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August 2, 2010
It can be a lonely world for transsexuals who often feel like they don’t belong with people of either gender. The world’s first transsexual supermodel has hit the runways and with so much attention on who she really is she probably has it worse than anybody.