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8/16/08
Entertainment Tonight has a video preview of the new season and
shines the spotlight on the transgender contestant, 22-year-old Isis
Tsunami. When Tyra saw Isis she thought she was "absolutely
amazing" and just had to have her on ANTM, even after her staff told
her there was something "a little different" about her. "I was born
physically male, but mentally [and] everything else I was born
female," Isis says. She adds being a woman wasn't a choice but who
she's always been. "Some people might say that I'm transgender,
some people might say transsexual. Personally I prefer 'born in the
wrong body,'" she tells Tyra.
Entertainment Tonight has a video preview of the new season and
shines the spotlight on the transgender contestant, 22-year-old Isis
Tsunami. When Tyra saw Isis she thought she was "absolutely
amazing" and just had to have her on ANTM, even after her staff told
her there was something "a little different" about her. "I was born
physically male, but mentally [and] everything else I was born
female," Isis says. She adds being a woman wasn't a choice but who
she's always been. "Some people might say that I'm transgender,
some people might say transsexual. Personally I prefer 'born in the
wrong body,'" she tells Tyra.
But here's the really important question: Can she model? We have
two videos of Isis "working it"
two videos of Isis "working it"
In this video Isis shares a runway with another model at something
called the Jourdan Ball. She flaunts her clutch purse with a pretty
mean sashay, which we'd say is a little too heavy on the lower-arm
swinging.
called the Jourdan Ball. She flaunts her clutch purse with a pretty
mean sashay, which we'd say is a little too heavy on the lower-arm
swinging.
Isis continues her mean sashay in this obscure video that landed
on YouTube back in January. She needs to tone down her turns,
and she probably shouldn't make a snarling face when she stops
at the end of the runway.
on YouTube back in January. She needs to tone down her turns,
and she probably shouldn't make a snarling face when she stops
at the end of the runway.
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With trannies rising to prominence, from Rebecca Romijn's character on Ugly Betty to
America's Next Top Model's newly announced first transgender contestant, Isis
Tsunami, we had to ask, have any made it big in fashion? (And no, Christian Siriano's
catchphrase doesn't count.) We dug deep into our fashion history books (and
Google) and found four fabulous ladies who worked it well enough to make it to the
big time.
In the seventies Teri Toye was one of the first transsexuals to get real modeling
work, appearing in Interview editorials wearing masculine Jean Paul Gaultier
pantsuits. She even walked the Chanel show in Paris. Clearly, she was ahead of her
time, paving the way for many other bright, fabulous stars such as the one and only
Ms. RuPaul (did "Supermodel (You Better Work)" just pop into your head, too?).
RuPaul then signed on as the face of M.A.C, making her the first transsexual with a
lucrative cosmetics contract. With her face plastered in all the glossies, she was
propelled to the mainstream, marking the first time in history a tranny reached such
status.
In the early part of this decade, RuPaul's star faded, but Heatherette muse Amanda
Lepore's shone bright. Heatherette designers Traver Rains and Richie Rich put
Lepore in ad campaigns and runway shows. Photographer David LaChapelle also
featured Lepore in his infamous "Artists and Prostitutes" exhibit, in which he
basically put Lepore in a room for people to gawk at.
And then there's André J., the most recent gender-bending star. He was featured as
one of our favorite Look Bookers, and Bruce Weber also shot him with Estée Lauder
model Carolyn Murphy for the cover of French Vogue last November. We were a bit
taken aback when André's legs looked better than Murphy's, but the cover was an
amazing coup.
So what have these ladies taught us? Becoming a mainstream tranny model is more
unlikely than becoming any old supermodel (which is hard enough), but it's not
impossible. So Isis could have a chance at stardom that lasts longer than the
duration of the next season of ANTM. And we all know when you've got Tyra in your
court, anything's possible! —James Lim
source.
America's Next Top Model's newly announced first transgender contestant, Isis
Tsunami, we had to ask, have any made it big in fashion? (And no, Christian Siriano's
catchphrase doesn't count.) We dug deep into our fashion history books (and
Google) and found four fabulous ladies who worked it well enough to make it to the
big time.
In the seventies Teri Toye was one of the first transsexuals to get real modeling
work, appearing in Interview editorials wearing masculine Jean Paul Gaultier
pantsuits. She even walked the Chanel show in Paris. Clearly, she was ahead of her
time, paving the way for many other bright, fabulous stars such as the one and only
Ms. RuPaul (did "Supermodel (You Better Work)" just pop into your head, too?).
RuPaul then signed on as the face of M.A.C, making her the first transsexual with a
lucrative cosmetics contract. With her face plastered in all the glossies, she was
propelled to the mainstream, marking the first time in history a tranny reached such
status.
In the early part of this decade, RuPaul's star faded, but Heatherette muse Amanda
Lepore's shone bright. Heatherette designers Traver Rains and Richie Rich put
Lepore in ad campaigns and runway shows. Photographer David LaChapelle also
featured Lepore in his infamous "Artists and Prostitutes" exhibit, in which he
basically put Lepore in a room for people to gawk at.
And then there's André J., the most recent gender-bending star. He was featured as
one of our favorite Look Bookers, and Bruce Weber also shot him with Estée Lauder
model Carolyn Murphy for the cover of French Vogue last November. We were a bit
taken aback when André's legs looked better than Murphy's, but the cover was an
amazing coup.
So what have these ladies taught us? Becoming a mainstream tranny model is more
unlikely than becoming any old supermodel (which is hard enough), but it's not
impossible. So Isis could have a chance at stardom that lasts longer than the
duration of the next season of ANTM. And we all know when you've got Tyra in your
court, anything's possible! —James Lim
source.
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