1. Caitlyn Jenner
The father of two famous Jenner’s, Kendall and Kylie, he remained a secret to himself till his daughters attained responsible age. Coming out on a reality show was certainly perplexing for the audience as well as the Kardashian family that she is associated with. But his transformation from Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn was epic in all forms. Now she graces fashion magazines and tours the country guiding others like her with panache.
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A man walks into his bedroom and sees his wife packing a suitcase
He asks, "What are you doing?"
She replies, "I'm off to New York. I read that pro.s.ti.tut.es there get paid $400 for doing what I do for you for free."
Later, on her way out, the wife walks into the bedroom and sees her husband packing his suitcase.
"Where are you going?" she asks. "I'm coming with you. I want to see how you live on $800 a year."
2. Balian Buschbaum
The handsome hunk from the German version of Dancing with the Stars has been a pole vault dancer even before his sex change. Born as Yvonne Buschbaum, he came to terms with his sexuality in November 2007. Since then there is no looking back.
3. Lea T
Leandra Medeiros Cerezo, known professionally as Lea T, is a buxom Brazilian-born, Italian-raised transgender fashion model. She remains to be the muse of Riccardo Tisci, chief creative officer of British lavishness brand Burberry. She also happens to be the face of American hair-care brand Redken, with lengthy envious black hair and unblemished skin she sure is inspiration for other transgender wannabe fashion models.
4. Laverne Cox
There are a lot of firsts for this doll eyed, hourglass figured beauty. This Emmy Award nominated actress also happens to be the first openly transgender person to grace the cover of a Cosmopolitan and Time magazine. She also is the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. Laverne became famous for her role as Sophia Burset in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. She is also the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on CBS's Doubt.
5. Jenna Talackova
Imagine being disqualified from a beauty pageant and finally winning it! Yes, Jenna, Canadian model won the Miss Universe Canada and made the LGBTQ community proud in 2012. She actually went into a legal battle with the show owners to get back at the coveted title. She now runs a reality TV show Brave New Girls.
6. Andreja Pejic
Before coming out into the open as a transgender model, Andrej was the first androgynous supermodel who had already attained fashion fame. She changed into Andreja in the year 2104 and since then has been muse to stellar fashion houses including Jean Paul Gautlier. She walks the ramp with ease and is one of the most noted models of her time.
7. Alexis Arquette
She was an LGBTQ advocate when she was alive and a successful American actress. Her roles in The Wedding Singer, Pulp Fiction and rendition of Do you really want to Hurt Me? As a singer are unforgettable for her fans.
8. Conchita Wurst
Originally known as Thomas Neuwirth from Austria, he is a singer, recording artist, and drag queen, known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst. She attained international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". She has also walked the ramp for Jean Paul Gautlier and is popularly known for her enigmatic beard persona.
9. Candis Cayne
Candis rose to fame in 2007 for portraying transgender mistress Carmelita on ABC's prime time drama Dirty Sexy Money. She was earlier known to be a socialite and a club dancer in the 1990s New York scenes. She came out as a transgender in the year 1996.
10. Ian Harvie
He is known for being the regular face on the Amazon Prime show Transparent, he is also a stand up comedian and actor. He also hosted his own live talk show known as the The Ian Harvie Show.
