August 13, 2008
Local Transgender Woman Runs for 'Top Model'
America's Next Top Model just might be a transgender woman. Us Magazine reports that Isis, a former receptionist originally from Prince George's County, Md., will compete in the upcoming season of Top Model, which premieres September 3 on the CW Network.
Isis told the magazine, "My cards were dealt differently," regarding her identity as a transgender woman. When pressed if she'll be a role model, she said, "I like to help people, but I'm here to follow my dreams."
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation praised the show and its parent network for including Isis in the competition.
Isis isn't the first local LGBT person to participate in a competitive reality show this year. In June, the D.C. Cowboys appeared in an audition episode of NBC's "America's Got Talent." The dance troupe was sent on to Las Vegas for callbacks and then passed on through to the Top 40. "America's Got Talent" is on a short hiatus due to the Olympics. (h/t Towleroad)
Photo courtesy the CW.
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Good for her! I hope she makes it far on the show.
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So it's not bad enough that women are held to an unrealistic, unattainable standard of beauty that is the female model, but now we have to compete with men (and their height, long legs and low body-fat percentages)??? un.real.
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Great legs, but those SHOES! Gurrrrl...
Rock on Mighty Isis!
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She's definitely one of the more convincing MTF transgenders I've seen. Good for her!
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Um.... Hot Tranie Mess?
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good for her...
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I'll have to agree with tomaloisi. If I had legs like that, I'd never wear pants again, but I'd get myself some kickass shoes. Now, those may be hard to find in a size 10+, but as I always say...
Life is too short for ugly shoes.
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So when Isis uses the Men's bathroom, one of those gals is going to get all up in her grill. Ater the requisite catty back and forth both will claim that they aren't here to make friends. Awesome.
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i'm with dcgrrrl
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it's about time. a trans woman tried out a couple of seasons back but tyra didn't let her on!
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So it's not bad enough that women are held to an unrealistic, unattainable standard of beauty that is the female model, but now we have to compete with men (and their height, long legs and low body-fat percentages)??? un.real.
equal rights are a bitch arent they
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This should get interesting when the show does the requisite nude but "tasteful" photo shoot....
Can't wait!
Also, I agree with y'all on those legs... ... daaaaaaaaamn...
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Unless you are on this television show, you aren't competing with her dcgrrrl, so why worry about it?
She's pretty. Good luck to her.
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aw helll yeah. i had pretty much sworn off top model, but damn you tyra! you know i will have to watch what promises to be an even train-wreckier season than usual. and where in pg, i must know!
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Hormones generally up body fat percentages for trans women to what bio women generally experience. This isn't competing with a man; Isis is a gorgeous woman, and she looks exactly on par with most women on the show body-wise. If the fashion industry these days valued women who are more plump, there would be plenty of hot trans women to represent. Open your mind up, dcgrrrl.
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You GO girl !!!!!!!
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The fashion industry doesn't need women. It needs "clothes hangers" to reduce material, uncertainty and tailoring. Curves are inconvenient when it comes to the runway. If every model is the same size then the "machine" runs easier. It has nothing to do with individual women.
Moveover, the fashion industry supports the Health and Beauty industry... which, if you think about it drives cosmetics, cover shoots (in 2 rather than 3 D) and a gym memberships before it has anything to do with waistlines. Corporations which thrive on you, as the consumer, being dissatisfied, in order to continue purchasing their product... they are both telling the standard and the price a one-way convo if I ever heard of one.
But hmmm. "Be a light unto thyself"
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1. they probably shoved her on this show for ratings
2. what happens when she gets cut off? is the alliance going to call it discrimination?
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RE: shearl comment
oh my god haha ill get the glass jar and tree stump, you get the rusty saw!
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Go Isis. I think the show is a sad regressive freak show which makes gender-equality look like a quant 20th century ideal, as well as encouraging the absolute worst sort of female competition. But.... that being said, Isis should take that show and rock the shit out of it.