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I figured out who I was very early on - actually, at the age of 13, with the help of the Internet - so I knew that a transition, becoming a woman, was always something I needed to do.
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Gender dysphoria is never an easy thing to live with, mainly because people don't understand it.
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I came out to my mom at the age of 14. She didn't understand it at first, but she's been very supportive since.
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It would be lovely to live in a world where trans-female models were treated as female models, and trans-male models were treated the same as male models rather than being a niche commodity.
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Society doesn't tell you that you can be trans.
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I thought about being gay, but it didn't fit.
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Sometimes I've seen comments about my knees or about my jawline, or people write things like, 'She still has signs of being a boy,' and then I realized that these are beautiful features. I've grown to love them.
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I am 6 foot 2 inches, and one of the benefits of that is having long legs.
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If I could talk to my younger self, I would tell her that you will grow into the woman you've always wanted to be. You will find love. You will be successful. You will be happy.
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It's good to be noticed.
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When I first went to Milan, my agent said you have to give off a strong, masculine energy. They don't like campiness. They like boys to appear straight and to appear masculine. I quickly learned the game of it and how to navigate around it.
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I identify as a woman first, but I am also proudly trans.
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In the beginning, I was worried there are too many shots of me as a boy out there. Now I'm at a point where I know my past doesn't make me any less of a woman today. I can be proud of it. I don't have to bury it.
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I feel that for a lot of my career, I had success, I was adored, but I was also this alien creature. I want to show that I have the skill like any other female model, and I'm asking for the same equal treatment and equal respect as any other female model.
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I always dreamt of being a girl. One of my earliest memories is spinning around in my mom's skirt trying to look like a ballerina.
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I wanted to be a good kid, and I wanted to please my parents.
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The Internet gave me the sense that there were words to describe my feelings and medical terms.
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Being a bride for Gaultier was a very special moment for me.
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When childhood ended, I had to suppress feminine characteristics and try and be a boy. I didn't want to grow up at all because it meant becoming someone else.
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I struggled to find an agency in London because no one knew whether they should put me in the men's board or the women's board. There was a lot of uncertainty about my commercial viability.
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I was planning to transition right after high school and attend university as a girl, but then the modeling thing came up. It was an opportunity to see the world. My family knew I identified as a girl, but I didn't tell people in fashion.
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I want to keep sharing my story in the hope that young trans people or just people who feel different or ostracized have something to look up to.
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I was scouted working at the register at McDonald's in Melbourne, Australia. I worked there as my first job, and a guy walked in and gave me his card. I was 16. I was skeptical, but I looked it up when I got home, and it was legitimate.
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Makeup is a very delicate thing for me - I've got sort of defined features, so I don't like to do too much contour, as it can be a bit severe.
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I read 'The Original Beauty Bible' when I was 16, and it changed my life.
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I do have to thank my mother for my eyebrows.
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I didn't know if I could have a career in fashion; I didn't fit in an obvious box.
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I achieved my personal dream and completed my transition to be able to live life as a woman.
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Australia was a very different world and culture from the one I left in Europe. Life was much more spread out. People drove everywhere. They built higher fences. Neighbours didn't interact so much.
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We should give people the freedom to express who they are.
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