Most Fierce Transgender Models - Top 10

Here is a list of 10 transgender models who came out of the closet and set an example for others inspiring millions, and thereby becoming world’s most sought after models.There was a time when the fashion industry used to shut its door for transgender models. 

10. Jenna Talackova

Canadian model Jenna Talackova gained international recognition in 2012 when she was thrown off from Miss Universe Canada 2012 after getting selected as one of the Top 65, on the grounds that she was not a “naturally born woman”. But Talackova was far from giving up. She took the case to high authorities and courts which reached to pageant organizer Donald Trump. Talackova was ultimately allowed to participate and she placed among the Top 12 and even was conjointly awarded Miss Congeniality award. She also inspired a TV showbased on her life ‘Brave New Girls’ and has even modeled for PETA.

9. Lea T

Leandro Medeiros Cerezo aka Lea T is a Brazilian model who is making high waves into the high-fashion world. Born to famous Brazilian footballer Toninho Cerezo, she is now globally recognised as the muse of French haute-couture brand ‘Givenchy’. Openly bisexual Lea started her gender reassignment surgery in March 2011. Lea has been featured in ‘Vogue Paris’, ‘Hercules Magazine’, ‘Interview Magazine’, ‘Cover Magazine’ and ‘Love Magazine’. She is not only one of the most sought after models around the globe, but also is a cultural pop icon of transgender advocacy.

8. Carmen Carrera

Born as Christopher Roman, 29 year old Carmen Carrera is an American reality TV star and burlesque performer besides being a model. Carrera’s career kickstarted when she participated in ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race’. Although Carrera identifies her sexuality as gay, but she is still recognised one of the greatest transgender models of recent times. Besides modelling, she has also involved herself in philanthropic work, especially in spreading AIDS awareness. She also featured in the November 2011 issue of ‘W’ magazine.

7. Caroline “Tula” Cossey

Having been featured in a ‘James Bond’ movie and posing for ‘Playboy’ magazine, 60 year old English model Caroline “Tula” Cossey is one of early pioneers who inspired other transgender aspiring models to go after their dream and live it. At the age of 20, she completed her gender assignment surgery. She has graced some of the most powerful fashion magazines of the world including ‘Australian Vogue’ and ‘Harper’s Bazaar’. Her struggle to be identified as a woman has caught significant media attention and public interest.

6. Geena Rocero

Filipino transgender model and advocate Geena Rocero has her ‘talent scouting’ and ‘getting break’ story in a very ‘moviesque’ way; she was scouted in a restaurant by fashion photographer when she was 21. Little did she know that it was only the beginning of her super successful modelling career. She has also used her fame to help reach out other transgender models by launching ‘Gender Proud’- an advocacy and aid organisation which stands up for the rights of transgender all around the world. She is one of the most popular faces coming out of ‘Next Model Management’.

5. Valentijn De Hingh

Another uprising model on the high fashion scene is 24 year old Dutch model Valentijn De Hingh. Having shot for ‘Love Magazine’ and ‘Vogue Italia’, Valentijn has shown that she is here to stay. She has also strutted the runways for Maison Martin Margiela and Comme des Garcons. Her life was also documented from the age of 8 to 17 in a documentary titled ‘Valentijn’. It debuted in Dutch TV in 2007. Her gender assignment surgery was completed just before its screening. She intends to be a fashion journalist because through it, she hopes to fulfill both the desire for modelling and passion for writing.

4. Isis King

Isis King has probably brought transgender models into limelight and the mainstream media more than anyone else. Her participation in the 11th cycle of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ made her a house hold name, and soon she was making headlines around the fashion industry for being the first transgender to become a finalist in the show’s history. Although Isis didn’t win, through her involvement in the show, she educated people about what it feels like to be a transgender and the daily bullying she has to face for being who she is. She was even called back for the show’s ‘All-star’ 17th cycle. Apart from spreading awareness and tolerance for transgender people among public, she has been featured in ‘Us Weekly’ (September 2008), ‘Seventeen’ magazine (December 2008/January 2009), ‘Out’ magazine, ‘Mallard International’ magazine, and the cover of the Spring 2010 ‘Swerv’ magazine. She also holds the distinction of being the first transgender model for ‘American Apparel’.

3. Arisce Wanzer

Arisce Wanzer ranks third in this list of 10 most fierce transgender models. She has been making heads turn with her couture look in the fashion industry and all for the right reasons. She has been featured in Purple magazie’ and ‘Camdy Magazine’ among others.

2. Andreja Pejic

Australian model Andreja Pejic has been touted as fashion industry’s darling for her androgynous, high-fashion, edgy and avant-garde looks. Pejic is noted for modelling both women and men clothing line. In 2014, she had her male to female gender assignment surgery. She also walked the runways for both male and female clothing line for ‘Michalsky’ and Jean-Paul Gaultier

1. May Simon

Argentian-Danish model May Simon take the top spot in the countdown for 10 most fierce transgender model. Her ethereal looks has made her a world class model. She is now one of the most sought after models. She has been represented by some of the best modelling agencies of the world including ‘Diva Models’ (mother agency), ‘Storm Model Management’ and ‘Click’. She is clearly a force in the modelling industry now to be reckoned with.

Glamorous Models of UK - Top 10 

There is a list of Glamorous Models from UK. Well, by definition, glamorous models are our favorite kind of models: the ones with beautiful physiques who aren’t shy of getting scantily clad for our favorite men’s mags. England is swarming with a sea of beautiful “glamour models.” There are a lot more than many hot British women to choose from, but, we had a hard enough time narrowing it down to just 10. See all of the Top Ten British Glamour Models. Enjoy!

10. Jessica Jane Clement

The stunning Jessica Jane Clement is as well-known for starring in the BBC programme The Real Hustle. She began her career as a Page Three model. At the age of 18 she appeared in Playboy and has modelled for photographers Byron Newman and the late Bob Carlos Clarke. She has since appeared in various lads’ mags as a result of her popularity in The Real Hustle. She placed #54 in ZOO’s hot 101 of 2009, #26 in Nuts’ 100 Sexiest of 2009, #32 in the Top 100 ZOO’s Beach Babe Awards 2011 and was #46 in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women of 2009. In January 2012, she presented a BBC documentary titled Britain in Bed, in which she revealed how British attitudes to sex have changed over the last 50 years.

9. Daisy Lowe

Daisy Lowe, the sexy daughter of Gwen Stefani’s husband and Bush front man, Gavin Rossdale, is an English glamour fashion model. She has modelled for editorial photo shoots and commercial advertising campaigns and has worked as a catwalk model. Lowe began modelling at the age of two, and did some photo shoots when she was 12 and 14 years old. At 15 she was joined a London modelling agency. She’s appeared in the pages of numerous British publications over the past several years and was selected to pose for the Pirelli calendar in 2010. In 2011, she went topless for Esquire and nude for Playboy. Also, in 2011, she was featured in Miles Kane’s music video “Come Closer”.

8. Danielle Lloyd

Danielle Lloyd is a former Miss England and Miss Great Britain. She first rose to prominence when she was stripped of her Miss Great Britain title after posing nude in the December 2006 edition of Playboy magazine and her alleged affair with her then-boyfriend, footballer Teddy Sheringham. She is now going by her married name Danielle O’Hare, having recently turned her back on the world of glamour modeling.

7. Karima Adebibe

With full lips, seductive eyes and an overall exotic look, Karima Adebibe is one of most popular glamorous models of UK. She is of Irish, Greek Cypriot and Moroccan origins. During her teens she was scouted for a number of modeling agencies and became the face of many brands worldwide. In 2006 she was chosen to be the face and representative of computer game heroin Lara Croft. Aside from posing for pictures, Karima dabbles in acting, having appeared in 2004’s Alien vs. Predator. In 2009, she appeared in the film Frontier Blues.

6. Gemma Atkinson

The 29-year old blushing beauty who’s rocked footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Bent, is not only a successful model, but her acting career is on the rise as well. Atkinson rose to fame playing Lisa Hunter on the Channel 4 teenage soap opera Hollyoaks. She made her debut video game appearance in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Since launching her parallel career as a glamour model, Atkinson has appeared in provocative photoshoots in lingerie and swimwear, for men’s magazines such as Arena, FHM, Loaded, Maxim, Zoo and Nuts. She is one of the most prolific celebrity glamour models in the UK.

5. Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones is not only exquisite model, but she’s also in The Guinness Book of World Records. Jones set a Guinness World Record for the most bras taken off and put on in one minute in November 2009 with a record of seven. She started modelling in 2008 at the age of 17. When she turned 18, she began doing nude modeling, as a Page 3 girl for The Sun newspaper. Jones models full-time, for Page 3 and men’s magazines such as Nuts, Loaded, FHM and Front. In 2010-11 Jones was voted the No.1 Sexiest Babe by visitors to Nuts’ website, with over 1 million votes. 

4. Lucy Pinder

The stunning Lucy Pinder is one of the most beautiful brunettes in the Page 3 Girls pantheon. She has one of the names that shines the brightest for being a topless wonder. Unlike most other glamour models, Pinder did not fully reveal her breasts in photo shoots, often posing while covering her nipples with her hands or hair, for the first several years of her career. Her first completely topless photographs appeared in Nuts magazine in April 2007.Aside from her thriving modeling career, Lucy currently writes a weekly advice column in Nuts magazine, entitled “The Truth About Women,” and has recently embarked on an acting career. She is represented by Girl Management aka Girl and Frank White Pictures. 

3. Alice Goodwin

Graced with an hourglass figure and a gorgeous face, Alice Goodwin is a glamour model from Stoke-on-Trent, England. She has also modeled for various men’s magazines including Zoo Weekly, Nuts and Maxim. In 2009, she was voted Zoo Weekly’s hottest topless babe of the year. Aside from modelling, she appears daily on babe channel Studio66 TV, where she has been appearing since April 2010.

2. Keeley Hazell

The former Page Three girl, actress and glamour model, Keeley started her career at the age of 17. She actually gave up modeling in 2009 to pursue an acting career here in the States. And while she did land a few roles and continues to pursue her Hollywood dreams, Keeley returned to modeling with a 2012 FHM cover shoot. She was regularly featured in Nuts and Zoo. She has been on the cover of The Sun’s 2006 and 2007 Page 3 calendars.

Keeley was the winner of The Sun’s Page 3 Idol 2004.She was at #1 in Zoo’s Britain’s 10 Sexiest Models, in Zoo’s 100 Sexiest Bodies 2005, in The Sun’s Favourite Page 3 Girls of All Time and in Zoo’s 100 Sexiest Bodies 2006. 

1. Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook’s modelling career began at 16 after winning a beauty competition. Over the past few years, she has infiltrated the United States in a big way. In 2010, she was cast alongside Parks & Recreation’s Adam Scott and Hollywood legend Richard Dreyfuss in the surprise hit, Piranha 3D. Ever since then, Kelly’s taken over the Internet with her charming smile and sexy curves.

She’s considered as to have the best British female body. She topped the ‘FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World’ list in 2005, and was the cover star of FHM’s World Cup 2010 special issue. She’s been featured on MovieHotties more frequently than other hotties who have appeared in more movies. She’s been graced with a natural 34E size. She’s blessed – she’s beautiful and she’s the only possible number one in this category.