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8. Isis King

Fashion model and designer Isis King was the first transgender woman to compete on the reality TV show, America’s Next Top Model, in both 2008 and 2011. In 2007, she appeared in the MSNBC special Born in the Wrong Body, about the lives of transgender teens. She has been open about having had sex reassignment surgery 2009. Along with steady runway work, she’s the first transgender person to model for American Apparel. King’s work and advocacy is redefining what beauty is. She has brought national attention to issues of gender expression.

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