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A men’s magazine has unveiled its first-ever poll celebrating the ‘sexist transgender women in the world’.
Front magazine, one of the original lads’ mags that rose to prominence in the late 1990s, revealed its 10 finalists this week as nominated by its readers – the majority of whom are men.
Among those who made the shortlist are Australian catwalk queen Andreja Pejić, 26, and Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox, 45.
And scooping the overall crown is Britain’s Next Top Model runner-up Talulah-Eve Brown, who appeared in the hit series earlier this year – missing out on the top spot but going on to become a successful model and outspoken trans activist.
Among the winners in Front magazine’s first-ever, ‘sexiest transgender women’ poll are (top row L-R) Talulah-Eve Brown, Carmen Carrera, Caroline Cossey, (bottom row L-R) OITNB star Laverne Cox and models Isis King and Lea T
The ten finalists were all born male but identify as female and some, like Talulah, have since undergone full gender reassignment surgery.
According to online ‘alternative lifestyle’ magazine Front, around 60 per cent of its readers are men and while the finalists were nominated by subscribers, a panel of editors picked out the top 10 – taking into account talent and personality as well as looks.
Transgender stars hailing from the worlds of music, fashion and television who have made a ‘positive impact for the trans community’ were placed at the forefront of the editors’ selection process, they added.
A spokesperson for Front said: ‘Transgender women are taking the entertainment industry by storm and at Front, we wanted to celebrate their success, with the first annual Sexiest Transgender Women in the World list.’
Here, Femail reveals the transgender women who made the top 10:
1. Talulah-Eve Brown, 23
Talulah-Eve Brown has been named as the sexiest transgender woman in a poll by Front
Fashion and television star Talulah-Eve shot to fame in January this year when she made history by becoming Britain’s Next Top Model’s first transgender contestant.
Talulah, who was born a boy called Aaron, underwent full gender reassignment surgery after the filming of BNTM had wrapped up last year.
She became the only transgender model to star at London Fashion Week in 2017, walking for Giles Deacon, who recently designed Pippa Middleton’s wedding dress.
The outspoken trans activist has lashed out at the lack of diversity within the fashion industry and was even invited to speak at the University of Oxford.
2. Carmen Carrera, 32
Coming in at second place is reality star Carmen Carerra, who found fame on the hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race
After starting off as a male contestant in the globally successful RuPaul’s Drag Race, Carmen has since transitioned into the woman she wanted to become.
Born Christopher Roman in 1985, the TV personality and burlesque performer from New Jersey now boasts almost 380,000 Instagram followers and a devoted fan base.
Since her stint on the show, she’s racked up a number of reality TV appearances and has set her sights on becoming the first transgender Victoria’s Secret Angel
3. Caroline Cossey, 63
Former Bond Girl Caroline Cossey, who was ‘outed’ as transgender after her starring role
A true transgender icon, ‘original trans-pin-up’ Caroline became the first transgender Bond girl in 1981 after appearing in For Your Eyes Only – and later became the first transgender cover girl for Playboy in 1991, after being sensationally outed by a newspaper.
Born in Norfolk in 1954, became the world’s most famous transwoman and spoke openly about gender identity at a time where it was considered largely taboo.
According to the panel of editors who compiled the list, Cossey ‘paved the way for many on Front magazine’s list’.
4. Laverne Cox, 45
Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox, 45, was voted in at a fourth place in the poll
She began her dazzling career with an appearance on reality series I Want To Work for Diddy, but Cox’s career-defining moment came when she burst onto the scene in her role as Sophia Burset, in Netflix series Orange is the New Black.
Since then, Cox has gone on to be the first transgender woman to grace the cover of Time, become a broadcast series regular on CBS’s Doubt and have a waxwork in Madame Tussauds.
5. Isis King, 32
Isis King (pictured at the Annual Adcolor Awards in September) came in at a fifth place
One of the most visible transgender women on US television, Isis King became the first transgender contestant on America’s Next Top Model in 2008 (series 11) and later returned in 2011 (series 18), which featured a line-up of other previous contestants.
She became American Apparel’s first transgender spokeswoman and has also appeared on the cover of Seventeen.
6. Lea T, 36
Voted as the sixth ‘sexiest transgender woman’ is Brazilian model Lea T, 36
Stunning Brazilian model Lea T – born Leandra Medeiros Cerezo – is the daughter of football star Toninho Cerezo but rose to fame and recognition in her own right when she became the muse of Givenchy’s creative director Ricardo Tisci.
Two years later, in 2012, she completed her transformation by undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Thailand.
She has since featured in editorials for Vogue Paris and kissed Kate Moss in a now-iconic cover for Love Magazine.
7. Andreja Pejić, 26
Supermodel Andreja has paved the way for androgynous fashion since shooting to fame
Famed for her androgynous versatility and striking looks, modelling both male and female fashion, Andreja, 26, has become one of the world’s most famous transgender models.
Born in former Yugoslavia, her family emigrated to Australia and Andreja was later scouted as a 16-year-old McDonald’s worker.
After being signed to Kate Moss’s mother agency Storm, she has shot for GQ, Vogue, ELLE, I-D, and was crowned Best International Female Model by GQ Portugal in 2016.
8. Gigi Gorgeous, 25
YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous, 25, from Montréal, has a staggering 2.7 million subscribers
The Canadian star, born Gregory Allan Lazzarato, first burst onto the scene as YouTuber Gregory Gorgeous and subsequently clocked up 2.7m subscribers.
Since then, she has invited the world to watch her transition into womanhood online. She’s appeared on Access Hollywood, Project Runway and has starred in her own film titled This is Everything.
Fans also followed her journey when, in 2016, she was denied entry into Dubai for being a transgender woman, sparking the hashtag #JusticeForGigi.
9. Jenna Talackova, 28
Beauty queen Jenna Talackova rose to prominence after fighting for her right to compete in Miss Universe Canada
Jenna rose to international notoriety after she was disqualified from competing at Miss Universe Canada for being transgender.
She successfully sued the organisation and was eventually allowed to compete. Jenna has also fronted her own reality show for E! called Brave New Career, which followed her moving to Toronto to pursue a modelling career.
10. Candis Cayne, 46
A close friend of Caitlyn Jenner, drag performer turned actress Candis came in at 10th place
Originally a drag performer in New York, stunning Candis rose to fame as the first transgender actress to play a recurring character, as Carmelita in ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money.
Born Brendan McDaniel in Hawaii in 1971, Candis recently expressed her desire to have children, during her appearance on Caitlyn Jenner’s hit documentary I Am Cait.
She is close friends with Jenner, with the pair often being spotted shopping together in Malibu, CA.
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