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The World's Most Famous Trans Model Sits Down With Vogue

The World's Most Famous Trans Model Sits Down With Vogue

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The fashion bible gives Advocate readers a sneak peek at its interview and photo shoot with trailblazing beauty Andreja Pejic.

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In its May issue, Vogue takes a look at how transgender visibility is changing not just the fashion world, but culture at large. Bosnian-born model Andreja Pejic is the face of the article (online now) and she's photographed by famed lenser Patrick Demarchelier.

Pejic had a track record as a successful androgynous model for both men and women's lines, working for such top designers as Jean Paul Gaultier to Marc Jacobs, and says she was warned by some in the industry that she would lose her career by transitioning. "There was definitely a lot of, 'Oh, you're going to lose what's special about you. You're not going to be interesting anymore. There are loads of pretty girls out there.'" One agent told Pejic, "It's better to be androgynous than a tranny."

The model -- described as "regal" and "serene" by writer Alice Gregory -- was undeterred. "[My career] is about showing that this is not just a gimmick," she says.

Pejic admits worrying about how her transition could affect more than her professional life. "Being known to the whole world with this transition, I thought, Who is ever going to love me? How am I going to have a relationship with a man if all of this is public? Then I got to a place where I was like, 'I'm successful and happy with what I've achieved. There's nothing I should be ashamed of. You can take it or leave it.'"

(Read the complete Vogue article)

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Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.