Model Irina Shayk: 'I'd Have Given My Left Arm to Be A Boy' (Video)

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 Model Irina Shayk: 'I'd Have Given My Left Arm to Be A Boy'
  The Russian native used to wish she were a boy, but the 30-year-old model now says she could never be attracted to another woman. 
 
 Dawn Ennis 
          
          Aug 23, 2016
          
Dawn Ennis
The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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