Transgender Woman in the Running to Be America’s Next Top Model

Posted on August 14, 2008
Filed Under Gay News Blog

The new season of America’s Next Top Model begins on September 3, and will for the first time feature a transgender contestant, named Isis.

Says Isis to Us Weekly: “My cards were dealt differently. I like to help people [as a role model], but I’m here to follow my dreams.”

GLAAD president Neil Giuliano hailed the decision: ” [It’s] an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television. We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible.”