has on its own made the great leap in advertising. She may have set the bar, but she has also paved the way for the LGBT models to come. She is now no stranger to the covers of fashion magazines, and has opened the door for trans models.
One season, she even started on the runway in women’s couture, and ended it in a man’s suit. Since then, her grace and beauty and l-e-g-s were unavoidably noticed as she went on to walk the runway for top designers. She made her first debut as a female during the London Fashion Week 2015.ĭial back to 2007, when Andreja Pejic was working at a McDonald’s. She is the first transgender model to be featured earlier this year in Vogue. You probably have seen her out there already, on the billboards and posters that decorate the train stations. The campaign is in all black-and-white photos and is a celebration of pioneers and “individuals who stood out for showing courage in the face of adversity.” The other models in this campaign are Jamie Clarke, a deaf soccer player, as well as a previous model, but now activist, Topaz Page-Green, and Rhymefest, who has become a humanitarian and is a hip-hop artist. His belief in equality has hit a new glorious high with the selection he has made to model his 2015 Collection, called “The Courageous Class.” Even with all of these politics in his life, he is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in.
Sister to Andrew Cuomo, current New York State Governor. He is happily married to Maria Cuomo, daughter of Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York. He has done all of this, and no, he is not gay. He has been a loyal supporter of gay marriage and the Human Rights Campaign. He has spoken for animal rights and stopped using real fur in his designs. Throughout his career, Cole has been a huge supporter of AIDS awareness and research.