Chamila Asanka
Proving that there are no borders when it comes to changing gender is Sri Lanka’s Chamila Asanka. She’s a big deal in the global fashion industry where she models for a ton of different labels. She’s also been part of the “Miss International Queen” beauty pageant.
Jenna Talackova
A little closer to home we’ll find Canada’s first transgender Miss Universe contestant, Jenna Talackova. She was also its first transgender finalist. She had to raise a legal challenge in order to be allowed to compete but in the end – Canada’s equality laws triumphed and set a permanent precedent for trans-women for the future.
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