5 Beautiful Women Who Were Born Men

5 Beautiful Women Who Were Born Men

By Ekaterina Mironova

With gorgeous models on the cover of every magazine and TV programs like America’s Next Top Model, it’s no wonder that in today’s day and age, we all aspire to be as beautiful as they are. Some people love the skin they’re born in, and some people want to make a few adjustments to get the perfect body.

Of the latter, there are a few options available to you: change your diet, exercise more, go to the gym, opt for botox or elective surgery like breast augmentation… or if you’re a woman currently trapped in a man’s body, there are transgender surgery procedures and hormone replacement therapies that can help you attain the feminine curves you always believe you deserved.

Here are five gorgeous women who were born as men – would you have noticed?
Roberta Close was born in 1964 as Luiz Roberto. She is the first pre-operative transsexual model to pose for the Brazilian edition of Playboy Magazine, and was regularly dubbed as “the world’s most beautiful model”. Roberta underwent sex reassignment surgery in London in 1989. In 1998 she released her Portuguese-language autobiography in which she claims to have been involved with A-list celebrities such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro.

Florencia De La V was born Roberto Carlos in 1975. She’s one of the world’s most recognised transgendered MTF actresses, entertainers, performers and television hostesses. She’s worked in comedy, as a soap opera actress and as an editor. She is now married to a man, and has two children who were born via a surrogate.

Kim Petras is the world’s youngest transsexual. She was born Tim in 1992 in Germany, and underwent female hormone treatments at age 12. In 2008, she turned 16 and underwent successful gender reassignment. She is also a successful German pop singer and performer.

Bailey Jay started her transformation at around the age of 15. She’s now an acclaimed pornographic actress, adult model and podcaster. She has been consistently named the Transsexual Performer of the Year, and is currently married to Matthew Terhune, a photographer.

Claudia Charriez started her modelling career when she was 16. After a few auditions, she was spotted by Tyra Banks and took part in America’s Next Top Model. She was kicked off the show for being born a man. She later worked on The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency show and won America’s Next Top Transsexual Model.