The fashion industry is finally starting to accept transgender women into the modeling world. They are redefining beauty and gender on a huge platform that influences the world in significant ways. According to the New York Times, thirty-one transgender and nonbinary models were included in the 2017 New York Fashion week, making it an all time high. (Safronova) Transgender men and women have fought their way to that spot and they won’t let it go. They have faced discrimination on photoshoots and an overall wave of disapproval from a repulsively large amount of people. In the video below you can see some of todays most famous transgender models and hear about their stories as they recreate iconic looks from powerful women in history.

 Made To Model: Trans Beauty in Fashion (2017)