Transgender 'Top Model' promotes acceptance
Posted on Feb 06, 2012 by Caroline Tufts
http://www.quchronicle.com/2012/02/transgender-top-model-promotes-acceptance/A fashion model is generally known for having a pretty face, a fierce stride and an enviable sense of style. In light of all of that, it is difficult to look past the glamour of "America's Next Top Model" contestant Isis King, to see all of the obstacles that she has overcome.
Born as the child of a single 17 year old mother, King faced poverty, homelessness and witnessed numerous abusive relationships; but her greatest hurdle by far was the fact that she was a young female born inside a male body.
At an event sponsored by the Student Programming Board in Buckman Theater on Friday, King, the first ever transgendered "ANTM" cycle 11 contestant, spoke about the struggles, transitions and triumphs that have shaped the person she is today.
