India's first transsexual model goes international
Navdeep Kaur Marwah , Hindustan Times
New Delhi, July 21, 2011
First Published: 19:05 IST
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The first Indian transsexual model has arrived. Nikkiey Chawla, 26, who was born a man and underwent a sex change surgery to turn into a woman in 2009, is busy doing Indian and international ramp shows and will next be seen on a popular reality show.
"I was born a boy but I always felt like a female trapped in a male body. That is why I decided to undergo a sex change. I always wanted to be part of the glamour world as a woman," says Delhi-based Chawla, who will feature in an episode of UTV Bindass's show Emotional Atyachaar.