Pass / Fail
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: Opinions
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America's first transgender model
Tyra Banks struck a welcome blow for inclusiveness when she picked a transgender model for the latest season of "America's Next Top Model." The model, Isis, has been subjected to verbal abuse by her co-contestants and almost got kicked off on the second episode, but we're cheering anyway; her presence is a remarkable testament to how far we've come in our definition of beauty. For jazzing up America's favorite fashion reality show, Banks and Isis get a Pass.