Top ten transgendered and androgynous models that are prettier than pageant queens

By JoannaLowry on Mar 29 2012, 01:00PM

http://www.thevine.com.au/blog/joannalowry/top-ten-transgendered-and-androgynous-models-that-are-prettier-than-pageant-queens20120329.aspx

Ed note: Last week, Miss Universe shocked no one, but disappointed all the card carrying members of the equality squad (can I get a holler for tolerance please?) by booting Jenna Talackova from their antiquated dog and pony show for not meeting their cobweb covered definition of what it means to be a miss. Before we launch into this celebratory list of gender pioneers giving visibility to one of the most oppressed groups in contemporary western society, we're giving you a vocab lesson, so you know we don't mean any offence:

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Gone are the days when models looked like cookies cut from the same blonde, Eastern European mould. In the nineties, when the fash pack decided androgyny was cool, masculine beauties like Omahyra Mota and Kristen McMenamy hit their stride. Lately, the trend for gender bending has hit fever pitch, with designers sending an increasing number of transgendered, cross dressing and epicene models down the runway. Here are ten leggy gender-blurrers giving Jennifer Hawkins a run for her money.