Vogue features first transgender model in its May issue

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American Vogue is featuring its first ever transgender model in the May issue of its magazine.
Andreja Pejic, 23, was raised in Australia, is currently dominating the runways and has modelled for Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, DKNY and Giles.
The transgender Serbian has modelled as both a man and a woman before undergoing gender surgery last year.
The model wrote on Instagram: "If at the beginning of my career in the modelling industry or half way through it or even this time last year you told me that I would end up having a four page feature in American Vogue I would have probably told you 'oh I dunno about that!... So you can only imagine what I'm feeling right now."

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Image caption Andreja at the New York fashion show

When Andreja announced she would undergo surgery last year, she told People: "I want to share my story with the world because I think I have a social responsibility… I hope that by being open about this, it becomes less of an issue."

The 23-year-old has been confirmed for Giles Deacon's show later this year and has also starred in a beauty campaign for Make Up For Ever, being the first trans-model to score a major cosmetics contract.

Image caption Laverne Cox from Orange is the New Black is a transgender actress