Dominique Jackson | Transgender Woman

This fierce model, actress, TV personality, and author were from Scarborough, Trinidad, and Tobago. At age 18, she fled to the United States because her family did not accept her sexual orientation. Once she arrived in the country, she became homeless. Later, she walked towards the path of modeling, but her early works were done for free. In 2009, she modeled for Adrian Alicea and eventually strutted for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Aside from this, she also graced to be a model for Vogue España.

As an actress, Jackson has artistic credits in a handful of series, including the 2018 FX series Pose, where she portrayed the leading role of Elektra Abundance. In the documentary film MY TRUTH, she also appeared MY STORY: A Caribbean LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. If you’re curious about her love life, she was married to Al Jackson but called it quit in 2018.