Isis King | Transgender Woman

Isis King is a famous actress, model, and fashion designer famous for her credit appearances in the contest America’s Next Top Model. King is given credit for being the first trans woman to compete on the reality show and would eventually become a respected transgender figure in American TV. The actress has appeared on several iterations of the soap The Bold, Beautiful and the 7th season of Shameless. And in 2019, she was cast in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix show When They See Us.

King was born in 1985 as a male, but she has said that everything about her was born female. She also stated that she might be referred to as transexual or transgender; she likes the phrase “born in the wrong body” better. During her formative years, King came out as gay but later realized that this wasn’t her true identity. It wasn’t until the actress relocated to New York, where she made the transition.