Jahna Steele | Transgender Woman

Jahna Steele was a famous Las Vegas showgirl and entertainer. In 1991, she was even given credit for being the Sexiest Showgirl on the Strip. And the following years, she was named Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year and Most Beautiful Showgirl. However, controversy loomed when she was outed by the TV show A Current Affair as being transgender in 1992. Afterwhich, she was fired from her career in Las Vegas. Nonetheless, progressives backed her up, and she made countless appearances in different films and TV shows throughout her career.

Steele was a native of Texas and was a pageant winner in a Miss Gay USA under the name of Jhoana Reis. She underwent sex reassignment surgery during her 20s. Eventually, she would also legally change her name to Johanau Erica Steele and become a cast member of the Crazy Girls Revue in Las Vegas at the Riviera during the ‘80s.