Roberta Close | Transgender Woman

Roberta Close is slowly getting fame in Hollywood following her popularity in Brazil. She started as a transgender model who underwent reassignment in London before she posed for Brazilian men’s magazine Sexy. From then on, the celebrity gained stardom in the country and has even received the “Most Beautiful Woman in Brazil” recognition given by the magazine itself. In 1985, Close bagged her first major role in the film Si tu vas a Rio . . . tu muers. Close also became the first transgender model to pose for the Brazilian edition of men’s magazine Playboy, which is considered one of the greatest feats of the trans community. Before becoming an actress and model, she first enlisted herself in the military wearing a dress. However, her father, who was an officer in the Army, disowned her.

Close was married to Swiss businessman Roland Granacher in 1993. Her husband’s wealth is just enough to give her everything she needs to live a life without cash loans. However, Close knows she has to work on her dreams. She worked her way towards modeling and strutted her stuff for various brands such as Guy Laroche and Jean Paul Gaultier. She still accepts roles and projects both in Hollywood and in Brazil. Close and Granacher later separated after several years of marriage.