Transgender Model Isis King Will Become A Woman
posted by Giusepphine at
11/20/2008 
Tyra Banks will help Isis King, the first transgender contestant of America's Next Top Model, to become a real woman by undergoing sex change operation.
Tyra Banks has announced on Tuesday in her talk show that she has found a doctor to pay for Isis King to undergo sex reassignment surgery – a wonderful gift from the supermodel and creator of America's Next Top Model.
Also on the Tyra Banks Show, Isis King was introduced to Dr. Marci Bowers, a leading gender reassignment surgeon who has also undergone a sex-change operation. It will be Dr. Bowers herself who will be paying for the surgery.
The 23-year old Isis King was born born Darrell Walls. She was living in a homeless shelter when Tyra Banks discovered her. She was featured in a photo shoot for the 10th cycle of America's Next Top Model and returned as a full-fledged contestant on the reality series this current season. However, the transgender model got kicked off later midway through the show after failing to produce a stunning photo in her swim suit.
“Darrell was somebody that I had to be. He had to be a certain thing. Darrell was never me. Isis is me. I’m free, I’m happy,” Isis King said.
When the supportive Tyra Banks announced the future transformation of Isis King, the transgender model excitedly remarked, “This is not happening! “(I feel) like I’m about to wake up.”
Isis King had been taking hormone replacement therapy but hadn’t received the surgery because of the high costs ($20,000 to $35,000). Now that her dream of becoming a real woman is about to come true, she could not help but get sentimental:
“I look at it like, ‘Yes, I’m the first transgender contestant, but OK, lets move past it now. I try not to think about (being transgendered) because… I feel like I really was born in the wrong body, and it’s just the one thing that makes me feel uncomfortable.”
Tyra Banks has announced on Tuesday in her talk show that she has found a doctor to pay for Isis King to undergo sex reassignment surgery – a wonderful gift from the supermodel and creator of America's Next Top Model.
Also on the Tyra Banks Show, Isis King was introduced to Dr. Marci Bowers, a leading gender reassignment surgeon who has also undergone a sex-change operation. It will be Dr. Bowers herself who will be paying for the surgery.
The 23-year old Isis King was born born Darrell Walls. She was living in a homeless shelter when Tyra Banks discovered her. She was featured in a photo shoot for the 10th cycle of America's Next Top Model and returned as a full-fledged contestant on the reality series this current season. However, the transgender model got kicked off later midway through the show after failing to produce a stunning photo in her swim suit.
“Darrell was somebody that I had to be. He had to be a certain thing. Darrell was never me. Isis is me. I’m free, I’m happy,” Isis King said.
When the supportive Tyra Banks announced the future transformation of Isis King, the transgender model excitedly remarked, “This is not happening! “(I feel) like I’m about to wake up.”
Isis King had been taking hormone replacement therapy but hadn’t received the surgery because of the high costs ($20,000 to $35,000). Now that her dream of becoming a real woman is about to come true, she could not help but get sentimental:
“I look at it like, ‘Yes, I’m the first transgender contestant, but OK, lets move past it now. I try not to think about (being transgendered) because… I feel like I really was born in the wrong body, and it’s just the one thing that makes me feel uncomfortable.”
Labels: America's Next Top Model, Isis King, Transgender Models, Tyra Banks
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