Lea T Explained

Lea T
Birth Name:Leandra Medeiros Cerezo[1]
Birth Date:19 February 1981
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height:1.81m (05.94feet)
Haircolor:Brown
Eyecolor:Brown

Leandra Medeiros Cerezo, known professionally as Lea T (born 19 February 1981),[2] [3] is a Brazilian-born, Italian-raised transgender fashion model.[4] She has been called the "muse" of Riccardo Tisci,[5] chief creative officer of British luxury brand Burberry; her professional last name of "T" stands for Tisci.[6]

She is the face of American hair-care brand Redken.[7] [8]

She is also a pop culture icon of transgender advocacy in the LGBT community.[9] She has stated that discrimination against LGBT people is an ongoing issue, and that society has more to do before it is resolved.

Early life

Assigned male at birth, T is the daughter of well-known former Brazilian football player Toninho Cerezo and was raised in Italy.[10] [11] [12]

Career

Lea T was first discovered by model agent Piero Piazzi, who signed her aged 17, before her transition. Givenchy senior designer Riccardo Tisci then discovered her, asking her to assist him, before making her the face of Givenchy in late 2010.[13] [14] Her first runway show was for Alexandre Herchcovitch during São Paulo Fashion Week in January 2011. T has featured in campaigns for Givenchy, Benetton and Philipp Plein, shot by Terry Richardson.

She has been featured in editorials in Vogue Paris, Numero, Interview and Love. In 2011, she was also the cover star of two editions of the Spring/Summer 2011 edition of Love, one as a solo model and another featuring her kissing Kate Moss. T has also graced the covers of international editions of Elle, Marie Claire, Grazia and Glamour.

In 2013, she participated in the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars on Rai Uno entitled Ballando con le Stelle.

In February 2015, Lea T was chosen by Forbes magazine one of the 12 women who changed Italian fashion, alongside names like Miuccia Prada, Anna Dello Russo and Franca Sozzani.[15] In 2014 she became the face of American hair-care brand Redken, thus making her the first openly transgender model to front a global cosmetics brand.[7] [8] [16]

Lea T became the first openly transgender person ever to participate in the opening ceremonies of an Olympics when she led the Brazilian team into the stadium on her bike during the 2016 Rio Olympics,[17] [18] leading out a 465-strong team contesting 29 sports, modern pentathlete Yane Marques carrying the Auriverde flag into the stadium.

Personal life

In a January 2011 interview, T stated her intention to undergo sex reassignment surgery. The surgery occurred in March 2012, in Thailand.[19] [20] In an interview to Fantástico, in January 2013, she described the surgery in a negative way[21] but two weeks later she said that she "[felt] satisfied with the results".[22]

T has stated that she considers herself to be bisexual.[23] [24]

Award

She was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Kinsella, Felicity (25 November 2014). "Lea T Promotes Diversity as the First Transwoman to Front a Global Beauty Campaign." I-D (i-d.vice.com). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/03/lea-t-transsexual-model-t_n_669027.html
  3. http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI199736-9531,00-LEA+T+NUNCA+TIVE+NAMORADA+NEM+NAMORADO.html
  4. News: Transsexuals Are Edging Into the Mainstream. Van Meter. William. 8 December 2010. The New York Times. 6 November 2014. The clearest call to arms was the arrival of the transsexual model Lea T.
    For Givenchy's fall advertising campaign, Ms. T. was photographed by Mert and Marcus in a feathery blouson. When the ad was released in May, it set off a press frenzy, with Ms. T.'s modeling agency, Women, receiving more than 400 interview requests.
    Ms. T., 28, has been a friend of the Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci, since she was 17. (The "T" stands for Tisci; he unofficially adopted her into his family.).
  5. Web site: 2019-11-13. Lea T Reunites With Riccardo Tisci for Burberry Campaign. 2021-04-01. PAPER. en.
  6. News: Transsexuals Are Edging Into the Mainstream. William. Van Meter. The New York Times. 8 December 2010. 6 November 2014. Ms. T., 28, has been a friend of the Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci, since she was 17. (The “T” stands for Tisci; he unofficially adopted her into his family.).
  7. News: Transgender Model Lea T Lands Big Redken Contract. Alyssa. Vingan. Fashionista.com. 4 November 2014. 6 November 2014. Now, Lea T has received her most groundbreaking campaign yet: She's signed on to be a brand muse for global haircare brand Redken, with print and digital campaigns set for a January 2015 release..
  8. News: Transgender Model Lea T Is Redken's Newest Face. Megan. Friedman. Harper's Bazaar. 4 November 2014. 6 November 2014.
  9. 21 Transgender People Who Influenced American Culture. Time Magazine.
  10. Web site: Lea T: "Ora che lui non c'è più". vanityfair.it. 15 October 2012 . 7 November 2014.
  11. Web site: Lea T and the loneliness of the fashion world's first transsexual supermodel. Tom Phillips. the Guardian. 31 July 2010. 7 November 2014.
  12. Web site: Oprah Talks to First Trans Supermodel Lea T. COLORLINES. 7 November 2014. 22 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110222202149/http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/02/on_thursday_oprah_winfrey_had.html. dead.
  13. News: In Bolsonaro's Brazil, the fashion industry emerges as a center for LGBT resistance. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-09-28. 0190-8286.
  14. Suraci, Di Marika (25 May 2011). "News: Lea T." Vogue. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  15. Web site: Lea T é eleita uma das mulheres que mudaram a moda italiana, segundo a Forbes . 11 February 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060638/http://vida-estilo.estadao.com.br/noticias/moda,lea-t-e-eleita-uma-das-mulheres-que-mudaram-a-moda-italiana-segundo-a-forbes,1632234 . dead .
  16. Web site: Lea T, the transgender hair-care model who's shifting our perception of beauty norms. Morwenna Ferrier. the Guardian. 5 November 2014. 7 November 2014.
  17. Web site: Who is Lea T, the transgender model taking part in the Rio 2016 opening ceremony? . rio2016.com . 6 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806022627/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/who-is-lea-t-transgender-model-Rio2016-opening-ceremony-parade . 6 August 2016 .
  18. News: ALEX GAROFALO. Who Is Lea T? At Rio Olympics, Brazilian Model Will Be First Transgender Person Featured In An Opening Ceremony. 6 August 2016. ibtimes. IBT Media Inc.
  19. http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI199736-9531,00-LEA+T+NUNCA+TIVE+NAMORADA+NEM+NAMORADO.html
  20. News: 'Sou mais homem do que mulher', diz Lea T. após cirurgia. pt . . 2013-01-29 . 2013-02-13.
  21. News: Renata. Ceribelli. Lea T.: "Nunca vou ser 100% mulher, mesmo depois da cirurgia". pt . . 2013-01-28 . 2013-02-13.
  22. News: 'O resultado atendeu minhas expectativas', diz Lea T sobre cirurgia de mudança de sexo . pt . Caras . 2013-02-09 . 2013-02-13 . 12 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130212041139/http://caras.uol.com.br/evento/carnaval-2013/post/o-resultado-atendeu-minhas-expectativas-diz-lea-t-sobre-cirurgia-de-mudanca-de-sexo#image0 . dead .
  23. http://www.styleite.com/media/lea-t
  24. News: Lea T and the loneliness of the fashion world's first transsexual supermodel. Tom. Phillips. The Guardian. 31 July 2010. 6 November 2014. She had been attracted to girls and boys and remembers feeling she had no "defined sexuality, or a precise direction to follow"..
  25. News: 2020-11-23. BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-11-23.

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