Geena Rocero

Geena Rocero
Geena Rocero takes the stage in New York City to come out as transgender on International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 2014.
Born	1983/1984 (age 32–33) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	American
Occupation	supermodel, advocate, organizational founder
Years active	2002 to present
Organization	Gender Proud

Geena Rocero (born 1983 or 1984) is a Filipino American supermodel, TED speaker, and transgender advocate based in New York City. Rocero is the founder of Gender Proud, an advocacy and aid organization that stands up for the right of transgender people worldwide to "self-identify with the fewest possible barriers". She is transgender.

Geena Rocero was born in Manila, Philippines to a working-class family. She started competing in beauty pageants at age 15.

Rocero immigrated to San Francisco, California at age 17. In 2005, Geena Rocero moved to New York City, and she became a U.S. citizen in 2006.

Rocero was discovered by a fashion photographer in a restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan when she was 21 years old. She was then signed to top agency NEXT Model Management and spent 12 years modeling for international swimsuit and beauty editorials, earning herself a large fan base.

In 2014, Rocero was featured on the fifth anniversary cover of C☆NDY magazine along with 13 other transgender women: Janet Mock, Carmen Carrera, Laverne Cox, Isis King, Gisele Alicea, Leyna Ramous, Dina Marie, Nina Poon, Juliana Huxtable, Niki M’nray, Pêche Di, Carmen Xtravaganza and Yasmine Petty.