Lea T
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Lea T in 2009
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| Born |
Leandra Medeiros Cerezo April 17, 1981 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Leandra Medeiros Cerezo, known professionally as Lea T (born 17 April 1981), is a Brazilian-born, Italian-raised transgender fashion model. She is the muse of Riccardo Tisci, creative director of French luxury brand Givenchy; her professional last name of "T" stands for Tisci.
She is the face of American hair-care brand Redken.
She is also a pop culture icon of transgender advocacy in the LGBT community. She insists LGBT people should not be discriminated against.
Lea T is the daughter of well-known former Brazilian football player Toninho Cerezo. She grew up in Italy. Lea T was assigned male at birth. In a January 2011 interview, the model stated her intentions to undergo sex reassignment surgery in March of that year.
The surgery actually occurred in March 2012, in Thailand. In an interview to Fantástico, in January 2013, she described the surgery in a negative way but two weeks later she said that she "[felt] satisfied with the results".
Lea T has stated that she has an attraction to both sexes.
She was first discovered by Givenchy senior designer Riccardo Tisci and became the face of Givenchy in late 2010. Her first runway show was for Alexandre Herchcovitch during São Paulo Fashion Week in January 2011.
She has been featured in editorials in Vogue Paris, Hercules Magazine, Interview Magazine, Cover Magazine and Love Magazine. In 2011, she was also the cover star of two editions of the Spring/Summer 2011 edition of Love Magazine, one as the solo model and another featuring her kissing Kate Moss.
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