Lea T

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

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Medeiros and the second or paternal family name is Cerezo.
Lea T
Lea T in 2015
Born
Leandra Medeiros Cerezo[1]

(1981-02-19) February 19, 1981
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Modeling information
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

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

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. 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.[13] 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][14]

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,[15][16] 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.[17][18] In an interview to Fantástico, in January 2013, she described the surgery in a negative way[19] but two weeks later she said that she "[felt] satisfied with the results".[20]

T has stated that she considers herself to be bisexual.[21][22]

Lea T in 2011

Award

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

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. "Lea T". models.com.
  3. Lea T., transgender Model, Talks Sex Change & The Night She Found Herself
  4. Lea T: "Nunca tive namorada nem namorado"
  5. Van Meter, William (8 December 2010). "Transsexuals Are Edging Into the Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved 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.)

  6. Van Meter, William (8 December 2010). "Transsexuals Are Edging Into the Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved 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. Vingan, Alyssa (4 November 2014). "Transgender Model Lea T Lands Big Redken Contract". Fashionista.com. Retrieved 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. Friedman, Megan (4 November 2014). "Transgender Model Lea T Is Redken's Newest Face". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  9. "21 Transgender People Who Influenced American Culture". Time Magazine.
  10. "Lea T: "Ora che lui non c'è più"". vanityfair.it. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  11. Tom Phillips. "Lea T and the loneliness of the fashion world's first transsexual supermodel". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  12. "Oprah Talks to First Trans Supermodel Lea T". COLORLINES. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  13. Lea T é eleita uma das mulheres que mudaram a moda italiana, segundo a Forbes
  14. Morwenna Ferrier. "Lea T, the transgender hair-care model who's shifting our perception of beauty norms". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  15. "Who is Lea T, the transgender model taking part in the Rio 2016 opening ceremony?". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  16. ALEX GAROFALO. "Who Is Lea T? At Rio Olympics, Brazilian Model Will Be First Transgender Person Featured In An Opening Ceremony". IBT Media Inc. ibtimes. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  17. She often defends her choice by countering the common derogatory statements of sexuality or sexual orientation by stating, "I never had a girlfriend or boyfriend."
  18. "'Sou mais homem do que mulher', diz Lea T. após cirurgia" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  19. Ceribelli, Renata (2013-01-28). "Lea T.: "Nunca vou ser 100% mulher, mesmo depois da cirurgia"" (in Portuguese). WordPress.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  20. "'O resultado atendeu minhas expectativas', diz Lea T sobre cirurgia de mudança de sexo" (in Portuguese). Caras. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  21. Lea T.: Who Is She?
  22. Phillips, Tom (31 July 2010). "Lea T and the loneliness of the fashion world's first transsexual supermodel". The Guardian. Retrieved 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".
  23. "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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