I was watching LOGO (the gay network) earlier and they were showing the documentary Eye Candy: The Crazy World of David LaChapelle. David is purposefully open about his close friendship and working relationship with Amanda Lepore, a transexual. I have seen Amanda all over town for years and she is fabulous! Born a male, Armand, Amanda was born in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, the child of a chemical engineer father and a schizophrenic mother. By the time she reached the age of 11, Armand already knew he wanted to become Amanda. Because she decided she could not dress as a boy, her school would not allow her to attend and so she was home schooled. At the age of 15, Amanda had her sex change operation for free from her then boyfriend who was a plastic surgeon. She married, divorced her controlling husband and moved to NYC. She was working at a salon and as a dominatrix. She became a part of the club scene and while working at Bowery met LaChapelle one night. The rest is history. Amanda has appeared in movies (Party Monster), videos (for Elton John, Cazwell, and others) and has recorded several singles and an album, Introducing......Amanda Lepore, which you can check out on iTunes here. She participated in the True Colors tour which donates it's proceeds to PFLAG, Human Rights Campaign and the Matthew Shepard Foundation. I think Amanda is kinda amazing and, no matter what you think of her look (and I'm sure she doesn't care), she is a self-made woman in every sense of the word. Brave, original and bold, Amanda Lepore is here to stay. Check her out. [source][picture]
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