Lea T

In this Portuguese name, 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[2]

(1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 43)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Modeling information
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

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 has been called the "muse" of Riccardo Tisci,[6] chief creative officer of British luxury brand Burberry; her professional last name of "T" stands for Tisci.[7]

She is the face of American hair-care brand Redken.[8][9]

She is also a pop culture icon of transgender advocacy in the LGBT community.[10] She has stated that discrimination against LGBT people is an ongoing issue, and that society has more to do before it is resolved.

  1. ^ "Lea T". models.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ [1] Lea T., transgender Model, Talks Sex Change & The Night She Found Herself
  4. ^ [2] Archived 1 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine 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. ^ "Lea T Reunites With Riccardo Tisci for Burberry Campaign". PAPER. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ 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.)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Friedman, Megan (4 November 2014). "Transgender Model Lea T Is Redken's Newest Face". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  10. ^ "21 Transgender People Who Influenced American Culture". Time Magazine.