Peche Di is a
transgender
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The opposite of ''transgender'' is ''cisgender'', which describes perso ...
model
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,
dance
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r,
actress
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,
videographer
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, and modeling agent. She started the first
transgender
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The opposite of ''transgender'' is ''cisgender'', which describes perso ...
modeling agency in the U.S., in
New York City
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. Di was born in
Bangkok, Thailand
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. After winning several pageants, entered ''
America’s Next Top Model
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'' competition in
New York City
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.
In 2014, Di was featured on the fifth anniversary cover of ''C☆NDY'' magazine along with 13 other
transgender women
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.
Di founded Trans Models NYC, a modeling agency focusing on transgender representation in modeling, in May 2015.
See also
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LGBT culture in New York City
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List of LGBT people from New York City
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NYC Pride March
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Transgender female models
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LGBTQ people from New York (state)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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