Super Model Andreja Pejic Comes Out As Transgender

Super model Andreja Pejic, formally known as Andrej Pejic, has come out as transgender.



A statement emailed to The Huffington Post by GLAAD notes, Pejic "will only be modeling women's clothing going forward and has received support from her agency, friends and family."



Pejic, who previously made waves in the fashion industry with her androgynous look and has been featured on the covers of Elle and French Vogue, among other publications, said in a statement, "To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say you are is a basic human right."



She also told Style.com, "I figured out who I was very early on—actually, at the age of 13, with the help of the Internet—so I knew that a transition, becoming a woman, was always something I needed to do. But it wasn’t possible at the time, and I put it off, and androgyny became a way of expressing my femininity without having to explain myself to people too much."



On her decision to change her name by adding an "a" to the end of it, Pejic noted, "it’s not a full transformation —it’s just an evolution." She added, "...Andrej is a Christian Orthodox name, and in that religion, it’s definitely a male name. So I kept the 'j' and added an 'a,' which actually becomes a name that I don’t think exists. But I wanted to keep the 'j' because that’s me. That’s my name."



For the full interview with Style.com, head here.



Pejic left messages for her fans on various social media sites, including Facebook:

Post by Andreja Pejić.

Pejic joins a growing list of celebrated transgender models including Carmen Carrera, Geena Rocero and Isis King.



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6 Steps to the Purrfect Cat Eye

Oh, the ever elusive cat-eye. From Cleopatra to Adele, this iconic makeup look can take you from innocent to bombshell with a simple sultry flick of a black eyeliner pen. So whether you're off to a first date, or planning on rocking out at a concert, these six steps to the purrfect cat eye will assure all eyes are on you.



1 Prime Time. Start off by curling your lashes and applying a light layer of eye-shadow primer from your lids to your brow bone to allow your makeup to grip onto your skin and prevent color from migrating.





2 Wing it. Using your favorite black eyeliner or shadow and brush, create a winged tail by starting at the outer corner of your eye and angling in toward your temple. Where your eyebrows end is actually the direction your liner should go. In other words if you were to keep drawing, your liner and eyebrows would eventually connect - although I wouldn't recommend trying this. Pretty sure that would be about as cute as a unibrow!



3 Connect the Dots. Place small dots, along your upper lash line in a straight line. Three to six dots from the inner to the outer corner should do the trick. Start lining your lash line with your eye liner at the inner corner going outwards, connecting the dots as you go along.



4 Get Tip It. Using your eyeliner, make a diagonal line that comes off of the winged liner you drew in step two and connect it to the liner you just dotted along your upper lash line to connect the winged tip to your inner corner. When it meets your lower brow bone, mark the spot with another dot of liner and draw straight across your lashline!



5) Touch it Up Finally, finish with mascara on your upper and lower lashes. Then enter your bestie (Ms. Q-tip) to play clean up. Use her to make sure your "wings" are flying in the right direction and in a symmetrical fashion. Keep that Q-tip with you in your purse in case you need a touch up as the night goes on.



6) Look Back At It. Admire your feline purrfection!



*To create a daytime cat eye look I used black eyeliner, Too Faced Cat Eyes and Shadow Insurance and topped off the look with Dior show mascara! *



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Fifty Shades Of Grey Adorable Animals: The Version You Aren't Embarrassed To Read In Public

Christian Grey -- eh, yeah he's easy on the eyes. But we're in such a deep, all-consuming love affair with our charming furry companions below that we hardly noticed that the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trailer dropped Thursday.



We give you our true obsession -- Fifty Shades Of Grey adorable animals.



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