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"My personal beauty icon is, and always will be, Dolly Parton. Not only has she always championed for the LGBTQ community, she just cares about people in such a pure and genuine way. Dolly is the reason I love big hair, blue eyeshadow and butterflies. Through the decades, her style has evolved and she stays consistently herself, and to me, that’s what real beauty is. I am not afraid to show off my body as a plus-size woman, and I am unapologetically myself, just like Dolly taught me to be."
"Lady Gaga showed me that it is okay to be different and that you can be a weirdo and have people love you for it. She made daring choices and she reminded me to keep dreaming because anything is possible. She taught me how to make daring choices with my looks. To not care what other people think of how I dress. To truly dress for myself. Gaga taught me that it's way cooler to start a beauty trend than to copy someone else's. The more daring your clothing or makeup choice, the bigger the impact. People get so caught up on if clothes look good on them or if their hair is the right cut and color. While this is fine, Gaga showed me that it doesn't matter. What matters is that you show up, show out and be confident in however you decide to present yourself."
"Blake Lively is my personal beauty icon that I admire the most. I became a fan of hers while watching Gossip Girl and was taken by her effortless beauty, confidence and sophistication. As a woman of trans experience, I wasn't always able to dress my body how I wanted, openly wear makeup or have long flowing locks.
Once I began to transition, it took a few years for me to find my own personal style (and in many ways, it's still evolving), and which makeup looks enhanced my beauty rather than cover it up. In Gossip Girl and in real life, Blake’s looks are usually very natural, and it made me feel like I could be beautiful without overdoing my own makeup. The same goes for her hairstyles; she has perfectly easy-breezy beach waves but can pull off high-glamour hairstyles for a red carpet. You can tell she has fun with her outfit choices too. She isn't afraid to mix and match, takes chances, and wears both masculine and feminine garments. Blake Lively has not only inspired me to take more fashion risks, but also embrace my wavy hair and natural beauty."
Brad Mondo
Professional Hairstylist & CEO of XMONDO Hair
Tess Holliday
Model &
Activist
Corey Rae
Transgender Activist, Model & STYLECASTER Columnist
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Photo: Douglas Friedman.
Photo: Courtesy of Brad Mondo.
Photo: Courtesy of Corey Rae.
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