Ariel Nicholson | |
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Born |
New Jersey, U.S. | 23 January 2001
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Ariel Nicholson Murtagh [1] (born January 23, 2001) is a New York-based model, writer, and LGBT rights activist. She was the first openly transgender model to walk in a Calvin Klein presentation and the first openly transgender women on the cover of Vogue. Her writing has appeared in Perfect Magazine, amongst other publications. [2]
Nicholson was born and raised in New Jersey. [3]
At an early age, she told her parents that she did not "belong as a boy" and, in fifth grade, began using female pronouns and taking Lupron to suppress the effects of male puberty. [1] She was also seeing a therapist from the Ackerman Institute for the Family at the time. [1] When she was in eighth grade she was featured in the PBS documentary Growing Up Trans, where she talked about her decision to go on estradiol. [1] [4]
While she was a high school student, Nicholson signed with DNA Model Management. [5] [6] She was chosen by Raf Simons to walk for Calvin Klein's 2018 Spring/Summer fashion show, making her modelling debut. [1] [7] [8] She was the first transgender woman to walk in a Calvin Klein fashion show. Nicholson has since appeared in Calvin Klein advertisement campaigns, editorials in Vogue and W, and has walked in runway shows for Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu. [1] [7] She was photographed by Mert & Marcys for the cover of Love's anniversary issue. [1] [9]
She was featured on the September 2020 cover of Italian Vogue. [7]
In October 2020, Nicholson was featured in V Magazine's The Thoughts Leaders issue. [10]
In 2021, Nicholson became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of Vogue. [11] [12]
She volunteers with Gender & Family Project, an organization that supports transgender youth and their families. [1]
Ariel Nicholson | |
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Born |
New Jersey, U.S. | 23 January 2001
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Ariel Nicholson Murtagh [1] (born January 23, 2001) is a New York-based model, writer, and LGBT rights activist. She was the first openly transgender model to walk in a Calvin Klein presentation and the first openly transgender women on the cover of Vogue. Her writing has appeared in Perfect Magazine, amongst other publications. [2]
Nicholson was born and raised in New Jersey. [3]
At an early age, she told her parents that she did not "belong as a boy" and, in fifth grade, began using female pronouns and taking Lupron to suppress the effects of male puberty. [1] She was also seeing a therapist from the Ackerman Institute for the Family at the time. [1] When she was in eighth grade she was featured in the PBS documentary Growing Up Trans, where she talked about her decision to go on estradiol. [1] [4]
While she was a high school student, Nicholson signed with DNA Model Management. [5] [6] She was chosen by Raf Simons to walk for Calvin Klein's 2018 Spring/Summer fashion show, making her modelling debut. [1] [7] [8] She was the first transgender woman to walk in a Calvin Klein fashion show. Nicholson has since appeared in Calvin Klein advertisement campaigns, editorials in Vogue and W, and has walked in runway shows for Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu. [1] [7] She was photographed by Mert & Marcys for the cover of Love's anniversary issue. [1] [9]
She was featured on the September 2020 cover of Italian Vogue. [7]
In October 2020, Nicholson was featured in V Magazine's The Thoughts Leaders issue. [10]
In 2021, Nicholson became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of Vogue. [11] [12]
She volunteers with Gender & Family Project, an organization that supports transgender youth and their families. [1]