Tag: Isis King

The world was first introduced to model, actress and activist, Isis King when she appeared as a contestant on America’s Next Top Model (ANTM). King had dreams of stardom, just like all the other girls on the show that season. However, her journey was made more spectacular by the fact that Tyra Banks had initially discovered King in the background of a photo. It really is the stuff of legend; a modern-day Cinderella story of sorts in which, “America’s...

Isis KingIsis King just snagged a plum role in the Netflix limited series When They See Us, directed Ava DuVernay, the director of Selma and 13th. It lands on the streaming service this weekend. King knows a good showbiz break when she sees one. Having grown up in Maryland, she eventually moved to New York during her teen years to find a welcoming community after coming out as transgender. She got her first big break by landing a spot on America’s Next Top Model in 2011–the first transgender...