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Chanel Beauty Selects Transgender Model Teddy Quinlivan For Ad Campaign

Paul Bois
Chanel Beauty Selects Transgender Model Teddy Quinlivan For Ad Campaign
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Following the lead of Victoria’s Secret and Playboy, Chanel Beauty has enlisted a transgender model as the face of the brand’s ad campaign.

“Chanel Beauty is making history: the new face of the iconic fashion house is also one of the industry’s hottest names,” reports NY Daily News. “American Teddy Quinlivan, the 25-year-old transgender model who has taken the fashion world by storm since she was discovered by Louis Vuitton’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière in 2015, is a fierce activist for equality.”

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