A transgender model, 10, has just become the youngest transgender model to walk the New York Fashion week runway.
Young Noella walked down the runway for Mel Athinson, the designer for Trans Clothing Company.
Noella was born male but started transitioning to female at the age of four years old.
“It feels good that I’m already inspiring trans kids to be themselves,” said the child model.
Her parents Ray, 32, and Dee McMaher, 35, say they are very proud of their daughter.
“Noella really doesn’t ever get nervous or scared by anything. She’s a tiny professional!” Dee said.
“She was so excited to go down the catwalk, excited to see all the people and the cameras. She knows exactly how to work a crowd.
“We are so proud of Noella for being the first trans child in New York Fashion Week, we are in awe with her confidence and determination.
“Noella already has so many transgender people of all ages contact her for advice, support.
“Noella is very outspoken and an amazing advocate for other trans kids.
“It’s great that she can provide this trans visibility on a global scale. She is showing them that trans is beautiful.”
According to the parents, Noella was at some point a troubled child who sometimes threw tantrums and could not accept to wear the clothes her parents tried to put her in.
At the age of 4 years old, she went for therapy where she declared that she was a girl. The parents feel that their daughter is too young to commence the medical transition to a girl. However, they have allowed her freedom to explore her identity for now.
“Noella had a rough start to life as she was extremely unhappy being perceived as a boy,” said Dee.
“Even when she was two, she said she’s not a little boy.
“She would refuse to wear boy clothes and have tantrums because she was so young, she knew what she wanted but didn’t have the words to say it.
“I should have known earlier as she hated anything masculine so I brought her to a gender clinic.
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“She blossomed as soon as we realized and allowed her to finally be herself.
“When she was seven, she legally changed her name.
“She also began modeling on catwalks.
“It has been so incredible and pure seeing her embrace who she is.
“She has no fear when on stage and knows exactly how to work the crowd and camera.”
Noella’s career has commenced very well and she is already booked up as a model until November 2022.
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