1. Geena Rocero was born on 1983 and is a Filipino-born American model, TED speaker, and transgender advocate based in New York City.
14 Facts About Geena Rocero
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Geena Rocero has spoken about transgender rights at the United Nations Headquarters, the World Economic Forum, and the White House.
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Geena Rocero was born in Manila to a working-class family.
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Geena Rocero started competing in beauty pageants at age 15.
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Geena Rocero was discovered by a fashion photographer in a restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan when she was 21 years old.
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Geena Rocero was then signed to NEXT Model Management and spent 12 years modeling for international swimsuit and beauty editorials, earning herself a large fan base.
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Geena Rocero made history as the first trans woman to be part of the iconic Playboy Playmates of the Year in 2020.
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Geena Rocero has been featured on Jenner's show I Am Cait.
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Geena Rocero became the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2019.
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Geena Rocero was the first openly transgender Asian-Pacific Islander model to pose for Playboy magazine.
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Geena Rocero made her directorial debut for the 2021 four-part documentary series "Caretakers," highlighting Filipino-Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On March 31,2014, in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Geena Rocero came out as transgender while giving a TED talk in Vancouver, Canada.
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On September 19,2014, excerpts of Geena Rocero's TED talk were featured on NPR's TED Radio Hour podcast.
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Geena Rocero is the founder of Gender Proud, which is a media production company that tell stories about transgender and what it means to be gender nonconforming.