Meet Isis, Transgender America's Next Top Model Contestant

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Earlier today, we provided brief backgrounds on a few season 11 America's Next Top Model contestants.

However, Isis - a 22-year-old former receptionist - deserves her own profile. How come? Because she's the first-ever transgender model on the show.

"My cards were dealt differently," Isis told Us Weekly, identifying herself as "a woman born physically male."

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The inclusion of Isis on the show is being hailed by GLAAD president Neil Giuliano as "an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television.

"We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible," Giuliano said.

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