Stasia Michael
| Anastasia Michaelsdotter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anton Sundlöv September 12, 1996 Vetlanda, Sweden. |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Other names | Stasia Michael, Stasia |
| Occupation | Model, transactivist, lecturer |
|
Modeling information | |
| Height | 5'11" (180 cm) |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Manager | Apple Model Management [1] |
Stasia Michael (Ellinoré Anastasia Alesté Michaelle Michaelsdotter) born Anton Sundlöv September 12, 1996 in Sweden, a transgender fashion model, lecturer/activist and fashion editor for The New Issue.[2][3]
Biography
Michael grew up with the name Anton and lived with her dad in Vetlanda, Sweden. She talks a lot about being bullied in school for being feminine and different. At age 14 she told her dad she was transgender and she says he was very supportive. She started hormone therapy at age 16 and felt discriminated in school by students and even teachers. Michael now lives in Stockholm but she said in an interview that she spends all her free time in her hometown Vetlanda because it makes her feel grounded.
Modeling
Shortly after Michael went out as transgender she got scouted by several modeling agencies and was even invited by Elite to be part of the TV-show "Modelljakten" that was the Swedish version of Americas Next Top Model but she was to young. She has worked with several companys such as Desigual, Arte, Attitude, Ida Sjöstedt, Minna Palmqvist, Kültur Magazine, Fashion Week and The Forumist. Michael also had a photo exhibition called "She got a D" for Transgender Rights in which she posed nude in the pictures. Shortly after she released her second photo exhibition "Transgender not transparent" with photographer Sandra Hila. Michael was signed to Models International Management (MIM) 2011 - 2013. During 2013 she took a break from modeling, because she wanted to try out new things. Early 2015 Michael signed to ChaosModels Agency and was until July 2015 when she descided she did not wanna be involved with that agency anymore. Michael is now (2015) working with a contract for a few different agencys, and is now signed with Apple Model Management. [4][5][6] Michael is known as one of the youngest transgender models ever.
Transgender activist and lecturer
When Michael was 15 years old she got tired of all the bullying and preconceptions transpeople had to go through. So she descided to give people more information by holding lectures at schools. Now she has held hundreds of lectures at schools, hospitals and at Pride parades all over the country.[7][8]
References
- ↑ http://www.applemodels.com/website/talent/2116/stasia-m/
- ↑ "Anastasia kom ut som fjortonåring". Jönköpings-Posten.
- ↑ "Jag föddes i fel kropp, inte fel kön". nyheter24.se.
- ↑ http://www.applemodels.com/website/talent/2116/stasia-m/
- ↑ "Nu skiter jag i om någon vet". Expressen.
- ↑ "Anastasia är stolt över sin kropp". Smålands-Tidningen.
- ↑ http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/nu-skiter-jag-i-om-nagon-vet/
- ↑ http://www.jp.se/article/anastasia-kom-ut-som-fjortonaring/