Last year, high-fashion Australian model Andreja (formerly Andrej) Pejić made the brave decision to publicly come out as a transgender woman. The runway favorite (and a muse of Jean Paul Gaultier) underwent reassignment surgery, transitioning from male to female. She also officially changed her name from Andrej to Andreja. This was a milestone for the LGBT community, as well as a major step for the fashion and beauty industries. Since then, she's landed Vogue features, been declared one of the faces of Make Up For Ever, and created a movie. After fundraising nearly $65,000 on Kickstarter (with the help of Jared Leto, who shared a message of support), the model will be sharing her story of transitioning in a film titled Andrej(a): The Documentary. She hopes the documentary will be released in 2016.
Andreja proves that runway hotness (and hautness!) know no bounds. Not only do we envy her courage, but we also covet her rocker-chic beauty style. Scroll through to see her top looks since she broke onto the scene in 2010.
Along with fellow model Lily Donaldson, Andreja made a surprise appearance during Taylor's Chicago show. Her loose waves looked extraglossy under the bright lights.
Andreja smoldered with hazy pewter eye shadow, proving it can be superstylish to coordinate your makeup with your outfit.
We envy Andreja's amazing bone structure and perfectly tousled beach waves — not to mention that creamy skin!
To celebrate her jewelry collaboration, Andreja rocked an array of ear studs complemented by smudged charcoal eye shadow and sculpted cheeks.
Silver shadow in the corners of Andreja's eyes gave her a romantic, candlelit glow.
A sporty ponytail allowed the focus to land on Andreja's dewy skin and flashy nose ring.
Just a dab of purple eye shadow perked up Andreja's otherwise monochromatic look.
Andreja looked casually cool with slightly crimped hair tossed over to one side.
In a cab abroad, Andreja showed off shiny pink lips and metallic green nail polish.
A flash of nipple, teased bouffant, and smoked-out eyes were all Andreja needed to look smoldering on the catwalk.
Purple and black rocker makeup made Andreja's eyes look ultrasultry at this fashion event.
The Aussie model gave Gisele Bündchen a run for her money with these voluminous beach waves.
Andreja gave us serious bridal inspiration in this dreamy headband, frothy dress, and elegant peach lip gloss.
This updo shows up what Andreja would look like with shorter hair — and we're digging the textured, asymmetrical 'do!
Andreja nailed the model-off-duty look, thanks to tousled bed head and minimal makeup.
Glossy Old Hollywood waves looked red carpet ready on Andreja during this fashion show.
Andreja made her mark on the scene, strutting down Jean Paul Gaultier's runway sans pants, with piece-y straight strands.