Shauna Brooks (actress)
Shauna Brooks | |
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Born | United States | March 30, 1990
Occupation | actress, artist, comedian |
Shauna Brooks (born March 30, 1990) is an American actress, musical artist, and comedian. Brooks is also known as a transgender model, with notable appearances in Radar,[1] Ebony,[2] InTouch Weekly,[3] OUT,[4] People, and Galore.[5] She has since been an advocate for LGBTQ rights and has spoken publicly about her work as a transgender model.
Career[]
Brooks has openly discussed her experience with transitioning. Since transitioning, she has been an LGBT activist.[6][7]
In 2015, Brooks debuted on Discovery ID's program, Indecent Proposal, which documents her struggles as an adult companion and trans woman.[8] Brooks later quit working as an upscale adult companion.[9]
In 2019, Brooks was a model in Stevie Boi's M3TAL collection in New York Fashion Week.[10]
Media appearances[]
Television[]
Year | Role | Show | Notes |
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2015 | Panelist | Indecent Proposal | |
Herself | Atlanta Plastic | ||
2016 | Roxy | Here We Go Again | |
2017 | Herself | E! Botched[11] | Season 4 Episode 3 |
Radio[]
Year | Show |
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2016 | Playboy TV Radio |
Lip Service with Angela Yee |
Magazine features[]
Year | Magazine |
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2014 | Radar |
Sheen | |
2015 | Ebony |
B.A.A.D.[12] | |
504 Dymes[13] | |
2016 | SoBeIt |
Galore | |
Stack |
Books[]
Shauna Brooks' books include Shade Built My Empire: From Shade To Paid (2017)[14] and How I Came To Accept Him: Loving Your Child for Who They Are (2017).[15][16]
References[]
- ^ Vituscka, James (August 25, 2015). "Another Trans Scandal? The Truth Behind Nick Lachey & Trans Model Shauna Brooks". Radar Online. Radar Online. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Tyomi, Glamazon (June 10, 2015). "Transgender Model Shauna Brooks Speaks Out". Ebony. Ebony. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
At an early age of like 5 or 6 I already felt like I was a girl, and I had very effeminate behavior and was very androgynous. I was never molested or assaulted in any sexual way. It was just how I always felt on the inside. Me personally, I literally felt like I was born in the wrong body
- ^ Sitzer, Carly (October 28, 2019). "Transsexual Escort Shauna Brooks Comes Clean About Her Night With Chris Brown". . Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Moran, Justin (October 27, 2017). "Premiere: Prince Airick Tributes Ballroom's House of Aviance in 'Act Up'". OUT (magazine). Retrieved November 16, 2019.
The rapper's explosive new single features Princess Precious Ebony & Shauna Brooks.
- ^ Uzer, Ashley (October 25, 2016). "Why Shauna Brooks Quit Being an International Trans Escort". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Kuchenga (April 4, 2018). "The Unapologetic Trans Women of Color Who Helped Me Love My Body". Vice. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Duke, Alan (October 28, 2014). "New Flame? Transexual Escort Reveals The Truth About Her Night With Chris Brown". Radar Online. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Indecent Proposal". Discovery. Investigation Discovery. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Uzer, Ashley (October 25, 2016). "Why Shauna Brooks Quit Being An International Trans Escort". Galore Mag. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "m3tal"-collection-during-nyfw-fw19 "Stevie Boi Premieres "M3TAL" Collection During NYFW FW19". Linger Magazine. February 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Duncan, Gabi (January 30, 2017). "Transgender Model Shauna Brooks' Face Got Botched After Silicone Injections and Cheekbone Surgery in Thailand". E! News. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Confessions of a BAAD Girl". MagCloud. March 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Wiley, C.E. (June 28, 2015). "The Official Shauna Brooks Tribute Issue". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Boi, Stevie; Ravae, Sasha (February 6, 2017). Shade Built My Empire: From Shade to Paid. Black Eden Publication. ISBN 978-0692834398.
- ^ "Vivian Billings Talks Her Book 'How I Came To Accept Him: Loving Your Child For Who They Are'". YouTube. The Breakfast Club (radio show). November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Billings, Vivian (October 10, 2017). How I Came To Accept Him: Loving Your Child For Who They Are. The TMG Group. ISBN 9780692806272.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Transgender and transsexual actresses
- Transgender and transsexual female models