'The world will kick you down and tell you you’re worthless. It’s your job to have the strength to stand up and push on, to keep fighting.'
just made history as the first openly transgender model to be hired by Chanel. She'll now appear in the famed fashion house's beauty ads and serve as an overall face for the brand. Quinlivan opened up about the news in an emotional Instagram post earlier this week in which she recalls how tough the journey has been to get here. This, she says, makes it all worth it.
The post features a clip of Quinlivan applying a petal pink lipstick in a new Chanel Beauty ad. And while she looks stunning, to say the least, it's her caption that really stands out. "My whole life has been a fight," she writes.
Additionally, Quinlivan reveals that she had walked in two shows for Chanel prior to coming out publicly as trans in 2017. "When I came out I knew I’d stop working with some brands... I thought I’d never work with the iconic house of Chanel ever again," she says. And yet, here she is, the first openly trans model to appear in Chanel Beauty advertising.
Quinlivan's post has already gotten a slew of likes and other positive feedback from fans and fellow models alike. "Amazing. Congratulations darling!!" comments Laverne Cox, and there are hundreds more where that came from. The Chanel model wrapped up her caption with some words of wisdom: "The world will kick you down, spit on you, and tell you you’re worthless. It’s your job to have the strength to stand up and push on, to keep fighting, Because if you give up then you will never experience the tears of triumph.", where you'll find her in both photos and videos for the brand.
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