Already isolated from her peers, her parents soon withdrew her from public school and hired a private tutor, then took her to a psychologist who helped her obtain a hormone prescription to begin Hormone Replacement Therapy. At the age of 17, and through a legal loophole, Lepore both married a bookstore owner and was granted sex reassignment surgery.
Lepore underwent surgery at the age of 19 in Yonkers, New York. Lepore later left her husband and relocated to New York City in In the early s, as she established her career as a nightlife figure, Lepore spent her days working in a nail salon, as a dominatrix, and later as a cosmetics salesgirl for Patricia Field. After meeting David LaChapelle one evening while hosting at Bowery Bar, she began collaborating with him and ultimately achieved international acclaim as his muse. She can also be seen briefly in the fashion spoof comedy Zoolander and was featured in Another Gay Sequel in and the documentary Dig!.
Music Her first single, "Deeper," is a trance dance song written by Wigstock drag queen Lady Bunny. In , Lepore released her first album, Introducing In June she debuted her album I In , Lepore was featured on drag performer Sharon Needles's single "I Wish I Were Amanda Lepore", and guest starred in the music video for the track, depicting Needles as a fan obsessed with getting plastic surgery to look like her.
She also covers a song by David Bowie, whom she cites as a major inspiration. But I do think there should be a spin-off or something, for trans girls. Denise Norris, a trans activist who founded the Association for Transgender Professionals, told the New York Times that Lepore deserves credit for breaking cultural ground. Instagram David LaChappelle.
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