There's no doubt that the fashion industry has a way to go when it comes to transgender representation.

That's not to say, however, that there hasn't been progress. In 2019, major brands like Victoria's Secret and Chanel both named openly transgender models as major faces, proof that the tide really is changing, if slowly.

But ultimately, it's not about the brands. It's about the models who persevered despite years of society's ongoing discrimination and a lack of acceptance in the industry.

Thankfully, they did, and are now some of the industry's greatest forces for change. Here, we look at nine such transgender models who are taking the worlds of fashion and entertainment by storm. Scroll on to see them all.