




Namesake: Carmen, pictured left at a recent shoot and right at New York Fashion Week in February, named herself after her mother She said she uses makeup to help her feel more confident and tries to focus on changing culture for the 'next generation'.


The only questions we'll be answering are how we can honor her and show respect to our sister.


Carmen, who recently married long-term partner Adrian Torres, said she makes sure she is 'aware' of people's views on her 'out of respect' so that she can defend the transgender community.

Description: Mystery: She has remained tight-lipped as to whether she has had the full gender re-assignment surgery on her genitalia, but admitted in 2012 that she was torn because she wanted the chance to have children Ms Carrera is now keen to work on breaking down the barriers between the 'normal' modelling industry and that of transgender modelling.