Ayana Tsubaki (椿姫 彩菜, Tsubaki Ayana, born 15 July 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese TV personality and fashion model.[1][2]
Ayana Tsubaki | |
|---|---|
椿姫 彩菜 | |
| Born | 15 July 1984 |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Occupation(s) | TV personality and fashion model |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
Tsubaki registered at Aoyama Gakuin University while presenting as a male, but left in the second year to work at a transsexual bar in Kabukichō, Tokyo.[1]
In July 2006, she underwent gender confirmation surgery in Phuket, Thailand,[3] and in December 2006, officially changed her registered gender from male to female in her koseki (family registry). She resumed studies at Aoyama Gakuin University in April 2007.[1]
Tsubaki also works as a fashion model for the Koakuma Ageha girls' fashion magazine.[1]
TV appearances edit
- Sunday Japon (サンデージャポン) (Tokyo Broadcasting System)[1]
- Shukatsu no Musume (就活のムスメ) (TV Asahi, 2009)[4]
Works edit
Books edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e ニューハーフ現役女子大生モデル・椿姫彩菜、赤裸々に「性」を語る [Transsexual student model Ayana Tsubaki talks frankly about "sex"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Japan: The Hochi Shimbun. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Fujimoto, Taro (31 August 2008). "Transsexual celebrity Ayana Tsubaki introduces Coppola's new film". Japan Today. Japan: GPlusMedia Co., Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ a b 現役女子大生ニューハーフモデル、椿姫彩菜の初エッセイがドラマ化 [Student transsexual model Ayana Tsubaki sees first essay turned into drama]. Livedoor News (in Japanese). Japan: Line Corporation. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ 椿姫彩菜が“就活”ドラマで女優デビュー [Ayana Tsubaki debuts as actress in "Shukatsu" drama]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon ME Inc. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "C'est ma vie" photo book on CDJapan Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ 椿姫以前 on Amazon.com Retrieved 14 February 2009. (in Japanese)
External links edit
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Ayana Tsubaki at IMDb