Nina Arsenault: She is 36-year-old former writer, lecturer and performer with two postgraduate degrees in theater and play writing. Nina Arsenault has had 60 surgeries in her transformation from male to female.
Malika: Malika became the first Indian woman selected to participate in a beauty contest among transsexuals in Thailand. She has survived four surgeries in 2011.
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