Ayana Tsubaki

Ayana Tsubaki
Native name 椿姫 彩菜
Born 15 July 1984
Tokyo Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation TV personality and model
Website
www.tsubaki-ayana.jp

Ayana Tsubaki (椿姫 彩菜 Tsubaki Ayana, born 15 July 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese transsexual TV personality and fashion model.[1][2]

Biography

Tsubaki entered Aoyama Gakuin University as a male, but left in the second year to work at a transsexual bar in Kabukichō, Tokyo.[1] In July 2006, she underwent sex reassignment surgery in Phuket, Thailand,[3] and in December 2006, officially changed her registered gender from male to female in the koseki family registry. She resumed studies at Aoyama Gakuin University from April 2007.[1] She also works as a fashion model for the Koakuma Ageha girls' fashion magazine.[1]

TV appearances

Works

Books

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.
  2. Fujimoto, Taro (31 August 2008). "Transsexual celebrity Ayana Tsubaki introduces Coppola's new film". Japan Today. Japan: GPlusMedia Co., Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "C'est ma vie" photo book on CDJapan Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  6. 椿姫以前 on Amazon.com Retrieved on 14 February 2009. (Japanese)

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