From man to female beauty contestant

A transgender woman from Barry, South Wales, is competing alongside 11 other contestants for Miss Diamond Queen 2013, to be held in London on Saturday.

A transgender woman from Barry, South Wales, is competing alongside 11 other contestants for Miss Diamond Queen 2013, to be held in London on Saturday.

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Just three years ago, Dani St. James was a man called Daniel, however, it wasn’t until he became an 18-year-old that he made the decision to leave his life as a man.

But St. James, who is employed as a manager at a nightclub in Camden, confessed that her transition from male to female began at an early age.