Gia Bab's Trans Metamorphosis Fashion Story in Vogue Netherlands April 2022

Rising Dutch, trans model Gia Bab [IG], originally from Suriname on the northeast coast of South America, delivers gorgeous images styled by Esmeralda Schipper-Zijp. Photographer Wendelien Daan [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue Netherlands April 2022 issue devoted to the body. / Hair by Eldridge Mullenhof; beauty by Kathinka Gernant

Gia Bab began her rise in fashion after a call with Burberry's casting director — a phone number that she says is published. "I kept a facade for a long time. After my transition I especially did not want people to see that I was born as a boy, but was I happy?"

Vogue Netherlands IG adds: “The model wants to be successful in her own way, find love and set an example for other trans women. "I just now feel like I'm blossoming. I also know that things will come when the time is right. I'm holding on to that. The time is right for me now."‘