Mimi Tao
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- Friday, 04 Feb, 2022
Mimi Tao is the first transgender model to appear on Project Runway, a popular reality program in the United States. Tao grew up in Thailand and became interested in Buddhism at a young age. She spent her childhood years training to become a Buddhist monk. She relocated to the United States and got a modeling contract, which led to her casting on the reality show.