MUNROE BERGDORF

Munroe Bergdorf is a trans English model and activist. She has walked several catwalks for brands including Gypsy Sport at both London and NYC Fashion Weeks. Bergdorf was the first transgender model in the UK for L'Oréal, but was dropped within weeks after a racial row. In 2020, following a campaign which sparked many conversations around race and representation, L'Oreal rehired her as an advisor.

Munroe appeared in the Channel 4 documentary What Makes A Woman, which aired in May 2018. Bergdorf won ‘Changemaker of the Year’ at the 2018 Cosmopolitan Awards and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2019 by the University of Brighton. She joined UN Women UK as an advocate in 2019, supporting its #DrawALine campaign, aiming to put a stop to female genital mutilation.

Munroe Bergdorf is a Certified Proud Icon because she is cause-led leader and uses her platform to share information and create awareness ar0und trans and racial issues.