Shauna Brooks

Shauna Brooks (born March 30, 1990) is an American actress, musical artist, and comedian. Brooks is also known as a transgender model, with notable appearances in Radar,[1] Ebony,[2] InTouch Weekly,[3] OUT,[4] People, and Galore.[5] She has since been an advocate for LGBTQ rights and has spoken publicly about her work as a transgender model.

Shauna Brooks
Born (1990-03-30) March 30, 1990
United States
Occupation(s)actress, artist, comedian

Career

Brooks has openly discussed her experience with transitioning. Since transitioning, she has been an LGBT activist.[6][7]

In 2015, Brooks debuted on Discovery ID's program, Indecent Proposal, which documents her struggles as an adult companion and trans woman.[8] Brooks later quit working as an upscale adult companion.[9]

In 2019, Brooks was a model in Stevie Boi's M3TAL collection in New York Fashion Week.[10]

Media appearances

Television
Year Role Show Notes
2015 Panelist Indecent Proposal
Herself Atlanta Plastic
2016 Roxy Here We Go Again
2017 Herself E! Botched[11] Season 4 Episode 3

Radio
Year Show
2016 Playboy TV Radio
Lip Service with Angela Yee

Magazine features
Year Magazine
2014 Radar
Sheen
2015 Ebony
B.A.A.D.[12]
504 Dymes[13]
2016 SoBeIt
Galore
Stack

Books

Shauna Brooks' books include Shade Built My Empire: From Shade To Paid (2017)[14] and How I Came To Accept Him: Loving Your Child for Who They Are (2017).[15][16]

References
  1. Vituscka, James (August 25, 2015). "Another Trans Scandal? The Truth Behind Nick Lachey & Trans Model Shauna Brooks". Radar Online. Radar Online. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. Tyomi, Glamazon (June 10, 2015). "Transgender Model Shauna Brooks Speaks Out". Ebony. Retrieved November 16, 2019. At an early age of like 5 or 6 I already felt like I was a girl, and I had very effeminate behavior and was very androgynous. I was never molested or assaulted in any sexual way. It was just how I always felt on the inside. Me personally, I literally felt like I was born in the wrong body
  3. Sitzer, Carly (October 28, 2019). "Transsexual Escort Shauna Brooks Comes Clean About Her Night With Chris Brown". In Touch Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. Moran, Justin (October 27, 2017). "Premiere: Prince Airick Tributes Ballroom's House of Aviance in 'Act Up'". OUT (magazine). Retrieved November 16, 2019. The rapper's explosive new single features Princess Precious Ebony & Shauna Brooks.
  5. Uzer, Ashley (October 25, 2016). "Why Shauna Brooks Quit Being an International Trans Escort". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. Kuchenga (April 4, 2018). "The Unapologetic Trans Women of Color Who Helped Me Love My Body". Vice. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. Duke, Alan (October 28, 2014). "New Flame? Transexual Escort Reveals The Truth About Her Night With Chris Brown". Radar Online. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. "Indecent Proposal". Discovery. Investigation Discovery. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. Uzer, Ashley (October 25, 2016). "Why Shauna Brooks Quit Being An International Trans Escort". Galore Mag. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. "m3tal"-collection-during-nyfw-fw19 "Stevie Boi Premieres "M3TAL" Collection During NYFW FW19". Linger Magazine. February 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. Duncan, Gabi (January 30, 2017). "Transgender Model Shauna Brooks' Face Got Botched After Silicone Injections and Cheekbone Surgery in Thailand". E! News. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  12. "Confessions of a BAAD Girl". MagCloud. March 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  13. Wiley, C.E. (June 28, 2015). "The Official Shauna Brooks Tribute Issue". Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  14. Boi, Stevie; Ravae, Sasha (February 6, 2017). Shade Built My Empire: From Shade to Paid. Black Eden Publication. ISBN 978-0692834398.
  15. "Vivian Billings Talks Her Book 'How I Came To Accept Him: Loving Your Child For Who They Are'". YouTube. The Breakfast Club (radio show). November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  16. Billings, Vivian (October 10, 2017). How I Came To Accept Him: Loving Your Child For Who They Are. The TMG Group. ISBN 9780692806272.
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