This is the glamour model who wants to win Miss World despite being born a MAN.
Amelia Maltepe, 23, is from a strict Muslim family in Bangladesh and always thought she was trapped inside the wrong body.
She had breast implants in 2012 to give her a 34D chest - but is yet to undergo full gender reassignment surgery.
Now she is living with her personal trainer boyfriend Charles Dubuc, 27, and has set her sights on winning beauty pageant Miss World.
"Growing up I always felt that I was trapped in the wrong body and the idea of changing gender was never an option."
The model moved to Toronto in 2009 to study business accounting, and her eyes were opened to the possibility of transformation.
She said: "It was the first time I realised you could use surgery and medicine to change your birth gender.
"It was an amazing moment and I felt like I could finally be the person I always was."
When her and her boyfriend Charles met, he had no idea about her past.
Charles said: "I didn't realise Amelia was transgender initially but when she told me I wasn't put off.
"It was more difficult in the beginning when she was still in the early stages of transitioning and wore a wig.
"However, now it's not an issue for us, I love the person she is.
"I tell people we're a special couple and that my girlfriend used to be a guy.
"I have introduced her to my family and they are very happy for us."
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