Cover role models! Laverne Cox joins other transgender stars on pull-out front of transsexual style magazine Candy
Laverne Cox joined other transgender role models on the cover of fashion magazine Candy for its fifth anniversary issue.
The 30-year-old Orange Is The New Black star wore a long tan dress with a high thigh slit as she was surrounded in the fold-out cover by Janet Mock, Carmen Carrera and Geena Rocero.
Laverne earlier this year became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award for her portrayal of stylist Sophia Burset in the prison-based Netflix series.
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Cover model: Laverne Cox is shown posing for the cover of transversal style magazine Candy
She also graced the cover of Time in June as she became the first openly transgender person to appear on the magazine's cover.
Candy magazine editor Luis Venegas, 35, launched Candy in 2009 as the 'first transveral style magazine' and named it after Andy Warhol superstar Candy Darling.
'I’m very happy and deeply grateful that Candy has such a loyal and enthusiastic audience. I think probably that has happened not just because of the subjects featured in the magazine, but also because it has such a glamorous, celebratory, and joyful tone,' Venegas told Style.com in an article on Monday.
Role models: Laverne was featured on the cover along with other transgender stars such as Janet Mock, Carmen Carrera and Geena Rocero among others
Candy Darlings: The Full cover features Laverne Cox, Carmen Carrera, Janet Mock, Geena Rocero, Isis King, Gisele Alicea, Leyna Ramous, Dina Marie, Nina Poon, Juliana Huxtable, Niki M’Nray, Pêche Di, Yasmine Petty and Carmen Xtravaganza
Laverne loaned her voice in October to the hour-long documentary The T Word that profiled young transgender children transitioning into their teenage years.
Cox in August told The Associated Press that she was filming the third season of Orange Is The New Black and revealed the plot was thickening.
'I can't tell you who I had scenes with ... (but) the scene we shot today was juicy. I was like, ''Oh my god.'' Stuff goes down," she said.
Star of the show: On Monday, Laverne was seen leaving Watch What Happens Live in NYC
Across town: Laverne's co-star Taylor Schilling gave a Q&A about Orange Is The New Black in NYC
Laverne over the summer also tweeted about a guest role on the Bravo original series Girlfriend's Guide To Divorce that made its series premiere earlier this month.
She also appeared on Sunday night's episode of the Bravo chat show Watch What Happens Live along with The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Porsha Williams.
Laverne has been an advocate for the LGBT community and was honoured in April by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [GLAAD] for her work.
Rising star: Laverne, shown earlier this month in New York City, earlier this year became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award
Popular show: Lea DeLaria, left, Taryn Manning and Laverne Cox are shown in a still from season two of Orange Is The New Black
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