Vaniity
Encyclopedia
Early life
She was born in UruapanUruapan
Uruapan is a city and municipality in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality...
, Mexico
Mexico
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on July 26, 1973. Her family migrated to Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale, California
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, northern California
Northern California
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when she was seven years old. Vaniity comes from a large family; she has six brothers and four sisters. She is of Purepecha
P'urhépecha
The P'urhépecha, normally spelled Purépecha in Spanish and in English and traditionally referred to as Tarascans, are an indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of the Mexican state of Michoacán, principally in the area of the cities of Uruapan and Pátzcuaro...
descent. According to Vaniity, she was a feminine boy who subconsciously knew he would grow up to be a girl; "I dreamed of being a wonder woman of sorts, I have always admired strong women, especially brunette women, I secretly wore my sisters' dresses, openly played with Barbie
Barbie
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s, played makeup artist
Makeup artist
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& fashion consultant to my mother and sister."
Physical Appearance
She is currently a pre-op transwoman and does not plan to have sex reassignment surgerySex reassignment surgery
Sex reassignment surgery is a term for the surgical procedures by which a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble...
. Her main reason for the decision is the fear that she will lose genital sensation and never have an orgasm ever again.
Appearances
She has appeared on The Man ShowThe Man Show
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, Pornucopia
Pornucopia
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, The Howard Stern Show and Sexcetera
Sexcetera
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Awards
- 2004 AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of The Year
- 2007 AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year (nominee)
- AVN Award nomination for Virtual Vanity, the first interactive transsexual DVD.