Arisce Wanzer
American model, comedian, and actress from Woodbridge, VA, who starred on Oxygen's Strut and became the first trans model on the Spiegel catalog cover.
Shop Arisce Wanzer merchArisce Wanzer is an American model, comedian, and actress from Woodbridge, Virginia, whose visibility as a Black trans woman in mainstream fashion helped move the needle for the industry. Inspired at 14 by watching the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, she moved to Miami as a teenager to attend the Art Institute of Miami and began her modeling career soon after. Wanzer became the first trans model to cover the Spiegel catalog and has walked and appeared in Elle, Vogue, Vogue Italia, Forbes, Purple, and at Los Angeles, Miami, and New York Fashion Week. She rose to broader cultural recognition on Oxygen's 2016 docuseries Strut, produced by Whoopi Goldberg. Beyond fashion, Wanzer has become an outspoken advocate for trans representation and diverse casting.
