A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen. Gorgeous Venus Brum, 32, who is a dead ringer for Nicole Scherzinger, has hundreds of admirers and a string of titles to her name – including Miss Birmingham 2010 and Miss Bristol 2013. Born a boy named Petronio, over the last three years, she has spent a whopping £25K on surgery and treatments to perfect her glamorous look, including 34DD breast implants and bum fillers. Now the makeup artist, who poses a stark resemblance to former X Factor judge and Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger, is hoping to inspire other transgender women to embrace who they are.
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With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
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A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
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