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.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .