The Hermaphrodite: Patricia Araujo

Patricia Araujo (born February 14, 1983) is a glamour and porn shemale model. She is a pre-op transwoman. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she obtained the hormones for hormone replacement therapy from the pharmacy by telling them they were for her mother and her breasts began to grow. When she left school, she started working as a transsexual model and escort in Rio des Janeiro, and due to her beauty and sex-appeal, she started a successful career as transsexual porn star. According to various internet polls, she ranks among the most popular Brazilian adult models. She is notable for rarely showing her breasts even when completely nude due to her nipples being wall eyed and is also known for her large buttocks.

Araujo has achieved a bit of infamy when some of her photos were posted on the internet as a joke. The pictures, showing her seductively stripping, were sent to straight males, who would get aroused as they watched the very passable shemale strip, only to find the second-to-last photo revealing her penis, quickly followed by a picture of Erik Estrada with the caption "YOU'RE A HOMO". She's done loads of dvds and she was nominated miss Latin transsexual. There is not a man capable of resisting her charms.

In January 2009, Rio closed its main fashion event of the year with less attention to the clothes than the model — a transgendered actress. Patricia Araujo received a standing ovation after parading along the runway for the Complexo B brand late Friday to end the weeklong event in a city that delights in shocking the prudish with each year's Carnival celebration. Complexo B designer Beto Neves said he invited Araujo to amaze the public. “In fashion, the cool thing is to surprise,” he told O Dia newspaper. Globo Television's Web site called the 25-year-old Araujo “the star” of the show's final day, and model Isabeli Fontana told O Dia that Araujo “is the greatest.” Tall and slim, the dark-haired Araujo entered the catwalk wearing a long fur coat and quickly unveiled a short black-and-white dress to the applause of the hundreds of guests at the event.

“I love to be mobbed by the press,” she told O Dia afterward. “I've always dreamed of being famous.” Her legal name is Patricia Oliveira, but she is known by the stage name of Araujo.