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"  Tyra Banks is producing a docuseries that follows the lives of five transgender women for VH1. (Related: Just a couple of weeks ago,\u00A0Orange Is the New Black&amp;#039;s Laverne Cox announced that she&amp;#039;s\u00A0producing a documentary about transgender youth for MTV.) Banks&amp;#039;s series is slated for eight hour-long episodes and will focus on the lives of Carmen Carrera, who was recently signed to Elite Model Management; Giselle, a college grad who&amp;#039;s preparing for her sexual reassignment surgery; Natalia, a beauty consultant dealing with an unsupportive family; Sidney, &amp;quot;the ultimate party girl,&amp;quot; according to Deadline; and Victory, who&amp;#039;s on her way to being a doctor in the face of discrimination.\u00A0 The show is tentatively called\u00A0TransAmerica. (Not to be confused with the 2005 movie of the same name\u00A0starring\u00A0Desperate Housewife Felicity Huffman.)\u00A0 RELATED:\u00A0 Laverne Cox on Her New MTV Documentary About Trans Teens Photo Credit: Getty Images\u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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