FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE BOARDROOM
TRANSFORMING STANDARDS BY ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ CARMEN CARRERA IS MANY THINGS. SHE IDENTIFIES AS A CIS-PASSING, HETEROSEXUAL TRANSWOMAN OF LATINX HERITAGE, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, SHE IS AN ENTERTAINER, MODEL, ENTREPRENEUR, SISTER, AND DAUGHTER. She has surpassed her role as a con-
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testant on RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Third Season and has become one of the leading, if more outspoken, activists for the LGBTQ community. She is not afraid to speak her mind and now with her company, CC3 Entertainment, she is giving support and a platform to a diverse family of personalities from the activist, sports and fitness, beauty, fashion, and entertainment and media industries.
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