It happens on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, the first edition of the Rio Sem Preconceito (Rio Without Prejudice), which will honor the transsexual model Lea T. She landed in Rio this morning and is "very thrilled" with the invitation she received from city hall.
* According to the model’s reps: "Lea’s main objective is to raise a flag against prejudice", so much so that, to attend the event, she canceled her participation in Givenchy’s haute couture show, which takes place on July 5 . She would do the clothes proofing between now and Wednesday, but won’t be able to with her trip to Brazil.
* On Wednesday, she goes to Sao Paulo, and should stick around for a week. Doing what, you ask? Taking some time off…