SUBSCRIBE to Truly: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj
KNOWN AS 'The Body of South Beach', Fantasia Royale has quickly become one of Miami's hottest showgirls at the infamous Palace bar. Since starting her transition at the age of 16, Fantasia has spent over $100,000 on her transformation and she's not done yet. "I would describe my look now as very exotic, very stare at me, and as I would like to say, disturbing the peace," Fantasia added. Although her transitioning journey has been mostly supported by her family and friends, Fantasia admitted that some of her relatives still have a hard time understanding it. "You go from being so close to your family and them kind of accepting you being a gay guy, but then when you want to transition and you start modifying your body, they weren't ready for that," she said. Originally from Jacksonville, Fantasia has always dreamt of becoming a star and making a name in the showbiz business. "Honestly, my journey from Jacksonville to being a showgirl here in Miami has been nothing but amazing," she said. "I don't know where I would have been. I'm just so blessed and so grateful to have this opportunity to be a superstar."
Follow Fantasia: @fantasiaroyalegaga
Follow Mhiya: @queenofflipss
KNOWN AS 'The Body of South Beach', Fantasia Royale has quickly become one of Miami's hottest showgirls at the infamous Palace bar. Since starting her transition at the age of 16, Fantasia has spent over $100,000 on her transformation and she's not done yet. "I would describe my look now as very exotic, very stare at me, and as I would like to say, disturbing the peace," Fantasia added. Although her transitioning journey has been mostly supported by her family and friends, Fantasia admitted that some of her relatives still have a hard time understanding it. "You go from being so close to your family and them kind of accepting you being a gay guy, but then when you want to transition and you start modifying your body, they weren't ready for that," she said. Originally from Jacksonville, Fantasia has always dreamt of becoming a star and making a name in the showbiz business. "Honestly, my journey from Jacksonville to being a showgirl here in Miami has been nothing but amazing," she said. "I don't know where I would have been. I'm just so blessed and so grateful to have this opportunity to be a superstar."
Follow Fantasia: @fantasiaroyalegaga
Follow Mhiya: @queenofflipss
Category
😹
FunTranscript
00:00 I've been nicknamed the body and I'm one of Miami's hottest showgirls.
00:04 I've spent 100K on my transformation thus far and I'm not done yet.
00:09 I started my transition at 16 years old.
00:12 I started getting like black market silicone.
00:15 Many many many injections of silicone in my body.
00:19 You have a lot of negative people like, "What the f***?" or "She look like a box job."
00:24 The most painful part about transitioning was my family.
00:29 You go from being so close to your family and them accepting you being a gay guy, but
00:34 then when you want to transition, they wasn't ready for that.
00:37 It was like, "Why can't you just be a gay male?"
00:40 Why be basic when you could be the body?
00:46 I'm Fantasia Royale Gaga.
00:49 I've been nicknamed the body and I'm one of Miami's hottest showgirls.
00:53 I've spent 100K on my transformation thus far and I'm not done yet.
00:59 Hello, hello and welcome to my crib.
01:03 Today is a very special day.
01:05 I'm doing a photo shoot.
01:08 We're about to have us a good time today, so come on as I get ready.
01:12 I'm waiting for my best friend to come over so she can help me pick out our outfits.
01:17 So let me put on my hair.
01:22 I started my transition at 16 years old.
01:26 I was still in high school, actually.
01:28 I started off, of course, with hormone therapy and then I started getting like, light market
01:33 silicone because surgeries was not available to trans women like that when I first started.
01:40 Ta-da!
01:41 I've had two facial feminizations, four rhinoplasty, lip injections, Botox, fillers, three rounds
01:49 of liposuction, four breast augmentations, many, many, many injections of silicone in
01:55 my body.
01:56 I've had orchiotomy done and I think that's about it for now.
02:02 I'm planning on going 4,000 CCs with my breasts.
02:05 I plan on getting more liposuction, a bigger a** and hell, who knows, I might get my knees
02:10 taken off and put back on.
02:14 For a living, I am a showgirl and that is the correct term to use when you have a trans
02:19 woman that does drag shows.
02:22 So today I picked out a few looks for me and my friend to go over.
02:26 They're giving very body but at the same time, glamorous.
02:30 And when you're a showgirl, that's the whole purpose of it.
02:35 I would have to say I'm pretty glamorous.
02:38 On a scale to one to ten, I would say that I'm 100.
02:41 I could never, ever in my life see myself being basic.
02:45 Why be basic when you could be the body?
02:50 I grew up in a very religious background.
02:53 I went to church all the time.
02:56 I was a grandma's boy.
02:58 I used to sing in a choir.
03:00 But when I looked in the mirror, I always knew that it was something about me that wasn't
03:05 right.
03:06 I got to high school and I finally found out about trans women.
03:10 The seniors at high school were telling me about the gay bars and the trans women doing
03:15 shows and they actually gave me a magazine.
03:18 There was a whole bunch of beautiful trans women in there with crowns on that they won
03:21 badges and stuff.
03:22 And I was like, "Wow, it's possible for me to transition."
03:25 There were times when I wanted to give up and I was like, "No, this is not for me."
03:30 But I had that little voice in the back of my head to say, "This is who you are.
03:34 Don't give up."
03:35 But I would have to say the most painful part about transitioning was my family.
03:41 You go from being so close to your family and them kind of accepting you being a gay
03:46 guy, but then when you want to transition and you start modifying your body, they wasn't
03:51 ready for that.
03:52 So for a while it was like, "What are you doing?
03:55 And why can't you just be a gay male?"
03:58 But I must say that I'm really happy with the choice that I made because I'm living
04:03 my truth and I'm happy.
04:04 Hey girl!
04:05 Thank you so much for coming.
04:06 Oh my gosh, girl.
04:07 You know this photo shoot is the death of me, honey.
04:08 Show me what you got.
04:09 I need to see it.
04:10 Okay, okay, girl.
04:11 I got this one.
04:12 I was like, "I need to give them some stones, some beads, something sparkly."
04:13 I don't know.
04:14 You tell me.
04:15 What do you think?
04:16 Well, you know, I love the drama, so this is what I love.
04:17 I knew you were going to say that.
04:18 You live for all the glitz and glam.
04:19 When I first met Fantasia, she was very wild.
04:20 It was a little bit of a drama.
04:21 I was like, "Oh, I'm going to be a star."
04:22 I was like, "Oh, I'm going to be a star."
04:23 I was like, "Oh, I'm going to be a star."
04:39 When it comes to my friends and my transition, they all are supportive of me, even though
04:44 they may have their opinion of what I should do and what I shouldn't do.
04:48 I do have some friends that think that I created a monster, but at the same time, they still
04:53 support me.
04:54 I have people coming up to me, "Oh, your friend, why she's doing this, why she's doing that?"
04:58 But me knowing her personally, I know the reasons why she's doing all of this.
05:04 From me knowing and meeting her back then and seeing her now is breathtaking.
05:09 A lot of people don't understand my journey, and so to hear that from you really makes
05:14 me really happy.
05:15 It actually makes it a little emotional, but we're not going to cry today.
05:20 You can never go wrong in my eyes.
05:22 Oh my gosh.
05:23 Thank you so much.
05:24 I'm so ready to give them some body.
05:25 Can we say, "Where's the body?"
05:28 Everywhere.
05:30 Sometimes I do receive judgment about my look, especially on social media.
05:37 A lot of times my videos go viral and you have a lot of negative people on there like,
05:43 "What the f***?
05:44 She look like a box job," and things like that.
05:47 But I've learned to don't read the negative comments.
05:50 I kind of block them out because at the end of the day, their opinion don't define who
05:55 I am as a woman.
05:57 Hey.
05:58 Hey, girl.
05:59 Is that what you're wearing?
06:00 Yes.
06:01 You don't have to be a little extra.
06:02 Yes, honey.
06:03 Showgirl always looks so good.
06:04 Yes.
06:05 I'm so excited.
06:06 Oh my God, photoshoot, photoshoot, photoshoot.
06:07 I know.
06:08 So I was thinking that the spot out there with all the graffiti and stuff on the wall
06:21 would be perfect.
06:22 Okay, so this is the look.
06:24 This is the headpiece that I'm going to wear with the butterflies, but I also have a butterfly
06:29 swimsuit that I'm going to wear with it.
06:31 Oh, cool.
06:32 So it's colorful, so it would work perfect with the wall.
06:34 That is a lot of hair.
06:36 Oh yeah.
06:37 I'm giving them a little drama, as I like to say.
06:39 So are you ready?
06:40 Yeah, I'm ready.
06:41 Let's do it.
06:42 Let's do it.
06:43 I'm always looking forward to shooting Fantasia.
06:51 She's so beautiful and vibrant and energetic.
06:53 She wants you to see her.
06:56 She's not trying to go unnoticed.
06:58 Perfect.
06:59 Wow, that's gorgeous.
07:01 Yes.
07:02 Okay, yeah.
07:03 Don't block your ...
07:04 Oh my gosh, that was so much fun.
07:10 Yes.
07:11 Oh my gosh.
07:14 I am about to eat the internet once again.
07:17 The photo shoot today was the bomb.
07:20 I am so happy.
07:22 In the future, I hope to expand my brand as The Body.
07:26 Honestly, my journey from Jaisonville, being a showgirl here in Miami, has been nothing
07:31 but amazing.
07:32 I wouldn't be where I'm at in life had it not been for me moving to Miami.
07:36 I don't know where I would have been.
07:37 So I'm just so blessed and so grateful to have this opportunity to be a superstar.
07:42 Thank you.
07:43 Till next time.
07:46 Bye.
07:47 Bye.
07:48 Bye.
07:48 Bye.
07:49 Bye.
07:50 Bye.
07:51 Bye.
07:51 Bye.
07:52 Bye.
07:53 Bye.
07:54 Bye.
07:54 Bye.
07:55 Bye.
07:56 Bye.
07:57 Bye.
07:57 Bye.
07:58 Bye.
07:59 Bye.
08:00 Bye.
08:00 [BLANK_AUDIO]