International Top Model and Transgender Activist Teddy Quinlivan discusses the "Power of revealing your darkest secret" in a very inspiring talk about how revealing her most darkest secret made her a happier and more successful person. Since coming out as transgender in September 2017, Teddy Quinlivan has become an outspoken advocate for the transgender community and the struggles of models in the industry. She has used her status to lobby for more inclusion in fashion, while working with the world’s most renowned designers. Her modelling career took off after being discovered by Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquière in 2015, when she made her debut as an exclusive for the Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2016 show. Since then, she has walked in shows for Saint Laurent , Dior, Gucci, Prada and Chanel, and appeared in editorials for American Vogue, Vogue Japan, Love Magazine and Teen Vogue. Quinlivan came out as transgender in a CNN Style interview in September 2017, during New York Fashion Week. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx