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This hot male model is actually a woman!

Now we’ve heard (and seen) it all. First, there was Andrej Pejic, the long legged blonde beauty who, surprise surprise, was actually a guy who tucked his goods away in campaigns like this one for Toyota.

Now, roles have been reversed and Casey Legler, who is a woman, has signed a contract to model exclusively as a boy, for Ford Models.  

Confusing much?

While I approve of this whole transgender/no gender/whatever-gender-you-want-to-be debate, this just seems like a lot of unnecessary trouble. I’m sure there are some real male models out there who would have given their um, left pinky to land this exclusive campaign?

Using a woman as a male model is:

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