EVERY SATURDAY ON "ABC NEWS LIVE", MY FAVORITE ON "ABC NEWS LIVE", MY FAVORITE . . >> NOW WE TURN NOW TO OUR >> NOW WE TURN NOW TO OUR WEEKLY SEGMENT, TIKTOK. WEEKLY SEGMENT, TIKTOK. WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. THE STORY BEHIND THE SENSATION, THE STORY BEHIND THE SENSATION, OF COURSE, TODAY KICKS OFF OF COURSE, TODAY KICKS OFF PRIDE MONTH. PRIDE MONTH. IT'S SEASON TO CELEBRATE IT'S SEASON TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQ THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. PLUS COMMUNITY. HERE TO SHARE HER STORY, HERE TO SHARE HER STORY, THE FIRST BLACK TRANSGENDER THE FIRST BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMAN TO MODEL IN VICTORIA'S WOMAN TO MODEL IN VICTORIA'S SECRET, AMEERAH DESPAIN NAMIR, SECRET, AMEERAH DESPAIN NAMIR, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> SO I KNOW YOU'VE GOT >> SO I KNOW YOU'VE GOT MORE THAN A MILLION FOLLOWERS MORE THAN A MILLION FOLLOWERS ON THE PLATFORM AND YOU TALK ON THE PLATFORM AND YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR TRANSITION DATING ABOUT YOUR TRANSITION DATING DUTY TIPS, LIFE IN DUTY TIPS, LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK CITY. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT LIFE WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY. IN NEW YORK CITY. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FOLLOWING. FOLLOWING. >> FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T >> FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW YET WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW KNOW YET WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU , WHY THEY NEED ABOUT YOU , WHY THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ME, WELL, I AM TO KNOW ABOUT ME, WELL, I AM FABULOUS. FABULOUS. OBVIOUSLY, CLEARLY. OBVIOUSLY, CLEARLY. BUT NO, I LOVE MY FOLLOWERS BUT NO, I LOVE MY FOLLOWERS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I BUILT AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I BUILT ONLINE. ONLINE. I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL THAT I GET TO SHARE MY STORY EVERY I GET TO SHARE MY STORY EVERY DAY AND I WAKE UP, GET TO PLAY DAY AND I WAKE UP, GET TO PLAY WITH MAKEUP. WITH MAKEUP. AND THAT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE AND THAT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD. THING IN THE WORLD. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. I MEAN, YOU POST ABOUT ALL I MEAN, YOU POST ABOUT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. KINDS OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. I MEAN, YOU DO SPEAK ABOUT I MEAN, YOU DO SPEAK ABOUT YOUR TRANSITION, WHICH IS A YOUR TRANSITION, WHICH IS A VERY PERSONAL PROCESS FOR VERY PERSONAL PROCESS FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY. YOU'RE VERY OPEN ABOUT YOURS. YOU'RE VERY OPEN ABOUT YOURS. WHAT LED YOU TO TALK ABOUT IT? WHAT LED YOU TO TALK ABOUT IT? WELL, I'VE DEBATED BACK AND WELL, I'VE DEBATED BACK AND FORTH ABOUT, LIKE, WHETHER OR FORTH ABOUT, LIKE, WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO SHARE A LOT NOT I WAS GOING TO SHARE A LOT OF IT ONLINE. OF IT ONLINE. AND WE WERE ACTUALLY JUST AND WE WERE ACTUALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS. TALKING ABOUT THIS. I THINK THE DECISION THAT I THINK THE DECISION THAT I CAME TO IS BECAUSE I REALLY I CAME TO IS BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE MY STORY BECAUSE TO SHARE MY STORY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TRANS PEOPLE THERE'S A LOT OF TRANS PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGES WHO DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGES THAT I DO. THAT I DO. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE GET TO SEE DIFFERENT PEOPLE GET TO SEE DIFFERENT SIDES OF SOMEONE BEING TRANS. SIDES OF SOMEONE BEING TRANS. >> I THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL. >> I THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL. HAVE YOU LEARNED THINGS ABOUT HAVE YOU LEARNED THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF BY SHARING YOUR STORY? YOURSELF BY SHARING YOUR STORY? 100% YEAH, I THINK I'VE MOST 100% YEAH, I THINK I'VE MOST DEFINITELY LEARNED, LIKE DEFINITELY LEARNED, LIKE HOW MUCH MY COMMUNITY MEANS HOW MUCH MY COMMUNITY MEANS TO ME. TO ME. I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING, IS THAT I'VE BUILT THIS THING, IS THAT I'VE BUILT THIS THIS LIKE LITTLE LOVE, LITTLE THIS LIKE LITTLE LOVE, LITTLE LOVE BUBBLE THAT I THINK IT'S LOVE BUBBLE THAT I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT I GET TO SHARE AWESOME THAT I GET TO SHARE MY STORY IN MY LIFE. MY STORY IN MY LIFE. >> AND THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL. >> AND THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL. IT DOES APPEAR TO BE LIKE IT DOES APPEAR TO BE LIKE INCREDIBLY POSITIVE WHERE INCREDIBLY POSITIVE WHERE YOU COME. YOU COME. IT'S ALL YOUR FOLLOWERS, THINGS IT'S ALL YOUR FOLLOWERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. LIKE THAT. I MEAN, SPEAKING OF I MEAN, SPEAKING OF THE COMMUNITY, HOW DO YOU FEEL THE COMMUNITY, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PRIDE MONTH? ABOUT PRIDE MONTH? >> ANY BIG PLANS, ANYTHING LIKE >> ANY BIG PLANS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THAT? I DON'T REALLY KNOW. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. I HONESTLY LIKE PRIDE FOR ME. I HONESTLY LIKE PRIDE FOR ME. I THINK I IT'S SO OVERSATURATED I THINK I IT'S SO OVERSATURATED THAT I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES IT THAT I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE LIKE OVERKILL. GETS A LITTLE LIKE OVERKILL. SO I'M TRYING TO MAYBE DO SO I'M TRYING TO MAYBE DO A LITTLE PRIDE PARTY AT A LITTLE PRIDE PARTY AT MY HOUSE. MY HOUSE. WE REALLY FIRE . WE REALLY FIRE . WELL, HOW ABOUT TO THE PEOPLE WELL, HOW ABOUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THAT AREN'T IN YOUR COMMUNITY, ON IN YOUR FOLLOWERS, WHAT ON IN YOUR FOLLOWERS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO KNOW WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO KNOW ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR DAY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR DAY TO DAY LIFE IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO DAY LIFE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE ? AT LARGE ? >> I THINK I WOULD LIKE THEM >> I THINK I WOULD LIKE THEM TO KNOW THAT I'M A VERY TO KNOW THAT I'M A VERY POSITIVE PERSON. POSITIVE PERSON. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, POSITIVITY HAS BEEN SOMETHING POSITIVITY HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CORE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CORE OF ME AND CONFIDENCE AND A LOT OF ME AND CONFIDENCE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW ME AND A OF PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW ME AND A PART OF MY LIFE DON'T PART OF MY LIFE DON'T NECESSARILY IDENTIFY WITH ME. NECESSARILY IDENTIFY WITH ME. BUT I THINK THE TIPS AND ADVICE BUT I THINK THE TIPS AND ADVICE THAT I GIVE WITH BEAUTY THAT I GIVE WITH BEAUTY AND EVEN BEYOND THE CONFIDENCE AND EVEN BEYOND THE CONFIDENCE ,I THINK IS LIKE WHAT'S MOST ,I THINK IS LIKE WHAT'S MOST ABLE PEOPLE TO TAKE LIE. ABLE PEOPLE TO TAKE LIE. YOU TALK ABOUT BEAUTY A LOT, OF YOU TALK ABOUT BEAUTY A LOT, OF COURSE, ANY LGBTQI KELIA OWN COURSE, ANY LGBTQI KELIA OWN COMPANIES THAT YOU WANT COMPANIES THAT YOU WANT TO SHOUT OUT ONE SIZE VERY TO SHOUT OUT ONE SIZE VERY PATRICK STAR, FELLOW PATRICK STAR, FELLOW INFLUENCER. INFLUENCER. HE'S FABULOUS. HE'S FABULOUS. AND YEAH, I LOVE I LOVE AND YEAH, I LOVE I LOVE EVERYTHING FROM THEM. EVERYTHING FROM THEM. IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE SO IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE SO OPEN WITH YOUR STORY. OPEN WITH YOUR STORY. IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE GETTING IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LOOKING THE SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LOOKING BACK . BACK . >> I MEAN, SOME OF THOSE VIDEOS >> I MEAN, SOME OF THOSE VIDEOS THAT WE JUST PULLED UP, THAT WE JUST PULLED UP, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD FROM YOURSELF YOU KNOW, YOU HAD FROM YOURSELF FROM 2016 GOING THROUGH FROM 2016 GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHAT WOULD 2016. THE PROCESS, WHAT WOULD 2016. YOU OR EVEN BEFORE THAT, THINK YOU OR EVEN BEFORE THAT, THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW? ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW? I DON'T THINK THAT SHE WOULD I DON'T THINK THAT SHE WOULD BELIEVE HOW FAR WE'VE COME. BELIEVE HOW FAR WE'VE COME. I THINK I USED TO GET MY HEAD I THINK I USED TO GET MY HEAD A LOT AND I DOUBTED MYSELF A LOT AND I DOUBTED MYSELF A LOT GROWING UP. A LOT GROWING UP. BUT I WAS SURROUNDED BY SO MUCH BUT I WAS SURROUNDED BY SO MUCH LOVE AND SO MUCH POSITIVE. LOVE AND SO MUCH POSITIVE. MY PARENTS ARE SO SUPPORTIVE, MY PARENTS ARE SO SUPPORTIVE, MY FRIENDS ARE SO SUPPORTIVE. MY FRIENDS ARE SO SUPPORTIVE. AND I THINK THAT HAS LED ME AND I THINK THAT HAS LED ME TO BLOSSOM INTO WHO I AM TODAY. TO BLOSSOM INTO WHO I AM TODAY. SO, YEAH, I'M LIVING PROOF THAT SO, YEAH, I'M LIVING PROOF THAT IF YOU GIVE A CHILD LIKE LOVE IF YOU GIVE A CHILD LIKE LOVE AND CONFIDENCE, THIS IS WHAT AND CONFIDENCE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. HAPPENS. >> HOW TO FEEL. >> HOW TO FEEL. MAKING HISTORY WITH VICTORIA'S MAKING HISTORY WITH VICTORIA'S SECRET THEY FOUND AMAZING. SECRET THEY FOUND AMAZING. I WOULD HAVE. I WOULD HAVE. YEAH. YEAH. SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU ? SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU ? I REALLY WANT TO GET INTO I REALLY WANT TO GET INTO ACTING AND I USED TO ACT WHEN ACTING AND I USED TO ACT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, SO I WANT TO GET I WAS YOUNGER, SO I WANT TO GET BACK INTO THE FILM. BACK INTO THE FILM. SO STAY TUNED. SO STAY TUNED. OKAY, WE WILL . OKAY, WE WILL . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. HERE. IS WONDERFUL. IS WONDERFUL. THANKS FOR HAVING A HAPPY PRIDE THANKS FOR HAVING A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. MONTH. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND ENJOY YOUR PARTY. AND ENJOY YOUR PARTY. OKAY, WELL SURE WILL BE A LOT OKAY, WELL SURE WILL BE A LOT OF FUN. OF FUN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US . US . AND YOU CAN FIND MUCH AND YOU CAN FIND MUCH MORE ABOUT HER