Loiza Lamers
Lamers in 2017
Born (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)
Driel, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Model, Businesswoman
Years active2015–present
Modeling information
Height6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Websitehttp://www.loizalamers.com

Loiza Lamers (born 9 January 1995) is a Dutch model and businesswoman best known for being the winner of the eighth cycle of Holland's Next Top Model, and the world's first transgender winner of the global Top Model TV-franchise.[1][2][3]

Early life

Lamers, a Gelderland native, was born in Driel in 1995. Lamers expressed her gender nonconformity early in life, beginning her gender transition early in her childhood. At the age of 10, Lamers was featured in a 2005 documentary by Charlotte Hoogakker titled Van Lucas naar Luus (From Lucas to Luus), which focused on her transition.[4][5] Lamers underwent Sex reassignment surgery at the age of 18, two years before her appearance on the Dutch adaptation of Top Model.[6]

Holland's Next Top Model

Lamers worked as a hairdresser prior to auditioning for the eighth season of Holland's Next Top Model in early 2015. She was ultimately chosen as one of the final thirteen contestants.[7] Producers of the show were unaware of her status as a trans woman until she disclosed the information after rumors circulated on the internet.[3]

On 26 October 2015 Lamers was voted the winner of the competition by the Dutch public in the show's live finale. Her prizes included a modelling contract valued at €50,000, which she rejected.[8][6][9]

In 2019 Lamers was guest jury member in the twelfth season of Holland's Next Top Model.[10]

January 2020, Lamers was confirmed to be one of the contestants on Let's Dance Germany 2020[11] she was eliminated in week 7 after having done Paso Doble to "Rhythm Is a Dancer", and been part of Team Gonzalez for the group dance to "Vogue" and "Push the Feeling On".[12]

In 2022, Lamers was one of masked singers in the Dutch television program The Masked Singer, she dropped out in her mermaid costume in the sixth episode. That same year, she self-presented Holland's Next Top Model under Simone van den Ende,[13] and in September 2023, Lamers was a guest panelist on the RTL 4 program DNA Singers. In October of the same year, she was a guest on the television program Ik hou van Holland.

Performances in Let's Dance Germany (paired with Andrzej Cibis)

Week # Song choice Original artist Result
Launch Show (part of Team Cha Cha Cha) "Evacuate The Dancefloor" Cascada score=5+5+5=15 no immunity
Week 1 "Born This Way" Lady GaGa score=6+6+4=16 Safe
Week 2 "Schon Genug" Lina Maly score=7+7+5=19 Safe
Week 3 "Under The Moon of Love" Showaddywaddy score=7+6+4=17 Bottom 2
Week 4 "Naked" James Arthur score=6+6+4=16 Eliminated but returned to the competition after withdrawal of John Kelly
Week 5 "Cotton Eyed Joe" Rednex score=9+8+7=24 Safe
Week 6 "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Nancy Sinatra score=8+8+5=21 Safe
Week 7 "Rhythm is a Dancer" Snap score=9+8+6=23
Week 8 "Vogue" & "Push the Feeling On" Madonna & Nightcrawlers score=8+7=15 Eliminated

In 2021, she appeared in the television show De Verraders. In 2022, she appeared in the television show The Masked Singer.

Performances in The Masked Singer

Week # Song choice Original artist Result
Show 1 "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" Baccara Bottom 2
Show 2 "Who Do You Think You Are" Spice Girls Bottom 3
Show 3 "Get the Party Started" Pink Eliminated

References

  1. ^ "Birthday post by @loizalamers on Instagram". Instagram. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Holland's Next Top Model Loiza Lamers Makes Transgender History". Out.com. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Agrawal, Nadya (27 October 2015). "Transgender Model Wins 'Holland's Next Top Model'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Lucas uit Driel is nu Loiza in 'Hollands Next Top Model'". de Genlderlander. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ ""FROM LUCAS TO LUUS" by Charlotte Hoogakker. Países Bajos, 2005 - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  6. ^ a b "Transgender Loiza wins Holland's Next Top Model". Dutch News.nl. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Holland's Next Top Model - Loiza". RTL. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Winnares Holland's Next Top Model weigert contract". 2016-01-21.
  9. ^ "Wie wint Holland's Next Top Model 2015? - HOLLAND'S NEXT TOP MODEL - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  10. ^ "Famke Louise schiet jury Holland's Next Top Model te hulp". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Loiza Lamers gaat meedoen met lets dance duitsland". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Let's Dance - wer ist raus in Show 7? Loiza hat's erneut erwischt!". 17 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Model en presentatrice Loiza Lamers: 'Sommige mensen vinden dat ik als trans vrouw geen echt persoon ben'". Het Parool. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

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