Gender-Bending Model Rain Dove: 'Just stop caring about my nibblets' | Mashable Docs

Rain Dove's career as a model began when she lost a bet and was cast in a men's underwear show before they discovered she was a woman. Now signed with Major Models, Dove walked in both men's and women's wear this season at NYFW, and she is making a name for herself as a versatile model and an outspoken and unapologetic advocate for dropping labels and embracing people for who they are.
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[@xodancerxo312]

i know her name is rain but what a ray of sunshine

[@m.r.5016]

xodancerxo312 😒

[@lilygreen221]

Best comment ever

[@nope-xb1rd]

i feel like even if she was actually ugly (which she isn't) her personality is still charming and in a way would still make her an attractive and unique model

[@TheMaru666]

She is not ugly , she has just some traits that are usually identified as masculine . If she grew her hair and got some make up , and dressed to compensate a bit that athletic figure she'll look more estereotipically "femenine ", but she'll lost part of the charm she has just like she is . I am an heterosexual whoman and I felt so charmed by her while she was talking that I started thinking of how good it would be to bite softly those beautifull lips she has .

[@Kaastengels]

@@TheMaru666 that's why they said she ISNT ugly

[@M-CH_]

@@Kaastengels That's why THEY said THEY're just different kind of pretty.

[@leenalhassawi6330]

Is she like this naturally??? Because if she is then she should never feel that she isn't feminine! She was just born with some male hormones that could have done that, it's not her fault at all.

[@bulletproofgirl4656]

Woah she's handsome outside beautiful inside Literally she got both

[@ameliabee2003]

"I'm not ugly, I'm just a different type of pretty"

[@MrsScott-bx8sb]

I call myself a "unique beauty." People have called me everything from ugly to gorgeous. From witchy-looking to a classic beauty. I do believe we are made biologically male or female (with a few exceptions of true mixed chromosomes) but within those biological definites are a hormonal and genetic sliding scale that "blurs the lines." I remember back in the early 90s watching a talk show that featured a cis-gendered woman who presents herself as a man. She is biologically female and self-indentifies as a heterosexual female, but her hormones and genetics present her in a much more masculine-appearing way. People criticized her and told her to just dress more feminine but she, crying to the host, said then people think she's a man in drag. Presenting as a man makes her more accepted and she faces less criticism, though in her heart of hearts she wants to look as womanly as she is chromosomally.

[@deannabanana9766]

I think rain is absolutely both stunning, handsome & sexy all rolled into one person. Rain is very blessed. I hope success follows rain's career.

[@silvisimaschaparra5969]

Deanna Harris perfectly put

[@bunnykatsoracle3275]

Agreed!!

[@babyyoda2186]

Absolutely!

[@mysticrising1403]

Yes !

[@Alex-st7nk]

"I identify as a human being"

[@Belldandy722]

But damn! She's so physically beautiful. I can see why they view her more masculine, but I can still see her being very feminine. I love her voice. It's so relaxed, lol.

[@alicea5]

Rain has a very masculine facial jaw, but she does have feminine feature. Keep up the great work!

[@jewelya-yr9uo]

*Va-guy-na* I need this on a tshirt.

[@sama9268]

I'm super bi for sure after dis

[@LisaMichele]

Such a gorgeous face and personality to go along with it

[@transeuntestenebris]

Man I'm confused but I'm here for it

[@tgntcrnr1736]

The mystery of KZbin algorithm! 2015 nah 2016 nah 2017 nah 2018 nah 2019 yeah That aside, she is gorgeous!

[@christopherbolanos3751]

Shes very attractive, bless her

[@ratelhoneybadger]

"I wore hand-me-downs from both my parents"😂that got me😂 beautiful soul❤️

[@judylee4649]

I like her. She's very straightforward it seems. The fact that she chooses to be androgenous at times and not be labeled one thing or another takes a great deal of courage in this day and age. She seems very confident and extremely intelligent about her decisions.

[@krisy_87]

I am a boyish girl and I LOVE IT.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Saaaaame

[@sonu24196able]

Saaame

[@patriciakeats1621]

That’s great. Be you!

[@CozmicFirefly]

When I look with my eyes, it is rather wierd bc my ignorant mind can't comprehend what I see. I think she is totally hot as a man, she just has super sexy manly facial features, and then as a woman she has an amazing figure. But then you look at her with your heart, and you look past any gender what so ever, you remove the simplicity of the mind, and you just see this mind blowingly gorgeous being! This creature of such splendor, and brilliant courage that it makes me tingle.

[@gemdre]

You just made me fucking cry. Beautiful.

[@aliciagigliotti8830]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@babyyoda2186]

Reminds me of a young David Bowie

[@catalina6347]

"Let people live, as long as they're doing good things for the world" that's so great

[@Verydemureverycutesie]

She's fucking gorgeous... Like the way she talks and just is... Holy fuck!! I want her for Christmas 😍😍😍😍

[@marywilson3157]

Kudos to this lady! I've been there. I was a 6 ft tall girl who had muscles like a linebacker.

[@StarberryWishes]

Shocks me people call her trans which she's not. She's a person and not some label.

[@saniyapalkar2492]

this is my fourth vid about Rain. Im in love with Rain😍

[@RC-kl3uc]

You and me both, sister!

[@dogeopie5391]

she really petty i even got a haircut like her

[@JJ-ih4jn]

I love her hair

[@dogeopie5391]

+Justina Moore i know me too

[@AkmallRazlan]

She is gorgeous!! damn..when she wore that black gown...damn!! she looks high fashion!! wow!

[@leoniefritz8719]

OMG she is so stunningly beautiful! 😍😍😍😍

[@hellothere4485]

ikr, her personality is just as beautiful ☺

[@dantdmfanilovedogs926]

one of my moms is a girl but she gets called a man all the time it upsets me. :(

[@tentandofora4990]

I love how confident she is!

[@ladylena1918]

I've never heard of her until today. (strange, the stuff that the KZbin algorithm sends your way) I wonder if it's because I have recently watched (and enjoyed immensely) BBCs Gentleman Jack🤔. . Rain seems to be a really lovely person and also very beautiful and handsome simultaneously .

[@MillCityJam]

I like her energy...

[@JudithARobinson]

I only recently heard of Rain Dove, when I saw her on the StyleLikeU channel, but she has fast become one of my favourite human beings! Inspirational, confident and with such a great attitude to life. Plus, a killer smile :-)

[@lauraw7197]

I hope that her beautiful spirit doesn't change from being in the shallow, f-d up modeling industry.

[@saharatopaz558]

To me - and perhaps only me - Rain flips before my eyes to each gender and back, it makes Rain seem ultra dynamic and multi-dimensional. Being larger than life - I think she is definitely made for the big screen... let's keep watching.

[@dot.7567]

She gave so much motivation in life I'm in love

[@liviadrewzilla]

she's so unique and beautiful oh my god. she really represents well what I love about women so much.

[@akittynamedcat]

I agree

[@KhmerSelbokor]

when you suddenly become confused. she’s awesome tho. 💌

[@linguinepast3743]

She is interesting to look at. Also a very cool 😎 person

[@avacarlson4670]

they look like eddie redmayne in the best way possible

[@maimayer9687]

omg! she makes my heart pound!!

[@sarazigova9266]

:O she is the hottest stunning human being

[@c.f.patterson8144]

YOU...my dear...ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!

[@shopiahimatulalya8045]

SHE IS GORGEOUS

[@coltonkleins]

She's look more attractive than most guy 😂😂😂😂

[@bernadette9444]

Rain stands for everything I want our world to evolve to where ur gender isn’t ur identity. U r just a person and it’s ur character that speaks

[@deepakraj5352]

She handsome and beautiful 😍 at the same time.I hate myself 😭

[@andysdead]

I'm a straight man and I find myself attracted to her. Interesting.

[@mehula_p2022]

andysdead That's because she's just a regular female. With big bone structure.

[@m.r.5016]

andysdead you sir , are gay.😋

[@katym573]

I’m a straight female and I find myself a little bit attracted to her

[@lavrosevergil198]

Lol im a straight gal and i find her handsome, im attracted

[@zweij]

Katy m same. I am a straight female and I am attracted to her. The only one thing that is not attractive to me is her boobs(sorry fot the lack of better words). She is untimately sexy

[@awesomesauce3951]

dang, she's really cool, and kinda reminds me of brendon urie, also i totally get what she's saying, i honestly don't care much for labels either, i have no problem being called a girl, but when people make a mistake, sometimes i just don't feel the need to correct them.(i got a pixie cut and don't have a particularily femme fashion sense or face)

[@LemonSte]

goddamn I am in love

[@pinguenella]

Favorite person ever

[@madisonlhood]

her laugh,holy shit!!!

[@bryannaleek6441]

Beautiful. Work it.

[@persiepony]

I love her laugh and smile 😍

[@lunabriza]

UGLY? you are a beauty... hot hot hot.

[@WrenIsPhoenix]

A woman who looks like a man would be the best boyfriend. For real.

[@reedbej4822]

Wren a woman who looks like a man would be a girlfriend

[@patriciakeats1621]

I like that she doesn’t force labels on herself. She stands for herself. A girl who resembles a guy, but is a girl, and takes pride in being human. No need to go deeper. I think that is because she is humble and strong. She doesn’t try to pin the category down and I think that is so healthy. So many people have jumped on the trans train, and I think they get their highs from that because they put so much thought into what are others are perceiving them to be. I think that is far more unhealthy. This is just my opinion.

[@romydenecken]

i love this human being in so many levels

[@cristyramirez7329]

She is perfectly beautiful.

[@sandhyamathura]

My beauty ideal. WOW! When innate goodness shines through your skin.

[@jenifervanderveen8501]

Me toooo!

[@bittsandpieces]

God she's beautiful

[@brinna7712]

damn so hot

[@Nadja99]

I am so fucking attracted to her.

[@claudiaarevalo2904]

She is gorgeous

[@jayak8217]

They say work with what you gat and your girl is working it! Snap snap

[@kayasdi5510]

she is gorgeous

[@Alexandra-wb2pf]

I love her attitude!

[@IvelisseEP]

Rain you are one BEAUTIFUL human being! I would look and listen to you all day!

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I wholly agree with the makeup artist who says Rain 'has such a great attitude, I love your spirit'.

[@ninotria8042]

Always had problem identifying my type. She's my type.

[@michellegiles8810]

To rain dove God loves you,forget the Hater's ,when you feel hurt cast your eyes on Jesus

[@LijenC2357]

I'm considered tall in Asian especially woman, but everytime people say I'm tall I feel like I actually wanna be taller. I wish I was tall and strong like her. I wanna have real muscles not those softly useless shit. She has amazingly beautiful body and I wish I were like her. I don't care if men would feel threaten by me, actually, it would be a benefit lol. I would like to go out and protect those small scared men lol.

[@cloudnine2450]

vaguyna 😂

[@genesisradiobrds]

such an inspiration, she is majestic.

[@jerrihadding2534]

May all Goddesses and Gods bless you! I am a 71 year old woman who has always been identified as “fem” by everyone else. I am bisexual AND bi-emotional - meaning that I can joyfully engage in sex with both women and men, but also that I can fall deeply in love with both genders. “Straights” were always comfortable in their assumptions that “the love of a good man” was going to “rescue” me from my clearly unhealthy and illusionary relationships with women. Most Lesbians of the 70’s judged me negatively as “sitting on the fence”. Everyone of them judging me from their perspectives of how I looked. Once again, thank you and bless you for always insisting on being who you are, no matter the judgements of society on who they assume you “must” be!

[@Riververchi]

You heard her, you - yes you! Who look at yourself and think she/he is not pretty! "I am a different kin of pretty". Now! YOU ARE DIFFEERENT KIND OF PRETTY! YOUR pretty. The best pretty out there =)

[@mariapaloma1878]

Stop caring about your Nibblets?? I could honestly go by with not putting my attention about your nibblets. But people will always be curious of other people's lives. And i can understand where they're coming from. You dress in a tux then in a dress... You have a short haircut, which you Rock by the way. I thinks that's why this topic is so controversial. It just depends of how people react to the subject. Hopefully we can all eventually learn to respect each other. We shouldn't have to force our ideas or beliefs in order to live in peace.

[@dee-tx5jd]

Wooow, Rain Dove is beautiful 🙊

[@jacijune]

I don't know. I've grown up seeing mannish looking women and I still knew they were women. I never considered it a big deal. I never said anything to them about it. Why can't people just mind their own business? And if you're not sure what someone is and you have to deal with them like at work just say "Good morning can I help you?" No need to add ma'am or sir if you're not sure."

[@cicitran5695]

We're often can't see our own Beauty is God created. It usually takes your whole life to realize your pain is your Calling...😢😢🖖🤞✌🖤🖤🖤

[@kimfargo1]

Keep your hands to yourself, your unkind words in your head and mind your own dang business! Nobody has the right to voice their opinion about anyone else. This person in just living their life. I don't care about labels. I don't give labels. I see a person and if your a good person that is all that matters.

[@Kiro6666]

Beautiful beautiful soul I’m very impressed by you you are Fierce Fiercely made to be me. Beautiful in us God Doesn’t design ugly human-beings

[@melissareid640]

Your a better kind of beautiful. It's not for anyone else. I love that you can wear everything. I am showing this to my daughter because you are empowering!!

[@madhatterloveswhiskey2445]

I thought I was into guys..well I'm not sure anymore

[@yashgupta21]

So darn handsome right

[@anthonyalvarez4788]

Rain , I cant thank you enough , I was one of those that modeled as well , I am a male and what a mess I had to deal with . anyway also on the verge of suicide, and even dealt in Prostitution while I wanted to kill myself . I just was not happy. we need you , I cant tell you how much I love you . You are awesome. thanks to you I can smile. I also love that comment , I am not ugly I am a different kind of pretty. so freakin awesome.

[@reiayanamnam5444]

they remind me of Grace Jones

[@CS-yr5jr]

I feel like Rain could be one of my besties. ❤️

[@kellisuzuki8889]

i would love to be able to pull off a very short haircut like her, but my circular, chinless face would just be amplified with it :(

[@reginap7688]

I feel bad for you that you get crap for being the beautiful person I see. Male or female you look perfect.

[@raphlvlogs271]

a unique persona as well

[@aurora-wh8ch]

HOW TALL IS SHE

[@aurora-wh8ch]

Pchy kins dAmn she lucky

[@fozomomo5734]

Va.guy.na heheheh

[@3arthwoven]

All that matters is what is inside, but the movements are not gender neutral. The walk looks male, the way the shoulders move male. Ck out k pop for gender neutral and keep in guessing.

[@aP-me]

So Unique, one of a kind and Beautiful 💕

[@patriciadryden479]

Wonder if people will ever be accepted for who they are and women especially not be judged solely on how they conform to a narrow view of what is desirable. Rain you rock.

[@symbiosissoundbaths]

I think she’s beautiful ! As whomever she wishes to present to the world!!

[@Paula-pv7ep]

My family is tall .Styles here .As long as your happy is all that matters .you are cute .As my father would say look at the birds .Who got the better deal ...males or females .

[@ShadyMilksYoutube]

can u hand some of that over? thx. love, an afab trans man xoxo

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Hello Rain what a fresh honest breath of fresh air you are, Best Wishes xx.

[@sounsure9108]

If they ( didn’t say which pronouns we’re to use) Weren’t so tall the Tomboy label would work better but is a beauty

[@afergie76]

As a woman, she is beautiful. I can see if she were to model as a male, how he would be hot. Whatever category she want to fall into, she rocks it.

[@witchgirl911]

Dove isn’t just beautiful she’s out of this fucking world

[@maheshgovindarajan5555]

Am I the only one who felt she looked so pretty in that black dress?