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Isis King was eliminated early on cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model.

But this former contestant is still in the news due to her unusual status as a transgender individual; and, most recently, her appearance on The Tyra Banks show.

"I look at it like, 'Yes, I'm the first transgender contestant, but OK, lets move past it now," King says to Banks on an episode of of the show, which will air today. "I try not to think about [being transgendered] because ... I feel like I really was born in the wrong body, and it's just the one thing that makes me feel uncomfortable."

Isis on Tyra

Banks proceeds to offer King a solution to that situation: Dr. Marci Bowers surprises the aspiring model, as the gender reassignment surgeon says she will operate on Isis, footing the bill of $20,000 to $35,000 herself.

It's actually a very nice gesture, arranged by Banks, a woman typically known for only serving her own interests.

Sadly, Isis King won't be America's Next Top Model. This transgener contestant was eliminated from the show last week.

But the aspiring beauty did speak with E! Online afterwards. Here are highlights from that interview:

On Sexual Reassignment Surgery: "There's still obviously the finances. I'm not working right now, but hopefully I get a lot of gigs from me being on the show. Once I save my money - hopefully within the next two years, that's my goal - I will have it done as soon as possible, so I can just get it out of the way."

On her gender's role on the show: "I just try not to really think about me being born special or a little different than other girls. I really try not to dwell on it, because the more and more I start to dwell on it, the more and more it starts to consume my shoots, or my personality, or my ability to perform...[but] I guess it was inevitable."

Isis King is the first-ever transgender contestant on America's Next Top Model.

With the new cycle set to begin September 3, get to know this aspiring Tyra Banks now in the interview below:

Due to all the attention America's Next Top Model has alread received for including Isis Tsunami - the show's first-ever transgender contestant - on its 11th season's cast, you could say the decision has already paid off.

But executive producer Ken Mok says he has a grander goal in mind with Isis.

"We want to redefine what beauty is," Mok told ABC News. "You can be tall, you can be short, you can be plus size, you can be transgender; you don't have to be what the modeling industry says you have to be. That was one of Tyra's original missions."

As for casting Isis, Mok said the show wasn't aiming to break down any barries.

"She participated in the shoot and we didn't know anything about her. But when we started reviewing the photos, the girl that kept popping out of the background was Isis. She really knew what she was doing. Tyra wanted to know who she was. It was clear she really had a passion for modeling. So when it came to casting this season, we said, 'Why don't we find that girl?'"

America's Next Top Model premieres September 3.

Count Janice Dickinson among those that support America's Next Top Model casting a transgender contestant.

"I see nothing wrong with transgender," Dickinson told Reality TV World about Isis King. "I think it's wonderful if the world would catch up to speed."

Janice Dickinson has huge lips, giant breasts and an unstable mind.

Isis hails from Prince George's County, Maryland and identifies herself as "a woman born physically male. She'll compete aginst 13 other aspiring models when the hit reality show premieres on Septemer 3.

Earlier today, we provided brief backgrounds on a few season 11 America's Next Top Model contestants.

However, Isis - a 22-year-old former receptionist - deserves her own profile. How come? Because she's the first-ever transgender model on the show.

"My cards were dealt differently," Isis told Us Weekly, identifying herself as "a woman born physically male."

The inclusion of Isis on the show is being hailed by GLAAD president Neil Giuliano as "an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television.

"We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible," Giuliano said.