Ariel Nicholson

Ariel Nicholson Murtagh

Early life Nicholson was born and raised in New Jersey.

At an early age, she told her parents that she did not "belong as a boy" and, in fifth grade, began using female pronouns and taking Lupron to suppress the effects of male puberty.

Work While she was a high school student, Nicholson signed with DNA Model Management. She was chosen by Raf Simons to walk for Calvin Klein's 2018 Spring/Summer fashion show, making her modelling debut. She was the first transgender woman to walk in a Calvin Klein fashion show. Nicholson has since appeared in Calvin Klein advertisement campaigns, editorials in Vogue and W, and has walked in runway shows for Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu. She was photographed by Mert & Marcus for the cover of Love'''s anniversary issue.

She was featured on the September 2020 cover of Italian Vogue.

In 2021, Nicholson became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of AmericanVogue''.

Activism She volunteers with Gender & Family Project, an organization that supports transgender youth and their families.