Chen Lili

Chen Lili (or Lili Chen, ; born February 1980) is a transgender singer, model, and actress from the People's Republic of China. She became widely known in 2004 when she competed and attempted to compete in beauty pageants as a woman.

She was born into a peasant family at Yilong County, Nanchong City of Sichuan Province. She received sex reassignment surgery in Qingdao in November 2003. On February 11, 2004, she was issued an ID card establishing her female identity by the Public Security Bureau of Nanchong. Despite being barred from the competition, Chen was nonetheless given the opportunity to perform at the event. It is believed that Lili is the first transsexual woman to attempt to compete in the Miss Universe contest. She finished as second runner up.

In 2005, she appeared in the motion picture The Secret .