she became a top model, appearing in vogue magazine and films, but her career was abruptly ended in 1961 when her story was revealed in a sunday newspaper. in 1970, her divorce proved to be a landmark case when a judge ruled it was not possible to change sex, so her marriage to artistocrat arthur cameron corbett had been invalid. when you go through life and you meet einstein, you meet sir winston churchill, you. dali wants to paint you, picasso looks you over three or four times, you know, to know all these people was extraordinary. the singer boy george tweeted that she was a force of nature and a transgender high priestess. peter tatchell, the lgbt rights campaigner, said she was the great trans trailblazer for decades . i was so honoured to know and support her in a past era when she was reviled