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>> isis hopes to have gender reassignment surgery and stay celibate until marriage. deasja is a big name in the ballroom world and has no shortage of admirers. >> i tend to like meet people that only want to be around me because they say, oh, guess who i was with? i was with deasja. oh, guess who i'm dating now. guess who i'm dating now. deasja. so i tend to get that a lot. >> but what deasja dreams about is a lasting relationship. >> i want to get married and i want to wear the dress from sleeping beauty. like at the end she has on this dress where her fairy godparents is like changing the color of the dress and has like this collar with long sleeves and it comes out. it's really pretty. but i want it in white. white and lavender. and i want them to sing the song from the movie too ♪ i know you i walked with you once upon a
a few days before the latex ball, angelika is shopping for a gown that will make her look like the queen of the world 2050. clothes are essential to passing as a woman. >> i definitely want people to know that i don't like being referred to as a male or he. that, you know, i prefer the pronoun she, that i am a female. i feel as though i'm a female, and you know, that's how i want to be looked at. that's how i want to be perceived. >> outside of the ballroom world, passing as a woman can be nerve-racking when walking in the street, shopping or stopping for a drink at a restaurant. >> i'm constantly worrying like every day, are they going to find out? i had someone yell at me on the street like, you know, "tuck it away." and yeah, stuff like that is very hurtful and embarrassing. it gives me doubts about how passable i am. it, you know, really hits deep,
[ applause ] it's a long night. and angelika is waiting for her category to come up. >> i'm a little anxious now because everything is kind of running slow. more anxious than anything. >> she'll be walking femme queen face for the very first time. >> structure in your face. and your skin has to be clear. you have to have cheekbones. and yeah, it's basically -- >> finally, it is time for angelika to go change for her category. >> i practiced a whole lot to prepare myself for this ball because i thought this could be a big break in my ballroom career. >> as queen of the world, she waits at the runway, intent on boosting her status in the ballroom world. she enjoys the attention that she craves. >> everybody's looking at me. i am a celebrity. when i'm on the runway, i exude that presence that, you know, you're a celebrity.