Tamy Glauser
Born
Tamara Glauser

(1985-01-02) January 2, 1985
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Model
  • Activist
  • Writer
  • Politician
PartnerDominique Rinderknecht (2016–2020)
Parents
  • Stefan Hofer (father)
  • Lolita Glauser (mother)
  • Charlotte Winzenried (foster mother)
  • Heinz Winzenried (foster father)
RelativesWalther Hofer (grandfather)
Modeling information
AgencyNext Management

Tamara Glauser, known professionally as Tamy Glauser (born 2 January 1985) is a French-born Swiss fashion model, writer, politician, and LGBT rights activist. Glauser, who is non-binary and uses gender neutral pronouns, is known for their adrogynous appearance. They have modelled for Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier. In 2019, Glauser received a nomination from the Green Party of Switzerland to run for a seat in the National Council of Switzerland, but suspended the campaign before elections began.

Early life and family

Glauser was born on 2 January 1985 in Paris.[1] Their father, Stefan Hofer, whom they did not meet until they were seventeen years old, is the son of the historian and Swiss People's Party politician Walther Hofer.[1] Their mother, Lolita Glauser, is half-Nigerian and half-Swiss former model.[2][1] Glauser was born while their mother was in France celebrating New Year's Eve with friends.[1] They were raised by their godparents, who later became their foster parents, Charlotte and Heinz Winzenried.[2][1] Their foster father was a prominent entrepreneur and politician who owned a large cardboard factory, and the family lived in a large, four-story mansion in Stettlen, Bern, staffed with servants.[1]

Career

Glauser moved to New York City, to study sociology, when they were twenty one years old. They dropped out of college and began working as a model, posing as both male and female runway shows and magazine spreads.[3] Glauser, represented by Next Management, has modelled for Vivienne Westwood, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier.[4][5][6] They are known for their adrogynous appearance.[7][8]

Glauser is an advocate for same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in Switzerland.[9] They published an autobiography in November 2018.

In 2019, Glauser was nominated for election to the National Council of Switzerland by the Green Party of Switzerland, but withdrew their candacy before the elections began.[10][11]

Personal life

Glauser dated Swiss beauty pageant winner Dominique Rinderknecht from 2016 to 2020.[12][13][14] Glauser came out as non-binary in 2021 and stated that they use gender-neutral pronouns.[15] Since 2020, they have lived in Winterthur.

Glause has prosopagnosia.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tamy Glausers leibliche Mama: "Im Herzen waren wir immer nah"". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  2. 1 2 "Tamy Glauser – Das Model sagt: "Meine Eltern wollten mich nicht"". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  3. ↑ "The Brander". www.thebrander.com.
  4. ↑ "Next / Paris / Tamy Glauser". www.nextmanagement.com.
  5. ↑ "Louis Vuitton's Androgynous Muse Talks Gender Fluidity and Fashion". Vogue. June 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Androgynous Models: Who Are Our Top 9?". Who.
  7. ↑ Pfeiffer, Alice. "10 things you need to know about tamy glauser". i-d.vice.com.
  8. ↑ "Tamy Glauser Has No Hair, No Problems". W Magazine.
  9. ↑ Broder, Interview: Patricia (September 12, 2021). ""Ich bin verliebt ins Leben"". Blick.
  10. ↑ Theiler, Benedikt. "Grüne nominieren Tamy Glauser für Nationalrat". Nau.
  11. ↑ "Tamy Glauser zieht Kandidatur zurück". 20 Minuten. July 31, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tamynique ist vorbei – Dominique Rinderknecht und Tamy Glauser haben sich getrennt".
  13. ↑ "Tristesse outre-Sarine: Tamynique se sépare".
  14. ↑ People, Nau. "Tamy Glauser will um keinen Preis zu Dominique Rinderknecht zurück". Nau.
  15. ↑ "Tamy Glauser will für sich keine geschlechtsspezifischen Pronomen mehr". 20 Minuten. February 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Tamy Glauser suffers from face blindness". August 27, 2022.
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