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What Makes Nikita Dragun Feel Confident

A trans woman, Dragun found her inner confidence only after she was able to truly accept herself — a process she says came after she transitioned. "After going through such a long transition, I feel like now I've gotten to a place where I really just don't look to seek others' validation the way that I used to," she said. "I never got to experience a high school love or friends . . . I was a loner and now I just feel like I'm able to live my life fully and just really not have anything to regret."

Dragun continued, "A lot of times I would play things out in my head as a fantasy like, 'I wish I could do this,' but now I get to actually live it. So literally every single day, that's why I'm in full wig, full face, and everything. Just fully living my fantasy."

Image Source: Getty / Jean Baptiste Lacroix