A biography for Amanda Leporehasn’t been written yet.
“Diamonds are a girl's best friend!”
“Trump is wack and his wife has terrible wigs.”
“Even though I know it's not always the case, I associate dressing up with mental stability.”
“I knew I wasn't gay: I liked boys, but not as a boy. I had a woman's mind.”
“I work and perform in clubs all of the time, so naturally it's an influence for me.”
“If you let people walk all over you, they'll just keep doing it.”
“I really associate glamor with being happy. If you put on high heels and lipstick or get a new outfit, you feel great.”
“I always felt like a girl. My parents in New Jersey weren't exactly encouraging, but my grandmother was very open-minded. She had lots of costume jewelry and a big chest of purses and things, and she would let me play with all of it - even her makeup and perfume. She just didn't care.”
“After having the sex change, it was about getting married and fitting in and blending into society, so to speak. When I had jobs, people would say, 'Don't talk about that.' It really made people uncomfortable.”
“I feel most glamorous in tight-fitting dresses that hug my curves, and the highest heels.”
“I was always Amanda, even when I went by a different name.”
“I sometimes think about doing getting more stuff done to my body, but not really.”
“Camp was something I'd never heard of until I started working with Susanne Bartsch - then I heard it all the time.”
“I'll eat fish, but only once in a while.”
“If I'm dressed down, I'm sad. If I'm really done up, I feel happy and mentally well.”
“I'm well-traveled. I've had to get a few passports because I ran out of pages.”
“I don't have relationships for a very long time. I'm famous so that gets in the way. They either really like the spotlight and having a trophy girlfriend or they will not really be crazy for it.”
“Rather than emulate the girls I grew up with who made fun of me, I decided I wanted to look like a movie star. It was like an escape.”
“Okay, so if I'm going out late in the day, I'll use an SPF 30, but during the day, I'll use the SPF 55.”
“I worked on perfect beauty for a lifetime.”