Ines Rau made headlines when she became the first openly trans playmate. She comes from Algerian heritage but was born in Paris.

Rau was assigned male at birth. But, when she reached the age of 16, the life story of English trans model Caroline "Tula" Cossey inspired her to transition.

As a result, she underwent sex reassignment surgery. She then lived as a woman but did not come out as transgender until she was 24.

Some netizens are looking for her before and after post-transition surgery pictures. However, her photos before the transition are not available on the internet. She was 16 when she had the surgery and did not come out until she was an adult. 

Mbappé está em um relacionamento com Ines Rau, primeira trans capa da Playboy.

O jogador francês e Rau foram flagrados por paparazzis a bordo de um iate em frente ao litoral Mediterrâneo da França.

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— Futmais | Menino Fut (@futtmais) August 31, 2022

She talked about an incident that happened a few months ago where she was slammed with transphobic messages and death threats because she was seated at the same table as a famous football player at a charity dinner.

She tried to ignore it, thinking it was not the first time she had experienced it, but she still felt hurt. She expresses her concern about where such intolerance and violence come from. 

Nonetheless, she believes that transition was the most beautiful thing for her as it opened her heart and awakened her soul. 

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Mbappe's girlfriend is Ines Rau, a transgender model. They are reportedly dating each other. After splitting from Emma Smet, Mbappe, a striker for PSG and France, was spotted together with her.

Mbappe and Rau were reportedly seen together at the Cannes Film Festival. Some sources recently said they were on a yacht where the footballer was seen carrying her.

Although these reports are circulating online, none of them have confirmed it yet. Thus, some fans are waiting for them to clarify the matter.

Moreover, they have not shared any pictures of them together on their social media handle. As a result, there is a possibility of these words being a rumor only. 

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Ines Rau's sexuality was assigned as male at birth. However, she transitioned when she was 16 years old. She started to live as a woman after that. But, she did not come out until she was 24. 

The French model had once talked about how she lived a long time without telling anyone about her being transgender. She also added that there was a time when she dated a lot and feared that she might not get any boyfriend as they may find her weird.

Then, after some time, she realized that she should be who she is.