Laverne Cox Posts Swimsuit Selfie

"Orange Is the New Black" star posts swimsuit selfie on much-needed vacation.

ByABC News
December 30, 2015, 12:17 PM
Laverne Cox poses backstage at the Idan Cohen fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York.
Laverne Cox poses backstage at the Idan Cohen fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York.
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— -- Laverne Cox has had a busy year and now she's ready for a much-needed vacation.

The "Orange Is the New Black" star posted a selfie from her vacation getaway showing off her killer body in a sexy one-piece swimsuit.

"This girl desperately needs a vacation," the 31-year-old wrote. "Earlier before I hit the pool. #TransIsBeautiful."

The transgender star and activist hasn't always felt beautiful.

"I have been picking myself apart my whole life," she told the Guardian newspaper this past June. "I have never talked about the medical details of my transition, and a lot of people assume I’ve had all this surgery. Years ago, I wanted really highly invasive surgical procedures to feminise my face. All these years later, I have the money to do it, but I don’t want it. I don’t want it!"

She added, "I’m happy that this is the face that God gave me, and it’s imperfect."