Laverne Cox Posts Swimsuit Selfie

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

"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."