{{short description|Swiss fashion model}} {{Expand German|topic=bio|Tamy Glauser|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox model | name = Tamy Glauser | image = | caption = | birth_name = Tamara Glauser | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|2}} | birth_place = Paris, France | occupation = {{hlist|Model|Activist|Writer|Politician}} | years_active = | partner = Dominique Rinderknecht (2016–2020) | children = | parents = {{Plainlist| * Stefan Hofer (father) * Lolita Glauser (mother) * Charlotte Winzenried (foster mother) * Heinz Winzenried (foster father) }} | relatives = Walther Hofer (grandfather) | height = | haircolor = | eyecolor = | agency = Next Management }}
'''Tamara Glauser''', known professionally as '''Tamy Glauser''' (born 2 January 1985) is a French-born Swiss fashion model, writer, politician, and LGBT rights activist. Glauser, who is non-binary and uses gender neutral pronouns, is known for their adrogynous appearance. They have modelled for Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier. In 2019, Glauser received a nomination from the Green Party of Switzerland to run for a seat in the National Council of Switzerland, but suspended the campaign before elections began.
== Early life and family == Glauser was born on 2 January 1985 in Paris.<ref name= si/> Their father, Stefan Hofer, whom they did not meet until they were seventeen years old, is the son of the historian and Swiss People's Party politician Walther Hofer.<ref name= si/> Their mother, Lolita Glauser, is half-Nigerian and half-Swiss former model.<ref name= swissillustrated/><ref name= si/> Glauser was born while their mother was in France celebrating New Year's Eve with friends.<ref name= si/> They were raised by their godparents, who later became their foster parents, Charlotte and Heinz Winzenried.<ref name= swissillustrated>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/stars/schweiz/tamy-glauser-meine-eltern-wollten-mich-nicht-haben|title=Tamy Glauser – Das Model sagt: "Meine Eltern wollten mich nicht"|website=Schweizer Illustrierte}}</ref><ref name= si>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/stars/schweiz/tamy-glauser-ueber-leibliche-mutter-im-herzen-waren-wir-immer-nah|title=Tamy Glausers leibliche Mama: "Im Herzen waren wir immer nah"|website=Schweizer Illustrierte}}</ref> Their foster father was a prominent entrepreneur and politician who owned a large cardboard factory, and the family lived in a large, four-story mansion in Stettlen, Bern, staffed with servants.<ref name= si/>
== Career == Glauser moved to New York City, to study sociology, when they were twenty one years old. They dropped out of college and began working as a model, posing as both male and female runway shows and magazine spreads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebrander.com/en/fashion/tamy-glauser|title=The Brander|website=www.thebrander.com}}</ref> Glauser, represented by Next Management, has modelled for Vivienne Westwood, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nextmanagement.com/paris/profile/tamy-glauser|title=Next / Paris / Tamy Glauser|website=www.nextmanagement.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tamy-glauser-vuitton-muse-sociology-student-interview|title=Louis Vuitton’s Androgynous Muse Talks Gender Fluidity and Fashion|date=June 2, 2016|website=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.com.au/androgynous-models-who-are-our-top-9|title=Androgynous Models: Who Are Our Top 9?|website=Who}}</ref> They are known for their adrogynous appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-tamy-glauser/|title=10 things you need to know about tamy glauser|first=Alice|last=Pfeiffer|website=i-d.vice.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/tamy-glauser-androgynous-model-hair|title=Tamy Glauser Has No Hair, No Problems|website=W Magazine}}</ref>
Glauser is an advocate for same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/people-tv/schweiz/tamy-glauser-gibt-erstes-interview-nach-liebes-aus-mit-dominique-rinderknecht-ich-bin-verliebt-ins-leben-id16823540.html|title="Ich bin verliebt ins Leben"|first=Interview: Patricia|last=Broder|date=September 12, 2021|website=Blick}}</ref> They published an autobiography in November 2018.
In 2019, Glauser was nominated for election to the National Council of Switzerland by the Green Party of Switzerland, but withdrew their candacy before the elections began.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nau.ch/politik/bundeshaus/grune-nominieren-tamy-glauser-fur-nationalrat-65526910|title=Grüne nominieren Tamy Glauser für Nationalrat|first=Benedikt|last=Theiler|website=Nau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20min.ch/story/tamy-glauser-zieht-kandidatur-zurueck-697578774854|title=Tamy Glauser zieht Kandidatur zurück|date=July 31, 2019|website=20 Minuten}}</ref>
== Personal life == Glauser dated Swiss beauty pageant winner Dominique Rinderknecht from 2016 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/dominique-rinderknecht-und-tamy-glauser-haben-sich-getrennt-273286859162|title = Tamynique ist vorbei – Dominique Rinderknecht und Tamy Glauser haben sich getrennt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.ch/societe/actu-societe/tristesse-outre-sarine-tamynique-se-separe|title = Tristesse outre-Sarine: Tamynique se sépare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nau.ch/people/aus-der-schweiz/tamy-glauser-will-um-keinen-preis-zu-dominique-rinderknecht-zuruck-66077316|title=Tamy Glauser will um keinen Preis zu Dominique Rinderknecht zurück|first=Nau|last=People|website=Nau}}</ref> Glauser came out as non-binary in 2021 and stated that they use gender-neutral pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20min.ch/story/tamy-glauser-will-fuer-sich-keine-geschlechtsspezifischen-pronomen-mehr-774784417356|title=Tamy Glauser will für sich keine geschlechtsspezifischen Pronomen mehr|date=February 26, 2021|website=20 Minuten}}</ref> Since 2020, they have lived in Winterthur.
Glause has prosopagnosia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://switzerlandtimes.ch/people/tamy-glauser-suffers-from-face-blindness/|title=Tamy Glauser suffers from face blindness|date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
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