«Breaking News» Transgender model Andreja Pejic reveals the hopes she had as a child refugee arriving in Australia

Andreja Pejic arrived in Australia from war-torn Serbia in 2000, when she was just eight years old.  

The model had fled with her mother and older brother to Melbourne, after having been accepted for immigration into Australia as political refugees. 

But despite settling down in the lucky country, the 27-year-old says she felt like an outsider for some time. 

Candid: Transgender model Andreja Pejic (pictured) reveals what she dreamed Australia would be like when she arrived in the country as an eight-year-old refugee... as she stuns in a photoshoot for Stellar

Speaking to Stellar magazine, she revealed:  'It was hard to fit in; you felt like an outsider.'

She says she worked hard to learn English 'as quickly as possible' because children made fun of her, but as a immigrant child, 'you are different' she says. 

Andreja and her older brother, Igor Pejic, hoped they might have all they dreamed of after leaving Serbia, where they lived for a time in a refugee camp. 

Leaving: The model had fled with her mother (right) and older brother to Melbourne, after having been accepted for immigration into Australia as political refugees

Better life: Andreja and her older brother, Igor Pejic (right) hoped they might have all they dreamed of after leaving Serbia, where they lived for a time in a refugee camp

Tough: She says she worked hard to learn English 'as quickly as possible' because children made fun of her. Pictured with her mother and grandmother 

'My brother wanted a PlayStation and I wanted to have my own bedroom, and going to Australia that's what we thought we would get,' she told the publication. 

In a shoot accompanying the Stellar interview, the stunning blonde looks incredible in a pair of retro blue pants and a yellow paisley bra top, her makeup barely-there.   

Life turned around for the beauty when at the age of 16, Andreja was scouted by a modelling agent when working at a local McDonald's. 

She was a sensation, modelling as the industries fist androgynous supermodel  before coming out as a transgender woman in 2013. 

Making it: At the age of 16, Andreja was scouted by a modelling agent when working at a local McDonald's. Pictured 2012 

New lease: The stunner was a sensation, modelling as the industries fist androgynous supermodel before coming out as a transgender woman in 2013. Pictured 2011

Winning: The stunner's career has gone from strength to strength, and in 2018, she signed to Ford Models New York 

The stunner's career has gone from strength to strength, and in 2018, she signed to Ford Models New York, joining an elite roster of models including Brooke Shields, Naomi Campbell and Elle Macpherson. 

Speaking to Forbes of the exciting news, Andreja spoke candidly about the importance of her success in paving the way for transgender awareness in the fashion industry.

'On a personal level, three years ago, I was dropped by a modelling agency after I came out publicly as transgender,' the Melbourne-raised beauty told the magazine.

'It feels good to go from not even knowing if I would have a future in the modelling business to joining forces with one of the biggest names in the industry,' she added. 

Read more: In this week's Stellar magazine 

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Main photo article Andreja Pejic arrived in Australia from war-torn Serbia in 2000, when she was just eight years old.  
The model had fled with her mother and older brother to Melbourne, after having been accepted for immigration into Australia as political refugees. 
But despite settling down in the lucky cou...

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