Yasmine Petty is an American model^[1][2] of Italian and Moroccan descent.^[3][4][5] Petty mostly works as a runway and editorial fashion model ^[6][7][8] in addition to having worked as an actress and photographer.^{[9][10][11][12]} Petty has modeled at international events such as New York Fashion Week, Italian Vogue and Life Ball.^[13][14] In 2014, Petty was featured on the fifth anniversary cover of C☆NDY magazine along with 13 other transgender women - Janet Mock, Carmen Carrera, Geena Rocero, Isis King, Gisele Alicea, Leyna Ramous, Dina Marie, Nina Poon, Juliana Huxtable, Niki M'nray, Pêche Di, Carmen Xtravaganza and Laverne Cox.^[15] Petty studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City and fashion design at De Anza College in San Francisco.^[16]