Benjamin Melzer is a transgender 27-year-old fitness model who recently won the Men’s Health cover model Contest 2016.
That means he beat out this formidable panel of chiseled physiques:
But it’s not hard to see how Ben bested the competition.
Here’s just a taste of his Instagram feed:
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He’ll appear on the April issue of German’s Men’s Health.
Below, catch a video segment on Ben’s accomplishments that’s quickly amassed over 20k likes on Facebook:
Trans Model Graces Cover Of ‘Men’s Health’Meet the transgender fitness model who’s about to be a Men’s Health cover star
Posted by NowThis on Friday, February 5, 2016
Billy Budd
I cant believe he was a woman. His body is so natural.
Glücklich
Sexy. He ought to work out his smile muscles, though.
dwes09
@Glücklich: Look at fashion photos, as often as not the men are not smiling. Studies show that neutral or ambiguous expressions are often more attractive sexually than smiles. There are a lot more smiles on his instagram. Especially the photos with his fiance (he’s straight).
twospirit
Kudos to you, Ben!! WHOOHOO in being and celebrating your true essence!!
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Gay men are waaaay too overly smiley in pics and makes them ping to high heaven in a stereotypical feminine cloyingly solicitous ”please like me, i’m harmless and unthreatening” way. Not sexy at all..with exceptions obvs
Doug
Okay, so his equipment might be a little different than mine, but I wouldn’t kick this hot guy out of my bed.
Mfrid
Totally sweet!!!
Glücklich
@dwes09:
Come to think of it I never smile in photos for which I am posed – all four of ’em. Passport, license, employee pass badge, and one of those dumb speaker-bios. I tend to think they’re among the better photos of me. (Maybe not the passport.)
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID:
A man smiling makes him look gay/er? I’ve not seen this phenomenon but your description of it says nothing positive about you.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Glucklich, that is a distortion, an overstatement of my remark, as well you know.
I refer you to the recently posted James Dean photos. Only one features a smile — more a smirk — which crucially appears to be a GENUINE non self-objectifying private moment of him interacting with pussy, as was his wont on occasion apparently
Mean and moody is a classic that never goes out of style.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
oops meant to send this
Glucklich, that is a distortion, an overstatement of my HYPERBOLIC remark, as well you know.
JerseyMike
LOVE trans men.. Benjamin Melzer, Buck Angel yes.. Chaz Bono not so much
1898
Very handsome fella. Congrats to him!
Ummmm Yeah
If you are going to let this Frankenstein approximation of a man dope to win, then let all the real men dope too.