Model Ines Rau makes historic debut.

Model Ines Rau has made history, and now she's bringing her message of inspiration to the masses.

This week, Playboy announced the 26-year-old model as the first-ever transgender Playmate. Serving as November 2017 Playmate, the Paris, France, native spoke to the magazine about what it meant to her to change perceptions about beauty and acceptance.

"Being a woman doesn’t mean being extremely feminine all the time," she said. "Being a woman is just being a woman."

The milestone marks the second time Ines has appeared in the pages of the iconic glossy. She previously posed nude for Playboy's May 2014 issue.

"It’s how I celebrated my coming out, actually. I took that chance, and then I signed with an agency," said Ines, who has also appeared in Vogue Italia and starred in a fashion campaign for Balmain.

She began her career dancing for popular DJ in Ibiza including David Guetta. Since then, her evolution has also included practicing self-love.

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"I lived a long time without saying I was transgender," she revealed. "I dated a lot and almost forgot. I was scared of never finding a boyfriend and being seen as weird. Then I was like, You know, you should just be who you are. It’s a salvation to speak the truth about yourself, whether it’s your gender, sexuality, whatever. The people who reject you aren’t worth it. It’s not about being loved by others; it’s about loving yourself."

Outside modeling, she told the magazine her dream is to become an action film star (she trains in "boxing, kickboxing, Thai boxing, full contact, all of it") and remains passionate about environmental conservation. And she's as motivated as ever to make her mark on the world.

"I always knew from within, when I was a little kid in my room in the ghetto, that a beautiful destiny was waiting for me. I don’t know how to explain it. A little voice was telling me, ‘You’ll see. Patience.'"