Hanne Gaby Odiele

After publicly disclosing their intersex status in 2017, Odiele partnered with interACT to advocate for intersex human rights. In interviews with The Times and Dazed, Odiele has described their identity as an intersex woman, and their desire for an intersex community.

Odiele lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City. Odiele married model John Swiatek in 2016.

In December 2006, Odiele was hit by a car that ran a red light, breaking their legs. After multiple surgeries and several months of intense physical therapy, Odiele was back on the catwalk in Spring and Fall 2008 shows, walking for Chanel, Givenchy, Prada, and others.

Odiele was noticed by Tom Van Dorpe while attending the Novarock rock festival in Kortrijk, Belgium. In 2005, Odiele signed with Supreme Management in New York City. In September, Odiele made their debut on the runways, walking for Marc by Marc Jacobs, Rodarte, Ruffian, and Thakoon in New York. In 2006, they appeared in features for Vogue and became the face of Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti.

Hanne Gaby Odiele (born 8 October 1988) is a Belgian model.

Odiele was born on 8 October 1988 in Kortrijk, Belgium. They were born intersex as a result of androgen insensitivity syndrome, meaning that they were born with a vulva and vagina despite their DNA being XY and internal gonads being testes; Odiele's cells do not respond to the testosterone that their DNA causes their gonads to produce.