Transgender actress Laverne Cox poses nude for Allure magazine

Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox, posed nude for the new

issue of Allure magazine. The 30-year-old transgender actress rocked

the shoot but said she'd initially said no to posing nude.

"I said no initially, thought about it, and said no again,' she told

the publication. "But I'm a black transgender woman. I felt this

could be really powerful for the communities that I represent.

Black women are not often told that we’re beautiful unless we

align with certain standards. Trans women certainly are not told

we’re beautiful."