Time magazine released its list of the 100 Most Influential People, and it included big Hollywood stars like Bradley Cooper, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Laverne Cox. Laverne was deemed by Time a "pioneer" and "transgender icon," and 14-year-old author Jazz Jennings penned her profile, writing: "As a transgender child, I was always looking around for someone like me, because I thought I was the only one . . . Having someone as visible and strong as Laverne Cox to look up to is inspiring."
So today in POPSUGAR Rush, we count down nine things you didn't know about Laverne.
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