Transgender Girl Band - Singer creating america's first transgender music act

00:02 NIKKI: I sometimes call myself Madogagney, because I'm a mixture of Madonna, Gaga, Britney all in one. 00:07 COMM: Singer Nikki Exotika is on a mission to form America's first transgender pop group which she'll call the secret girls. 00:15 NIKKI: The secret girls will be a mixture between the pussycat dolls and The Spice Girls with a transgender twist. The world has seen transgender models, transgender actresses, transgender activists, transgender book writers, but no transgender music artists, like that went mainstream. 00:34 NIKKI: I think America is past ready for the secret girls. 00:37 COMM: 32-year-old Nikki, born Jason Torres, transitioned in her teens, and has since spent a quarter of a million dollars on plastic surgery, including breast implants, lip enhancements, calf implants, and rhinoplasty. 00:52 NIKKI: Two years old, I knew that something was just wrong, I was putting on makeup in the bathroom and putting nail polish on my nails, always sitting down to pee. 01:03 COMM: Performing from the age of eight and having been a professional singer since 2006, Nikki has been waiting for the right time to launch the secret girls. 01:12 NIKKI: I've been trying to do this since I was 23, at that time, it wasn't ready yet. I had to wait until the right time came along y'know? 01:20 COMM: And Nikki has the full support of boyfriend Jay. 01:23 JAY: No matter what she's been through in her life, she keeps on pursuing her dreams, it's what she wants to do and what she wants to pursue, I'm 100% behind her, I think that she should follow it, put her all into it and just never give up. I think she's amazing. 01:41 COMM: Now the time is right, Nikki is ready to start auditions with the help of vocal coach Renee. 01:47 RENEE: Nicole's a beautiful soul, she's very passionate about her music, I think it's about time that Secret Girls is actually happening, she's been talking about it forever. 01:57 RENEE: It sounded really good. 01:58 COMM: And Nikki knows just what she's looking for. 02:01 NIKKI: I want girls of different races because it'll grab the attention of those fans, the Latin fans, the black fans, the Asian fans of all around the world. 02:12 COMM: Today in New York City, Mimi has been invited to the auditions to see if she has what it takes to be a Secret Girl. 02:24 MIMI: I never thought that I would be able to actually be an artist because of being trans, I didn't think anybody would take me seriously so when this opportunity came about then I thought it was a very good chance to put myself out there. 02:43 COMM: So how do they think the audition has gone? 02:45 RENEE: Again, and hit it again. Gorgeous! Well it sounded really good, I think there's definitely a good blend, I can see the chemistry, you guys really sound great together. 02:57 RENEE: In my professional opinion I think that there is potential. 03:01 MIMI: I think it could have gone a little better but I also think that I got my point across talent wise, I'm definitely interested to see what the end result would be. 03:12 NIKKI: She's got a really beautiful voice, she's like pretty much one of the first girls I would choose, but I can't make a decision until I audition all the hopefuls. 03:21 COMM: And as she prepares to take her auditions nationwide Nikki is feeling positive. 03:25 NIKKI: I'm very excited for what the future holds because it shows me that there are beautiful trans women that are talented that have voices and we need to be heard.