NAME: MEGHAN CHAVALIER MEASUREMENTS: 38D-27-36 + 8.5X6 HEIGHT: 5'11 WEIGHT: 140 LBS HAIR: BLOND EYES: GREEN

The Divine Miss M...Meghan Chavalier

Written By Sam M. Edwards

Meghan Chavalier was born March 22, 1969 in Hurley, Wisconsin. Her given birth name is KJ Siirila.

Meghan Chavalier is one of the most famous transsexuals in the world, from movies, music, books, modeling, magazines and now with her organization Stopping The Hate An LGBT Human Rights Coalition founded in July 2008 Meghan Chavalier has become an activist for the gay community. She has said many times that just because she is transsexual, it doesn't mean she isn't able to do everything single thing she's ever wanted to do, even when people told her no. She has been a driving force in the transgender community for 17 years, and it doesn't appear she will stop anytime soon.

She was raised in Hurley, Wisconsin in a strict Catholic family. She left home after she graduated high school in 1987. She took a Greyhound Bus to San Antonio, Texas where she would live the first six months before moving on to Albuquerque, New Mexico which she has often referred to in interviews as "her real home."

She didn't actually become "Meghan Chavalier" until 1991 when she did her first stage shows in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then performing under the name Meghan Crawford. The Crawford part of the name was soon dropped and she chose the last name Chavalier from Maurice Chevelier, but changed the spelling of the last name to make the name stand out. The name has been misspelled many times over the years, but she still remains Meghan Chavalier with A's instead of E's. She has said, "It doesn't matter how they spell my name as long as they know how to pronounce it."

It was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that she befriended Alex Forrest. The two of them would eventually move to New Orleans, Louisiana where Meghan began peforming at a small club on Bourbon Street called Papa Joe's where she would remain working for the next 4 years. She has called her stage work "grueling" but gave her the strength to move forward with other goals she had in her life. She performed 5 nights a week, and did 17 shows a week as Madonna, Cher and Annie Lennox. She would perform as all three characters in each show every night she worked.

Eventually she felt that she no longer wanted to do stage work, and decided to move to Hollywood, California. The year was 1995.

When Meghan first moved to Hollywood she had no idea what her next step would be. Fate would step in. A friend of hers told her about a photographer named Patrick Barnes who lived in Orange County that was looking for models for Transformation magazine. Meghan never thought about modeling but the pay was good so she took the job.

Meghan would go on to shoot many pictorials for Transformation magazine and it's sister magazines, ending up on no less than eight of their covers. While she was shooting one day, Patrick asked her if she'd be interested in doing a video to go along with the pictures. She said absolutely.

On the set of her first film, TS Centerfolds, she met Mistress Persephone. They became fast friends and Persephone asked her if she'd be interested in shooting smoking fetish videos in San Francisco. She decided that it was a good idea, and the next step to where she should take her career.

Meghan went on to shoot 18 smoking fetish movies for Up In Smoke Productions and they ended up being their top selling videos at the time. The year was now 1996 and thing we're about to change.

She also befriended Gina Lance who helped launch her into the media with her show TV/TV and helped land her on the cover of TV Epic. Patrick Barnes and Gina Lance along with Marlayna Lacie were a huge part of Meghan Chavalier being noticed in the industry from the beginning.

After doing the movies Meghan was offered a role in an adult film. At first, she wasn't sure if she wanted to go that route but ended up doing the movie. Her first movie in the adult film world was Transsexual Prostitutes 4 for Devils Films which she would eventually form a business relationship with.

Meghan also shot an independent feature during this time called "TV Cowboy." The film has never been released, but was reshot in 1999 with Meghan playing the same role she did in 1996.

After appearing in the first Devils Film Meghan Chavalier's career took off in the adult film industry. She was flying all over the country, shooting movies, doing magazines, calendars, and becoming famous. In 1998 Meghan Chavalier would become the first transsexual performer in the industry to sign a contract with Devils Films. Although their work together only lasted a mere 6 months she was able to direct, write and act in her own series of video, bringing the comedy genre into transsexual adult films.

After a legal falling out with Devils Films Meghan's career had appeared to dry up. No one in the industry would work with her. It would be a year before anything would happen.

In 1999 Meghan received a phone call from Chimera Tryst who said she was starting a transsexual line of movies and wanted to know if Meghan was interested in getting back into films. Meghan jumped at the offer and the two of them would go on to make over 70 films together, all with Meghan on the cover of each movie box.

Meghan Chavalier was now back, and at the top of her game. She is the second most filmed transsexual in adult film history. She has performed in over 175 adult films since 1996.

Meghan has said many times over the years, "Being in adult films made me famous, but it never made me rich."

In 2001 Meghan decided to end her film career and leave Hollywood returning to the midwest with her boyfriend. They moved to his hometown of Bedford, Indiana. They still live in Bedford, Indiana and have been together for eight years and will be married in Iowa in July 2009.

After moving to the midwest it seemed that this would be the last the entertainment industry would hear from Meghan Chavalier, but in 2005 she came back after a 4 year absence from anything entertainment related.

In 2005 she released her first book, The Mystical Journey The Book of Elandor under her birth name K J Siirila. After the first book, she took more time off and began writing her autobiography. She released her autobiography Confessions of a Transsexual Porn Star in 2007. The book has been a huge seller for the genre. She was also the first transsexual adult film star to release an autobiography into the mainstream.

In 2008 Meghan Chavalier changed everything up completely and took everyone by surprise by releasing the first of three cds. The first cd simply title "Meghan Chavalier" the second "Songs From The Inside Realm" and her newest release "15 Minutes." She continues to work with Rick DiFonzo and DJ XXXavier who arrange her music. Meghan writes and arranges the initial music, and then they remix all of her songs.

To date, Meghan Chavalier has released over 18 music singles, which are all available at any online music store.

In July 2008 Meghan Chavalier formed Stopping The Hate An LGBT Human Rights Coalition for the gay community. She continues to fight for gay rights and the organization will celebrate it's first year anniversary in July 2009.

Meghan recently protested Prop 8 in Bloomington, Indiana.

Meghan Chavalier and her close friend Vicci Laine also host their own show on the web called Stopping The Hate TV An LGBT Talk Show for the gay community.

She also opened a restaurant in December 2008 with her boyfriend.

At 40 years old, it would appear that nothing will slow Meghan Chavalier down except herself. She continues to be a driving force in the transgender community. She could have simply walked away from the entertainment industry and lived quietly the rest of her life, but she has chosen to continue to break down the walls that people place in front of her. She has never let being transgender stop her from doing anything. She is highly respected in her community.

17 years ago Meghan Chavalier introduced herself to the world. 17 years later she's still here.

Bravo!

 

 

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