Zaya Wade gives dad Dwyane Wade signed copy of her first magazine cover
This is a proud dad moment.
Dwyane Wade took to his Instagram Story Tuesday to share a photo of his daughter Zaya Wade on her first-ever magazine cover.
The heartwarming image shows that she personalized and signed the cover of Dazed’s latest issue for her dad.
“To Dad: I love you,” the 15-year-old transgender model wrote alongside her signature.
Dwyane, 41, showed his excitement for the milestone, writing, “First signed copy!” above the photo.
Zaya, who is the daughter of the retired NBA player and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches, was granted a legal name and gender change by a Los Angeles County judge last month.
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The former Miami Heat player also shared a video to his Instagram showing Zaya’s first board meeting for the magazine issue.
“First board room meeting for this 15-year-old!” he captioned the video, which shows Zaya in a black-and-white vest top while holding her phone and a coffee in the conference room.
In her interview for the magazine, Zaya opened up about the importance of continuing to educate her family on the LGBTQ+ community.
“I think it’s not my job, but it’s my honor to continue and further my family’s education and appreciation for the entire LBGTQ+ community as we grow together,” she said. “As our understanding of acceptance has broadened over the past couple of years, we have made the strides to keep ourselves educated and combat the ignorance.”
When asked about the advice her stepmom Gabrielle Union has given her about beauty and self-love, Zaya said it’s to remember that “beauty is in yourself.”
“She tries to teach me that beauty standards are arbitrary and that they don’t mean anything,” she explained. “They don’t matter any more; what people thought was the standard is not. And just that being myself is the best technique out there.”
She also shared that her family is “such a giant support system” and that she feels “strongest when I’m with them.”
