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It's not always easy being different in high school  -- but Andrew Viveros, a transgender teen from Davies, Florida, is embracing her identity and trying to make a difference.

And her popularity certainly doesn't seem to be hurting as a result: the brave student at McFatter Technical High School was crowned prom queen earlier this spring.

"I am trying to do every interview I can," Viveros told the Sun-Sentinel in an interview. "I don't want to turn anyone down. Anyone might be watching or reading."

Viveros, who also goes as Andii, recently made a video for the "It Gets Better" campaign -- and since being crowned queen, she's set up a website encouraging young people to "Tell Me Your Story!"

"I want people to know there is someone they can talk to," she said.

"I love that my message is getting out there," she continued. "Everyone that has been bullied or taunted because they are different, I am proof that things get better. I want people to feel like they can be themselves."

 Check out her website at http://www.andrewviveros.com.

Congrats to the amazing Andii!

You may not know Lindsey Wixson's name -- yet -- but if you've opened a  fashion magazine in the last couple months, you almost certainly have seen her face.

The 17-year-old Wichita, Kansas native is the latest small-town American teenager to break into the fashion industry's bigtime: In recent months Wixson has become one of the most in-demand models on the scene. 

And while the 17-year-old supermodel surely enjoys some perks in her new life, that doesn't mean she wants to miss out on the joys of being a normal teenage girl. So she scored herself an invite to the prom -- and a custom-made Jason Wu prom dress to wear with it. 

CNN followed Lindsay to the prom. Check out the video above! 

We know you've been anxiously awaiting the "Glee" prom episode. (Don't try to deny it.) And while the show's cast and crew has so far kept fairly mum on details for the much anticipated episode, "Glee" star Lea Michele (who plays Rachel on the show) spilled just a little bit about some of the big show's details. 

 

Did you wear a Tiza.com-purchased gown on prom? Do you want to show off how gorgeous you looked on the big night? Send us your prom pictures! We'd love to post you looking your best in a dress from Tiza.com. 

Last week, we made the case that an 18-year-old Illinois high school woman -- or anyone, for that matter -- should be able to wear a tuxedo to the prom if she wanted to. The case that prompted the discussion was that of Proviso East High School senior Belinda Sanchez, an openly gay high school senior whose high school administrator told her she couldn't wear a tux to the prom.

Well, some happy news! Sanchez, an aspiring civil rights lawyer, brought the case to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and won! She can now wear what sounds like a pretty slick white tuxedo to the dance. Here's to hoping that in the future, all high schools will put aside their old-fashioned notions of sartorial gender norms, and encourage students to express themselves however they like.

In the meantime, Sanchez is just happy to have won out.

"I'm happy," she told the Chicago Tribune. "I didn't just stand up for myself. I did this for everyone who's in a position like I'm in."

"It's like a fairy tale gone totally fairy," she joked, laughin.