"I decided to be this bearded lady in 2011." — Conchita Wurst

I think that anyone who is in any way creative or is creating something, whether an architect or fashion designer, I think if you have the opportunity to create something that is fully you, it frees your mind and your spirit and gives you the opportunity to really find yourself.

My biggest inspiration in 'fashion is definitely Miss Victoria Beckham.

I grew up in a small Austrian village, a quite conservative one, and I was the weird little boy always dressing as a girl.

It's obvious for example that when I am Conchita, I use the female toilet, and when I am Tom, the male toilet. I can assure you it's never a problem for women, they love it.

Conchita is a symbol of the fact that you just can live a wonderful life when you do what makes you happy.

The private person Tom Neuwirth and the art figure Conchita Wurst respect each other from the bottom of their hearts. They are two individual characters with their own individual stories, but with one essential message for tolerance and against discrimination.

It is wonderful but kind of surreal when people turn to me and say they see some kind of an inspiration.

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I decided to be this bearded lady in 2011.