Amy Schneider Is Finally Proud Of The Way She Looks!

Amy Schneider won 40 games in a row on “Jeopardy!”

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It’s now the second-longest win streak in “Jeopardy!” history.

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However, the main thing she got out of her run is self-acceptance.

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Amy said that “the main thing that I got out of this was being OK with myself, how I look, how I present to the world.”

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She said that she was openly trans “for a little under five years now.”

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She mentioned that there was still “lingering worry and dysphoria and things like that.”

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However, due to the positive feedback from fans, it’s turned her life around!

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She said she saw herself on TV as a pretty, fun, likable person.

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“And I’ve never been able to see myself that way before,” she added.

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