20 Photos That Prove Aydian Dowling Is the 'Ultimate Guy'

Aydian Dowling made it to the finals of a competition that would win him the cover of Men’s Health magazine. He placed first in the opening stage of the competition. However, Dowling came in as a runner-up to Tim Boniface. He will still be featured in the Men's Helath alongside the other top competitors. Had Aydian won the competition he would have been the first transgender man to appear on the cover of a mainstream men’s magazine.

I have followed Aydian’s journey on various social media outlets. As a trans man who is rather far removed from bodybuilding culture, I have to say I was more excited about him than I imagined I ever would be. I think that my sense of pride for Aydian really had nothing to do with why he was going to be on a cover of a men’s magazine but just that he was being considered for the cover of any publication.

Aydian Dowling is now in the final stage for the running to be on the cover of Men's Health. He is one of five finalists, and anyone of them could potentially be the newest cover model. If chosen, Dowling would make history as the first trans man on the cover of the magazine.