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This is what Chelsea Manning looks like now

This undated photo provided by Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning shows a portrait of her that she posted on her Instagram account on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Manning, the transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, revealed her new look after being freed from a Kansas military prison and a 35-year sentence for leaking classified materials. (Tim Travers Hawkins/Chelsea Manning via AP)
This undated photo provided by Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning shows a portrait of her that she posted on her Instagram account on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Manning, the transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, revealed her new look after being freed from a Kansas military prison and a 35-year sentence for leaking classified materials. (Tim Travers Hawkins/Courtesy of Chelsea Manning via AP)
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May 18, 2017 - 2:55 pm
 
Updated May 18, 2017 - 9:22 pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is revealing her new look as a woman, after being freed from a Kansas military prison and a 35-year sentence for leaking classified materials.

The transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning took to Twitter and Instagram Thursday, posting a portrait photograph of her with short-cropped hair, bright red lipstick and a dark outfit with a plunging neckline.

The 29-year-old Oklahoma native included the caption, “Okay, so here I am everyone!!”

Okay, so here I am everyone!!. CC BY-SA! . #HelloWorld

A post shared by Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea87) on

Manning was released early Wednesday from confinement at Kansas’ Fort Leavenworth, after having served seven years behind bars for giving classified materials to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Manning and her attorneys have refused to divulge her post-prison whereabouts or immediate plans.

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