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β€” Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) August 10, 2017

Chelsea Manning has gone from a prison jumpsuit to a vintage bathing suit in the September issue of Vogue β€” in which she hinted at a possible run at elected office.

The transgender, former military specialist β€” thrown in jail for leaking a trove of documents about the American military to WikiLeaks β€” was photographed by famed shutterbug Annie Leibovitz in a red Norma Kamali one piece, a fashionable nod to the traditional swim suits of the 1950s with a thick halter top and ruched front.

Manning, whose 35-year prison sentence was commuted after seven years by then-President Obama in January, told the mag that she hasn’t closed the door on a political career– a keen interest of hers when she was living as Bradley Manning.

β€œI’m certainly not going to say no, and I’m certainly not going to say yes,” she said. β€œMy goal is to use these next six months to figure out where I want to go.”

Manning has been living in a sleek Tribeca building since her release and managed to walk around the city unnoticed for weeks after her arrival.

β€œIt’s not like I’m living in fear or anything,” she said. β€œI’m so glad to be out and about and walking around.”

Manning said she’s in the process of writing a memoir and plans to move to a Maryland suburb over the next six months.

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