As an adult, she became a prison officer. She beat up boys in the boxing ring and was a force on the field. On the surface, Miller appeared to be the epitome of masculinity.

Her achievements in the pentathlon landed her a spot in Wagga Wagga’s Sporting Hall of Fame. She represented Australia in the modern pentathlon, an Olympic sport that’s really five wrapped into one: fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running. In her teen years, Miller trained alongside world champions and Olympic athletes. In 1979, Miller competed in her first Aquathon, a grueling event that comprises a 5-kilometer run and 800-meter swim. She broke a litany of state records and made the state swim team. Growing up, Miller, who was born in the city of Wagga Wagga, represented her home state in four sports. She excelled immediately, and also became one of the best swimmers in her age group. Miller, 55, says she started playing rugby when she was four years old. Now I’m Grandma Spice, and that’s probably the nicest Spice I’ve ever been in my life.” “At first, I was Baby Spice and then Scary Spice and I was definitely Slutty Spice trying to find myself a bit. “I was a bit like The Spice Girls, I suppose,” she told me on a recent edition of “The Sports Kiki” podcast. In the second half of her life, she wants to be an inspiration to trans kids everywhere. There’s been bouts of homelessness, depression and a brutal gang rape.īut Miller is still here, and she’s proud. Over the ensuing 20 years, she’s faced a lot of hardship. The trailblazing trans athlete announced her transition in 2000, while working as a prison warden in Broken Hill, Australia - an inland mining city located in New South Wales.

But now, she prefers a new title: Grandma Spice. Kirsti Miller has been a national sports star, prison guard and taxi driver.

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