‘Here I am everyone’: Chelsea Manning celebrates freedom by unveiling post-prison look

One day after being released from a top-security US military prison, transgender former soldier Chelsea Manning - who served seven years for one of the largest dumps of classified documents in US history - unveiled her new look Thursday.

“Okay, so here I am everyone!!” wrote Manning on her Instagram page as one of the world’s most famous official leakers published the first photograph of herself as a free woman.

Manning, a former army intelligence analyst, wore short blonde hair, lipstick and mascara, wearing a V-neck navy blue top with white trim.

The same photo was used to replace an old Twitter profile picture that had shown Manning in her previous incarnation as Bradley Manning, a male soldier in military uniform and beret.

On her release from Fort Leavenworth’s all-male prison on Wednesday, Manning had vowed to put her previous life behind her and said she was “excited” about the future.

Her social media posts immediately after her release showed people clinking champagne glasses with the caption, “Here’s to a new beginning.”