So get this: a woman with two vaginas — that’s right, TWO VAGINAS — that’s right, vaginas, which is a naughty word — is appearing on The Tyra Show today, presumably to talk about the fact that she has two vaginas. Wait, why is this not-actually-all-that-rare condition getting so hyped up?

From the press release:

It’s a “Tyra Show” international exclusive, meet the woman who was born with two vaginas in an episode scheduled to air on Friday, November 6th. Lauren Williams, who is now 29 years old, was born with two vaginas…

Tyra Banks: “You’re the only pregnant woman that can get pregnant while pregnant.” Tune in to find out what sex is like for Lauren and what 2 vaginas looks like!

While the woman’s condition is fairly uncommon, it’s not so rare as to deservedly subject her to the full Tyra’s-astonished-facial-expression treatment (see photo, above left).

According to a 2001 medical journal article cited by Wikipedia, didelphic uterus, or the condition of having two uteruses & often two vaginas as well, occurs in 1/3,000 women. So: if there are 300 million people in the US and half of them are women, about 50,000 Americans have this rare and freakshowish disorder.

There are about 60,000 Americans with sickle cell anemia (1/5,000 among both sexes). That’s the same order of magnitude; when’s their Jerry Springer Show Tyra Show special?

Here’s a preview of the episode:

Well, that has changed, for the moment: Gawker is testing out not one but TWO women on its night shift: Amrita Rajan and “Azaria Jagger,” whom Gawker editor-in-chief Gabriel Snyder tells me is pseudonymously bylined. He said he has not yet made a permanent hire.

A quick look-see at their stuff shows that they are fitting in nicely — I particularly like this from Amrita and this from Azaria. Back in the summer, Gawker also briefly tried out Awl contributor and blogosphere darling Natasha Vargas-Cooper, whose work can be found here; also, the pseudonymously bylined Phyllis Nefler of “Altarcations” fame is a chick, and one we love dearly but we’re protecting her identity because that seems to be important to her.

Who knows if a lady will actually make it to the masthead? We think it would be a good idea (I’m sure you’re surprised.) In the meantime, be overwhelmed by Gawker’s new femininity via Amrita here and Azaria here.

Image via Gawker, in a hat-tip to Weekend Editor Foster Kamer, who is all man.