By Olivia Fleming

PUBLISHED: 15:02 EST, 16 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:52 EST, 16 August 2013

Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator who wore pink tennis shoes during a filibuster against tough new abortion restrictions, shows off her more glamorous side in a new shoot for Vogue.

The 50-year-old, who is considering running for Texas governor, traded in her now famous pink sneakers for Reed Krakoof pumps and a Carolina Herrera dress in the magazine's September issue.

And with her perfectly polished head of blond hair, there is no sign of the 'super-supercurly hair' that she admits is 'a constant struggle.'

Mrs Davis, a mother-of-two, gained national attention in June when she spoke for 12 hours to temporarily stall passage of the abortion measure. 

Her filibuster, which ultimately failed to stop the proposal becoming law, played a major role in Senate Democrats' efforts to delay its passage beyond the midnight deadline for the end of the legislative session.

Vogue spokesperson Hildy Luryk explained: 'We felt that Wendy Davis had entered the political conversation in a really interesting way with her filibuster.

'By standing up for women's beleaguered reproductive rights in Texas, she captured the attention of women across the country who were eager to know more about her and understand her potential for greater leadership.'

The profile recounts Mrs Davis' life story, from teen motherhood to Harvard Law School and antiabortion superhero - focusing on her rise from poverty to a prosperous career in politics.

At age 19, Mrs Davis was a divorced single mother living in a trailer park.

While working to support herself and young daughter, Amber, now 31, she enrolled in community college, went on to earn a bachelor's degree at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth thatnks to a full scholarship, and then earned a law degree at Harvard University.

'Looking back, I don't know if I could do it again,' she told the magazine. 'But somehow you just have the energy to do what you have to do.'

It was at Texas Christian University,  where she majored in English and graduated at the top of her class, that she married Jeff Davis, a local lawyer fourteen years her senior.

Their daughter, Dru, now 24, was born in 1988, when Davis was 25, but she was yet to fulfill her dream of going to Harvard Law School.

She recounts how the couple cashed in Mr Davis' 401(k) to pay her tuition.

'When you’re married to someone, you put them first; it’s pretty simple,' he explained.

Mrs Davis has until December to file paperwork for reelection as a State Senator, and until March next year before the primary for governor.

'I’m a very competitive person,'she admitted. 'You won’t change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don’t win. But I do hate losing.'