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.jpg) Lazzarato speaking at the Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco, March 2017 | ||||||||||
| Born | April 20, 1992 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
| Agent | Select Management Group (LA) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Fashion, makeup, vlogs | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.79 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 502 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: March 2, 2021 | ||||||||||
Gigi Loren Lazzarato Getty,[1] known professionally as Gigi Gorgeous Getty,[2] is a Canadian YouTuber, socialite, actress, and model.
In 2008, Lazzarato began uploading video blogs onto streaming platform YouTube.[3] Her videos achieved popularity and established an online following. During the following years, Lazzarato uploaded regularly to the channel along with creating and starring in the reality program The Avenue (2011–2013). Following a brief hiatus, she gained media attention after coming out as a transgender woman in 2013, and began going by Gigi Gorgeous.[4][5] During 2014, Lazzarato personally documented her gender transition through social media profiles, notably through videos revolving around cosmetic procedures, which obtained viral status. In 2016, an incident involving Lazzarato being deported from Dubai due to her status as a transgender woman resulted in widespread media coverage. Lazzarato was the subject of This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017), a Barbara Kopple-directed documentary that followed life going through gender transition. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to have a limited theatrical release and several accolades including a Streamy.
Besides personality work, Lazzarato has dabbled in acting and modeling work. Her performance credits include starring in fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson's short film I Hate Myselfie (2015) and its sequel, along with guest appearances in television series Project Runway All Stars, Me and My Grandma, Good Work, and Trailblazers, amongst others. Through modeling, Lazzarato has appeared on the covers of Paper and Fashion, been featured in spreads for Galore, Kode, Refinery29, and Out and served as a frequent muse of August Getty Atelier. In 2019, she authored the book He Said, She Said: Lessons, Stories, and Mistakes From My Transgender Journey.
- ^ Gorgeous, Gigi (April 30, 2013). "✎ Draw My Life: Gigi Gorgeous ✎". Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Reginato, James (January 14, 2020). "Outrageous Fortune: Nats, August, and Gigi Gorgeous Getty Are Not Your Typical Old-Money Scions". Town & Country. Hearst. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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- ^ Klee, Miles (May 6, 2015). "How WCW Gigi Gorgeous has changed the trans community for the better". Dailydot.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2015.