Octavia St. Laurent | |
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| Born | March 16, 1964 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 2009 (aged 45)[1] |
| Other names | Heavenly Angel Octavia Saint Laurent Manolo Blahnik Octavia Saint Laurent Mizrahi |
| Years active | 1982–2009 |
| Parent(s) | Linda Greaves Bey and Billy Pemberton |
| Relatives | Joye Greaves Bey (sister) Jonathan Pemberton Bey (brother) Jalal Khweiss (brother) |
Octavia St. Laurent Mizrahi (March 16, 1964 – May 17, 2009)[3] was an American model and AIDS educator who was active in New York City's Black and Latino ballroom community and Harlem's luxurious balls.[4][5] She came to public attention after being featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.[6]
- ^ "R.I.P. Octavia Saint Laurent". 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Find a Grave - Octavia St. Laurent". 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Goldsby, Jackie (2013). "Queens of Language: Paris Is Burning". Queer Looks. Routledge. pp. 108. ISBN 9780415907422.
- ^ Wallenberg, Peter (20 November 2014). "Octavia St Laurent's last interview". Dazed. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Green, Jesse (April 18, 1993). Paris Has Burned. She becomes an icon to LGBT Community specially for Transgender Women's New York Times [verification needed]