Mama Cax | |
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| Born | Cacsmy Brutus November 20, 1989 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2019 (aged 30) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Model, activist |
Cacsmy Brutus (November 20, 1989 – December 16, 2019), known as Mama Cax, was a Haitian American model and disability rights activist.[1][2] With her prosthetic right leg, Cax was an unconventional figure in modern fashion modelling.
- ^ Hess, Liam (20 December 2019). "The Trailblazing Model Mama Cax Has Died at 30". Vogue. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Hortan, Adrian (20 December 2019). "Boundary-breaking model Mama Cax dies at 30". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Mama Cax, a boundary-breaking model, activist and advocate for the fashion industry's inclusion of differently abled models and people of color, has died of complications from a weeklong illness, her family announced on Friday, via social media. She was 30.