Crystal LaBeija (born 1930s, died 1990s) was an American drag queen and trans woman who co-founded the House of LaBeija in 1968. The House is often credited...
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The Royal House of LaBeija is the first house of Ballroom founded by Crystal LaBeija and Lottie LaBeija in 1968. It was the first ballroom house to host...
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Labeija earned a living producing drag balls and teaching modeling. LaBeija and her companion Pamela Jackson had a daughter together, and LaBeija devoted...
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Kia Michelle Benbow (Professionally known as Kia LaBeija or Kia; b. March 18, 1990) is an American fine artist. Her most well known series, 24, is a sociopolitical...
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include: The Royal House of LaBeija (founded by Crystal LaBeija, co-founder of ballroom culture; and chiefly run by Pepper LaBeija in the 1980s and 1990s)...
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contest. Also competing is Crystal LaBeija (who would later become the founder of the House of LaBeija). Rachel and Crystal both make it into the top five...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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reigning house mothers of the ball world, alongside Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Avis Pendavis, and Paris Dupree. Under Xtravaganza’s leadership, the House...
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several ball participants: Venus and Danni Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Junior Labeija, Octavia St. Laurent and others. The main self-funded shoot was the Paris...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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identities, and sexual orientation. The major figures include Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, Angie Xtravaganza, and Willi Ninja. Figures such as the...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Aviance) Crystal LaBeija – late drag queen (founder of the House of LaBeija) Pepper LaBeija – late drag queen and fashion designer (House of LaBeija) Leiomy...
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Ailey". Atlanta Black Star. Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved 23 September 2023. LaPointe-Crump, J. (2021). "African American Dance". Encyclopedia of American...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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contains a sample of dialogue from The Queen (1968), as performed by Crystal LaBeija, and "I Think I Am in Love With You", written by Norman Whiteside and...
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BenDeLaCreme was voted Miss Congeniality on her original season. BenDeLaCreme quit the competition. Aja Miyake-Mugler, formerly known as Aja LaBeija, is...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza (category Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni)
dance styles throughout his teenage years, going on to attend the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and studying under master...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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2019, the series was part of the Paley Center for Media's annual Paleyfest LA at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Pose premiered in the United...
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2022, surpassing the record of the late icon Pepper LaBeija who ruled the Legendary House of LaBeija for nearly 32 years without interruption. On 23 March...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Ebony (co-founder) The House of LaBeija Crystal LaBeija (co-founder) Lottie LaBeija (co-founder) Kia LaBeija Pepper LaBeija The House of Milan Kevin Milan...
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Some of the judges that night included the icons Dorian Corey and Pepper LaBeija, both featured in the acclaimed Paris Is Burning film a year earlier. Since...
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unlike ballroom scene houses such as The House of Xtravaganza and House of Labeija, houses within the IICS are not an important means of organization within...
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