1. Leiomy Maldonado is the founder of the House of Amazon and best known for her voguing.
15 Facts About Leiomy Maldonado
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Leiomy Maldonado was a member of the dance troupe "Vogue Evolution", which was featured on Season 4 of America's Best Dance Crew.
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Leiomy Maldonado has worked with artists such as Willow Smith, Icona Pop, and CocoRosie.
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Leiomy Maldonado was born on April 28,1987, in the Bronx.
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Leiomy Maldonado has said that a mentor there introduced her by giving her a VHS tape:.
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Leiomy Maldonado cites Ballroom icons Yolanda Jourdan and Alloura Jourdan Zion as her main influences behind her vogue.
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Leiomy Maldonado is the first-ever openly transgender woman to appear on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew Season 4 in 2009, where her crew made it to the top five.
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Leiomy Maldonado appeared in Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" music video, doing her signature move.
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Leiomy Maldonado is the choreographer for the ballroom scenes in the show Pose.
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Leiomy Maldonado appeared in Pose playing the character Florida Ferocity.
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Leiomy Maldonado is one of the judges on the HBO Max show Legendary, a dance competition inspired by the world of ballroom.
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Leiomy Maldonado appeared as a judge alongside actor Jameela Jamil, celebrity stylist Law Roach, and rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
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Leiomy Maldonado starred in Black Opal's beauty campaign as their first trans model.
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Leiomy Maldonado appears in the second episode of the docuseries My House and is the "mother" of Tati 007.
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Leiomy Maldonado has walked the runway in New York Fashion Week and in the Savage X Fenty Show in September 2021, a TV special about the fashion show of Rihanna's lingerie clothing line Savage X Fenty.