Armani Versace
Armani Versace (Born Armani Javon Walton) is an American Television Personality, LGBT Public Figure , Instagram Celebrity , Activist, Aurora Award Winner, Digital Journalist, and Model.[1]
Early life[edit]
Armani Versace was born Armani Javon Walton in Memphis, Tennessee. He was later raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born to Tonya Holman and father Anthony Jolliff,[2] who was murdered in late 2013. He also has two sisters, Carisma and Chasidy.[3] Walton graduated Tucker high school in 2015 with a grade point average of a 3.0.[4] Armani has participated in over 20 step team competitions from the age 10 to 12 as head captain at Stone Mountain elementary school.
Career[edit]
He first entered the entertainment world appearing in local advertisements throughout Atlanta, Georgia.[5] In early 2014, Armani began filming as a television talk show host on the local educational DeKalb County channel PDSTV24. Armani became very successful and popular for his outgoing and extravagant personality on the hit show. He filmed the highest rating show on PDSTV24 for only two whole seasons that first premiered in May 2014.[6] He later went on to engaging and local hosting gigs such as Talent shows hosting with rapper Raury and events.[7]
Aurora Awards[edit]
In January 2015 Armani Versace received a nominated Gold 2015 Aurora Award for his hosting talent and education programming on the show ''The Bridge'' on PDS-TV24.[8] Armani Versace's school district was the only one to win Aurora awards for fall 2014.[9]
Social media success[edit]
On June 25, 2015, Armani confirmed his sexuality as a homosexual to all his social media platforms that went viral and was also the exact day that gay marriagebecame legal across the U.S. In particular, his Instagram account became very popular after he confirmed his sexuality to all his fans and supporters. Walton famously known online simply as Armani Versace has gained more than 100,000 followers for his fashion sense that he promotes daily on Instagram with name brand labels such as Gucci and Versace.[10] He is a socialite grown popular through Instagram, much like India Love and Cardi B.
LGBT Media Influence[edit]
Along after his social media raised to fame Armani Versace began getting involved in the Lgbt community as a young urban gay public figure promoting quality rights and raising issues that the lgbt community continues to deal with. Armani Versace released his coming out story in early August 2016 that broke down the process of his early childhood issues being gay.[11] Armani Versace has managed to help several lgbt organizations raise profit for different health causes and gay awareness. Not only has he raised thousands of donations for the gay community but has also done several social media ads that give gay awareness to the a worldwide platform. Armani Versace has also done several deals with gay own companies for social branding and business purposes. Armani Versace's gay fan base and supporters are famously known online as being the ArmaniAngelz and ArmaniAmbassodors. Armani Versace has been quoted online as the ultimate
''LGBT Brand Ambassador'' .
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Bridge | Television Host | TV Series |
| 2015 | The Bridge | Television Host | TV Series |
External links[edit]
- Armani Versace on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Armani Versace on Facebook
- Official website
References[edit]
- ↑ "Armani Versace". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Armani Versace Wiki, Biography, Age, Contact details and Unknown Facts - Wivki.com". 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "About". Armani Versace Official Website. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Armani Versace - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous Birthdays". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "LGBTpedia: Armani Versace (Estados Unidos)". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Skallerud, Matt (2016-08-10). "LGBT Bold: Introducing Armani Versace - TV Personality, LGBT Public Figure, Blogger, Motivational Speaker". LGBT Bold. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Armani Versace (2015-02-09), Armani Accepts The Aurora Award, retrieved 2016-08-27
- ↑ "Student-powered 'The Bridge' receives four Aurora Awards". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Armani Versace Wiki,Biography, Height, Age, Parents". 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Armani Versace : Coming Out Story | Our Queer Stories | Queer & LGBT Coming Out Stories & More". 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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