Amanda Lepore

Amanda Lepore is an American model, socialite, singer and performance artist. Born Armand Lepore, she is one of the most notable transgender public figures. She has appeared in advertising for numerous companies, including M.A.C. Cosmetics, Mego Jeans, The Blonds, Swatch, CAMP Cosmetics, and Heatherette, which has used her likeness on clothing as well as hiring her as a model. Lepore is also noted as a regular subject in photographer David LaChapelles work, serving as his muse, as well as many other photographers, such as Terry Richardson. She participated in LaChapelles Artists and Prostitutes 19852005 exhibit in New York, where she lived in a voyeuristic lifesized set. Lepore has also released several singles, many written by andor recorded with Cazwell. In 2011 she released her debut studio album I...Amanda Lepore on Peace Bisquit.

Lepore was born Armand Lepore, and grew up in the Essex County community of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Her father was an ItalianAmerican chemical engineer, and her mother was a GermanAmerican housewife who was schizophrenic and spent much time in mental institutions. She has one sibling, an elder brother.

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