BIO: Gigi Deluxe was manufactured in a a doll factory on the island of Puerto Rico. Gigi's father, manager of the doll factory, was a Puerto Rican/ Chinese hybrid and her mother was of Spainish/Mexican descent. Gigi was sold to the factory as a young girl and worked her way up to "finger tester" a coveted role testing dolls for breasts squish-ability. At a mere four years old, Gigi DeLuxe escaped the factory and fled to Chicago. Gigi Deluxe started working clubs at the ripe young age of 15, by the time she could drink legally, she had been running amok club to club, city to city. Gigi's club career really took off when she started at Chicago's Shelter Nightclub, where she was later hired by the infamous Michael Alig to work in New York at Limelight, The Palladium & various outlaw parties with the likes of James St. James, Clara the Chicken and the Lovely Amanda Lepore. She also made several appearances in "Project X" magazine. Now Gigi Deluxe's main focus is her art, music, modeling and film. Gigi's music, an eclectic blend of dark beats, electronica and house, can be found on itunes under the name "Dark Betty", as well as her podcast show "Gigi DeLuxe does Chicago" where Gigi interviews local celebs, artists and musicians. Gigi Deluxe has shown her paintings at the CBGB Gallery in New York City, The DreamLoft in Los Angeles, and numeroous Chicago galleries: Gallery 1901, Revolution Tattoo and Art Gallery, Get Knifed Gallery, Tattoo factory Gallery, The Mars Gallery, The Peter Jones Gallery, Around the Coyote... just to mention a few. Gigi Deluxe has also appeared in several magazines, both online and hardcopy as an alternative model and for her artwork. Gigi is currently working on a documentary that is expected to be released in the summer of 2009.
ALL ART WORK,DOLLS,PAINTINGS and MOST of the photos are done by ME: GIGI DELUXE
"If you want reality, take the bus". -LaChapelle
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At 1901 wearing my "Darklord 10000000" coat and matching handbag...