Actress and reality TV star Laverene Cox will be the first transgender to have her wax figure displayed at Madame Tussauds. The “Orange Is the New Black” star’s wax figure will make its debut on June 26 during Pride Weekend festivities, reported Aceshowbiz
“I am so deeply honoured to have been asked to be part of the Madame Tussauds legacy,” said Cox. Cox’s statue will sit at the Madame Tussauds in San Francisco with wax figures of other celebrities, including those of Lady Gaga, George Clooney and Anne Hathaway.
“When I think about being who I am, a black trans woman from a working class background raised in Mobile, Alabama, this honour feels even more improbable and extraordinary,” said the LGBT advocate.
Madame Tussauds also posted a video on its YouTube channel showing Cox working with the museum’s studio artists for her upcoming wax figure. Cox has been the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category. She has been an outspoken advocate of LGBT community.
