DESMOND NAPOLES


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ABOUT



Desmond Napoles is a groundbreaking LGBTQ+ advocate, genderfluid model, published author, and public speaker. Desmond has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, NBC News, Teen Vogue, and OUT Magazine for their work as an outspoken activist for LGBTQ+ people everywhere. They have accomplished all of this before they have graduated high school.


As a clothing designer, Desmond creates unisex clothing that helps break down barriers and celebrates diversity.


Desmond not only elevates awareness about HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, equal rights, diversity in education, and other critical issues for the LGBTQ+ community, but also sustainability in fashion and climate change issues. Desmond aspires to foster a more inclusive society for everyone, empowering LGBTQ+ youth, and restructuring representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the media through speaking engagements, social media posts, and community service.


Desmond's ultimate goal is to show the world that you can be whoever you want to be and inspire people of all ages to embrace their true selves.


Their motto is "Be yourself, always."


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WORK



Desmond has walked the runways at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) for several designers including Gypsy Sport, The Blonds x Disney Villains, Nicopanda's MAC Cosmetics collaboration with Macy's, Larry Underwood, Daniel Chimowitz, Dope Tavio, PimComedy, Adrian Alicea, Rebirth Garments, and MRHUA MRSHUA.


Additional collaborations include Brussels Airlines, Canon USA, Chimera Lashes, Claire's Stores, Converse, Daftboy Fans, Drag Queen Merch, Fluide Beauty, GLAAD, GLSEN, Human Rights Campaign, Luar x The Love Ball, Lush Cosmetics, Manic Panic NYC, Marc Jacobs, Mattel, NYC Pride, The Phluid Project, Unicef Changing Childhood Project, United Nations Envionmental Programme Sustainable Living Challenge, and United Nations Anatomy of Action Campaign. They were recently a host on Heatherette designer Richie Rich's makeup metaverse, BTYKWN.


In 2020, Desmond wrote and published the children's book, "Be Amazing: A History of Pride".


Desmond occasionally performs in drag under the stage name Desmond is Amazing at special family and all ages events, if requested.


In addition, Desmond is the youngest member of the House of Soulja in the New York City ballroom community walking in the Runway Category and hopes to walk in the Bizarre Category soon.


In April 2022, Desmond launched their own clothing brand, Be Amazing NYC. ​There will be a relaunch of Be Amazing NYC's ecommerce website in November/December 2022. It is currently down for renovation.


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HOBBIES



Desmond lives in New York City with their parents (Mom and Dad) and their family pets that include a cat and six parrots.


Hobbies include playing video games, graphic design, experimenting with makeup, creating content to share with their fans, visiting amusement parks, hand drawing maps, studying trains, fashion design, website design and hiking.


Desmond is dedicated to local community service including participating in the Teen Activist Program at the New York Civil Liberties Union and the New York Public Library's Teen Volunteer program.


Desmond's favorite subject in school is English language studies. After high school, they would like to attend the London College of Fashion, a constituent college of the University of the Arts London.


As Desmond looks to the future, they are hoping to produce a print publication for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults called Amaze For Days Magazine. Their biggest goal is to put on a live LGBTQ+ teen talent show and fundraiser for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in New York City.


​They would also like to pursue a career as a train engineer one day.


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PRESS



Desmond has been featured in/on 112BK, abc7, Advocates for Youth, Andy Warhol's Interview, BBC, Berliner-Zeitung, Blonde.de, books4yourkids, Broadway World, Brooklyn Paper, Brut, Bustle, Buzzfeed, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Complex, Cools, Cosmopolitan, Culture Trip, Daily Blast Live, Daily Mail UK, Dazed, Dazed Digital, Diverse Book Finder, E! Online, Fatherly, Gay City News, Gayletter, Gayly, Gaytimes, Glamour, Good Morning America, Google Show Up Stories, Guys We F****d, Harpers Bazaar, Hornet, Huffpost, Independent, India Times, Jezebel, Kölnische Rundschau, L'Officiel USA, LAMBDA Literary, LGBTQ Nation, LGBTQ Reads, LogoTV, Los Angeles Blade, Mashable, Mashable Watercooler, Mashed, Masthead, Mic, Mombian, Moms, Musee, Nancy Podcast on NPR, NBC News, New York Daily News, New York Post, Now This Originals, NY1, Nylon, NYMag, NewNowNext, Out Magazine, Paper Magazine, Photobook, Pink News UK, POPSUGAR, Queerty, Qwear, Refinery29, Reuters, Romper, Salon, Schwulissimo, SpoiledNYC, SSENSE, Submission Beauty, Subvrt, Tangereene, Teen Vogue, The Advocate, The Daily Beast, The New York Times, The Skin Deep, The Sun UK, The Today Show, Them, Times of Malta, VH1, Viacom, Vice, Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Winq, World of Wonder's WOW Report, WOW Presents, Yahoo and Yahoo Beauty, Youth Today, and many more!



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