Disney-centric influencer Dominique Brown has died after allegedly having a extreme allergic response throughout a model occasion in Los Angeles.
Boxlunch and Vibiana stated they had been conducting impartial investigations.
Ms Brown was the co-creator of Black Lady Disney, an area for fellow Black Disney influencers looking for neighborhood in a predominantly white area of interest.
The Black Lady Disney account, which she launched with fellow creator Mia Von, has greater than 20,000 followers, whereas Ms Brown’s private account has greater than 21,000.
It was from there that she usually posted updates from the theme parks and crimson carpets for Disney movies.
In Ms Brown’s ultimate Instagram publish, she is seen enthusiastically displaying off a Winnie the Pooh hat whereas sporting a cardigan from BoxLunch.
“I’m just here to say, get the obnoxious plush hat,” she wrote.
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Ms Brown’s brother, Patrick Ramos, commented on her final publish, thanking “her social media fam for showing her so much love and light.”
“Disney did bring her joy, but it was unparalleled that she found a community who loved her and Disney as much as she did,” Mr Ramos wrote. “I will miss my sister and best friend and that infectious smile she always had.”
BoxLunch stated it’s “devastated” by Ms Brown’s demise, calling her a “beloved member” of BoxLunch Collective, its model ambassador programme.
“Our hearts go out to her family and friends, and we will do everything we can to support them and the members of the BoxLunch Collective and our team during this painful time,” BoxLunch stated in a press release.
Vibiana wrote in a press release that the group’s “hearts and deepest sympathy go out to the family and loved ones of Dominique Brown during this heartbreaking time”.
“As we await further, more conclusive information about this tragic incident, we remain fully committed to our ongoing and comprehensive internal review and to collaborating closely with all parties involved to understand the circumstances surrounding this devastating loss,” a spokesperson for the venue wrote.
Fellow creators have paid tribute to Ms Brown on-line, as has actress Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Princess Tiana in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog.
She referred to as Ms Brown a “beautiful spirit” and shared a hyperlink to a Change.org petition that “mandates life-saving food allergy measures at all food establishments”.
