Gigi Loren Lazzarato Getty (born Gregory Allan Lazzarato; April 20, 1992), known professionally as Gigi Gorgeous Getty, is a Canadian YouTuber, socialite, actress, and model.
2008
In 2008, Lazzarato began uploading video blogs onto streaming platform YouTube as Gregory Gorgeous.
Her videos achieved popularity and established an online following.
Gigi operated a makeup tutorial YouTube channel that began in 2008 while in the eleventh grade, when a friend mentioned seeing a makeup video by Michelle Phan on YouTube.
Gigi first came out at age 16, identifying at the time as a gay male.
Since transitioning, her YouTube channel started to include more vlogs, fashion, and lifestyle videos.
2011
During the following years, Lazzarato uploaded regularly to the channel along with creating and starring in the reality program The Avenue (2011–2013).
On January 18, 2011, Gigi announced The Avenue, a YouTube-based reality series.
The show premiered on March 15 of that year on YouTube with distribution by Blip.
2012
Gigi's mother, Judith, died of leukemia on February 3, 2012, at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto.
2013
Following a brief hiatus, she gained media attention after coming out as a transgender woman in 2013, and began going by Gigi Gorgeous.
The show's last episode aired on April 14, 2013.
2014
During 2014, Lazzarato personally documented her gender transition through social media profiles, notably through videos revolving around cosmetic procedures, which obtained viral status.
Gigi was awarded the LogoTV Trailblazing Social Creator Award in 2014 for being an advocate on behalf of LGBT youth.
She frequently attends BeautyCon conventions to meet with fans and sit in on panels about makeup techniques and the cosmetics industry.
Gigi has modeled for designer Marco Marco, and walked in the 2014 and 2015 Marco Marco Fashion Shows.
Gigi has used internet celebrity status to bring awareness to transgender issues, the LGBT community, and anti-bullying.
Her image was featured in a montage of transgender celebrities in the ABC 20/20 documentary about Caitlyn Jenner's transition.
2015
Her performance credits include starring in fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson's short film I Hate Myselfie (2015) and its sequel, along with guest appearances in television series Project Runway All Stars, Me and My Grandma, Good Work, and Trailblazers, amongst others.
Through modeling, Lazzarato has appeared on the covers of Paper and Fashion, been featured in spreads for Galore, Kode, Refinery29, and Out and served as a frequent muse of August Getty Atelier.
In early 2015, Gigi starred in fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson's debut short film I Hate Myselfie as Amber.
Gigi later reprised the role of Amber in I Hate Myselfie 2.
In June 2015, it was announced that Gigi had teamed up with singer Miley Cyrus and had joined Cyrus' Happy Hippie Foundation's Marie Claire "#InstaPride" campaign.
The campaign included a series of photos and an announcement by Cyrus that they were working on a secret project.
The project later turned out to be a spread in the magazine Marie Claire featuring them both.
Gigi signed a partnership with 'Too Faced Cosmetics' in which Gigi starred in the cosmetic commercial film "Better Than Sex" which premiered on July 9, 2015.
At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, Gigi, along with a group of drag queens, introduced Miley Cyrus for the debut performance of Dooo It! from Cyrus's new album Miley Cyrus and her Dead Petz.
She appeared on Entertainment Tonight as a special guest that same month.
Gigi was featured in Kylie Jenner's app "Kylie", that features several make-up tip videos.
On September 18, Gigi won the Streamy Award for "Best Beauty Series".
It was announced on October 7 that she would star in Adam Lambert's video for her song "Another Lonely Night".
2016
In 2016, an incident involving Lazzarato being deported from Dubai due to her status as a transgender woman resulted in widespread media coverage.
On August 9, 2016, Gigi was detained in the United Arab Emirates.
2017
Lazzarato was the subject of This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017), a Barbara Kopple-directed documentary that followed life going through gender transition.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to have a limited theatrical release and several accolades including a Streamy.
Besides personality work, Lazzarato has dabbled in acting and modeling work.
2019
In 2019, she authored the book He Said, She Said: Lessons, Stories, and Mistakes From My Transgender Journey.
Gigi was born Gregory Allan Lazzarato, the child of Judith Lazzarato (née Belding) and David Lazzarato, a business executive who served as independent director of The Stars Group, chief executive officer of Craig Wireless, and chief financial officer of Alliance Atlantis.
She is of Italian, Lebanese, English and French heritage and she was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.
As a young adult, Gigi was a nationally ranked diving champion.
