The Return of Carmen.
After nearly a decade in exile in Europe, the children are telling us that the legendary Mother Carmen Xtravaganza has returned home, sweet home.
For those of us familiar with the underground house-ball community, Carmen needs no introduction. Miss Xtrava belongs to a small cohort of ladies that are known on a first-name-only basis: Pepper, Octavia, Avis, Angie. The 46 year old Carmen was spotted this weekend in New York City at Club Escuelita with her viciously gorgeous daughter Giselle (current Mother of the House of Xtrava) promoting the House of Xtravaganza ball which will take place in Chinatown in April 2008.
For outside spectators of the scene, Carmen can best be remembered for her infamous one-liner in Paris Is Burning, "that voice is still there!" [clip]. Boy has she come a long way since then.
Welcome back.
Label: Local Celebrity
Gorgeous, but why was she in exile?
Posted by
Anonymous |
12/28/2007
She was in jail child. Thats what they mean my exile...she did some time.
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/14/2008