LaTisha Chong: Hairstylist behind Serena Williams' iconic Vogue cover dies at 32
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: LaTisha Chong, the beloved hairstylist who was behind Serena Williams' appearance on the September 2022 cover of Vogue, has died aged 32 after a prolonged fight with breast cancer. Chong was a member of a wave of young black women that revolutionized the fashion industry by creating hairstyles for athletes like Williams and actress Tracee Ellis Ross as well as other celebrities in the fashion world.
According to The New York Times, LaTisha was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the United States at the age of six together with her family. Prior to beginning her career as a professional hairstylist, she served in the US Air Force after enlisting at the age of 19. She received her honorable medical release from the military in the year 2014. Chong also obtained her degree in biology from Charleston Southern University, a Christian institution, in 2017.
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