Sha’Vi Lewis, a designer and “Project Runway” contestant, has died. He was 39.
Lewis handed away on Monday, based on his aunt, Deidra DivaDoll Elkerson, who revealed the information in a heart-wrenching Fb publish.
“My fabulous talented nephew Sha’Vi Lewis is gone from this place,” Elkerson shared on Tuesday. “I won’t hear his greetings to me anymore, ‘Hey Auntie Diva’ (Yes, I am shouting). Please keep his mother Joyse Solomon-Frierson, his father Franklin Frierson, his brother, Troy Solomon Frierson, and his sister, Akira Frierson Wood, in your prayers.”
“I can just imagine the welcome he received when he got to those pearly gates, with so many loved ones who had gone on before,” Elkerson continued along with her tribute to the designer. “Oh what a time. What a time he is having with his grandmothers, grandfather, uncles, aunts, cousins. And good friends. Rest in joy nephew knowing that you left a hell of [a] mark on this Earth!!! You will be always loved and never ever forgotten.”
Born Franklin Shavi Lewis Frierson Jr. on Dec. 4, 1985, the designer competed on Season 18 of “Project Runway,” which premiered on Bravo in December 2019 and concluded in March 2020. Lewis completed the present in tenth place after being despatched dwelling in episode 6.
His explanation for loss of life is just not identified presently.
Sha’Vi’s sister, Akira, additionally confirmed the unhappy information.
“We are in a state of disbelief as we come to the reality that our star has been cast into eternity,” Akira informed TMZ on Tuesday. “As the days move forward we will continue to wrap our minds around a future without your presence.”
“While the world is just catching on to the name Sha’vi we knew he was and is great! Continue to pray as we mourn the loss of our loved one, Franklin Shavi Lewis Frierson Jr.”
Lewis’ “Project Runway” Season 18 competitor and buddy Brittany Allen shared a tribute to the late star on Instagram.
“I don’t have the words. My heart aches,” Allen wrote. “The world and this industry will be dim without your light in it. Your love, your laughter, and your continuous support no matter where we were in life was everything. Season 18 forever and ever. Rest in power @shavilewis. Love, your Brit Brat.”
A New Jersey native, Lewis attended Clark Atlanta College earlier than forging a path in vogue and turning into a actuality TV star.
In recent times, he created his personal clothes line and served as artistic director for Italian menswear firm Stephen F.
