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Kia LaBeija

1990–

United States

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Kia Michelle Benbow (professionally known as Kia LaBeija or Kia; b. March 18, 1990) is an American fine artist. Her most well known series, 24, is a sociopolitical commentary on the effects of growing up as a young woman of color with HIV. She is a former Mother of the House of LaBeija.

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