{"id":992,"date":"2015-07-21T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T12:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritzsf.com\/?p=992"},"modified":"2023-03-01T07:27:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T07:27:51","slug":"madame-tussauds-unveils-laverne-cox-wax-figure-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spritzsf.com\/spritzbits\/madame-tussauds-unveils-laverne-cox-wax-figure-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Madame Tussauds Unveils Laverne Cox Wax Figure for Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spritz was excited to support Madame Tussauds&#8217; sponsorship of San Francisco Pride and <a href=\"https:\/\/spritzsf.com\/public-relations\/\"><strong>manage PR<\/strong><\/a> for the launch of the first ever transgender wax figure of Laverne\u00a0Cox, Emmy-nominated actress and star of Netflix hit series\u00a0<em>Orange is the New Black<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>The standing-room-only Pride press conference, hosted by Madame Tussauds, had\u00a0an electric atmosphere buoyed by the momentum of the SCOTUS decision on gay\u00a0marriage earlier that morning. The conference ended with a bang when Laverne Cox made a surprise appearance with a side by side reveal of her wax figure.<\/p>\n<p>The launch attracted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritzsf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/LaverneCoverage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national and international media coverage<\/a>\u00a0from KTVU to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hmoAX9f6MOc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">John Oliver Show<\/a>. Check out the official press release\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20150608006687\/en\/Madame-Tussauds-Announces-Transgender-Figure-History-Madame#.Va2EFCpVikq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spritz was excited to support Madame Tussauds&#8217; sponsorship of San Francisco Pride and manage PR for the launch of the first ever transgender wax figure of Laverne\u00a0Cox, Emmy-nominated actress and star of Netflix hit series\u00a0Orange is the New Black! 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