Dylan Mulvaney showed off her extremely sharp cheekbones and thin figure as she walked the runway for New York Fashion Week.
Mulvaney, 26, modeled a draped light blue bedazzled dress with matching sparkling blue stilettos for The Blonds Spring Summer 2024 fashion show on Wednesday evening in New York City.
It’s one of the trans star’s few public appearances since her disastrous collaboration with Bud Light in April, which led to the boycotts and devalued the brand.
On Wednesday, however, Mulvaney confidently walked up and down the catwalk in the flashy outfit, but it was her incredibly chiselled cheekbones that were the real stars of the show.
Mulvaney underwent grueling facial feminization surgery, in which parts of her skull were sawed off and sanded down to give her face a more feminine appearance – although it is unclear whether she has had any further surgeries on her face since.
After the show, Mulvaney posed with other celebrities who attended The Blonds fashion show, including Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and model Dominique Jackson.
Mulvaney recently won a breakout creator award at the 2023 Streamy Awards and used her acceptance speech as an opportunity to highlight the “extreme amount of transphobia and hate” she has received.
Dylan Mulvaney, 26, walked the catwalk at The Blonds fashion show in a sparkling blue dress and matching stilettos
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness smiled and posed for photos with the influencer after the show
Mulvaney, 26, shared a video with her 10.8 million Instagram followers of herself opening a can of Bud Light on April 1, when the brand’s controversy began.
Mulvaney has spent much of 2023 embroiled in controversy over her Bud Light partnership, which she also referenced in her Streamy speech when she said, “I love you so much, thank you, thank you, I’m going to have a beer and … . I love you!’
Mulvaney teamed up with Bud Light in April as part of the March Madness campaign, dressed as Holly Golightly, and received a can of light beer with an image of her face embossed.
She was given the can to live as a woman for a year.
The collaboration received strong backlash from some quarters, with musician Kid Rock posting a video of himself photographing cases of Bud Light, and country singers John Rich and Travis Tritt cutting ties with the brand.
It sparked outrage among drinkers across the country, who accused Bud Light of pushing progressive beliefs on them and their favorite brand.
Mulvaney’s nightmare Bud Light promotion cost parent company Anheuser-Busch $27 billion, leading to corporate layoffs and stripping it of the long-held title of America’s favorite beer.
Since the April fiasco, Anheuser-Busch has tried to hold on to its reputation as an all-American company without distancing itself from the LGBTQ groups it has long supported.
The brand has yet to apologize for the campaign and CEO Brendon Whitworth tip-toed on the topic in the few minutesinterviews he has agreed to since the fallout began.
That prompted Mulvaney in June to condemn the company for not supporting her.
“If a company hires a trans person and then doesn’t publicly support them, that’s worse than not hiring a trans person at all,” Mulvaney said in June.
“Because it gives customers permission to be as transphobic and hateful as they want. There should be nothing controversial or divisive about working with us.
‘I have been publicly ridiculed, followed and I have felt a loneliness that I wouldn’t wish on anyone.’
The 26-year-old posed alongside model Linux, model Dominique Jackson and NYC drag artist and model Jamie CD at the event in New York City
Mulvaney’s runway look was head-to-toe sparkling with matching, dazzling accessories and glitter makeup
Mulvaney stood on the catwalk behind famous Canadian influencer Gigi Beautiful to take her bow at the end of the fashion show
Mulvaney used her acceptance speech after winning a Streamy Award to address the transphobia she has received.
That prompted Bud Light to respond to Muvlaney, without naming her directly.
“The privacy and security of our employees and our partners is always our top priority,” the company said in a statement.
“As we move forward, we will focus on what we do best: brewing great beer for everyone and earning our place in moments that matter to our consumers.”
Amid the backlash, the beer giant placed Group Vice President of Marketing Daniel Blake and Bud Light Marketing Vice President Alissa Heinerscheid on leave.
Heinerscheid was the executive behind the Mulvaney campaign, trying to move the brand away from its “fratty” image.
The Harvard graduate stated that it was essential that the brand attract more female and younger drinkers, otherwise there would be “no future for Bud Light.”
She said she believed Bud Light “needs to incorporate inclusivity, it means shifting the tone, it means having a campaign that is truly inclusive, that feels lighter, brighter, different and appeals to women and men.”
Heinerscheid claimed she had a “super clear” mandate to “evolve and take this incredibly iconic brand to the next level.” She criticized Bud Light’s former marketing strategy as dated and male-oriented.
“We were hungover, I mean, Bud Light was kind of fratty, kind of out of control humor, and it was really important that we had a different approach,” she said.