{"id":10731,"date":"2021-06-17T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=108146"},"modified":"2021-06-17T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:12:48","slug":"gia-banks-scars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2021\/06\/17\/gia-banks-scars\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary fans question how Gia Banks got her scar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You may know Gia Banks from leading a house on dance show <em>Legendary.<\/em> Now, fans are questioning where her scar came from.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since she has been showcasing her choreography and dance skills on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/meet-the-cast\/legendary-hbo-max-judges-season-2\">HBO Max series<\/a><\/strong>, Gia &#8211; also known as Gia Tisci &#8211; is becoming more popular.<\/p>\n<p>Gia, a trans activist and legendary figure in Los Angeles&#8217;s House and Ball community, is now being questioned about how she got a facial scar.<\/p>\n<p>The more she becomes known by viewers, they grow in concern about what happened to her, which could have led to getting a scar.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/celebrity-gossip-and-news\/leiomy-maldonado\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LEGENDARY:<\/strong><\/a> Who is Leiomy Maldonado? Houses of season 2 judge!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-did-gia-banks-get-a-scar\">How did Gia Banks get a scar?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg>Gia was born with a cleft lip, and was left with scarring after surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During a <em>Behind The Runway<\/em> profile, the Legendary dancer&#8217;s mom revealed how Gia got a facial scar.<\/p>\n<p>She was born with a lateral \u201charelip&#8221;, which is a type of cleft lip. It extended around two inches on both sides of her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Gia had three surgeries to fix the cleft lip, which left her with the facial scar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gia Banks: Legacy  - Beyond the Runway Profiles\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hTGiAGoAWMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"when-did-gia-banks-get-surgery\">When did Gia Banks get surgery?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg>Although Gia was born with the cleft lip, she had to wait until she was a little bit older to get the surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gia began to get upset when her mom spoke about her cleft lip and surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Her mom said that she was a beautiful baby, but that the doctor revealed there was something wrong shortly after Gia was born.<\/p>\n<p>She then had to wait a while to remove the cleft lip, as the doctors could not perform surgery soon after her birth.<\/p>\n<p>The dancer later enrolled at dance school aged five, before coming to terms with her trans identity aged 16 or 17, during the 11th grade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_108146_1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow Gia Tisci parents really support her down.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u26af\u035b Platform 9\u00be \u25b3\u20d2\u20d8 (@AnonnieC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnonnieC\/status\/1405054156038094849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"see-more-label\"><label for=\"embed_108146_1\">View Tweet<\/label><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gia-banks-mom-addresses-her-facial-scar\">Gia Banks&#8217; mom addresses her facial scar<\/h3>\n<p>During the <em>Behind The Runway<\/em> profile, Gia shared her life story, including when she decided she wanted to do modelling.<\/p>\n<p>After telling her mom the decision, she asked Gia: &#8220;How you gonna model with a scar on your mouth?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This didn&#8217;t stop Gia, and she went on to become successful in all areas of her life, from being a trans activist to becoming the House of Tisci mother.<\/p>\n<p>Her mom later revealed:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>I&#8217;m so proud of her. 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