Influencer dies at 34 as brother pays tribute

ok.co.uk:

Influencer Dominique Brown has died at the age of 34, with her brother leading tributes to the social media star. Dominique, who had amassed over 18,000 followers on Instagram, was a Disney-inspired influencer and was known to many fans under the name HellooDomo.

As well as using her social media page to show off her amazing theme park outfits, Dominique was the co-creator of BlackGirlDisney alongside fellow influencer Mia Von.The pair set up the account in 2018 after noticing a lack of representation in the Disney-inspired content creation space and built up a community of 18,000 followers over the course of six years. “After coming home from an all girls trip to DisneyWorld, eager to share our adventures, the #blackgirldisney hashtag was created!!,” their website reads. “Like Most things that lack representation, new platforms are created out of a necessity to see yourself.

We wanted to create a space where we were not only represented, but CENTERED! As a result, @BlackGirlDisney was born!” Following her tragic passing, Dominique’s brother, Patrick, took to the comments section of her final post to thank fans for their support as he paid tribute to her “infectious smile” and passion for Disney. “Hi everyone, this is @pramos313 - Dominique’s brother,” he wrote. “I wanted to take a a moment to say thank you to her social media fam for showing her so much love and light.

Disney did bring her joy, but it was unparalleled that she found a community who loved her and Disney as much as she did. I will miss my sister and best friend and that infectious smile she always had.Thank you, truly, from the bottom of my heart.” In response, fans and friends of Dominique flooded the comments section of her final post with tributes and.