The Resume

(June 6, 1885-August 17, 1931)
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Raised in St. Louis, Missouri
Birth name was Lelia McWilliams
Daughter of Madam C.J. Walker

Why she might be annoying:

She stood 6 feet tall.
She divorced thrice.
She died from hypertension complications after throwing a lavish lobster and champagne birthday party for a friend.

Why she might not be annoying:

Acclaimed for her beauty and fashion sense, she was nicknamed 'The Mahogany Millionairess.'
She was a renowned patroness of the arts, especially those involved in the Harlem Renaissance.
She inherited her mother's business acumen.
Some black elites shunned her due to her darker skin coloring.
Upon her death, Langston Hughes penned the poem 'To A'Lelia,' which read in part: 'So all who have laughter/And joy and light/Let your prayers be as roses/For this queen of the night.'

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Amazon Women
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 11]
• Black and Beautiful
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• I Adopted a Child
• I am from St. Louis
• I Died in 1931 (Ranked: 46)
• I Have Hypertension [High Blood Pressure]
• I Like to Party
• I'm Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx
• Profiles 29501-29750 (Ranked: 29733)
• Socialites

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying