Kevyn Aucoin

Born in 1962, Aucoin knew from the age of six that he was gay, and sufferred at the hands of bullies and teachers who did not understand. Aucoin always aspired to be a make up artist, but his big break came when he did make up for supermodel Cindy Crawford in 1986. After that, he went on to do make up for several celebrities. He married his partner, Jeremy Antunes, in 2000. In 2001, Aucoin was diagnosed with a tumor. He died in 2002.