{"id":152490,"date":"2025-02-26T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/shavi-lewis-cause-of-death-project-runway-star-passes-away-at-39\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:30:15","slug":"shavi-lewis-cause-of-death-project-runway-star-passes-away-at-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/shavi-lewis-cause-of-death-project-runway-star-passes-away-at-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Sha&#8217;Vi Lewis Cause of Death: &#8216;Project Runway&#8217; Star Passes Away at 39"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Horrible news from the world of reality TV today:<\/p>\n<p>Sha\u2019Vi Lewis \u2014 the talented designer who wowed viewers and judges on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2019\/09\/chris-march-dies-project-runway-finalist-was-56\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <em>Project Runway<\/em><\/a> Season 18 \u2014 has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>He was just 39 years old.<\/p>\n<p>News of Lewis\u2019 death comes courtesy of his sister, Akira, who issued a statement on her brother\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-1024x648.png\" alt=\"Sha'vi Lewis during his time on 'Project Runway' Season 18.\" class=\"wp-image-520132 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1296.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-960x608.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-1080x684.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM-1200x760.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.00.16%E2%80%AFAM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sha\u2019vi Lewis during his time on \u2018Project Runway\u2019 Season 18.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Bravo (Peacock screenshot))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-loss-of-a-major-talent\">The loss of a major talent<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a state of disbelief as we come to the reality that our star has been cast into eternity. As the days move forward we will continue to wrap our minds around a future without your presence,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/25\/project-runway-star-shavi-lewis-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the world is just catching on to the name Sha\u2019vi we knew he was and is great! Continue to pray as we mourn the loss of our loved one, Franklin Shavi Lewis Frierson Jr.,\u201d Akira added.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in New Jersey, Lewis honed his design talents at Clark Atlanta University, eventually founding his own fashion label.<\/p>\n<p>He later worked as a creative director for the Italian menswear company Stephen F. His bold designs have been sported by celebrities like Leah Janae and Cynthia Bailey on award show red carpets.<\/p>\n<p>He became an instant fan favorite on his season of <em>Project Runway<\/em>, eventually finishing in tenth place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1024x647.png\" alt=\"Sha'vi Lewis speaks to the camera during his season of 'Project Runway.'\" class=\"wp-image-520133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1294.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-960x606.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1080x682.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1200x758.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1024x647.png\" alt=\"Sha'vi Lewis speaks to the camera during his season of 'Project Runway.'\" class=\"wp-image-520133 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1294.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-960x606.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1080x682.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM-1200x758.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-7.59.31%E2%80%AFAM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sha\u2019vi Lewis speaks to the camera during his season of \u2018Project Runway.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Bravo (Peacock screenshot))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shavi-lewis-cause-of-death-remains-a-mystery\">Shavi Lewis\u2019 cause of death remains a mystery<\/h2>\n<p>Akira did not provide any information with regard to Sha\u2019Vi\u2019s cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>He had no health issues that were known to the public, and it does not appear that his death was the result of an accident.<\/p>\n<p>Details are scarce at this time, but we\u2019ll have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Lewis\u2019 loved ones understandably prefer to keep the focus on his life, rather than his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x632.png\" alt=\"Sha'vi Lewis shows off his talent for design on 'Project Runway.'\" class=\"wp-image-520131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1265.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-960x593.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1080x667.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1200x741.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x632.png\" alt=\"Sha'vi Lewis shows off his talent for design on 'Project Runway.'\" class=\"wp-image-520131 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1265.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-960x593.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1080x667.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM-1200x741.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-26-at-8.01.30%E2%80%AFAM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sha\u2019vi Lewis shows off his talent for design on \u2018Project Runway.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Bravo (Peacock screenshot))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-and-friends-pay-tribute-to-sha-vi\">Family and friends pay tribute to Sha\u2019vi <\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMy fabulous, talented nephew, Sha\u2019Vi Lewis, is gone from this place,\u201d Lewis\u2019 aunt Deidra DivaDoll Elkerson wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10212823300933869&amp;set=a.1011902074352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t hear his greetings to me anymore, \u2018Hey Auntie Diva\u2019 (yes, I am shouting). Please keep his mother, Joyce Solomon-Frierson, his father, Franklin Frierson, his brother, Troy Solomon Frierson, and his sister, Akira Frierson Wood, in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have the words,\u201d<em> Project Runway<\/em> Season 18 contestant Brittany Allen wrote on Instagram. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart aches. The world and this industry will be dim without your light in it. Your love, your laughter, and your continuous support no matter where we were in life was everything. Season 18 forever and ever. Rest in power. Love, your Brit Brat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On X (formerly Twitter) and elsewhere, thousands of fans have paid tribute to Sha\u2019vi\u2019s memory. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/shavi-lewis-cause-of-death-project-runway-star-passes-away-at-39\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Horrible news from the world of reality TV today: Sha\u2019Vi Lewis \u2014 the talented designer who wowed viewers and judges on Project Runway Season 18 \u2014 has passed away. He was just 39 years old. News of Lewis\u2019 death comes courtesy of his sister, Akira, who issued a statement on her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-152490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}