At 6-foot-4, with elegance, grit, and often a heel, Devine Bey does not just take up space—she redefines it. Known online as The Goddess Eve or O’so Divine, the 23-year-old Bronx-based artist is more than a model or dancer. She is a force.
“I’m living the dream—turning my talents and charisma into a thriving career,” Bey says. “As a dancer, model, and social curator, I specialize in creating elite vibes and unforgettable experiences.”
But her journey didn’t begin with the glamor of New York nightlife. In 2018, at just 16, Bey founded a free dance and modeling program for LGBTQ+ youth in Baltimore. That effort earned her the Youth Activism Award from Baltimore City Hall—and launched a path of purpose. By 2019, she was the national recipient of the Colin Higgins Foundation’s Youth Courage Award.
What followed were years of powerful visibility. Through the CoViD-19 pandemic and the eruption of the Black Lives Matter movement, Bey was in the streets of Baltimore—marching, organizing, holding space. “From 2018 to 2022, I was a visible pillar in the fight for equity and change,” she says.
Now in New York City, she’s entering what she calls a “season of growth”—still focused on advocacy, still seeking new ways to uplift and protect the community she calls home.
That work feels more urgent than ever.
“The LGBTQ+ community has always faced adversity—but this moment is different,” Bey says. “With Trump back in office and anti-trans legislation gaining ground, a haunting question keeps coming up in our conversations: Are we going to be safe?”
Even within the queer community, Bey says, trans people—especially trans women of color—are being sidelined. “It feels like we are being pushed into a separate box. Not just by society, but by people we thought were our allies.”
That exclusion stings. “Community should be where we feel most at home,” she says. “But when even that starts to feel unsafe, you start to wonder—where do I belong?”
Bey is no stranger to feeling like an outsider. “Being a 6’4” trans woman of color—and beautiful—comes with daily challenges,” she says. “I face ignorance every time I step outside. But I do not let it shake me. Whether I am walking through the hoods of New York or the Upper East Side, I carry myself with confidence and grace. Sometimes in a heel.”
That, she says, is the protest. “Staying in my light, no matter the shade around me.”
For Bey, Pride 2025 is not a party—it is a call to action. “We need all hands on deck. With so much working against us, this is the moment to show up, boldly and peacefully, in full force.”
She credits her strength to a circle of powerful mentors and friends: Marcus Henry, Iya Dammons, Koryne Davis, Jabri Lyles, Maddie Wolf, Ryan Molina, Yara Moore, William Lockhart, and Kevin Spears.
“They have lifted me up—and now I want to do the same for others,” she says. “This is about love, visibility, and unapologetic presence.”
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