Transgender Laverene Cox to get wax statue at Madame Tussauds

Los Angeles: Actress and reality TV star Laverene Cox will be the first transgender to have her wax figure displayed at Madame Tussauds.

The "Orange Is the New Black" star's wax figure will make its debut on June 26 during Pride Weekend festivities, reported Aceshowbiz

"I am so deeply honored to have been asked to be part of the Madame Tussauds legacy," said Cox, after being announced to have her wax figure displayed at the museum.

Cox's likeness will sit at the Madame Tussauds in San Francisco with wax figures of other celebrities including Lady Gaga, George Clooney and Anne Hathaway.

The "Grand Street" actress was grateful for the honor. "I am so deeply honored to have been asked to be part of the Madame Tussauds legacy.

"When I think about being who I am, a black trans woman from a working class background raised in Mobile, Alabama, this honor feels even more improbable and extraordinary," said, the LGBT advocate.

Madame Tussauds San Francisco also posted a video on its YouTube channel showing Cox working with the museum's studio artists for her upcoming wax figure.

Cox has been the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category. She has been an outspoken advocate of LGBT community.