Photographer Jonathan Mannion remembers Aaliyah

Jonathan Mannion was the last photographer to shoot Aaliyah before she died in a plane crash in 2001.

And even though it was nearly two decades ago, he told Page Six that he still has vivid recollections of his time with her.

“I had to do 10 shots in four hours. She would say let’s have a moment of singing and she would belt out some tunes, so it was like hearing an angelic voice,” he told Page Six Tuesday at the launch of “Moët & Chandon: Nectar of the Culture.”

Mannion — who was shooting the R&B star for her self-titled third album — added, “It was a relentless pace. She was charming, elegant and graceful all the way through. There is star power, and then there is something else. I really think she is the definition of grace and elegance.”

Lil’ Kim, Wale and Tristan “Mack” Wilds were also at the Garment District event.

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