Brendan Jordan

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Brendan Jordan
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Jordan in 2019
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Brendan Jordan

(1999-09-25) September 25, 1999 (age 25)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Years active2014–present
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Subscribers252 thousand [1]
Views7.4 million [1]
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Last updated: 1 May 2023

Brendan Jordan (born September 25, 1999) is a YouTuber and model. In October 2014, Jordan "went viral" after dancing moves from Lady Gaga's "Applause" music video in the background of a live broadcast on KLAS-TV, the CBS affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

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Biography

On October 9, 2014, KLAS 8 News Now filmed Jordan in the background of their live coverage of the opening of Downtown Summerlin. [2] While being filmed, Jordan reproduced the dance moves from the "Applause" music video from Lady Gaga, released two months earlier. [2] The next day, Lady Gaga tweeted that she "liked him", while the drag community, including RuPaul and Pandora Boxx, actively shared the video. [2] The video was also widely diffused by media outlets such as The Today Show [3] and ABC News. [4]

In October 2014, Jordan appeared on The Queen Latifah Show where she met Raven from RuPaul's Drag Race . In November 2014, she was a model for the American Apparel brand. [2] [5] She was chosen for how she used their platform to raise awareness towards the LGBT community. [5]

Personal life

In 2016, she came out as genderfluid and transgender, choosing to go by the name Brenna. [6] She started medically transitioning in June 2024 as revealed in an instagram story. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Brendan Jordan". YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Robinson, Melia (3 August 2015). "15-year-old Brendan Jordan tells us what it's like to wake up famous". Tech Insider . Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Down, Randy (13 October 2014). "'Did my thing': Dancing boy channels Lady Gaga, steals spotlight in live newscast". Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Boy Video-Bombs Local TV Reporter With Dance Moves". ABC News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 Feldman, Jamie (12 November 2014). "Viral Dancing Sensation Brendan Jordan On American Apparel And Perfecting The Stank Face". HuffPost . Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Viral Voguer Brendan Jordan Comes Out as Gender Fluid". Teen Vogue. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. ↑ "Instagram". 2024-12-20.
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