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Genie | |
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 Genie at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022 | |
| Born | Genie Gurnani California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Genie Gurnani |
Genie Gurnani (commonly known as simply Genie) is an American drag performer who competed on the second season of Drag Race Thailand . [1]
Genie was born in the U.S. state of California. [2]
Genie was the first American to compete on Drag Race Thailand . [3] According to Gay Times , she was the first North American, the first Hindu, and the first contestant of Indian descent to compete on Drag Race. [4] In 2019, she participated in the "All Around the World: International Drag Queens" panel at RuPaul's DragCon NYC. [5] Gurnani became executive creative director for the Americas region of Virtue, a Vice Media-owned creative agency, in 2020. [6] Prior to that, they were appointed to lead creative for Vice Media Asia-Pacific in 2019. [7]
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "The Most Office" | Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint | [10] |
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