Kimora Blac | |
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 Blac in 2018 | |
| Born | Von Nguyen December 15, 1988 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race |
| Spouse | Rico "Anthony" Sandoval |
| Website | kimorasupply |
Kimora Blac is the stage name of Von Nguyen, [1] an American drag queen and television personality, best known for competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race .
Von Nguyen was born on December 15, 1988, in Wichita, Kansas. [2] [3] She is of Vietnamese heritage. Von Nguyen grew up in Elk Grove, California, then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she resided when she was cast to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race . Her drag name comes from Kimora Lee Simmons and her favorite color black, with the "k" removed because "it added a twist". [4]
Kimora Blac first did amateur drag when she was fifteen with Dragula contestant Melissa Befierce. [5] She started doing professional drag when she was eighteen. [6] She auditioned for Drag Race three times. [7]
Kimora Blac was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 2, 2017. [8] After being declared safe in episode one, she was placed in the bottom two in the second episode with Jaymes Mansfield and won a lip sync against her to "Love Shack" by The B-52's. [9] She was eliminated in the third episode after lip syncing to "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, against Aja. [10]
Kimora Blac appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season eleven of Drag Race. [11]
In September 2017, Kimora Blac recreated the September 2014 cover of Paper magazine with Kim Kardashian, which was given positive reception by Kardashian on Twitter. [12]
Kimora Blac became the host for the WOWPresents internet series, "Wait, What?" where she's asked trivia questions with alternating categories. [13] Her co-hosts for the show included Mariah, Derrick Barry, Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, Ongina, Jaidynn Diore-Fierce and Jasmine Masters. The first episode was available on YouTube on October 8, 2018. [14]
Kimora Blac appeared as a guest for two episodes of The Trixie & Katya Show in March 2018. [15] [16] She appeared in an episode of the television series Botched with Trinity the Tuck in December 2018. [17] Kimora Blac joined Eve in her lip sync performance of Supermodel by RuPaul during her appearance on The Talk . [18]
Kimora Blac was a featured performer during Jennifer Lopez's performance at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. [19] She has a beauty and makeup channel on YouTube.
Nguyen cites Erika Jayne and Paris Hilton along with Simmons and Kardashian as inspirations to her drag aesthetic. [20] [21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas [24] | Townsfolk #1 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017, 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant: Season 9 - 13th Place, Guest: Season 11 (Episode "Whatcha Unpackin?") |
| 2017 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Herself | Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race |
| 2018 | The Trixie & Katya Show | Herself | Season 1 (Episodes "Money" and "Family") |
| 2018 | Botched | Herself | Season 5 (Episode "Muscles, Tucks and Forehead Flaps") |
| 2019 | The Talk | Herself | Guest |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018, 2019 | The Pit Stop | Herself | Guest (Episodes "Season 10 Episode 10" and "Season 11 Episode 4") | |
| 2018–present | Wait, What? | Co-Host | ||
| 2018 | Out of the Closet | Guest, Episode 5 | ||
| 2019 | Iconic | Guest, Episode 4 | [25] | |
| 2019 | ASMR Queens | Guest, Episode 2 | ||
| 2019 | Try Guys | Episode: "The Try Guys Lip Sync Battle Drag Queens" | ||
| 2019 | Cosmo Queens | Episode: "Kimora Blac" | [26] |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Too Funky" | Peppermint featuring Ari Gold |
| 2017 | "Expensive (Deluxe Version)" | Todrick Hall |
| 2020 | "Ass Like Mine" [27] | Morgan McMichaels |
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