Lina Galore

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Lina Galore
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Lina Galore at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2024
Born
Giovanni Montuori

1988or1989(age 34–35) [1]
Occupation Drag queen
Television Drag Race Italia (season 3)

Lina Galore is the stage name of Giovanni Montuori (born 1989), an Italian drag performer and the winner of season 3 of Drag Race Italia . [2]

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Early life

Giovanni Montuori was born in 1989 and raised in a traditional Southern family, the second of two sons. As a child, he enjoyed playing with dolls. He moved to Milan when he was 18 years old and received a degree in law from the Bocconi University School of Law. [3] Montuori discovered drag in c. 2016-17 while in an eight-year relationship with Sissy Galore, his now ex-boyfriend and drag mother, and adopted his in-drag surname from her. [1] [4] [5] His in-drag first name is derived from actress Lina Sastri. [4] He first dressed in drag in 2017 for a Halloween party alongside Sissy, who dressed as Jo Squillo  [ it ]. Montuori himself dressed as singer Sabrina Salerno. He began performing in drag professionally in 2019. [5]

Career

Lina Galore is a drag performer. In 2020, she was part of the line-up of "Queeriosity Unplugged", an online drag cabaret. [6] She was the winner of season 3 of Drag Race Italia , which aired in 2023. She impersonated Amanda Lear for the Snatch Game challenge.

Personal life

Montuori is from Avellino, and resides in Milan. He has worked as a communication strategy consultant and digital producer. [7] He cites his drag inspirations to be Katya Zamolodchikova, Trixie Mattel, Alaska Thunderfuck, Bob the Drag Queen, Sasha Velour, as well as 1950s pin-ups and Disney villains. [3]

Filmography

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