Miss Fiercalicious | |
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Born | Paulo Fortes August 7, 1996 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
Occupation | Drag performer |
Television |
Miss Fiercalicious is the stage name of Paulo Fortes (born August 7, 1996), [2] a Canadian drag performer who competed on the third season of Canada's Drag Race and the first season of The Traitors Canada . [3]
Fortes studied at the University of Western Ontario where he majored in Biology, and minored in French. [4]
Miss Fiercalicious competed on season 3 of Canada's Drag Race , placing in the top four. [5] She eliminated Chelazon Leroux from the competition, after placing in the bottom two of the "Ruets" challenge and winning a lip-sync to "Don't Call Me Baby" by Kreesha Turner. [6] Miss Fiercalicious impersonated Kourtney Kardashian for the Snatch Game challenge. [7] This aired in 2022.
She appeared on the first season of the Canadian series The Traitors . [8] This aired in 2023. She also appeared in the film Jump, Darling (2020), [9] as well as the music video for Lights' song "Prodigal Daughter". [10]
Miss Fiercalicious is based in Toronto. She uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him/they out of drag. [10]
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