Miss Naomi Carter

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Miss Naomi Carter
Born
Giran Bittaye [1]

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

Miss Naomi Carter is the stage name of Giran Bittaye, a British drag performer who competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Career

Miss Naomi Carter is a drag performer; her name was inspired by Naomi Campbell and Beyoncé (Carter), [2] [3] and she has said the "Miss" is "to let the boys know that [she's] single". [4] She has been the resident drag queen for Propaganda and Fuel in Hull. [5]

Miss Naomi Carter competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . She was the first contestant of Gambian heritage to compete on any Drag Race franchise. [6] She had been doing drag for approximately five years, [7] and was cast after applying to be on the show three times. [8] On the second episode, Miss Naomi Carter placed in the bottom two and won the lip-sync contest against Alexis Saint-Pete. [9] For the girl group challenge, she was a member of The M52s, with Banksie, Ginger Johnson, and Kate Butch. Prior to the performance, Miss Naomi Carter injured her knee on the set, forcing her to use a couch while other danced around her. [10] Ginger Johnson "played" Miss Naomi Carter's leg like a saxophone. [11] On the fourth episode, Miss Naomi Carter placed in the bottom two and was eliminated from the competition after losing a lip-sync against Cara Melle to Yazz's "The Only Way Is Up". Her exit line was, "See you in a bit, dog shit!" [12]

Personal life

Bittaye is from Doncaster. He is queer [6] and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag. He is inspired by Diana Ross and Nina Simone, and has described himself as "half Gambian and half British". [3]

Filmography

Television

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