Obama (drag queen)

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Obama
Born
Baye Dame Dia
Occupation Drag queen
Television Drag Race Italia (season 2)

Obama is the stage name of Baye Dame Dia, [1] an Italian drag performer who has competed on the Italian version of Big Brother season 15 as well as season 2 of Drag Race Italia .

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Career

Early in her drag career (2000s), Obama was known as Naomo. [2] Out of drag, [3] Obama competed on Big Brother in 2018. [4] She competed as Obama on the second season of Drag Race Italia. [5] She impersonated Barbara D'Urso for the Snatch Game challenge. [6]

Personal life

Obama is of Senegalese ancestry and is based in Rome. [2] [3] Her name pays tribute to former U.S. President Barack Obama. She is inspired by Naomi Campbell and Grace Jones. [5]

Filmography

Television

References

  1. ↑ "Tutto sὟu Drag Race Italia 2: il cast ufficiale, format e regolamento". gay.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race Italia' 2 cast includes a queen named for Barack Obama". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Italia' Season 2". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Priscilla su Obama: "Ai provini sapevamo che era stata squalificata al Grande Fratello", poi svela perché l'hanno arruolata". Biccy.it (in Italian). 2022-10-26. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. 1 2 "Drag Race Italia season 2 cast includes former Big Brother contestant". Digital Spy. 2022-09-30. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ↑ "Obama imita Barbara d'Urso allo Snatch Game: nel 2018 si beccò un suo Barby Kazziatone". Biccy.it (in Italian). 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2024-02-28.


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