Serena ChaCha

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Serena ChaCha
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Serena ChaCha at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Myron Arturo Morgan [1]

(1990-09-17) September 17, 1990 (age 33)
La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste, Panama
NationalityPanamanian-American
Education Florida State University (BFA)
Occupation
Known for RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)

Myron Arturo Morgan (born 17 September 1990), better known by the stage name Serena ChaCha, is a Panamanian-American drag performer and wigstress, best known for appearing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , and on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars , placing 13th in both.

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Early life and education

Morgan was born and raised in La Chorrera, Panama. [2] Morgan later moved to the United States. He graduated with a BFA from Florida State University in 2012. [3] [4]

Career

Morgan first performed in drag in 2010. [4]

In 2013, ChaCha was announced as one of 14 contestants competing in the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. At 21, she was the youngest contestant. [2] [4] [5] ChaCha was in the bottom two in the first episode, eliminating Penny Tration in a lip-sync to "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus; the following episode, she was eliminated by Monica Beverly Hillz following a lip-sync to "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna. [2] [6] Following ChaCha's appearance on the show, she released a single, "Cha Cha". [7]

In 2021, ChaCha was announced as one of the returning drag queens competing in the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. [8] ChaCha was the lowest-placing queen to return for an All Stars season. [4] ChaCha was eliminated in the first episode as a result of a group vote following her talent show performance. [8] She was offered a chance to return to the competition in the tenth episode's 'Game within a Game', but lost in a lip-sync against Jiggly Caliente to "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue. [9]

Outside of drag, Morgan owns Serena ChaCha Wigs, a wig company. [4] [10]

Personal life

Morgan is currently based in Tallahassee, Florida. [2] [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tenemos representante, la panameña Serena ChaCha volverá para RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars". Día a Día (in Spanish). 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  3. ↑ "FSU Art BFA '12 Myron Morgan, a.k.a Serena Cha Cha, on Drag Race premier in Tallahassee". Florida State University College of Fine Arts. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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  7. ↑ Cha Cha - Single by Serena Chacha, archived from the original on 2021-09-05, retrieved 2021-09-05
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  9. ↑ Antonio, Josiah (2021-08-20). "Jiggly ends 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6' journey". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  10. ↑ "HOME". Serena ChaCha Wigs. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  11. ↑ "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America, Ranked". Vulture. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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