1. Coco Montrese was born on July 2,1974 and is the stage name of Lenwood Martin Cooper, an American drag queen, entertainer, and reality television personality.
20 Facts About Coco Montrese
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Coco Montrese subsequently appeared on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race as well as the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
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Coco Montrese was born on July 2,1974, in Miami, Florida.
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Coco Montrese grew up in a "very religious home" as the child of a Pentecostal pastor.
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Coco Montrese became interested in drag around age 19 or 20 and was named by her drag mother Mokha Coco Montrese.
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Coco Montrese entered pageantry, eventually becoming runner up in the 2010 Miss Gay America pageant.
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On February 27,2010, Coco Montrese was then crowned as Miss Gay America 2010.
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Coco Montrese then moved to Las Vegas, where she appeared in a number of shows as a Janet Jackson impersonator.
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Coco Montrese applied just once for RuPaul's Drag Race and was accepted for their fifth season as one of fourteen contestants.
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Coco Montrese was placed in the bottom four times, eventually sending her "arch rival" Alyssa Edwards home during their lipsync.
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Coco Montrese ended up being sent home by Detox Icunt the next week, garnering a fifth-place finish.
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Coco Montrese was chosen to appear on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which premiered August 25,2016.
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At the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, Coco Montrese dressed up as a 1999 Lil' Kim with a purple mermaid-inspired jumpsuit.
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Coco Montrese appeared on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars as the 'Lipsync Assassin' of episode 1.
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Coco Montrese won her lipsync against competitor Yara Sofia, eliminating Serena ChaCha.
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In July 2022, Coco Montrese headlined the 10th year of Hagerstown Hopes and Hagerstown Pride festival.
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In 2012, It was announced that Coco Montrese had been cast on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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In episode 6, Coco Montrese would be in the bottom two for a second time, this time against Jade Jolie, who Coco Montrese had formed a friendship with in the competition.
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Coco Montrese won the lip sync to I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters and stayed in the competition.
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In 2016 it was announced that Coco Montrese had been cast on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.