1. Gigi Goode was born on December 2,1997 and is an American drag queen, fashion designer, and reality television personality known for being a runner-up on the twelfth season of the drag competition series RuPaul's Drag Race.
16 Facts About Gigi Goode
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Originally from Illinois, Gigi Goode attended Millikin University and, as of 2020, lives in Los Angeles.
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Gigi Goode was born on December 2,1997, in Illinois, and has Scottish and Scandinavian ancestry.
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Gigi Goode's mother, Kristi, is a costume and interior designer.
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Gigi Goode was introduced to LGBT culture at the age of 12 by her openly gay uncle.
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Gigi Goode started doing drag at an early age with the help of her mother, who initially disapproved of it, and she performed in drag in public for the first time at age 15.
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Gigi Goode has said that her drag "became very 1950s and 1940s inspired".
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Gigi Goode attended Woodstock High School, where she graduated in 2016.
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Gigi Goode attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where she majored in art and was awarded the David S Monroe Art Award in 2017, which honors "outstanding achievement in art, recognizing students for their major, excellence in their work and exhibiting a professional attitude".
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Gigi Goode later dropped out of Millikin and moved to Los Angeles.
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In 2020, Gigi Goode competed on the twelfth season of the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, where she was the youngest contestant of the season and placed as a runner-up.
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Gigi Goode won the main challenges in episodes 4,6,7, and 12.
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Gigi Goode participated in Werq the World Battle Royale, a livestreamed fundraiser and drag show held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gigi Goode appeared in the Halloween-themed World of Wonder variety special Bring Back My Ghouls with other contestants from season 12 of Drag Race in October 2020.
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Gigi Goode appeared in the music video for Chester Lockhart's 2018 cover of "I Put a Spell on You".
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Gigi Goode announced that she had started hormone replacement therapy in January 2021 and underwent facial feminization surgery.