Miss Fame was born on March 30,1985 and is the stage name of Kurtis Frank Dam-Mikkelsen, an American model, makeup artist, drag queen, recording artist and reality television personality best known as a contestant on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
12 Facts About Miss Fame
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Miss Fame then started working as a makeup artist under industry icon Pat McGrath while building a celebrity clientele.
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Miss Fame was noticed by photographer Mary McCartney who featured her in her book Devoted.
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Miss Fame has appeared in Half-Drag, a photo series by Leland Bobbe which attracted international attention and was featured in Vogue Italia.
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Miss Fame was photographed for Gorgeous, a project by photographers Rob Lebow and Masha Kupets that involved Armen Ra, Candis Cayne, and Tammie Brown.
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On December 7,2014, during the "Ru-Veal" of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, Miss Fame was the first queen announced to be a contestant on the show.
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Miss Fame was eliminated in the ninth episode, "Divine Inspiration," placing her seventh overall.
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Miss Fame has been celebrated for her high-fashion editorial work and collaborations with world-renowned photographers like Steven Klein, Giampaolo Sgura, Armin Morbach, Ali Mahdavi, and others.
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Miss Fame has been featured in publications including Vogue Germany, Vogue Portugal, Vogue Paris, Vogue Japan, CR Fashion Book, PAPER, V Magazine, LOVE, CANDY, Tush, OUT, ELLE, and others.
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Miss Fame contributed to the compilation album Christmas Queens 3 in 2017.
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In September 2018, Miss Fame performed as a background dancer behind Christina Aguilera for Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019 collection, with other Drag Race alumni.
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Miss Fame has stated that he was raised by his grandmother, Gloria, as her own son.