14 Facts About Nina West

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Nina West is the stage name of Andrew Robert Levitt, an American drag queen, queer activist, actor, and singer-songwriter based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Nina West rose to national prominence with his appearance on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where he placed sixth and won Miss Congeniality.

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Nina West was named the Top Local Artist of 2019 by Columbus Underground.

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Nina West graduated from Denison University with a degree in theater.

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Nina West had previously auditioned for the show nine times, but failed to make the final cast selection.

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Nina West won the third episode for his performance in the 'Diva Worship' challenge, and impersonated Sarah Sanders on the fourth episode, "Trump: The Rusical".

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Nina West then won the "Dragracadabra" challenge in episode ten.

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Nina West was eliminated in the following episode, losing a lip sync to Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

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Nina West was crowned Miss Congeniality in the series finale.

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Nina West was interviewed with Adore Delano and Monet X Change for an episode of The View in June 2019.

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Nina West starred in Coaster, an animated short film directed and produced by Amos Sussigan and Dan Lund.

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Nina West attended the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, where he became the first person to walk the purple carpet in full drag.

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Nina West released a music video for his first single "Hucks" on May 10,2019.

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Nina West is gay and an advocate and fundraiser for the LGBTQIA community.