Miss Fame

Miss Fame
Born Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen
March 30, 1985
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Residence New York, New York U.S.
Occupation Drag queen, makeup artist, model
Years active 2011-present
Website
www.missfamenyc.com

Miss Fame is the stage name of Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen an American drag queen, makeup artist, model, and singer who competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Following his elimination from the show, Dam-Mikkelsen launched a music career, releasing his debut single, "Rubber Doll", which is slated to appear on his upcoming debut album.

Career

Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen, better known as his stage name Miss Fame, was born in San Luis Obispo, California. Dam-Mikkelsen worked as a male editorial model in California. Following the advice of fashion photographer Mike Ruiz, he moved to New York in 2011 and started working as a makeup artist. At the same time he began modeling and performing in drag as "Miss Fame."[1]

Miss Fame was noticed by photographer Mary McCartney who featured him in her book Devoted. He has also appeared in Half-Drag, a photo series by Leland Bobbé which attracted international attention and was featured in numerous publications including Vogue Italia.[2] Bobbé and Miss Fame appeared in a short documentary for RTL Television in Germany.[3] Miss Fame was also photographed for Gorgeous, a project by photographers Rob Lebow and Masha Kupets that involved Armen Ra, Candis Cayne, and Tammie Brown.[4] Dam-Mikkelsen also appeared several times in life interviews with The Huffington Post.[5] In 2014, Miss Fame appeared on Snooki & Jwoww in the episode, "What a Drag!" In the episode, Fame gave Snooki and JWoww makeup advice and a lesson on walking like a model.[6]

Dam-Mikkelsen works as a celebrity makeup artist in New York, and has worked on models and celebrities including Martha Wash, Wendy Williams, Ève Salvail, Snooki and JWoww, Jeffree Star, and Michael Urie.[7][8]

On December 7, 2014, during the "Ruveal" of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7, Miss Fame was the first queen announced to be a contestant on the show. Fame was eliminated in the the ninth episode, "Divine Inspiration", placing him seventh overall. Following his elimination, he released the music video for "Rubber Doll," which is the first single from his upcoming album.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US US
Dance		 US
Indie
TBA — — —

Singles

Title Year Album
"Rubber Doll"[9] 2015 TBA

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Drag Race Theme"[10]
(RuPaul featuring Miss Fame)		 2015 RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz2

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Drag Race Theme" 2015 Miss Fame
"Rubber Doll" Ben Simkins[11]

Music video appearances

Title Year Director
"Save the Queen"
(Garek)		 2012 Unknown
"Supermodel (You Better Work)" (2013 Edit)
(RuPaul featuring The Drag Race Girls)		 2013 Marco Ovando[12]
"Go All Night"
(Gorgon City featuring Jennifer Hudson)		 2014 Roboshobo
"OPULENCE"
(Brooke Candy)		 Steven Klein[13]
"My Animal"
(Garek)		 2015 Mike Ruiz[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 A Change of Heart Himself TBA
Words

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Snooki & Jwoww Himself Episode: "What a Drag!"
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race Miss Fame/Himself (Contestant) Season 7 - Placed 7th

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2014 YouTube Transformations Himself Produced by himself
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Miss Fame Season 7

References

  1. ↑ "Miss Fame – ABOUT HER". Miss Fame. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bobbé’s Half Drag Shots". vogue.it.
  3. ↑ Bobbé, Leland (4 September 2012). "Half–Drag – RTL TV Germany". Leland Bobbé. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Baume, Matt (14 December 2013). "PHOTOS: Exclusive Chat with Drag Icons Delta Work, Tammie Brown and Landon Cider". Queerty. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Half-drag: Drag queens show off dual identities with and without makeup". Daily News. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Sperry, April (7 January 2014). "Snooki and Jwoww Dress In Drag With Miss Fame". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen – BIO". Kurtis In Beauty. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Erikson, Alex (27 June 2013). "Girl Talk". Next Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Rubber Doll - Single by Miss Fame". iTunes.
  10. ↑ "iTunes - Music - RuPaul Presents CoverGurlz2 by RuPaul". iTunes.
  11. ↑ Miss Fame - RUBBER DOLL (Official). YouTube. 27 April 2015.
  12. ↑ RuPaul Supermodel 2013 The Drag Race Girls. YouTube. 13 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Miss Fame on Twitter". Twitter.
  14. ↑ GAREK - "My Animal" (Official Video). YouTube. 21 April 2015.

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