Residence New York, New York US Labels Sidecar Records Genres Popdanceelectronic Record label Sidecar Records | Website missfamenyc.com Role Musical Artist Years active 2011-present Name Miss Fame | |
Full Name Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen Born March 30, 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-03-30 ) San Luis Obispo, California, US Occupation Drag queenmake-up artistmodelrecording artist Similar People Violet Chachki, Ginger Minj, RuPaul, Bianca Del Rio, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 | ||
Associated acts Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 | ||
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Miss Fame is the stage name of Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen an American drag queen, makeup artist, model, recording artist and reality television personality who competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Following her elimination from the show, Dam-Mikkelsen launched a music career, releasing her debut single, "Rubber Doll" on April 28, 2015. Her debut album, Beauty Marked, was released on June 9, 2015.
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Career
Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen 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."
Miss Fame was noticed by photographer Mary McCartney who featured her in her book Devoted. She has also appeared in Half-Drag, a photo series by Leland Bobbé which attracted international attention and was featured in Vogue Italia. 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. Dam-Mikkelsen works as a celebrity makeup artist in New York City, and has worked on models and celebrities including Ève Salvail, Snooki and JWoww, Martha Wash, Wendy Williams, and Michael Urie.
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. She was eliminated in the ninth episode, "Divine Inspiration", placing her seventh overall. Following her elimination, she released the music video for "Rubber Doll", which was the first single from her debut album Beauty Marked. The album was released June 9, 2015, and featured appearances from fellow Drag Race contestants Alaska Thunderfuck and Violet Chachki.
Personal life
Dam-Mikkelsen is married to Patrick Bertschy.