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Miss Fame
Born
Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen

(1985-03-30) March 30, 1985 (age 39)
San Luis Obispo, California, US
Occupations
Years active2011-present
Musical career
LabelsSidecar Records
Websitemissfamenyc.com

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 his elimination from the show, Dam-Mikkelsen launched a music career, releasing his debut single, "Rubber Doll" on April 28, 2015. His debut album, Beauty Marked, was released on June 9, 2015.[1]

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."[2]

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 Vogue Italia.[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 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.[5]

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.[6] He was eliminated in the ninth episode, "Divine Inspiration", placing him seventh overall.[7] Following his elimination, he released the music video for "Rubber Doll", which was the first single from his debut album Beauty Marked.[8] The album was released June 9, 2015, and featured appearances from fellow Drag Race contestants Alaska Thunderfuck and Violet Chachki.[1]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak
chart
positions
US
Dance
[9] 		US
Heat
[10]
Beauty Marked 17 25

Singles

Title Year Album
"Rubber Doll"[11] 2015 Beauty Marked
"InstaFame"[12]
"I Run The Runway"[13] 2016

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Drag Race Theme"[14] 2015 RuPaul RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz2
"Toyland"[15] Various Artists Christmas Queens

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2015 A Change of Heart Himself [16]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Snooki & Jwoww Himself Episode: "What a Drag!" [17]
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Contestant) Season 7 - Placed 7th [18]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014–present Painted by Fame Himself Makeup tutorials [19]
2015 Untucked Himself Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race [20]

Music videos

Title Year Director Ref.
"Drag Race Theme" 2015 Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen [21]
"Rubber Doll" 2015 Ben Simkins [22]
"InstaFame" 2015 Ben Simkins [23]
"Toyland" 2015 Carlos Maldonado [24]
"I Run The Runway (feat. Violet Chachki)" 2016 Ali Mahdavi [25]

Music video appearances

Title Year Director Ref.
"Save the Queen"
(Garek) 		2012 Un­known [26]
"Supermodel (You Better Work)" (2013 Edit)
(RuPaul) 		2013 Marco Ovando [27]
"Go All Night"
(Gorgon City featuring Jennifer Hudson) 		2014 Roboshobo [28]
"Opulence"
(Brooke Candy) 		2014 Steven Klein [29]
"My Animal"
(Garek) 		2015 Mike Ruiz [30]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Miss Fame - Beauty Marked". Amazon. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Miss Fame – About Her". Miss Fame. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bobbé's Half Drag Shots". Vogue Italia. July 31, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "PHOTOS: Exclusive Chat with Drag Icons Delta Work, Tammie Brown and Landon Cider". Queerty. December 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen – Biography". Kurtis In Beauty. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Miss Fame Officially Ru-Vealed For RuPaul's Drag Race Season Seven!". WordPress. December 7, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season seven, episode nine - Divine Inspiration". The Guardian. April 28, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "Drag Race Star Miss Fame Releases 'Rubber Doll' Music Video". The Advocate. April 27, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "Billboard Chart Archive" (To access, type "Miss Fame" in the artist bar, then select "Top Dance/Electronic Albums" in the chart name bar). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  10. ^ "Billboard Chart Archive" (To access, type "Miss Fame" in the artist bar, then select "Heatseeker Albums" in the chart name bar). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  11. ^ "iTunes - Music - Rubber Doll - Single by Miss Fame". iTunes. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "Miss Fame - Instafame". Amazon. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrYxZ6Chy_4
  14. ^ "iTunes - Music - RuPaul Presents CoverGurlz2 by RuPaul". iTunes. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  15. ^ "Alaska, Katya, "Drag Race" Queens, Spread Holiday Cheer On "Christmas Queens" Album". NewNowNext. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "Exclusive Interview With Miss Fame: Super Model Drag Queen". Llama Post. March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "Drag Queen Miss Fame Teaches Snooki & JWOWW How To Work A Catwalk". MTV. December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  18. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season seven, episode one – the devil wears nada". The Guardian. March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  19. ^ "This Drag Race Contestant Is Also A YouTube Makeup Celebrity". Refinery29. March 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  20. ^ Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race Episode 1 - Born Naked. YouTube. March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  21. ^ Miss Fame - Drag Race Theme: RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz2. YouTube. February 3, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  22. ^ Miss Fame - RUBBER DOLL (Official). YouTube. April 27, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  23. ^ InstaFame [Official Teaser]. YouTube. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  24. ^ Miss Fame - Toyland [Official] from Christmas Queens. YouTube. December 10, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  25. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrYxZ6Chy_4. {{cite AV media}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ GAREK - "Save the Queen" (Official Video). YouTube. June 25, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  27. ^ RuPaul Supermodel 2013 The Drag Race Girls. YouTube. 13 September 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  28. ^ "Miss Fame on Twitter". Twitter. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  29. ^ "Miss Fame on Twitter". Twitter. April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  30. ^ GAREK - "My Animal" (Official Video). YouTube. 21 April 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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