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Nina West

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Nina West
File:Host Nina West.jpg File:Host Nina West.jpg
Nina West performing in 2009
BornAndrew Levitt
Greentown, Ohio, U.S.
🏡 ResidenceColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
🏳️ NationalityAmerican
🎓 Alma materDenison University
💼 Occupation
🌐 Websiteninawest.com

Nina West is the stage name of Andrew Levitt,[1] an American drag queen, based in Columbus, Ohio.[2] She rose to national prominence with her appearance on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Education[edit]

Levitt was raised in Greentown, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University[1] with a degree in theatre.[3] He planned to pursue acting, until the September 11 attacks.[4]

Career[edit]

Nina West performing in her annual Halloween show, Axis Nightclub, 2018

West began dabbling in drag in 2001.[1] Her drag mother is Virginia West.[5] She hosts the annual "Heels of Horror" show at Axis Nightclub,[6] and has also hosted the competition "So You Think You Can Drag?"[7] In 2008, she won the Entertainer of the Year award;[8] her ensemble later inspired the singer Sia's outfit at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[9] West was included in Columbus Business First's "40 Under 40" list in 2018.[10][11]

West is currently competing in the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[12] She won the third episode for her performance in the 'Diva Worship' challenge, and impersonated Sarah Sanders on the fourth episode, "Trump: The Rusical".[13] She then won the "Dragracadabra" challenge in episode ten.[14]

Levitt worked as a social media strategist for Axis Nightclub as of 2018 and has done social media and marketing for Union Cafe since 2013.[1][15]

Personal life and philanthropy[edit]

Levitt lives in Columbus, Ohio.[1] He is gay and an advocate and fundraiser for the LGBTQIA community. His focuses have included HIV/AIDS testing and safe sex, marriage equality, and trans rights. The Nina West Fund, established at the Columbus Foundation c. 2015,[16] is thought to be the only "drag-queen-supported fund of its kind" in the U.S.[1] The fund has raised more than $2 million,[16][17] supporting charities such as the ACLU of Ohio (fundamental rights), Dress for Success Columbus (career development for women), Equitas Health (focused on HIV/AIDS treatment),[18] and Kaleidoscope Youth Center (the largest LGBTQIA youth center in Ohio).[19]

In 2017, he received the Create Columbus Commission Visionary Award from the Columbus City Council and an equality award from the Human Rights Campaign Columbus chapter.[20]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wagner, Mike (January 28, 2018). "Gay-rights advocate Nina West has long used drag-queen act to raise money for charities". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Seman, Gary Jr. "Everyday heroes: Drag queen gives to LGBT charities so others don't have to feel alone". The Columbus Dispatch. Ohio. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Generosity Embraces Belonging: The Nina West Fund". Columbus Foundation. 2018.
  4. ↑ Clark, Joe (2017-06-15). "The positive impact of becoming Nina West". WCMH. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  5. ↑ "How Nina West Channeled Her Republican Childhood into Queer Activism". www.out.com. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  6. ↑ Soroka, Breanna. "Review: Heels of Horror combines pop culture, Halloween". The Lantern. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Photos: Weekends events for Columbus and central Ohio, September 21–23". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  8. ↑ Thurston, Susan (17 July 2009). "Will This Lady Be a Champ?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 4 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Avery 4/22/2016, Dan. "How A Drag Queen Inspired Sia's Unbelievable Coachella Costume Reveal | NewNowNext". Newnownext.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  10. ↑ "CBF Morning Run: Reliving a splendid night at the casino, getting to know 40 Under 40, saying LoveSac and regretting it, mixing beer and ice cream, not climbing Everest and chewing on a midnight stout (Video)". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "What to expect at HighBall this weekend, and Nina West on why you should go (photos)". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "Miss Vanjie rejoins RuPaul's Drag Race: See the full season 11 cast". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  13. ↑ "RPDR S11E4: Nina West Shares Her Story Of Growing Up As A Republican While Growing Up As Gay". Z6mag. 2019-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  14. ↑ www.vulture.com https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-11-episode-10-dragracadabra.html. Retrieved 2019-05-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Mantey, Jackie (2013-07-31). "People to Watch: Activist/Ambassador/Entertainer: Andrew Levitt". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "The Philanthropy of Nina West". ColumbusUnderground.com. 2017-10-10. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  17. ↑ "Is this the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11?". Gay Times. 2018-10-24. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  18. ↑ "Columbus Foundation". ColumbusFoundation.org. 2018.
  19. ↑ "ABOUT - Kaleidoscope Youth Center". Kaleidoscope Youth Center of Ohio. 2019.
  20. ↑ Clark, Joe (2017-06-15). "The positive impact of becoming Nina West". WCMH. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

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