Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez (born February 22, 1974), better known as
Nina Flowers, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, DJ, activist, professional
make-up artist, and reality television personality who has been
performing since 1993. She is best known for being the runner-up of
the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as being a
contenstant on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All
StarsFlowers was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She started her
career as a DJ in 1989 where she became a resident DJ at Krash Klub
Kafe, one of the most prestigious clubs in the Caribbean. She started
her drag career in March 1993 while studying to become a professional
makeup artist. In 1999, she won both the Miss Puerto Rico Continental
and Miss City Lights Continental pageants.Flowers became a cast member
on Logo's reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on the
network in February 2009. Flowers finished in second place and won the
Miss Congeniality award during the first season's reunion special,
making her the first runner-up to win the title and highest ever Miss.
Congeniality in the history of the show. She is also the first ever
contestant to win a maxi challenge in the history of the show as well
as the first contestant to never place in the bottom two. The
publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new
opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT
events including Denver Pride, San Juan Pride, Chicago Pride and
Vancouver Pride. Besides her participation on RuPaul's Drag Race,
Flowers (along with season two contestant Jessica Wild) has performed
on the popular Puerto Rican television program Objetivo Fama, which
airs throughout the United States and Latin America.In early 2010,
Flowers joined the cast of Logo's new reality series RuPaul's Drag U.
This summer replacement series premiered on July 19, 2010. Flowers was
one of 12 past Drag Race contestants in the season-one cast of
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which premiered on the Logo network on
October 22, 2012. Forming Team Brown Flowers along with contestant
Tammie Brown, both contestants were eliminated in the second episode
of the series which aired on October 28, 2012.
Nina Flowers, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, DJ, activist, professional
make-up artist, and reality television personality who has been
performing since 1993. She is best known for being the runner-up of
the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as being a
contenstant on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All
StarsFlowers was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She started her
career as a DJ in 1989 where she became a resident DJ at Krash Klub
Kafe, one of the most prestigious clubs in the Caribbean. She started
her drag career in March 1993 while studying to become a professional
makeup artist. In 1999, she won both the Miss Puerto Rico Continental
and Miss City Lights Continental pageants.Flowers became a cast member
on Logo's reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on the
network in February 2009. Flowers finished in second place and won the
Miss Congeniality award during the first season's reunion special,
making her the first runner-up to win the title and highest ever Miss.
Congeniality in the history of the show. She is also the first ever
contestant to win a maxi challenge in the history of the show as well
as the first contestant to never place in the bottom two. The
publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new
opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT
events including Denver Pride, San Juan Pride, Chicago Pride and
Vancouver Pride. Besides her participation on RuPaul's Drag Race,
Flowers (along with season two contestant Jessica Wild) has performed
on the popular Puerto Rican television program Objetivo Fama, which
airs throughout the United States and Latin America.In early 2010,
Flowers joined the cast of Logo's new reality series RuPaul's Drag U.
This summer replacement series premiered on July 19, 2010. Flowers was
one of 12 past Drag Race contestants in the season-one cast of
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which premiered on the Logo network on
October 22, 2012. Forming Team Brown Flowers along with contestant
Tammie Brown, both contestants were eliminated in the second episode
of the series which aired on October 28, 2012.
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