Niohuru X
Niohuru X, also known as VampireChinese, is a Manchu Chinese drag performer, fashion designer, and make-up artist. She is best known for winning the fifth season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.
Also recorded as VampireChinese · Niǔ Gǔ Lù
Niohuru X
- Name
- Niohuru X
- Birthplace
- Tianjin, China
- Occupation
- * Drag performer
- Born
- 1997 · Tianjin.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Languages
- Chinese · English
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Niohuru X, also known as VampireChinese, is a Manchu Chinese drag performer, fashion designer, and make-up artist. She is best known for winning the fifth season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.
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Niohuru X (born 1997) is a Chinese drag queen, fashion designer and make-up artist. The drag queen was born in Tianjin. Languages used include Chinese and English.
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• Name — Niohuru X • Birthplace — Tianjin, China • Other Names — VampireChinese • Occupation — * Drag performer • fashion designer • make-up artist • Television — The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 5) • Years Active — 2021–present
Career
Career
Niohuru X resided in Brooklyn and attended Parsons School of Design to study fashion design; due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she dropped out. Before the pandemic, she first discovered drag at a bar. She started her drag career under the persona Niohuru X; her drag is inspired by Chinese folklore. Niohuru X was revealed as one of the contestants competing in the fifth season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula on 3 October 2023. She was declared a winner in the first and seventh episodes, was placed at the bottom twice, eliminating Anna Phylactic and Fantasia Royale Gaga. In the finale episode, she had to create three outfits representing filth, horror, and glamour. In the same episode, she participated in a lip-sync battle to Ladytron's "Destroy Everything You Touch" (2005). Niohuru X was crowned as "The World's Next Drag Supermonster" with a cash prize of $100,000.
Personal life
Personal life
Niohuru X is a trans woman. She met Orkgotik, another contestant while filming The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, where they established a romantic relationship. After finishing the recording of the program, the couple moved to Los Angeles.
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List of television credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2023 — The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 5) — Herself/Contestant — Winner
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- 1.Nuwa 1997. About Us. nuwa1997.com.
- 2.https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/51642/1/niohuru-makeup-artist-new-york-parsons-design-lady-gaga
- 3.Nguyen, Andrew. Niohuru X Turns Darkness Into Beauty. Paper. 28 November 2023.
- 4.Cadogan, Dominic. Niohuru is the make-up chameleon inspired by Chinese royalty. Dazed. 13 January 2021.
- 5.Nolfi, Joey. Meet 'The Boulet Brothers Dragula' season 5 cast of monsters. Entertainment Weekly. 12 October 2023.
- 6.Nolfi, Joey. Niohuru X explains winning 'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' with a real pig foot penis. Entertainment Weekly. 16 January 2024.
- 7.Nolfi, Joey. 'Dragula' Winner Niohuru X on Her Deliciously Monstrous Looks. Them. 18 January 2024.
- 8.Sim, Bernardo. Dragula's Niohuru & Orkgotik Are Snuggling & Our Cold Hearts Can't Take It. Pride. 16 November 2023.
- 9.Block, Michael. 'The Boulet Brother's Dragula' Season 5 Finale Was a Nail-Biter. Collider. 19 January 2024.
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