Yari Zabeth Mejía López,[1] more commonly known simply as Yari Mejía, is a Mexican makeup artist, hair stylist, fashion designer, singer and drag artist. She is also known for being a regular judge on La Más Draga.
Biography[]
Born in Mexico City, Yari Mejía has commented in several interviews that from a very young age she found her passion in makeup, which prompted her to become a professional makeup artist. Aware of her great talent, in 2012, Yari Mejia decided to promote her work by opening an account on Instagram, where she posted photos of her best works. Thus, Yari Mejía began to become a makeup influencer and different cosmetic brands, as well as fashion designers, began to look for her to collaborate.
Before being in front of the cameras, Yari stood out while backstage for her work as a hairdresser and her 25 years of experience are the proof of her professionalism, always adding fresh and modern touches to each job she does. In addition to her professional studies in Mexico, she also has studied abroad in Los Angeles, Brazil, Japan and France.
She has worked for countless television productions such as: Grammys, Premios Lo Nuestro, MTV Awards, La Voz Mexico, Bailando Por Un Sueño, Mexico Diseña, as well as for some theater, cinema, social and editorial works in magazines such as Vanidades, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Quién, Hola, Marie Claire, Esquire and Estilo DF.
The recognition of her work has led her to be at the side of great Mexican and international personalities such as: Laura Pausini, Ximena Navarrete, Becky G, RBD, Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones), and Paz Vega, among many more who trust their hair and makeup in the hands of Yari Mejia.[5][6]
Memorable Quotes[]
La Más Draga Season 1[]
- "Soy fan del drag desde hace mucho tiempo. En México se hace un drag tan bonito."
- "Las veo un poquito nerviosas, pero es normal. Tener a estas personalidades enfrente no es fácil, yo lo sé."
- "Pónganse chingonas, eh."
- "Tú también tienes barba." (in response to Letal's critiques about Cordelia Durango).
- "Vengo haciendo maquillaje drag ya desde hace mucho tiempo. Es un forma mía de homenajear a este tipo de aristas que básicamente están inspirados en nosotras las mujeres."
- "Eva, hija, que osada. Sabiendo que aquí todas somos flamables."
La Más Draga Season 2[]
- "Bonita, soltera, sin compromiso y aceptando aplicaciones."
- "Hija, una hernia, ¿no te da miedo?" (to Job Star during La Más Luchona).
- "Vas a decir, 'como friegas Yari', pero hay que cuidar las pantaletas." (to Amelia).
- "Aquí presumiendo mi champú de chile, sábila y queratina."
- "Al igual que tú, muchas veces me he sentido aislada, hecha a un lado por mi comunidad. No sé si por ser buena o por ser mujer. Pero estoy muy feliz con lo que he logrado." (to Alexis 3XL).
- "Hoy vengo bien turbo-perra."
- "Gracias por ser el rostro y la voz de todas las mujeres a las que se nos ha dicho que no podemos hacer drag." (to Alexis 3XL).
La Más Draga Season 3[]
- "Mi perra tiene muchas amigas que son gatas y ya les agarro la maña, también se lame así."
- "También a mi me brillan, las chiches."
- "Mira, mami, este también es plástico." (referring to her breasts).
- "Esto está muy difícil. Yo quiero renunciar, ya quiero irme a mi casa." (awed after the Impersionation Challenge).
- "Y esa gente mala que esta allá afuera, ratera, rufiana, malhecha, que tristeza, que pena. Por eso están donde están. Y nunca van a crecer y nunca van a estar aquí en este escenario que se merece respeto. Babosos." (about some designers scamming the contestants).
- "Cuando das la patada así, y te veo... me mie." (to Madison during La Más Legendaria).
- "¡Porno, ella hace porno!" (referring to Letal).
La Más Draga Season 5[]
- "El concepto esta redondito, redondito como mis chiches." (to Isabella y Catalina during La Más Artesanal).
- "Tú entiendes que la vida es perra y tú le aúllas." (to Liza Zan Zuzzi)
- "¡Hidrátate pendeja, hidrátate! Ya no me queda mucho, dos meses más y ya." (joking about her being hoarse).
- "De a tiro, me sentí en casa. Tanto pinche plástico."
Trivia[]
- Just like with Johnny Carmona and Letal, the show was planned from the beginning with Yari in mind.[7]
- However, Yari initially did not like the idea of being a judge on the show and instead wanted to assist on the production side of things. The producers later convinced her to be a judge based on her makeup expertise and charisma.[8]
- Yari has admitted to being considerably more laidback and withdrawn in the earlier seasons due to being nervous about all the exposure. It wasn't until Season 3 that she began to feel more comfortable in her position as a judge.[8]
- She appeared as a backup dancer on Lorena Herrera's music video for Masoquista.[9]
- Yari identifies as asexual.[10]
- Yari has revealed that she and her sister were both verbally and physically assaulted following the airing of Yari's negative critiques to Amelia on Season 2. This incident also forced her to move out of her original residence.[11]
- She did not have any singing experience prior to Season 2, making her debut for Posa Que Posa, one of the runway songs of the season.[12]
- Initially, the producers misled Yari by informing her that she was simply recording a demo for another artist. However, this turned out to be untrue, as the producers had already harbored intentions of launching Yari's own music career.[8]
- Since then, she has been featured in new runway songs for each subsequent season, as well as in the respective music videos.
Gallery[]
La Más Draga Season 1[]
Opening
Mini Trailer
Mini Promo
El Chou Para Llevar Promo
La Más Draga Season 1 Looks[]
Promo Look
Episode 1 Look
Episode 2 Look
Episode 3 Look
Episode 4 Look
Episode 5 Look
Episode 7 Look
La Más Draga Season 2[]
Opening
Mini Trailer
La Más Draga Season 2 Looks[]
Promo Look
Episode 1 Look
Episode 2 Look
Episode 3 Look
Episode 4 Look
Episode 5 Look
Episode 6 Look
Episode 7 Look
Episode 9 Look
La Más Draga Season 3[]
La Más Draga Season 3 Looks[]
Promo Look
Episode 1 Look
Episode 2 Look
Episode 3 Look
Episode 4 Look
Episode 5 Look
Episode 6 Look
Episode 7 Look
Episode 8 Look
Episode 9 Look
Alfombra Morada Look
Episode 11 Performance Look
Episode 11 Look
La Más Draga Season 4[]
La Más Draga Season 4 Looks[]
Promo Look
Episode 1 Look
Episode 2 Look
Episode 3 Look
Episode 4 Look
Episode 5 Look
Episode 6 Look
Episode 7 Look
Episode 8 Look
Episode 9 Look
Alfombra Morada Look
La Más Draga Season 5[]
La Más Draga Season 5 Looks[]
Promo Look
Episode 1 Look
Episode 2 Look
Episode 3 Look
Episode 4 Look
Episode 5 Look
Episode 6 Look
Episode 7 Look
Episode 8 Look
Episode 9 Look
Episode 10 Look
Alfombra Rosa / Episode 12 Look
Episode 12 Performance Look
Videos[]
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LA MÁS DRAGA 2
LA MÁS DRAGA 3 (Teaser)
La Más Draga Season 4 Teaser Trailer
LA MÁS DRAGA 5
LA MÁS DRAGA 6
La Más Draga Music Videos[]
Yari Mejía - Posa Que Posa (Video Oficial)
Yari Mejía, Job Star, Neiko - Tsunami (Video Oficial)
La Más Draga - Navidrag
La Más Draga - Ponte Chingona (Video Oficial)
Yari Mejía - Dinerita (Video Oficial)
Yari Mejía - Pasarela (Video con Letra Oficial)
Yari Mejia - Mexa (Video Oficial)
Yari Mejía, Raquel Martínez - Maldito
LA MÁS DRAGA 6 - RITMITO (Video Oficial)
Filmography[]
Web Series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | La Más Draga (Season 1) | Self | Main Judge | [13] |
| 2019 | La Más Draga (Season 2) | Self | Main Judge | [14] |
| 2020 | La Más Draga (Season 3) | Self | Main Judge | [15] |
| 2021 | La Más Draga (Season 4) | Self | Main Judge | [16] |
| 2022 | La Más Draga (Season 5) | Self | Main Judge | [17] |
| 2023 | La Más Draga (Season 6) | Self | Main Judge | [18] |
Discography[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Posa Que Posa | Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 2 | [19] |
| Tsunami | Yari Mejía, Job Star, Neiko | Non-album single | ||
| Navidrag | Deborah La Grande, Gvajardo, Neiko, Tóxico, Yari Mejía |
La Más Draga 3 | ||
| 2020 | Ponte Chingona | Aurora Wonders, Gvajardo, Margaret Y Ya, Neiko, Sonnata, Velvetine, Yari Mejía | ||
| Dinerita | Yari Mejía | |||
| Pasarela | Yari Mejía | |||
| Rufián | Neiko, Yari Mejía | |||
| Tsunami | Gvajardo, Neiko, Yari Mejía | |||
| 2021 | Mexa | Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 4 | |
| Loba | Yari Mejía | |||
| Que Tanto | Bruno Olvez, Yari Mejía | |||
| Mexa (Versión la Gran Final) | Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 4, Vol. 2 | ||
| 2022 | Mexa - Remix | Jcastillo, Ozkar Ramirez, Yari Mejía | Non-album single | |
| Perre | Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 5 | ||
| Wapa | Bruno Olvez, Yari Mejía | |||
| Insuperable | Yari Mejía | |||
| Maldito | Raquel Martínez, Yari Mejía | |||
| Mmmamy | Deseos Fab, Yari Mejía | |||
| MALDITO (Versión Gran Final) | Raquel Martínez, Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 5. Vol 2 | ||
| 2023 | Barrio | Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 6 | |
| Pásele | Bruno Olvez, Yari Mejía | |||
| Ritmito | Yari Mejía | |||
| RITMITO | Yari Mejía | La Más Draga 6, Vol. 2 | ||
| 2024 | BORRACHA | Yari Mejía | SOLO LAS MÁS |
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Deborah La Grande |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Margaret Y Ya • 3rd: Eva Blunt • 4th: Bárbara Durango |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Lana • 6th: Debra Men (La Más Querida) • 7th: Cordelia Durango |
| Host | Lorena Herrera |
| Judges | Johnny Carmona • Letal • Lorena Herrera • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona |
| Venenos | Dadvian Esparza Rios (Veneno) |
| Winner | Alexis 3XL |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Sophia Jiménez • 3rd: Gvajardo |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Job Star • 5th: Soro Nasty • 6th: Amelia (La Más Querida + La Más Volada) • 7th: Red Rabbit Duo • 8th: Leandra Rose • 9th: Nina De La Fuente |
| Host | Vanessa Claudio |
| Judges | Johnny Carmona • Letal • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Paris Bang Bang |
| Venenos | Dadvian Esparza Rios (Veneno) |
| Winner | Aviesc Who? |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Madison • 3rd: Rudy Reyes • 4th: Raga Diamante |
| Other Contestants | 5th & 6th: Memo Reyri & Mista Boo • 7th: Regina Bronx • 8th: Iviza Lioza • 9th: Luna Lansman (La Más Volada) • 10th: Wynter (La Más Querida) • 11th: Huntyy B • 12th: StupiDrag • 13th: Yayoi Bowery |
| Host | Karla Díaz |
| Judges | Johnny Carmona • Letal • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Pepe y Teo |
| Venenos | Iriam Vital (Veneno) • Ottoniel Yañez (Tóxico) |
| Winner | Rebel Mörk |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: C-Pher • 3rd: Iris XC • 4th: Elektra Vandergeld |
| Other Contestants | 5th & 6th: La Morra Lisa & Leexa Fox • 7th: Lupita Kush • 8th & 9th: Georgiana (La Más Votada + La Más Querida) & Vera Cruz • 10th: Tiresias • 11th: Paper Cut (La Más Volada) • 12th: Sirena • 13th: La Carrera • 14th: Aurora Wonders |
| Host | Roberto Carlo |
| Judges | Letal • Ricky Lips • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Pepe y Teo |
| Venenos | Dadvian Esparza (Veneno) • Joshua Reyes (VenenOso) • Ottoniel Yañez (Tóxico) |
| Winner | Fifí Estah (La Más Volada) |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Paper Cut • 3rd: Liza Zan Zuzzi (La Más Votada) • 4th: Hidden Mistake |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Santa Lucía (Quit) • 6th: Gretha White • 7th: Peke Balderas • 8th: Aisha Dollkills • 9th: Light King (Quit) • 10th: Huma Kyle (La Más Querida) • 11th: Isabella y Catalina • 12th: Deseos Fab (La Más Votada) |
| Host | Maca Carriedo |
| Judges | Letal • Raquel Martínez • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Rogelio Suárez |
| Venenos | Carlos Agüero (Tóxico) • Antonio Mendoza (Veneno) • Adrián Jiménez (Venenito) |
| Winner | Cattriona |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Juana Guadalupe • 3rd: Electra Walpurgis • 4th: Aries |
| Other Contestants | 5th & 6th: Kelly & La Kyliezz (La Más Querida) • 7th: Dimittra • 8th: Shantelle • 9th: Ariel • 10th: Alexis Mvgler • 11th: Purga • 12th: Braulio 8000 • 13th & 14th: Ank Cosart (La Más Votada) & Mizz Peaches |
| Host | Marisol González |
| Judges | Letal • Raquel Martínez • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Alexis 3XL • Johnny Carmona |
| Venenos | Andrés Gueda (Tóxico) • Tathan Duarte (Veneno) • Adrián Jiménez (Venenito) |