Nina Flowers is a Puerto Rican makeup artist, DJ, activist, former drag performer and one of the contestants of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where he was the Facebook Fan Choice, Miss Congeniality, and runner-up.
Nina later competed on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars alongside Tammie Brown, forming Team Brown Flowers.
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What led Nina Flowers to choose her stage name?
Nina Flowers, originally known as Jorge Flores, adopted her stage name upon entering her first beauty pageant. She combined the first name of her favorite rock star, Nina Hagen, with 'Flowers', the English translation of her real surname, to create her drag persona.
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How did Nina Flowers fare in the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race?
Nina Flowers had a notable run in the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was the only contestant named Nina to win a lipsync. Despite ranking low in the makeover challenge, she avoided lipsyncing for her life. Fans crowned her Miss Congeniality at the season's end. She also competed in the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, teaming up with Tammie Brown to form Team Brown Flowers.
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What is the significance of the 'Team Brown Flowers' in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars?
In RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1, Nina Flowers and Tammie Brown formed Team Brown Flowers. They were eliminated in the second episode, securing the 9th/10th place. The team, although not victorious in any challenges, significantly contributed to the season.
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Apart from being a drag performer, what other professions does Nina Flowers have?
In addition to her career as a drag performer, Nina Flowers is also a DJ. She finds a connection between these two professions, as both aim to entertain audiences. She continues to perform as a DJ under her globally recognized brand, Nina Flowers.
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What awards did Nina Flowers win during her time on RuPaul's Drag Race?
Nina Flowers, a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race, was honored with the title of Miss Congeniality, as voted by fans. She also distinguished herself as the only 'Nina' to secure a victory in a lipsync challenge. Furthermore, she was selected to participate in the show through an audience vote conducted on the official website.
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Drag Name Origin[]
For her drag name, Jorge chose "Nina Flowers" because before performing and doing drag, her stage name was actually her real name (Jorge Flores) until she decided to enter her first beauty pageant. Nina won the pageant and became Miss Continental in 1999. As Jorge couldn't enter the pageant with her boy name, he decided to think up of her drag name. Jorge's favorite Rock Star was Nina Hagen, his last name means "flowers" in Spanish, so he combined Nina Hagen's first name and "Flowers" together to form his drag name.[1]
Track Records[]
| Statistics | USA Season 1 | USA All Stars Season 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking: | 2nd Place (Miss Congeniality) |
9th/10th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 1) | 0 |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 6) | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 0 | 1 (Ep. 2) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 8 | Episode 2 |
Entrances Quotes[]
- "Hi" (RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 1))
- "Loca!, Loca!, Loca! I love it!" (RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 1))
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1[]
- "LOCA!"
- "I don't consider myself as a female impersonator, I like to be more androgynous. It's an extravaganza."
- "Just plug it in, and blow... shhhhhhhhh!" (promoting a hair dryer on the third episode challenge)
- "This is your name."
- "Tell me about your H-I-... uh H..." (trying to ask the guests judges on the third episode about their "HIT TV SHOW". Nina struggled and was mistaken quickly for appearing to say "HIV")
- "My favorite part of doing drag is the transformation. Nina takes over more and more and when she's done... the different persona comes out. That's really where the art is."
- "If I like what I see, it doesn't matter what anybody else has to say. It doesn't matter if the judges don't like it. It doesn't matter because I feel good about myself and I love what I see."
- "Well, the meaning of the word loco or loca means "crazy", but in the gay Latin community, loca means "queen"! Or if some straight guy screams at you, "Look at that loca. Mirá a esa loca!", he's saying it in a mean way, so he means, "Look at that queer." But if a friend of you tells you "loca", it's like "girl..." Like saying "Girl..." (explaining to Bebe what loca means in Spanish)
- "Even though after today we're going separate ways, I don't think this is the last time we're going to be doing this together."
- "I didn't won the prizes, but I won other things: I won great experience, I won great friends. I'm going home a winner."
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1[]
- "I didn't won season one, because I needed to win All Stars." (Introduction)
- "Bitches, we're making history, okay!?"
- "It's really tough to serve fierceness and beauty when you don't even have eyebrows drawn!"
- "Choke me. Choke me." (To Tammie Brown during the half-baked photoshoot)
Trivia[]
- Nina started doing drag in March 1993.[3]
- Jorge moved to Colorado because her partner decided to move to the United States.[1]
- Some of Nina's idols include Boy George, Annie Lennox, Pete Burns, Cyndi Lauper, Nina Hagen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Divine and RuPaul.[4][3]
- One of Nina Flowers's passions besides drag is DJ'ing. Nina Flowers can relate to being a DJ because she believes both passions are to entertain her audiences, and she believes the music makes life beautiful.
- Her drag mother was Alex Soto.[5]
- Nina is the first...
- ...maxi challenge winner in the herstory of Drag Race.
- ...queen in history to compete on the show due to winning the fan vote. She was the winner on an online voting competition and won a spot on Season 1.[6]
- ...queen besides RuPaul to walk down the runway.
- ...first contestant to be critiqued in every episode until the finale.
- ...contestant in history to have never been in the bottom two.
- ...runner-up who never placed in the bottom two while the winner of her season did.
- ...latinx queen to achieve a runner-up spot, and highest placing latinx contestant on the season.
- ...runner-up to earn Miss Congeniality. This was later achieved by Nehellenia, Samantha Ballentines, and Sapphira Cristál.
- On May 29, 2009, the mayor of Denver, Colorado made May 29th "Nina Flowers Day" in order to recognize her contributions to the city's LGBT community.[7]
- Nina Flowers was the only queen from Season 1 who never ended up lip syncing for her life until the finale.
- She lip synced alongside Yuhua Hamasaki during the Season 10 finale.
- Nina is one of 6 queens to compete on more than one season, but only lip sync once, the other six being Milk, Thorgy Thor, Ongina, Blair St. Clair and Mariah Paris Balenciaga.
- Since 2014, Jorge no longer does drag, as "he needed new challenges in his life" and felt the need to conquer other territories, in this case, music. However, he remains in drag when performing as a DJ, as the Nina Flowers brand is recognized around the globe and took many years of preparation.[8]
- Nina Flowers is the first queen (with Rebecca Glasscock) to reach the finale and be critiqued in every competitive episode of the season.
- She will be followed by Brooke Lynn Hytes, Team Shad (Chad Michaels and Shannel), Team Rujubee (Raven and Jujubee), Année Maywong, The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney, Spankie Jackzon, Luquisha Lubamba, and Soa de Muse.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1[]
Reaction Selfies Photo – "Somebody cut the cheese"
Alternate Promo
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 Looks[]
Promo Look (Best Drag)
Promo Look (Drag Race)
Entrance Look
Confessional Look
Drag On A Dime Look
Girl Group Challenge Look
Dressed to Impress Look
Mac Viva-Glam Challenge Look
Drag School of Charm Look
Executive Realness Look
Swimsuit Look
Evening Wear Look
Finale Look
Reunion Look
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1[]
Mini Promo
Mini Trailer
Half-Baked Photoshoot – with Tammie Brown
Opposites Attract Photoshoot – with Tammie Brown
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1 Looks[]
Promo Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Opposites Attract Look
60's Glam Look
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Looks[]
Finale Look
Videos[]
Meet The Queens Nina Flowers
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Beware the White Monster | Native 2 | Short | |
| 2011 | Hormonal Activity | Bloody Mary | Video short, also Makeup Department | [9] |
| 2020 | The Queens | Themself | [10] |
TV[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Objetivo Fama | Themself | ||
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 1) | Themself | Contestant (Placed 2nd) | |
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag U (Season 1) | Themself | Episode: "Dateless Divas" | [11] |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 1) | Themself | Contestant (Placed 9th/10th) | [12] |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Untucked (Season 1) | Themself | [12] | |
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10 | Themself | Episode: "Grand Finale" | [13] |
| 2020 | The Circuit | Themself | Mini Series, Documentary | [14] |
Web Series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Under the Hood of RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 1) | Themself | Contestant | [15] |
| 2013 | RuPaul's T-Dance | Themself | Guest | [16] |
Music Videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cover Girl | RuPaul feat. Bebe Zahara Benet | [17] |
| 2012 | Responsitrannity | RuPaul | [18] |
| 2014 | "I Look Fuckin' Cool" | Adore Delano feat. Alaska Thunderfuck | [19] |
| 2016 | "Backstabber" | Fior | [20] |
Discography[]
EP's[]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Start Your Engines | With William Umana | [21] |
| 2010 | Start Your Engines (Remixes) | With William Umana | [22] |
| 2016 | Damelo | With Erick Ibiza | [23] |
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | I'm Feeling Flowers | [24] | |
| 2011 | Bailar | With DJ MDW | [25] |
| 2012 | Rock The Beat | With William Umana | [26] |
| 2013 | The Queens | With DJ MDW and VButterfly La Mariposa | [27] |
| 2016 | Beat It, Bitch | [28] | |
| 2016 | Intersection | With Jossep Garcia | [29] |
Appearances/Features[]
| Year | Title | Artwork | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Tip" |  |
By William Umana | [30] |
| 2013 | "Cafre" |  |
By Cindel | [31] |
| 2013 | "Tekila" |  |
By Armenta Violinist | [32] |
| 2013 | "Drums (For The Diva)" |  |
By Peter Presta | [33] |
| 2015 | "My House" |  |
By Alan Capetillo | [34] |
| 2016 | "Subelo" | By Erich Ensastigue & DJ CARLOS G | [35] | |
| 2016 | "Flow" | By Obra Primitiva | [36] | |
| 2016 | "Intensity" |  |
By Jersy Beeats & Erick Martell | [37] |
| 2016 | "Eternal" |  |
By DJ Goozo and Jr Loppez | [38] |
| 2016 | "De Tin Marin de Do Pingue" |  |
By Armento Violinist | [39] |
| 2016 | "Deranged" |  |
By Jesus Montañez | [40] |
| 2016 | "International Superstar" |  |
By Paulo Pacheco | [41] |
| 2017 | "La Bomba" |  |
By Daniel Castillo | [42] |
| 2017 | "Dreams" |  |
By Raplh Oliver | [43] |
| 2017 | "Tambores" |  |
By Bio Zounds | [44] |
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | BeBe Zahara Benet |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Nina Flowers (Miss Congeniality) • 3rd: Rebecca Glasscock |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Shannel • 5th: Ongina • 6th: Jade • 7th: Akashia • 8th: Tammie Brown • 9th: Victoria "Porkchop" Parker |
| Judges | RuPaul • Santino Rice • Merle Ginsberg |
| Pit Crew | Emanuel Palmer • Max "The Body" Philisaire |
| Winner | Chad Michaels |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Raven • 3rd & 4th: Jujubee & Shannel |
| Teams | Team Shad: Chad Michaels & Shannel • Team Rujubee: Raven & Jujubee • Team Yarlexis (5th): Alexis Mateo & Yara Sofia • Team Latrila (6th): Manila Luzon & Latrice Royale • Team Brown Flowers (7th): Nina Flowers & Tammie Brown • Team Mandora (8th): Pandora Boxx & Mimi Imfurst |
| Judges | RuPaul • Santino Rice • Michelle Visage |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Shawn Morales |