Sequinette is an American

United States

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 female-to-female drag performer in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York

New York

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. She also works as a make-up artist and stylist for herself and other performers. She is the founder of the Coney Island Sweetheart Pet Pageant, an alternative beauty pageant for pet

Pet

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s that raises funds for various animal welfare

Animal welfare

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 charities

Charitable organization

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. She starred in Michelle Handelman's 2011 video installation

Video installation

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, "Dorian, a cinematic perfume" alongside Armen Ra

Armen Ra

Armen Ra is an American artist and performer of Iranian-Armenian descent.Born in Tehran, Iran, he was raised by his mother, a concert pianist, and his aunt, an opera singer and Ikebana master. He taught himself to play Theremin. His music fuses Armenian folk music with modern instrumentation, along...

 and can be seen on Sundance Channel's 2011 reality television series Unleashed by Garo portraying herself.

Television

Sequinette stars in Unleashed by Garo, a reality television show on Sundance Channel.

Awards and Nominations

Sequinette won Miss Lez 2008, a queer

Queer

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 beauty pageant. In 2007, she was runner-up

Runner-up

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 in the Miss Coney Island Pageant.