La Grande Dame Explained
| La Grande Dame |
| Birth Name: | Yannick Martin Androf |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1999 |
| Occupation: | Drag queen |
La Grande Dame is the stage name of Yannick Martin Androf (born 19 March 1999), a French drag queen and model.
Personal life
La Grande Dame grew up in Nice. At age 14, she left home. Two years later, she found herself in the foster care system.[1]
Career
La Grande Dame started doing drag in 2018.
In 2020, she was a model at Jean Paul Gaultier's farewell show at Châtelet. She was since also a model for Victor Weinsanto, Kevin Germanier, Charles de Vilmorin and Alexandre Blanc and ran for Paris Fashion Week.[2]
She competed on the first season of Drag Race France (2022),[3] [4] where she was a runner-up, and the second series of (2024),[5] where she was a finalist.
In spring 2024, La Grande Dame is set to release an album, with an album cover shot by Swiss designer Kevin Germanier.
Filmography
Cinema
- 2022 : Paloma directed by Hugo Bardin (short film) : Herself
- 2022 : Three Nights a Week (Trois nuits par semaine) directed by Florent Gouëlou : Juror Drag Olympus
Television
Music videos
Notes and References
- Web site: La Grande Dame on using her platform for good: 'Drag Race is just paper walls, but this is real'. Fox. Dale. Attitude. 26 June 2024 . en. September 11, 2024.
- Web site: In the Eyes of Yann Martin/la Grande Dame - Couture Attitude FHCM . 2024-03-05 . www.fhcm.paris.
- Web site: Q&A: 5 questions with 'Drag Race France' divas Soa de Muse and La Grande Dame . 2023-09-12 . Houston Chronicle . en-US . 2023-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128174908/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/q-a-5-questions-with-drag-race-france-divas-17458306 . live .
- Nolfi . Joey . Bonjour, ladies! Meet the queens of 'Drag Race France' . 2023-09-12 . . en . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305225828/https://ew.com/tv/drag-race-france-season-1-cast-revealed-meet-the-queens/ . live .
- Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World season 2 reveals cast competing for first UK cash prize . Nolfi . Joey . ew.com . . January 13, 2024.
