Suki Doll

Suki Doll
Suki Doll at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
André Pham[1]

(1993-07-04) July 4, 1993[2]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionCanada's Drag Race (season 2)
Websitethesukidoll.com

André Pham, better known by the stage name Suki Doll, a Canadian drag performer and costume designer who competed on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race and season 1 of Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale.

Early life

André Pham was born on July 4, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, one of six children. Raised in a religious household, she frequently found solace in Christina Aguilera's song "Beautiful". At a young age, her parents divorced and she and her siblings were raised by their mother, who worked three jobs to support the family while living in public housing. Pham frequently wore her mother's clothing, shoes and accessories, leading to a passion for fashion. She would later attend fashion school and cites her mother as one of her main inspirations.[2][3] Pham worked as a designer in the fashion industry for a decade before turning to pursuing drag full-time after appearing on Drag Race.[2]

Career

Pham began doing drag as Leila Doll in 2013 after her then-boyfriend, a drag queen, did her makeup for the first time.[2][4] She first began appearing publicly as a "shooter drag", a drag queen who sells alcoholic drinks to patrons.[5] She competed for the title of Miss Sky in 2013 before temporarily retiring until 2017, when she competed in Drag-moi at Cabaret Mado.[4]

Pham competed as Suki Doll on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race. Her stage name translates to "the loved one" in homage to her mother, who "taught her love and its limitless boundary".[6] Her runways paid homage to designer Azzedine Alaïa and actress Sandra Oh.[5] She impersonated Yoko Ono for the Snatch Game challenge.[7] Suki was later crowned Miss Congeniality by her castmates.[8] Following the show, Suki Doll toured with her fellow cast members.[9] She also participated in the Courage Across Canada tour with Canada's Drag Race contestants Eve 6000, Icesis Couture, Kimmy Couture, Kimora Amour, and Océane Aqua-Black.[10]

Russ Marin of Xtra Magazine has described Suki Doll as "one of very few drag performers of Asian descent working regularly" in Quebec.[11] She has also performed in Toronto's Queens of Dim Sum event, which highlights Asian and Pacific Islander drag artists.[12]

Following her run on season 2 she has worked has continued working as a costume designer including for outfits worn by Icesis Couture and by Brooke Lynn Hytes on future seasons of Canada's Drag Race.[13] She has furthermore created looks for Nicky Doll (Drag Race France), Rita Baga (Drag Race Belgique), Miss Fiercalicious (Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World) and Pythia (RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars).[14]

In 2025, Suki was announced to compete on the inaugural season of Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale.[15]

Personal life

Pham is from Montreal.[7] She is of Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese descent.[16] Her main fashion inspirations are Azzedine Alaïa and Guo Pei.[5][4]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Benjamin, Sarah-Florence. "Suki Doll in 24hours". visiondrag.ca. Vision Drag. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Vilhena, Arthur. "Who's That Queen? Suki Doll". draglicious.com.br (in Portuguese). Draglicious. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Interview - Suki Doll". spilltheteamag.com. Spill the Tea Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Suki Doll". nobelprize.org (in French). En Mode Drag. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Suki Doll finds double happiness on Canada's Drag Race as Sandra Oh". nowtoronto.com. Now. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "About Suki Doll". visiondrag.ca. Vision Drag. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Ritchie, Kevin (2021-11-06). "Suki Doll finds double happiness on Canada's Drag Race as Sandra Oh". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  8. ^ "Suki Doll". pinkmafiapro.com. Pink Mafia. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Second season of Canada's Drag Race ending tour in Victoria". Victoria News. 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  10. ^ Green, Arthur C. (2023-02-02). "EPS says drag queen show optional for students". Western Standard. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  11. ^ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Suki Doll | Xtra Magazine". 2021-11-08. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  12. ^ Feinstein, Clarrie (2022-11-10). "Toronto's Asian drag artists feel left out of mainstream queer culture. A brunch series aims to change that". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  13. ^ Turner, Christopher (2024-03-04). "Spring 2024 Cover Story: Canada's Reigning Queens". IN Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  14. ^ Petar, Stephen. "Canada's Suki Doll To Compete In New Slaysian Royale Spinoff Of 'Drag Race'". inmagazine.ca. IN Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  15. ^ Fernando, Jefferson (July 15, 2025). "Drag Race Philippines returns with Slaysian Royale all-star showdown". Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  16. ^ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Suki Doll | Xtra Magazine". November 8, 2021.
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