André Pham, better known by the stage name Suki Doll, a Canadian

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performer and costume designer who competed on

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of ''

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'' and season 1 of '' Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale''.

Early life

André Pham was born on July 4, 1993 in

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, Canada, one of six children. Raised in a religious household, she frequently found solace in

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's song "

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". 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

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. 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. Pham worked as a designer in the fashion industry for a decade before turning to pursuing drag full-time after appearing on ''Drag Race''.

Career

Pham began doing drag as Leila Doll in 2013 after her then-boyfriend, a drag queen, did her makeup for the first time. She first began appearing publicly as a "shooter drag", a drag queen who sells

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to patrons. She competed for the title of Miss Sky in 2013 before temporarily retiring until 2017, when she competed in ''Drag-moi'' at Cabaret Mado. Pham competed as Suki Doll on

of ''

''. Her stage name translates to "the loved one" in homage to her mother, who "taught her love and its limitless boundary". Her runways paid homage to designer

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and actress

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. She impersonated

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for the

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challenge. Suki was later crowned Miss Congeniality by her castmates. Following the show, Suki Doll toured with her fellow cast members. She also participated in the Courage Across Canada tour with ''Canada's Drag Race'' contestants Eve 6000, Icesis Couture, Kimmy Couture,

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, and

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. Russ Marin of ''

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'' has described Suki Doll as "one of very few drag performers of Asian descent working regularly" in

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. She has also performed in

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's Queens of Dim Sum event, which highlights Asian and

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drag artists. 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

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on future seasons of Canada's Drag Race. She has furthermore created looks for

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''),

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''), Miss Fiercalicious ('' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'') and

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

Personal life

Pham is from

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. She is of Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese descent. Her main fashion inspirations are

and

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Filmography

* ''Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suki Doll Living people 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people Suki Doll Canadian drag queens Canadian people of Cambodian descent Canadian people of Chinese descent Canadian people of Vietnamese descent Drag performers from Montreal Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian costume designers