Tandi Iman Dupree

Written By malcolm aime musoni

  • Tandi Iman Dupree was born on August 13th, 1978.

  • In high school she was the co-captain of her school’s majorette squad.

  • She got her start competing at the N-Cognito nightclub in Memphis and went on to travel the country and wow audiences.

  • Her dream was to be crowned Miss Gay Black America.

  • Her 2001 Miss Gay Black America performance features one of the greatest entrances of all time, not just in drag but in any context: she drops from the ceiling dressed as Wonder Woman and lands in a perfectly timed split as Bonnie Tyler’s vocals are about to start on “Holding Out for a Hero.”

  • A video uploaded on YouTube in 2009 of her performance currently has 2.5 million views.

  • Tandi Iman Dupree died from AIDS-related compliactions on December 31st, 2005. She was 27 years old.

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