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Sahara was the first contestant in series history to win a mini-challenge, win the role of team captain, and win the main challenge all in one episode.Merle?" (Defending her rocker chick performance from Merle Ginsberg's critique) "We don't have sex in drag, so no, I'm not Kai-Kai."."Oh my god, I am in a group with like Satan's Baby." (about Tyra Sanchez)."I'm happy I survived, but of course I'm sad, you know I sent my friend home." (about Shangela)."Well, my boyfriend's Asian, so I decided to go for the parasol." (Referring to Manila Luzon on the 1st episode.).

"I'm Sahara Davenport, I'm 25 years old and I live in New York City!".Memorable Quotes RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 Manila Luzon says he will continue to carry on Sahara's legacy from this point on. Davenport died from heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on October 1, 2012.

Davenport came from Divine's role as Dawn Davenport in " Female Trouble".īefore his death, Davenport resided in New York City with his boyfriend Karl Westerberg ( Manila Luzon), who was a contestant and runner-up on the Season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She then became a part of a drag family with Kelexis Davenport as her drag mother which she changed her last name too. She thought "I'm black, so I should be the African one, Sahara." She also loved Simone, Nina Simone's daughter, who played Mimi in Rent on the first national tour. The name Sahara was inspired by one of her favorite performers, Sierra Nicole Andrews. Sahara Davenport was known on the show for her incredible performance skills, dance moves, her Whitney Houston impersonation, and her laugh. He also appeared in the music videos "Girl Problems" by the group Girl Problems and "Gettin' Over You" by David Guetta and Chris Willis. Davenport made his art film debut in Kalup Linzy's video-performance piece "Melody Set Me Free," which was shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was featured in the pilot of Judge Karen as an angry Beyoncé impersonator who sues the paparazzi. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance, he relocated to New York City, where he began performing regularly at many gay bars and nightclubs throughout the city.ĭavenport has been seen on television on A&E Network's 15 Films about Madonna, Voom HD's Magnificent Obsessions, and on ABC's daytime soap opera One Life to Live. A native of Dallas, Davenport began his drag career while attending Southern Methodist University.
