Stacey McKenzie
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Stacey McKenzie | |
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 McKenzie in 2008 | |
| Born | March 27, 1977 |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Occupation(s) | Motivational speaker, television personality and supermodel |
| Years active | 1990s-present |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Agency | Plutino Group[1] |
| Website | www.staceymckenzie.com |
Stacey McKenzie (born March 27, 1977) is a Jamaican-born Canadian fashion model, runway coach and model coach. McKenzie has been a judge on the Canadian reality television show Canada's Next Top Model, [2] America's Next Top Model and most recently Canada's Drag Race.[3]
Career
Unprepared for the challenges of a modelling career, McKenzie returned to Canada and finished high school. Soon after she moved to Paris, France to pursue modelling further. During her first season, she modelled for top designers including Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Christian Lacroix.[4]
In February 2012, McKenzie was a panellist on Canada Reads, defending Dave Bidini's book On a Cold Road. On the first day, McKenzie controversially cast a tie-breaking vote to eliminate Prisoner of Tehran.[5]
McKenzie was a main judge on the first season of reality television show Canada's Next Top Model in 2006.[2]
In September 2019, McKenzie was announced as one of three permanent judges on Canada's Drag Race, the Canadian version of RuPaul's Drag Race.[3]
Filmography
Stacey McKenzie made her acting debut in the 1996 film Portraits Chinois,[6] but gained more attention in the 1997 film, The Fifth Element, as a VIP Stewardess.[7] She also acted in 2 indie films, as well as the voice of a 10-year-old boy in the five (5) time nominated NAACP theater awards (winning for best choreography)[citation needed] and two (2) L.A. Weekly Theater Awards play Black Leather Soles.[citation needed]
In September 2019 she was announced as a regular judge on Canada's Drag Race, the forthcoming Canadian edition of RuPaul's Drag Race.[3]
Television
| Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Canada's Next Top Model | Herself | Judge (Season 1), Guest runway coach (Season 2) |
| 2006, 2017-18 | America's Next Top Model | Herself | Guest (Season 7, 1 episode), Guest runway coach (Season 17, 2 episodes), Runway coach (Season 18, 6 episodes) |
| 2020-present | Canada's Drag Race | Herself | Main judge (Season 1-) |
References
- ^ a b "Portfolio – Stacey McKenzie". Plutino Group. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b Okwodu, Janelle (Oct 28, 2015). "5 Jamaican Models Who Changed Fashion". Vogue. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over 'Canada's Drag Race'". eTalk, September 26, 2019. Cite error: The named reference "etalk" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Bergman, Randy (April 20, 2017). "The Stacey Effect". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Melody Lau (2012-02-06). "Canada Reads votes off first book: Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran". National Post. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Portraits Chinois". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Stacey McKenzie". IMBd. 1990–2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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