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BeBe Zahara Benet

1980–

United States

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Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980), better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the first season of the reality-television drag competition RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009. In 2018, he returned as a contestant for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, placing in the top four. His first EP, Face, was released in 2014, followed by his second EP, Kisses & Feathers, in 2017.

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