However, professionally audience recognizes her by the name Nikita Dragun. She is an American YouTuber. She also makes videos related to makeup trends. She is also a rising model in the industry. According to the information received from some official sources, she is having around 3. Her birthplace is in Belgium. Her high schooling was held in the Virginia. She remains in controversies due to her speaks related to her transition as a Trans woman.
In many of her YouTube videos, she had mentioned clearly about her transition. After completing her basic schooling years in Virginia, she moved to Los Angeles and started engaging herself in fashion sector. In early July , Nikita posted photos of herself vacationing alongside a mystery man, whom we later found out to be Chase Stobbe.
The photos sparked a rumor that the pair were dating. Michael responded by emphasizing that his relationship with Nikita was a hoax. In July , Dragun posted a video detailing the heartbreak caused by the end of her relationship. She stated that she ended the relationship because Michael cheated on her.
Nikita said:. My fucking life is pain. I have gotten eight hour surgeries. Nip, tuck, pulled, and whatever. Nothing could amount to the pain I felt when this all happened. When Nikita asked him to pose as her boyfriend, he agreed because he thought it beneficial for his career. He wrote on Instagram:. The pain I inflicted was never intentional, but rather innocent and haphazard.
Dragun has been involved in a myriad of controversies since she became a social media star. She has dealt with most of them, but the blackfishing controversy refuses to go away. Blackfishing is a practice in which people who are not Black artificially darken their skin to appear Black, biracial, or racially ambiguous. Dragun faced backlash because she appeared noticeably darker than usual in one of the photos.
In a statement to Seventeen , Dragun asserted that she was disappointed by the criticism she received. Dragun later tweeted that she was tired of defending herself on every post. In February , Nikita was again accused of blackfishing after posting a photo promoting a face powder from Dragun Cosmetics. Despite her success as an influencer, the year-old has since become the subject of multiple controversies including accusations of " blackfishing " — a practice which involves artificially darkening the skin in order to appear a different race, or racially ambiguous — along with partying during the coronavirus pandemic and feuding with other YouTubers online.
A post shared by Mother of Draguns nikitadragun. In March , Dragun posed in promotional images for the release of an eyeshadow palette called Androgyny from Jeffree Star Cosmetics. She posted one of the photos from the shoot on her Instagram and was immediately faced with accusations of blackfishing as people believed her skin looked noticeably darker than usual.
Blackfishing is a form of cultural appropriation whereby people who are not Black artificially darken their skin to look Black, biracial, or racially ambiguous. Dragun responded to the criticism in a statement to "Seventeen," in which she said that she was "disappointed" by the backlash she received because of the campaign. She said that the message of the campaign was supposed to be about inclusivity and that the "creative design for the imagery called for high contrast between light and shadow, and low lighting, which lends itself to creating a mood for the imagery.
Dragun ended by saying she is proud of her Vietnamese and Mexican roots and that she was disheartened "that anyone would choose to critique the creative design of this incredibly inclusive campaign, rather than celebrate the diversity in it. The brand is a direct competitor of Westbrook's Halo Beauty, so she said she saw his endorsement as a betrayal. Westbrook posted a video titled "Bye Sister" on May 10, , which featured explosive allegations against Charles accusing him of, among other things, predatory behavior towards straight men.
Star claimed a stake in the drama and endorsed Westbrook's claims while adding that he felt Charles was a " danger to society.
Charles lost over one million subscribers and Westbrook gained over four million after the video was posted, according to Social Blade, a website that tracks YouTuber's subscriber counts. In his rebuttal video, "No More Lies," Charles said the endorsement was a part of an exchange for an "Artist" pass at Coachella. He said the pass gave him access to a VIP section that had extra security which helped him avoid being "mobbed" by fans.
Nothing shady. Although Dragun provided screenshots, social media users still said they thought Charles was lying.
In the screenshots, Charles can be seen asking Dragun for a few extra passes from Sugar Bear Hair in exchange for a post on his Instagram story, however now-deleted screenshots of Twitter messages purportedly between Charles and anonymous YouTube drama channel Tea Spill saw Charles say that the brand reached out to him first.
Many YouTube viewers said they thought Dragun was lying and had created fake screenshots of text messages. She replied back with a tweet that said, "[You] really think I have the time to fake texts? The only thing I edit is my waist on facetune sis. They have the screen recording of the messages. One of the men was Black, which Dragun immediately faced backlash for.
Another person commented that the outfit was inappropriate, "considering the current news cycle about a Black man led by rope, by police, through a town and of course the long history of treating Black people like livestock. NikitaDragun this is absolute trash. The Twitter user was referring to a viral incident in Gavelston, Texas that occurred earlier that month. In a video shared widely on social media, two police on horses were seen leading a Black man on a rope.
According to Seventeen , Dragun wrote on her Instagram story in August that she only knew she was going to the awards show three days prior. The publication reported that Dragun also mentioned that the outfit was inspired by a look that Snoop Dogg arrived at the VMAs in — in which he walked with two women on a leash.
She also said the outfit took inspiration from her ex-boyfriend, whom she said once spread a rumor that she "hired" him to be her boyfriend. Dragun reportedly added that she "ended up making the most controversial and talked about moments of the MTV VMAs and will forever be known as the girl who walked men on diamond leashes.
In September , Dragun faced criticism after she was photographed attending New York Fashion Week wearing box braids — a hairstyle that is typically worn by Black women — and was accused of cultural appropriation. Dragun is half-Mexican and half-Vietnamese. After she was called out, she posted a photo of herself in the braids on Instagram and claimed that she wore the hairstyle to "show my love and appreciation for all the gorgeous black women in my life" in a lengthy post defending her use of the hairstyle.
So it brings me no particular joy to put the spotlight on her yet again as a result of her latest flub. Asian Da Brat, for her part, stooped to the lowest level with a Twitter thread that misgendered Dragun and was otherwise riddled with transphobia. Most trans women are not trying to sell a fantasy. Most of your trans sisters around the world are struggling.
They can't even afford hormones. View on TikTok. Black trans women and Black gay people gave the culture.
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