{{Short description|Canadian drag performer}} {{Infobox person | name = Suki Doll | image = File:DragCon2024 @DVSROSS (222) (53872602613) (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Suki Doll at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | birth_name = André Pham<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visiondrag.ca/news/suki-doll-24-heures |title=Suki Doll in 24hours |last=Benjamin |first=Sarah-Florence |website=visiondrag.ca |publisher=Vision Drag |access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|4}}<ref name="draglicious">{{cite web|url=https://draglicious.com.br/2021/12/22/whos-that-queen-suki-doll/ |title=Who's That Queen? Suki Doll |language=pt |last=Vilhena |first=Arthur |website=draglicious.com.br |publisher=Draglicious |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Drag queen | years_active = | known_for = | television = ''Canada's Drag Race'' (season 2) <br /> ''Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale'' (season 1) | notable_works = | website = {{URL|thesukidoll.com}} }} '''André Pham''' (born July 4, 1993), better known by the stage name '''Suki Doll''', a Canadian drag performer and costume designer who competed on season 2 of ''Canada's Drag Race'' and season 1 of ''Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale''.
== Early life == André Pham was born on July 4, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, one of six children. Raised in a religious household, she frequently found solace in Christina Aguilera's song "Beautiful". At a young age, her parents divorced and she and her siblings were raised by their mother, who worked three jobs to support the family while living in public housing. Pham frequently wore her mother's clothing, shoes and accessories, leading to a passion for fashion. She would later attend fashion school and cites her mother as one of her main inspirations.<ref name="draglicious"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spilltheteamag.com/online-content/2021/11/6/interview-suki-doll-sfjxc |title=Exclusive Interview - Suki Doll |website=spilltheteamag.com |publisher=Spill the Tea Magazine |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> Pham worked as a designer in the fashion industry for a decade before turning to pursuing drag full-time after appearing on ''Drag Race''.<ref name="draglicious"/>
== Career == Pham began doing drag as Leila Doll in 2013 after her then-boyfriend, a drag queen, did her makeup for the first time.<ref name="draglicious"/><ref name="enmode">{{cite web|url=https://enmodedrag.com/2020/09/02/suki-doll/ |title=Suki Doll |language=fr |website=nobelprize.org |publisher=En Mode Drag |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> She first began appearing publicly as a "shooter drag", a drag queen who sells alcoholic drinks to patrons.<ref name="now">{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/suki-doll-finds-double-happiness-on-canadas-drag-race-as-sandra-oh/ |title=Suki Doll finds double happiness on Canada's Drag Race as Sandra Oh |website=nowtoronto.com |publisher=Now |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> She competed for the title of Miss Sky in 2013 before temporarily retiring until 2017, when she competed in ''Drag-moi'' at Cabaret Mado.<ref name="enmode"/>
Pham competed as Suki Doll on season 2 of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Her stage name translates to "the loved one" in homage to her mother, who "taught her love and its limitless boundary".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visiondrag.ca/sukidoll |title=About Suki Doll |website=visiondrag.ca |publisher=Vision Drag |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> Her runways paid homage to designer Azzedine Alaïa and actress Sandra Oh.<ref name="now"/> She impersonated Yoko Ono for the Snatch Game challenge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Kevin |date=2021-11-06 |title=Suki Doll finds double happiness on Canada's Drag Race as Sandra Oh |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/suki-doll-finds-double-happiness-on-canadas-drag-race-as-sandra-oh/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=NOW Toronto |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529112321/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/suki-doll-finds-double-happiness-on-canadas-drag-race-as-sandra-oh/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Suki was later crowned Miss Congeniality by her castmates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkmafiapro.com/suki-doll |title=Suki Doll |website=pinkmafiapro.com |publisher=Pink Mafia |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> Following the show, Suki Doll toured with her fellow cast members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-18 |title=Second season of Canada's Drag Race ending tour in Victoria |url=https://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/second-season-of-canadas-drag-race-ending-tour-in-victoria-95586 |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=Victoria News |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908021029/https://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/second-season-of-canadas-drag-race-ending-tour-in-victoria-95586 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also participated in the Courage Across Canada tour with ''Canada's Drag Race'' contestants Eve 6000, Icesis Couture, Kimmy Couture, Kimora Amour, and Océane Aqua-Black.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Arthur C. |date=2023-02-02 |title=EPS says drag queen show optional for students |url=https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/eps-says-drag-queen-show-optional-for-students/article_62f45c6e-a337-11ed-9bc2-7bce07d7d28b.html |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=Western Standard |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208174004/https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/eps-says-drag-queen-show-optional-for-students/article_62f45c6e-a337-11ed-9bc2-7bce07d7d28b.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Russ Marin of ''Xtra Magazine'' has described Suki Doll as "one of very few drag performers of Asian descent working regularly" in Quebec.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-08 |title='Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Suki Doll {{!}} Xtra Magazine |url=https://xtramagazine.com/video/canadas-drag-race-season-2-after-the-sashay-with-suki-doll-212078 |access-date=2023-09-28 |language=en-CA |archive-date=2021-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108222711/https://xtramagazine.com/video/canadas-drag-race-season-2-after-the-sashay-with-suki-doll-212078 |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also performed in Toronto's Queens of Dim Sum event, which highlights Asian and Pacific Islander drag artists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feinstein |first=Clarrie |date=2022-11-10 |title=Toronto's Asian drag artists feel left out of mainstream queer culture. A brunch series aims to change that |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-s-asian-drag-artists-feel-left-out-of-mainstream-queer-culture-a-brunch-series/article_b3017368-0f5a-57d0-a4c9-d12303ad62d5.html |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=Toronto Star |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928165615/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-s-asian-drag-artists-feel-left-out-of-mainstream-queer-culture-a-brunch-series/article_b3017368-0f5a-57d0-a4c9-d12303ad62d5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following her run on season 2 she has continued working as a designer having created outfits worn by Icesis Couture and by Brooke Lynn Hytes on later seasons of Canada's Drag Race.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Christopher |date=2024-03-04 |title=Spring 2024 Cover Story: Canada's Reigning Queens |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2024/03/spring-2024-cover-story-canadas-reigning-queens/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=IN Magazine |language=en}}</ref> She has furthermore created looks for Nicky Doll (''Drag Race France''), Rita Baga (''Drag Race Belgique''), Miss Fiercalicious (''Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'') and Pythia (''RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inmagazine.ca/2025/07/canadas-suki-doll-to-compete-in-new-slaysian-royale-spinoff-of-drag-race/ |title=Canada's Suki Doll To Compete In New Slaysian Royale Spinoff Of 'Drag Race' |last=Petar |first=Stephen |website=inmagazine.ca |publisher=IN Magazine |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref>
In 2025, Suki was announced to compete on the inaugural season of ''Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Fernando |first=Jefferson |title=''Drag Race Philippines'' returns with ''Slaysian Royale'' all-star showdown |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2025/07/16/drag-race-phl-returns-with-slaysian-royale-all-star-showdown |date=July 15, 2025 |access-date=July 16, 2025 |newspaper=Daily Tribune }}</ref> ending her run as Miss Congee-niality (Congeniality) and one of the Top 4 finalists with Arizona Brandy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Odtohan |first=Marilag |date=2025-10-16 |title=Brigiding wins inaugural season of 'Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/10/15/brigiding-wins-inaugural-season-of-drag-race-philippines-slaysian-royale-032 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
== Personal life == Pham is from Montreal.<ref name=":0" /> She is of Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xtramagazine.com/video/canadas-drag-race-season-2-after-the-sashay-with-suki-doll-212078|title='Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Suki Doll | Xtra Magazine|date=November 8, 2021}}</ref> Her main fashion inspirations are Azzedine Alaïa and Guo Pei.<ref name="now"/><ref name="enmode"/>
== Filmography ==
* ''Canada's Drag Race'' * ''Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Suki Doll}}
{{Canada's Drag Race}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suki Doll}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people Suki Doll Category:Canadian costume designers Category:Canadian drag queens Category:Canadian people of Cambodian descent Category:Canadian people of Chinese descent Category:Canadian people of Vietnamese descent Category:Drag performers from Montreal