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Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez^[1] (born February 22, 1974),^[2] better known asNina Flowers, is aPuerto Ricandrag queen andDJ who has been performing since 1993.^[3][4] He is best known for being the runner-up of theinaugural season ofRuPaul's Drag Race, as well as being a contestant on thefirst season ofRuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.

Flowers was born and raised inPuerto Rico.^[5] He started his career as aDJ in 1989 when she became a resident DJ at Krash Klub Kafe, one of the most prestigious clubs in the Caribbean. He started his drag career in March 1993 while studying to become a professional makeup artist.^[6] In 1999, she won both the Miss Puerto Rico Continental and Miss City Lights Continental pageants.^[7] His drag name originates from a combination of the namesNina Hagen, who was his favorite rockstar, and his last name, Flores, which translates toflowers in English.^[8]

Flowers became a cast member onLogo'sreality series,RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on the network in February 2009. Flowers finished in second place and won theMiss Congeniality award during the first season's reunion special, making him the first runner-up to win the title and highest ever Miss Congeniality in the history of the show. He is also the first ever contestant to win a maxi challenge in the history of the show as well as the first contestant to never place in the bottom two. The publicity generated by his participation on the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and internationalLGBT events includingDenver Pride,San Juan Pride,Chicago Pride andVancouver Pride. Besides his participation on RuPaul's Drag Race, Flowers (along withseason two contestantJessica Wild) has performed on the popular Puerto Rican television programObjetivo Fama, which airs throughout theUnited States andLatin America.

In early 2010, Flowers joined the cast of Logo's new reality seriesRuPaul's Drag U. This summer replacement series premiered on July 19, 2010.^[9] Flowers was one of 12 pastDrag Race contestants in the season-one cast ofRuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012.^[10] FormingTeam Brown Flowers along with contestantTammie Brown, both contestants were eliminated in the second episode of the series which aired on October 28, 2012.

Flowers first discovered DJing as a young child, when she accompanied her father in assisting his friend in DJing for private parties. She eventually began playing small events until, at the age of 16, landed her first DJ residency at a club inSan Juan.^[11] In December 2009, Flowers (in collaboration with DJ Ranny) released his first dance single "Loca". The single has been remixed by William Umana,Joe Gauthreaux, andManny Lehman. The single reached its highest spot (#15) on theBillboard Hot Dance Club Play the week of 30 January 2010.^[7] Continuing her first venture in thedance music industry, Flowers released her firstEP of original songs on July 15, 2010. TitledStart Your Engines, the album is a compilation of six tracks that he and producer/remixer William Umana produced. The first single, "Locas in da House", utilizes Flowers's trademark catchphrase in atribal house anthem.^[12] In January 2011, Flowers released his dance single "I'm Feelin Flowers", which he produced in collaboration withMiami-based deejay/producer DJ MDW.^[6] His single "Rock the Beat" was released on July 31, 2012. Today, Flowers holds DJ residencies in several cities in the US,^[13][14] and describes his sound as edgy, spicy, colorful, energetic, groovy and original.^[15]

Flowers and his husband, Antonio Purcell de Ogenio, resided inDenver,Colorado from 2009, and moved toDallas,Texas in December 2020.^[5]

On May 29, 2009, Denver's mayor,John Hickenlooper, proclaimed May 29 "Nina Flowers Day" in recognition of Flowers's contributions to the city'sLGBT community.^[16]

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