La Kahena is the stage name of Malek Ben Halima,[1] a Tunisian-French drag performer who competed on the first season of Drag Race France, where she was eliminated first.[2][3][4] She returned to compete on the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World[5] where she was once again eliminated first, becoming the first contestant in Drag Race history to be eliminated first in two different seasons.

La Kahena
La Kahena at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Malek Ben Halima
OccupationDrag queen
Television

Personal life

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As of 2024 she was based in Paris.[5]

Filmography

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ The Cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. "BOPulence". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ^ "Se voir dans " Drag Race France " a été " un choc positif " pour La Kahena". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2022-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ Labille, Vincent (2022-06-27). "La Kahena éliminée de Drag Race France : "Ma performance ne méritait pas cette place-là"". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. ^ "Drag Race France : la Big Bertha & La Kahena passent leur CAP Pâtissier !". fr.style.yahoo.com (in French). 2022-07-22. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ a b "Bam! Alexis Mateo is back on 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' season 2 cast". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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