RuPaul always knew how to make heads turn.
Even 15 years after he hit the top of the 'Billboard' charts with his dance music anthem 'Supermodel,' the famous transvestite is at it again – and this time, he's feeling presidential.
BlackVoices.com obtained a copy of the gender bender's "Holiday Card," featuring him as President-elect Barack Obama and the future First Lady Michelle Obama.
"RuPaul celebrates the holidays and the history-making Obamas in a commemorative holiday card of presidential proportions," a spokesperson said.
This double-exposure opens the door for what he has in store with his latest showbiz endeavor.
RuPaul (nee Rupaul Andre Charles) will break new ground as the host, mentor and judge of one-of-a-kind reality competition: 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' which will be exclusively presented by Absolut Vodka when it premieres on Viacom's LOGO network Feb. 2.
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this undated image released by Oxfam Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008, British singer Mel B participates in the 'In My Name' global campaign calling for action against poverty and demanding world leaders keep their promises on millennium development goals. (AP Photo/Oxfam, HO) ** NO SALES **
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl Mel B, left, serves as the emcee at a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Mel B wears a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. The woman at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Ultimo Scottish designer lingerie brand founder Michelle Mone (L) and pop singer Melanie Brown pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and singer Aubrey O'Day (R) poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown, Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard, singer Aubrey O'Day and TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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That's quite a twist to the popular fashion-forward competition series helmed by Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum.
Oh, and the fact that all contestants are drag queens.
Challenges will range from photo shoots, to fashion designing, to real woman makeovers, to performing with RuPaul in the first music video from RuPaul's upcoming album, 'Faster! Faster!'
The winner will boast the title of "America's Next Drag Queen Superstar," and a prize package that includes a nationally sponsored Absolut Vodka "Real Fruit" tour, a cash prize of $20,000, supply of M.A.C. Cosmetics, a feature photo spread in 'Paper' magazine and a photo taken by renowned photographer Greg Gorman to be used in an l.a. Eyeworks legendary designer eyewear campaign.
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By: hmm on 12/16/2008 2:41PM
i don't think rupaul is a transvestite. i'm pretty sure he's a man.
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By: BigLiz on 12/16/2008 3:38PM
Amanda Lepore and Isis King are transsexual women. Ergo, not "men with makeup".
hmm - transvestites ARE men.
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By: ALETHA on 12/16/2008 3:46PM
BEAUTIFUL SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL, THE REAL OBAMAS AND RU PAUL, ITS ALL BEAUTIFUL
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By: ALETHA on 12/16/2008 3:50PM
P.S. NUM 1 UM TRANSVESTITES PEOPLE WHO DRESS AS THE OPPOSITE SEX. SO WHEN HE IS DRESSED AS MICHELE OBAMA THAT WOULD BE A TRANSVESTITE THING
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By: The.SS.Fab on 12/16/2008 7:39PM
Please take the women (Amanda Lepore and Isis King) off the "Men with Makeup" feature. These are women who had birth defects repaired, not men in makeup.
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By: IMO_truth hurts on 12/16/2008 10:28PM
I find it very insulting and not just to the Obamas but to our youth as well. The obstacle that we as african americans have overcome is not to be taken lightly!
P.S. please stop acting like you accept 'men in drag'; it's sickening & not to mention immoral!
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By: sunniekim on 12/17/2008 11:13AM
I think RuPaul is just gorgeous as Michelle Obama
and Isis is not a man in makeup
She is an transvestite and quite a sexy one too
you go girl
sunnie
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By: joan on 12/17/2008 4:29PM
I think RuPaul is just awesome. The photo is classy and right on. I cannot wait to see his new show. I forget sometimes that he is a man because of the way he dresses which by the way puts alot of women to shame because he's a much better female dresser then some of the skanks running around hollywood.
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By: Offtra Whiteyfree on 12/18/2008 2:05PM
Ru Paul does not look like Aunt Ester(Michelle Obama)!!!!!!
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By: Lin on 12/18/2008 2:08PM
Let's be clear on the terms. Must I educate everyone?
Homosexual.....men or women who enjoy a sexual relationship with a member of the SAME sex.
Transvestite.... man or woman, mostly men who enjoy wearing female attire. May be heterosexual or homosexual. From what I have read most statistics say transvestites are predominantly heterosexual.
Transsexual..... man or woman who have a total aversion to the sex they were born into. They seek sex reassignment surgery. This is neither a homosexual or transvestite.
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