Nina West

Nina West is an entertainer out of Columbus, Ohio. Nina is a previous show director for Axis Night Club, Havana Bar & Lounge, and Union Cafe.

Nina is also the mind behind several production shows such as Nina! Pop, Nina! The Uber Musical, Nina! Attention Whore, A Million Little Ninas, Nina! The Musical, Nina! The Rock Opera, Drag! The Musical, Heels of Horror!, and Nina West Network News.

In March of 2006, Nina and her cast of A Million Little Ninas raised over $5,000 to support Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Columbus AIDS Task Force, and Stonewall Columbus.

In 2008, Nina was crowned the National Entertainer of the Year. Nina is also a former Miss Strap On Your Pumps and Miss Union Station Video Cafe. She is the drag daughter of Virginia West and she has many drag children as well. Nina has proved herself to be one of Columbus’ best.

Nina was featured on Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race that premiered on February 28th, 2019 on VH1. Nina was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow cast.

Titles and Awards

National Entertainer of the Year, F.I. 2008

Great Lakes Entertainer of the Year, F.I. 2008
Regional Prelim to National Entertainer of the Year, F.I.
(Axis Night Club – Columbus, Ohio)

Miss Union 2001
Who Wants to Be A Drag Queen
(Union Station Video Cafe – Columbus, Ohio)

*Nina is also a former Miss Strap On Your Pumps.

Nina West: Family Tree

In the LGBTQIA+ community people get to choose their own family. Sometimes this accompanies their own biological families and sometimes this is the only family an individual has.

This section will outline the family tree of Nina West.

• Mother: Virginia West

Nina West: Photo and Pageant History Archives

• Photo Archives
  • 2002
    • 5/23/2002 – Havana Video Lounge (Columbus, Ohio) – Memorial Day Kickoff
    • 9/15/2002 – Axis Nightclub (Columbus, Ohio) – Raven from Atlanta Show
    • 10/24/2002 – Havana Video Lounge (Columbus, Ohio) – Nightmare on High Street
    • 11/21/2002 – Havana Video Lounge (Columbus, Ohio) – Thanksgiving Show
    • 11/27/2002 – Union Station Video Cafe (Columbus, Ohio) – Not Another Turkey Drag Show
  • 2003
    • 1/23/2003 – Havana Video Lounge (Columbus, Ohio) – Snow Bunnies Show
    • 12/13-12/14/2003 – Axis Nightclub (Columbus, Ohio) – A West Family Christmas
  • 2004
    • 7/15/2004 – Axis Nightclub (Columbus, Ohio) – Hey God, It’s Me Virginia
  • 2009
    • 5/17/2009 – Caesar’s Show Bar (Toledo, Ohio) – Ohio Entertainer of the Year, F.I.
  • 2011
    • 3/25-4/2/2011 – Axis Nightclub (Columbus, Ohio) – Nina West’s Playhouse
    • 7/22/2011 – COSI (Columbus, Ohio) – Yelp’s Glam Jam
  • 2012
    • 5/19/2012 – Axis Nightclub (Columbus, Ohio) – Miss Gay Mid Atlantic America
    • 6/17/2012 – Bat-N-Rouge (Columbus, Ohio)
    • August 2012 – Axis Nightclub (Columbus, Ohio)
  • 2013
    • June 2013 – Columbus Pride (Columbus, Ohio)
    • 6/23/2013 – Bat-N-Rouge (Columbus, Ohio)
  • 2014
    • April 2014 – Union Cafe (Columbus, Ohio)
    • November 2014 – Union Cafe (Columbus, Ohio)
  • 2016
    • February 2016 – Union Cafe (Columbus, Ohio)
    • 5/12/2016 – Union Cafe (Columbus, Ohio) – Union Cafe 20 Year Anniversary
    • July 2016 – Cavan Irish Pub (Columbus, Ohio)
  • 2017
    • 5/16/2017 – Union Cafe (Columbus, Ohio) – Miss Union
  • 2018
    • 12/9/2018 – Hollywood Casino (Columbus, Ohio) – (Mis)Leading Ladies Drag Brunch: Holiday Edition
• Ad History
  • 2016
    • Boscoe’s (Columbus, Ohio)
    • Cavan Irish Pub (Columbus, Ohio)

Nina West: Captured Moments

Nina West: Performance History

Some venues and events that Nina has been a part of include:

• Florida
  • Tampa, Florida – Honey Pot
• Illinois
  • Chicago, Illinois – Roscoe’s Tavern
• Ohio
  • Akron, Ohio – Interbelt Nite Club
  • Columbus, Ohio – Axis Nightclub – Boscoe’s – Cavan Irish Pub – Havana Video Lounge – Hollywood Casino – Shadow Box Live – Union Cafe
  • Toledo, Ohio – Caesar’s Show Bar
• Tennessee
  • Knoxville, Tennessee – The Edge

Nina West: Links

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