
Nikita Dragun a.k.a Mama Dragun is a social media star, model, makeup artist, fashion entrepreneur and all-around beauty guru. She has over the years endeared herself to millions of fans all across the globe. Her beauty tutorial and lifestyle vlogs have fetched her over 1.6 million YouTube subscribers and a whopping 2.8 million Instagram followers. In addition to her flourishing career as a beauty and fashion expert, Nikita Dragun is also an LGBTQ+ activist. Being transgender herself, the Instagram star uses her vast reach across various social media platforms to draw attention to major issues affecting the trans community.
Nikita Dragun was born on January 31, 1996, in Springfield, Virginia. She is multiracial as she was born to a Vietnamese (Southeast Asian) father and a Mexican mother. She was raised alongside 3 siblings; a brother named Vincarlo Nguyen and sisters, Allegrah Nguyen Capri and Taliah Nguyen Marriott. There is not much information regarding her early education, however, Nikita Dragun enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles, California in 2014.
Fresh out of high school, Nikita Dragun began her journey to social media stardom on Instagram after which she created her eponymous YouTube channel in February 2013. She started out mainly as a makeup and beauty vlogger. Over the years, she has earned a reputation as a formidable voice in the LGBT community.
Owing to her ever-rising profile as a go-to person for all things beauty and fashion, Dragun has landed several major endorsements deals including a collaboration with hair company Bellami Hair on her own line of synthetic wigs. She completed her college education in June 2017 having majored in Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing. In May 2018, the YouTube star collaborated with beauty and makeup brand Morphe on a lipstick collection.

