RuPaul - Supermodel & Cover Girl

RuPaul Andre Charles was born 1960 in San Diego, California. His name was given to him by his mother, a Louisiana native. The Ru came from roux, an ingredient used in gumbo, a stew or soup originating said US state.

Now unthinkable, but RuPaul struggled as a performer in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1980s and participated in underground cinema, helping create the low-budget film 'Starrbooty', and an album by the same name. In Atlanta, RuPaul often performed at the Celebrity Club with his band, Wee Wee Pole.
In the very early 1990s, RuPaul worked the Georgia club scene and was known by his full birth name, taking on jobs that were borderline legal, namely cross-gender near-porn movies. Later, RuPaul performed solo and in collaboration with other bands at several New York nightclubs, most notably the infamous Pyramid (...top tip, by the way, if you're ever in NYC... ;-)
In 1993, RuPaul recorded dance/house albums which included Supermodel of the World. They were released through the rap label Tommy Boy, spawning the dance track Supermodel (You Better Work). The music video was an unexpected success on MTV channels, as Grunge-Rock (Nirvana) and Gangsta Rap were popular at the time.
Different from many other Drag-Queens, which usually perform with a bitchy attitude, RuPaul adopted a 'love each other' approach. Although he is mostly known as an extravagant Drag-Queen, he has also been taking on roles in movies as a man, usually under his birth name.

RuPaul - Supermodel (1992)
CAN#4, AT#16, NL#38, UK#39, US#45


RuPaul - Supermodel by StudioZero

Lyrics:

There was a little black girl
In the Brewster Projects of Detroit, Michigan
At fifteen,
She was spotted by an Ebony Fashion Fair talent scout
And her modeling career took off)

You better work

You better work (Cover girl)
Work it, girl (Give a twirl)
Do your thing
On the runway
Work (Supermodel)
You better work it, girl (Of the world)
Wet your lips
And make love to the camera

Work (Turn to the left)
Work (Now turn to the right)
Work (Sashay, shanté)
Work (Turn to the left)
Work (Now turn to the right)
Work (Sashay, shanté)

It don't matter what you wear
(It doesn't matter what you wear)
They're checking out your savoir faire (Yeah)
And it don't matter what you do
'Cause everything looks good on you
(Supermodel)

Work (Cover girl)
Work it, girl (Give a twirl)
Do your thing
On the runway
Work
(Supermodel)
You better work it, girl (Of the world)
Wet your lips
And make love to the camera

Work (Turn to the left)
Work (Now turn to the right)
Work (Sashay, shanté)
Work (Turn to the left)
Work (Now turn to the right)
Work (Sashay, shanté)

I see your picture everywhere
(I see your picture everywhere)
A million-dollar derrière (Yeah)
And when you walked into the room
You had everybody's eyes on you
(Supermodel)

Linda (Work mama)
Naomi (She is fierce)
Christy (Foxy lady - Out of sight)
Cindy (I can feel it)
Claudia (Sell the garment)
Nikki (Work the runway, sweetie)

I have one thing to say
Sashay, shanté, Shanté, shanté, Shanté, shanté, shanté
I have one thing to say
Sashay, shanté, Shanté, shanté, Shanté, shanté, shanté

It don't matter what you wear
(It doesn't matter what you wear)
They're checking out your savoir faire (Yeah)
And it don't matter what you do
'Cause everything looks good on you
(Supermodel)

Work (Cover girl)
Work it, girl (Give a twirl)
Do your thing
On the runway
Work
(Supermodel)
You better work it, girl (Of the world)
Wet your lips
And make love to the camera

Work (Turn to the left)
Work (Now turn to the right)
Work (Sashay, shanté)
Work (Turn to the left)
Work (Now turn to the right)
Work (Sashay, shanté)

You better work
Work
Work
(Supermodel)
You better work
Work
Work

I have one thing to say
You better work.

RuPaul - Cover Girl (2009)