Chanel in the City
Episode # 87: Julia Lemigova Chats Being The First Miami Housewife Open About Her Sexuality, The Reunion, & More!
April 21, 2022 · 50 min
Why listen
A former Miss USSR winner opens up about making history as the first openly LGBTQIA+ housewife in the Bravo franchise.
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In this episode
- How Julia went from Russian beauty queen to Real Housewives of Miami cast member
- What it is like balancing motherhood, marriage, and running beauty businesses
- Her experience being the first openly lesbian housewife in the Bravo franchise
- Her honest take on the reunion and what comes next for her
About this episode
In the Real Housewives of Miami, Julia Lemigova chats with host Chanel Omari on Chanel in the City about being a former Russian beauty queen who was first runner-up at Miss USSR in 1990 and later elevated to be crowned Miss USSR following the disqualification of the original winner. Julia chats about transitioning from beauty queen to housewife and what it's like to be married to one of the most famous tennis players in the world, how she balances motherhood, being a wife, running her beauty businesses, and her house of loving animals, and being a full-time housewife.Julia chats about being the first Miami Housewife to be open about her being a lesbian. Julia chats about being proud to be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and makes history as the first LGBTQIA+ housewife to be a part of the Bravo franchise. Julia is living her best life and is excited about what is next to come.
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You might know her from a show called Princesses Long Island on Bravo TV or a DJ radio host on 106.1 BLI/iheartradio.
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