It turns out Cecilia Vega and Juanita MORE! are cousins and we’re deeply jealous
Most of us don’t even get one famous person in our family, but a lucky Bay Area Latinx clan got two. You likely know of the force who is legendary drag queen Juanita MORE!
Activist. Philanthropist. Muse for murals and tattoos. And most recently, Empress of the Imperial Council of San Francisco, the world’s oldest LGBTQ+ nonprofit.
And you probably applauded when, last year, ABC News appointed Cecilia Vega Chief White House Correspondent, the first Latina to claim that title for an English language network.
But—bonus!—these two stars are cousins, having grown up in the East Bay in a large, loving Mexican-American family. We asked Cecilia to sit down with Juanita, whom she describes as “someone whom I deeply admire and whose jewelry collection I covet,” to talk about the latter’s efforts to modernize and fundraise for the Imperial Council of San Francisco, her favorite kinds of activism, and her infamous naked dinner parties—and of course, makeup remover. (Juanita takes off the crown Saturday.)CV: Hi!
