Ariana DeBose

She was once the go to manicurist in the New Haven, Connecticut area, now she's doing manicures for the stars.

According to her profile on nailabo.us, the high demand for her service took her beyond the state of Connecticut, and she took jobs in Atlanta, New York City, and now has her own shop in Los Angeles called "Custom Nails By Temeka" where she incorporated her nail designs and press on nail designs to take her craft to new heights. After working at various salons in the New Haven area, she finally got her first big break to showcase her talents while working at TJ Nails on Whalley Ave. in New Haven. It wasn't long before Temeka became the most sought after nail tech in New Haven. Her name is Temeka Jackson, and at the young age of just 19, she became the first African-American nail technician in the city of New Haven.

Ariana DeBose has won the Oscar for best supporting actress at the 94th Academy Awards, currently under way at the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles.

“You see an openly queer woman of colour, an Afro-Latina, who found her strength in life through art. DeBose won the prize for her role in the Steven Spielberg-directed West Side Story remake, in which she plays the key role of Anita, the girlfriend of Sharks gang leader Bernardo, and sings the famous number America. In the original film Anita was played by Rita Moreno, who also won the best supporting actress Oscar for the role in 1962. Ariana DeBose has won the Oscar for best supporting actress at the 94th Academy Awards, currently under way at the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles.

During her acceptance speech, the actress thanked the film's director Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno, who originated the role in the 1961 movies, saying they ...

“After West Side Story “I couldn’t get a job except in gang movies, lesser ones.” Moreno made history 60 years ago when she became the first Latina to win an Oscar, which she won for the same role of Anita. But Moreno told “60 Minutes” last year that it wasn’t the starting off point for her career as she hoped. Actress Ariana DeBose made history Sunday as the first Afro Latina and openly queer actor of color to take home an Oscar with her win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in “West Side Story.” In her acceptance speech, DeBose said “dreams do come true.”

DeBose is the first openly queer woman of color to win an Oscar for her acting.

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