Mimi’s Dream Race
When Filipina-American Melody “Mimi Miyagi” Damayo used the fame she gained as a porn star to launch a bid for the Republican nomination for governor of the US state of Nevada, she could hardly have expected to win. And, of course, she didn’t.
She garnered just 1,651 votes in the 15 November primary race, finishing a distant fifth to the drab conservativ…
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