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{{Short description|American actress and television personality}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Rajee Narinesingh

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|7}}

| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[U.S.]]

| alma_mater = [[Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]] <br> [[Miami Dade College]]

| occupation = Actress, [[Reality television|reality television star]], singer, activist, author

| years_active = 1985-present1985–present

| website = {{URL|rajeenarinesingh.com}}

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'''Rajee Narinesingh''' (born April 7, 1967) is an American actress, LGBT activist, author, singer, and reality television personality, most widely known for her appearances on the [[E! Entertainment]] [[docu-series]], ''[[Botched (TV series)|Botched]]'', which documented her struggles to remove cement from her face, breasts and hips after previous mismanaged fillers by a fake doctor. Most of the concrete-like substance was removed from her face after her second appearance on the show.<ref>{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Lindsay |date=11 May 2016 |title='Botched' repairs face of transgender woman with cement injections |url=http://screenertv.com/television/botched-rajee-narinesingh-returns-fix-cement-mishap/ |titleurl-status='Botched' repairs face of transgender woman withdead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327170333/http://screenertv.com/television/botched-rajee-narinesingh-returns-fix-cement-mishap/ injections|archive-date=1127 MayMarch 2017 2016|website=Screentv.com|accessdate=12 December 2017 |website=Screentv.com}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Narinesingh was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], to Boyie "Roop" Narinesingh (died December 2004) and Sandra Narinesingh and was raised in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. Narinesingh has one younger sister. She is of [[Trinidadian Americans|Trinidadian]] [[Dougla]] origin. Her father was [[Indo-Trinidadian]] and her mother has [[French people|French]], [[Afro-Trinidadian]], and [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] roots.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GkV8hLh1fp0C&q=African&pg=PA37 |title = Beyond Face Value|isbn = 9781475957174|last1 = Narinesingh|first1 = Rajee Rajindra|date = November 2012| publisher=iUniverse }}</ref> Narinesingh graduated from [[Franklin Learning Center]], a performing arts high school in Philadelphia, later graduating from [[Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]]. She worked at a Korean-owned jewelry store for close to ten years before relocating to [[Miami, Florida]] to work for [[The American Red Cross]].

==Personal life and rise to fame==

Narinesingh came out as a [[transgender]] woman in the late 1990s, and began [[Gender transitioning|transitioning.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scribol.com/lifestyle/health-and-beauty/fake-doctor-injected-cement-face-botched-rajee-narinesingh/|title=When A Fake Doctor Injected Her Face With Cement, This Woman Was Left Disfigured For 11 Years|date=21 December 2016|website=Scribol.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806084454/http://scribol.com/lifestyle/health-and-beauty/fake-doctor-injected-cement-face-botched-rajee-narinesingh/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, as an effort to feminize her appearance, she went to Oneal Ron Morris seeking [[Injectable filler|filler injections]] in her face, breasts and hips. Morris, also known as “The Duchess”, is also a transgender woman, and was known in the local Miami trans community for providing cheap alternatives to expensive, professional plastic surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2016/05/11/i-survived-botched-plastic-surgery/|title=I survived botched plastic surgery|date=11 May 2016|website=Nypost.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref> Although Narinesingh, at the time, believed her to have some medical training, Morris was not a licensed doctor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/13/rajee-narinesingh_n_4783079.html|title=Rajee Narinesingh, Victim Of Fake Doctor, Gets Relief For Her 'Cement Face' (VIDEO)|first=David|last=Moye|date=13 February 2014|publisher=[[Huff PostHuffPost]]|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref> The fillers, which Narinesingh believed to be silicone, turned out to be a mixture of [[concrete]], tire sealant, mineral oil and glue. Narinesingh was unaware of this for several months following the injections, until her body began to react negatively to the substances and her skin began to swell. The fillers hardened under Narinesingh's skin, causing nodules to form where the chemicals were injected. Too embarrassed to seek help, she spent the next few years hardly leaving her home. Finally, at the urging of a friend, she went to see plastic surgeon Dr. John J. Martin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/anti-aging/news/a38436/woman-with-cement-in-her-face-botched/|title=Woman With Cement in Her Face Gets Help From Plastic Surgeons|date=12 May 2016|website=Goodhousekeeping.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref> Martin agreed to treat her for free, and began conducting [[ultrasound]] treatment and started Narinesingh on a course of anti-inflammatory medication, which lasted several years. In 2015 Narinesingh was finally ready to have most of the concrete removed from her face, and underwent four surgeries over seven weeks, a process which was documented in season 3 of the ''E!'' [[reality show]] ''Botched''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://extratv.com/2016/05/19/transformation-cement-face-woman-rajee-from-botched-debuts-new-look/|title=Transformation! 'Cement Face' Woman from 'Botched' Debuts New Look|website=Extratv.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref> She has also appeared on numerous [[talk show]]s such as [[Anderson Cooper 360]], [[Dr. Phil (TV series)|Dr. Phil]], and [[The Doctors (talk show)|The Doctors]].

Narinesingh also has a career as an actress and musician, appearing in several movies, such as the 2010 film ''Bella Maddo'', directed by Janice Danielle,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bella Maddo (2010) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ded9a08cbd77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190611/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ded9a08cbd77 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |website=BFI |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref> and has released several [[Single (music)|singles]], including her 2016 release "Shake My Cement Tits".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gossipextra.com/2016/07/08/rajee-narinesingh-hollywood-botched-cement-tits-6161/|title=VIDEO - "Botched" Transgender Plastic Surgery Victim From Hollywood Releases "Shake My Cement Tits" - Gossip Extra|website=www.gossipextra.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|archive-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015719/http://www.gossipextra.com/2016/07/08/rajee-narinesingh-hollywood-botched-cement-tits-6161/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/news/a800744/botched-star-releases-single-shake-my-cement-tits-will-make-your-day/|title=Botched star's epic debut single will make your day|date=9 July 2016|website=Digitalspy.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==

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| ''Bella Maddo''

| Aunt Norma

| PrincipleMain role, short film

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| 2015

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==External links==

*{{official website|http://www.rajeenarinesingh.com}}

*{{IMDb name|4804080}}

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