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Ru Even Got Asked To Ring The Bell On Wall Street

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) NASDAQ Vice President David Wicks, RuPaul and Executive Vice President of MTV & General Manager of MTV2, Chris McCarthy, ring the closing bell at NASDAQ MarketSite on February 24, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage)

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Long before the Emmys finally recognized RuPaul, Wall Street did. On February 24, 2014, Ru was chosen by Viacom to represent the company and ring the closing bell for NASDAQ on Wall Street.

Even though it was a promotional event for the season premiere of Drag Race, the choice to have Ru ring the bell is a testament to how successful his show has been over other shows on the Viacom network.