Kitten de Ville – The Gilded Merkin

Known as “The Embodiment of Burlesque”, Kitten de Ville performs across the United States and Europe. Credited as one of the originators of the New Burlesque movement she started her career in 1994 with The Los Angeles based troupe The Velvet Hammer whose sold out shows were responsible for reviving the Art of Burlesque.

Photographs of Kitten de Ville have graced the covers of books, magazines, calendars and newspapers worldwide and she has worked with top photographers from around the world, including David Lachapelle and Bunny Yeager and has also appeared on the runways for such acclaimed designers as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Syren, and Agent Provocateur.

Winner of Miss Exotic World 2002 and Queen of the Quake. This multi-talented kitten also produces a successful Rock & Roll Strip Show and runs her own school of burlesque in her home town in southern California.