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Mon Jun 21, 2021, 12:31 AM Jun 2021

Montana Tucker celebrates Pride-- and her Holocaust survivor grandparents

Montana Tucker isn’t quite what you expect - and to be clear, that’s a good thing.

She may, at first glance, look something like the blonde, perennially-upbeat influencers popping up across the social media landscape — but wait until she starts talking.

“My motivation?” she said in a recent interview. “My Grandma Lilly, definitely.”

Tucker, 28, has a new Pride anthem out with queer supernova Todrick Hall called Be Myselfand enough Instagram and TikTok followers for a fair run at public office in almost any state. She’s also the proud Jewish granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, an ally to the LGBTQ community, an advocate for Alzheimer’s sufferers, and the creative force behind a national initiative with Zumba and Miami Jewish Health to create a music and dance program designed to enhance and improve wellness for Alzheimer's patients.

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