Enza Anderson
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Enza "Supermodel" Anderson is a Canadian drag queen who has become famous in Canada for her quixotic political campaigns, which are usually based around the slogan 100% Great Legs.
In 2000, Anderson ran for mayor of Toronto, Ontario. Although the eventual winner of that campaign, Mel Lastman, won over 80 per cent of the vote, Anderson surprised many by garnering 15,000 votes, placing third. She was one of the few candidates (besides Lastman, Ben Kerr and Tooker Gomberg) to gain name recognition in the race, even though her campaign largely consisted of standing on downtown street corners with a handmade placard.
In 2002, Anderson ran for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance. Although early polls surprisingly indicated that she was the public's first choice for the leadership, this arguably said more about the public's low regard for the Alliance than it did about Anderson's campaign skills. She was unable to raise the significant amount of money required by the party to register as a candidate, and dropped out of the race before the convention which ultimately chose Stephen Harper.
In the 2003 municipal election in Toronto, Anderson ran for a city council seat against incumbent Kyle Rae, and placed second, well ahead of numerous lesser-known candidates.
Anderson has at times been criticized for not mounting serious campaigns based on substantive political issues. Her supporters note that even though she's never won an election, she has a knack for getting attention and bringing a wry, campy perspective to the often dry world of Canadian politics. It should also be noted that Anderson almost always runs in political races where the major candidate has no serious challenger on the ballot.
On August 20, 2004, Anderson announced her intention to apply for the job of Toronto police chief, following the controversy around the non-renewal of Julian Fantino's contract.
Anderson has a column in the Toronto newspaper Metro, covering local entertainment and party gossip.