DALLAS (KDAF) — Kiki Shepard, co-host of Showtime at the Apollo, died March 16, 2026 at age 74.
Many American audiences may remember Kiki Shepard dancing and gracing many stage, television and film productions. However, the actress and dancer is best known as the Apollo Queen of Fashion on NBC’s original It’s Showtime at the Apollo, from 1987 to 2002.
Born Chiquita Renee Shepard, in Tyler, Texas on July 15, 1951, she attended Howard University, where she earned a BA in Business Administration, and a joined the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority…