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Arizona Brandy
Arizona Brandy is the stage name of Genesis Brillantes Vijandre, a Filipino drag performer and the first runner-up of season 2 of ''Drag Race Philippines''. Career Arizona Brandy is a drag performer. A seasoned performer in the Cubao drag scene, she represents the Rapture Royalties when she competed on season 2 of ''Drag Race Philippines''. She started the competition strong with a win in the first episode through her performance of the main challenge: writing, recording and performing a verse to "BOOGSH!". She placed in the bottom two of episode 3 in a design challenge. She performed a lip-sync of " Kitty Girl" by RuPaul against Tiny DeLuxe. This lip-sync involved blowing powder on the stage and floor licking. Tiny DeLuxe was eliminated. On episode 9, she placed in the bottom three alongside Hana Beshie and ØV Cünt. The three performed a lip-sync to "Dati" by Sam Concepcion and Tippy Dos Santos featuring Quest. Her performance resulted to a double elimination of Hana Beshie an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Queen
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses Drag (entertainment), drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate Femininity, female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and have been a part of gay culture. People Drag (clothing), do drag for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag shows frequently include lip sync, lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing. They typically occur at gay pride parades, LGBTQ pride parades, drag pageants, cabarets, carnivals, and discotheque, nightclubs. Drag queens vary by type, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films and spend a lot of their time in their drag personas, to people who do drag only occasionally. Women who dress as men and entertain by imitating them are called drag kings. Those who do occasional drag may be from other backgrounds than the LGBT community. There is a long history of Drag (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M1ss Jade So
M1ss Jade So is the stage name of Jade Rhian So, a Filipina drag performer who competed on season 2 of '' Drag Race Philippines''. Early life and education M1ss Jade So was unable to attend her high school prom because school officials would not let her in wearing a dress, insisting she should wear "men's clothing". Career M1ss Jade So is a drag performer. She competed on season 2 of '' Drag Race Philippines.'' She was one of the first three trans women contestants on the show, along with Bernie and Captivating Katkat. M1ss Jade So performed well during the girl group, design, and makeover challenges, but placed in the bottom during the Rusical and acting challenges. She also performed well, but exceeded the time limit during the advertisement challenge, and won the music video challenge. She was a top four finalist. Personal life M1ss Jade So has been discriminated against because of her gender identity. Filmography * '' Drag Race Philippines'' (season 2, 2023) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Philippines Contestants
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Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring Back My Girls
''Bring Back My Girls'' is a reality television series hosted by American television personality Ts Madison. The first season premiered October 18, 2022 on WOW Presents Plus. The series is formatted as a reunion special, where in every episode the contestants of selected seasons from the '' Drag Race'' franchise reunite. The series is filmed in front of a live audience during various RuPaul's DragCon expos. During the episodes, host Ts Madison and guests from the audience pose questions to the cast. Production In May 2022, Alexandra del Rosario of ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported that the series' production company filmed a television reunion at their annual drag convention RuPaul's DragCon LA RuPaul's DragCon LA is an annual Trade fair, expo of Drag (clothing), drag culture held in Los Angeles billed as a "convention that celebrates 'the art of drag, queer culture and self-expression for all'", which debuted in 2015. Its sister even ... in Los Angeles. The series was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Vilogue
The second season of ''Drag Den'' premiered on 18 January 2024, through Amazon Prime Video. The second season showcased a total of ten contestants competing for the title of the "Filipino's Next Drag Supreme". Casting calls for the season were opened in April 2023, and the cast was officially revealed in a teaser trailer in December 2023. Production Throughout social media, Amazon Prime Video joined the trend involving promotional material from the film, ''Barbie'' (2023). They posted an image of Manila Luzon's doll, with the tagline: "May pasabog na announcement ang doll na 'to very soon." Fans speculated that the show is yet to announce a season two. On 14 April 2023, the streaming service announced the renewal of the reality competition series. Manila Luzon and Rod Singh announced a casting call for season two on social media. The casting call was open until 30 April 2023. Format Contestants are instructed to participate in two challenges in the series. The judges will c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contact Lens
Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide, and they can be worn to correct vision or for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons. In 2010, the worldwide market for contact lenses was estimated at $6.1 billion, while the US soft lens market was estimated at $2.1 billion.Nichols, Jason J., et a"ANNUAL REPORT: Contact Lenses 2010" January 2011. Multiple analysts estimated that the global market for contact lenses would reach $11.7 billion by 2015. the average age of contact lens wearers globally was 31 years old, and two-thirds of wearers were female.Morgan, Philip B., et al"International Contact Lens Prescribing in 2010" ''Contact Lens Spectrum''. October 2011. People choose to wear contact lenses for many reasons. Aesthetics and cosmetics are main motivating factors for people who want to avoid wearing glasses or to change the appearance or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captivating Katkat
Captivating Katkat is the stage name of Katkat Dasalla, a Filipina drag performer and winner of season 2 of ''Drag Race Philippines''. Career Captivating Katkat is a drag performer who has worked at O Bar in Pasig, as well as The One 690 Entertainment Bar in Manila. The ''Manila Bulletin'' has called her a "seasoned" drag performer, and ''Nylon Manila'' has described her as "one of the most prominent" drag queens in the Philippines. Captivating Katkat was the winner of season 2 of ''Drag Race Philippines''. She was one of the first three trans women to compete on the show, along with Bernie and M1ss Jade So. Captivating Katkat won two challenges, including the Snatch Game challenge (in which she impersonated politician Joy Belmonte) and the acting challenge. She placed in the bottom two of the branding challenge, which saw contestants create shampoo commercials. She lip-synced against Bernie to "The Power" by Ann Raniel, but both were saved from elimination. Captivating Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie (drag Queen)
Bernie Barrantes (also known as Bernie Diday, or simply Bernie) is a Filipino drag performer who competed on season 2 of ''Drag Race Philippines''. Career Bernie has been a drag performer for more than fifteen years, and has been described as "one of the most esteemed and established" queens in Manila. She is a regular performer at O Bar. Bernie competed on season 2 of ''Drag Race Philippines''. She was one of the first three transgender contestants on the series, alongside Captivating Katkat and M1ss Jade So. Bernie won two challenges, including the girl group challenge. She impersonated Madam Inutz for the Snatch Game challenge. Bernie and Captivating Katkat placed in the bottom two of the branding challenge, but both were saved from elimination after an emotional lip sync to "The Power" by Ann Raniel in which both embraced their gender identity. Bernie placed in the top four and was eliminated from the competition by Captivating Katkat in a lip sync to RuPaul's "Just W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quest (singer)
Jose Villanueva III (born January 12, 1982), better known as Quest, is a Filipino singer, rapper and songwriter, known for his song "Sige Lang" in 2012 which is the theme song for the basketball team Gilas Pilipinas. Quest is a hip-hop and R&B singer wherein he won 'Best Urban Music Video for 2010' at the MYX Awards Philippines for his first single "Back to Love". Early life Born Jose Villanueva III on January 12, 1982, in Quezon City, and he is the son of Joel Villanueva (father) and grandson of Jose Villanueva Sr. Sibling; Ana, Mary Adelene, Ana Cassandra, Michaela, and Nalina Sky. Mother: Diana Villanueva. Career Quest honed his craft as a lead vocalist and music ministry director at the Fort location of the Christian church Victory in Manila. He left in 2007 to pursue a full-time career in music. In 2009, Quest started recording Flip Music with Jumbo de Belen without abandoning his contemporary Christian music roots. He soon collaborated with Filipino actor and singer Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Philippines
''Drag Race Philippines'' is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by HBO Go and WOW Presents Plus. The show based on the American television franchise ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Hosted by Paolo Ballesteros, it aired from August 17, 2022 to October 9, 2024. In every episode, it employs a panel of judges with Paolo Ballesteros and KaladKaren, with BJ Pascual, Jon Santos, and Laurel family (Philippines), Rajo Laurel as alternative judges. Jiggly Caliente served as a judge for three seasons until it was announced in April 2025 that she would not be returning as a judge due to a “severe infection” which led to the amputation of her right leg. Caliente died days after the announcement, aged 44. After three seasons, Precious Paula Nicole, Captivating Katkat, and Maxie (drag queen), Maxie Andreison were crowned as winners of the series. Series overview Production history American drag queen RuPaul, RuPaul Charles first announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippy Dos Santos
Stephanie Denise "Tippy" Dos Santos-Porcuna (; born August 16, 1994) is a Filipino American singer, actress and lawyer. She first appeared on '' Ruffa & Ai'' in 2009. Dos Santos is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. In July 2013, she collaborated with singers Sam Concepcion and Quest to interpret the song "Dati" composed by Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana, which won the grand prize at the 2nd Philippine Popular Music Festival. Early life Since she was nine years old, Dos Santos sang at corporate events and also performed in kids' musicals for the Ateneo Children's Theater and for the theater group ''Trumpets.'' She also won a regional singing contest and was a grand finalist in the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) of 2008. Career In 2009, Dos Santos began her career in the Philippine entertainment industry. She first made a guest appearance on '' Ruffa & Ai'', in which she sang "Journey to the Past" from ''Anastasia''. She th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
