Brigiding "Gigi" Aricheta, or simply Brigiding, is the stage name of John Philip Aricheta, a Filipino drag performer who competed on

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of ''

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''. She is a member of the ''Divine Divas'' with Precious Paula Nicole and

Viñas DeLuxe Viñas DeLuxe is the stage name of Christian Ric Viñas, a Filipino drag performer who competed on season 1 of '' Drag Race Philippines''. Early life Viñas DeLuxe was born in Bulacan. Career Viñas DeLuxe is a drag performer and hairdres ...

. Brigiding also founded the drag contest called Drag Playhouse PH.

Career

Drag performer Brigiding competed on

of ''

.'' Her impersonation of

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for the

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challenged placed her in the bottom two. She tied in a

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against

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to "Amakabogera" by

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, and both were allowed to remain in the competition. Brigiding placed sixth overall. Since the show, she has performed with her fellow contestants Precious Paula Nicole and

Viñas Deluxe Viñas DeLuxe is the stage name of Christian Ric Viñas, a Filipino drag performer who competed on season 1 of '' Drag Race Philippines''. Early life Viñas DeLuxe was born in Bulacan. Career Viñas DeLuxe is a drag performer and hairdres ...

as the ''Divine Divas''. The trio also appeared in a 2023 episode of ''Drag You and Me'', as contestants in the Manila Drag Supreme contest. In 2022, Brigiding performed alongside fellow contestants Corazon and Turing at

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's first in-person event, Kroma Overload. Brigiding represented the Philippines in a

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campaign in 2023.

Personal life

Brigiding is from

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. She is

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and uses the pronouns ''he''/''him'' out of drag and ''she''/''her'' in drag. She is the "drag daughter" of DeeDee Marié Holliday, a contestant on

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of ''Drag Race Philippines''.

References

External links

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