Brigiding "Gigi" Aricheta, or simply Brigiding, is the stage name of John Philip Aricheta, a Filipino

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performer who competed on

season 1 Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004 * ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012 * ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012 See also * * * Season 2 (disambiguation) * Season 4 (disambigua ...

of ''

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

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

Career

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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 lost a

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against

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to "Amakabogera" by

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, but was 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 hairdress ...

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 Kroma Entertainment'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 queer 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

season 2 Season 2 may refer to: * ''Season 2'' (Infinite album) * '' 2econd Season'' See also

* {{disambig ...

of ''Drag Race Philippines''.

References

External links

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