Vanessa Crokaert (born 3 December 1979) better known by the stage name Vanessa Van Cartier is a Belgian-Dutch

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based in

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. She is best known for winning the second season of ''

Drag Race Holland ''Drag Race Holland'' is a Dutch reality competition television series based on the American ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The television series was produced by Vincent TV and World of Wonder. The show was broadcast on the Dutch platform Videoland, ...

''. She became the franchise's third

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to win. Previously, she was named

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2019 and reigned until 2021. She is the first Miss Continental winner to win a ''

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'' season. Vanessa Van Cartier is the "drag mother" of season 1 winner

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. In 2021, ''

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'' Joey Nolfi described her as "a trans trailblazer who broke barriers" for her representation at Miss Continental.

Television

Discography

As featured artist

References

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