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Drag Race Philippines Crowns Their Next Drag Superstar
The full season is now available on WOW Presents Plus worldwide
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October 9, 2024 - World of Wonder today announced that Maxie was crowned as the winner of the third season of Drag Race Philippines, receiving a grand prize of ₱1,000,000, a year’s supply of products from Anastasia Beverly Hills, and the title of the Philippines’ Next Drag Superstar. Maxie was crowned following an emotional final lip sync for the crown against Khianna to the song ‘Lipad ng Pangarap’ by Angeline Quinto and Regine Velasquez.
Earlier in the episode, the final four queens, Angel, Khianna, Maxie, and Tita Baby, were challenged to deliver three looks in a finale ball as well as perform in the T.I.T.E (Totally Impressive Talent show Extravaganza), marking the first time in Drag Race her-stroy biological siblings (Angel and Maxie) competed for the final crown. At the ball, each queen served three fierce looks and in the T.I.T.E, Angel and Khianna performed original songs, Maxie sang an original song live, and Tita Baby gave an experimental flight attendant performance. Following the final four’s performances at the ball and the T.I.T.E., host Paolo Ballesteros chose Maxie and Khianna to advance to the final lip sync for the crown.
Additionally in the finale, all the previously eliminated queens returned to the main stage where it was ru-vealed that the 11 queens voted Versex as this season’s Miss Congeniality, earning her a cash prize of ₱40,000. Reigning Season two Miss Congeniality winner Hana Beshie returned to the stage to pass on the title to Versex.
The 11 Philippina queens who competed on Drag Race Philippines Season three included Angel (Manila), John Fedellaga (California), JQuinn (Caloocan), Khianna (Cagayan de Oro), Maxie (Manila), Myx Chanel (Marikina), Popstar Bench (Manila), Tita Baby (San Juan), Versex (Manila), Yudipota (Bacolod), and Zymba Ding (Caloocan). This season’s judges panel included host Paolo Ballesteros and main judges Jiggly Caliente and KaladKaren, along with alternating judges Rajo Laurel, BJ Pascual, and Jon Santos, and special guest judges Jolina Magdangal-Escueta, R'Bonney Nola Gabriel, Angeline Quinto, Melai Cantiveros-Francisco, Precious Paula Nicole, Kyle Echarri, Sharon Cuneta, and Janella Salvador.
Drag Race Philippines is produced in the Philippines by Fullhouse Asia Production Studios, Inc. in conjunction with World of Wonder Productions, Inc. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, and RuPaul Charles serve as Executive Producers on the series.
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About World of Wonder
World of Wonder (WOW) has reshaped international pop culture, earning 33 Emmys, inspiring two Oscars, creating global network WOW Presents Plus across 190 territories, and bringing drag culture to the world stage via RuPaul’s Drag Race and DragCon. SVOD WOW Presents Plus, the exclusive home to the global Drag Race franchise and hundreds of WOW Original series, saw 35M hours of content watched in 2023 with 77% subscriber growth in the same year. WOW’s pioneering television portfolio includes other smash-hit franchises like Million Dollar Listing. Their film division WOW Docs produces groundbreaking documentaries including Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Party Monster, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. WOW also operates YouTube channel WOWPresents, music label World of Wonder Records, the WOW Podcast Network, and year-round international live events. Co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been profiled in Variety’s Reality TV Impact Report and Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful Producers in Unscripted. Honors for their trailblazing work include the IDA Pioneer Award, Realscreen’s Global 100 list, Banff’s Impact Award, and the OUT 100. In 2022, World of Wonder was ranked #2 among film and TV powerhouses in Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.
About Fullhouse Asia Production Studios, Inc.
Fullhouse Asia Production Studios, Inc. is a boutique production company specializing in content development, production management & cross-platform execution for feature film, television commercials and series, digital content and live events such as concerts, musical theater productions & on-ground activations. With more than 300 unique and global projects, Fullhouse Asia is comprised of dedicated individuals who are keen to producing dynamic, relevant, innovative & award winning shows. For more information, visit www.fullhouseasia.com.