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Filipina drag queen Kimmy Couture enters 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 finale

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from Kimmy Couture" s="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/09/06/filipina-drag-queen.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Kimmy Couture&#x27;s Instagram account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>After several years, a Filipina drag queen will be competing in the finale of the Emmy-award-winning reality show &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race.&quot;</p><p>In the 8th episode of &quot;Canada&#x27;s Drag Race,&quot; Kimmy Couture missed the mark in the Masquerade Ball and landed at the bottom with Vivian Vanderpuss.</p><p>Kimmy impressed the judges with her fierce poses during their lipsync performance of “CTRL + ALT + DEL” by Rêve and snatched the last spot in the finals.</p><p>She will go head-to-head in the finale along with Gisèle Lullaby, Jada Shada Hudson, and Miss Fiercalicious. </p><p>Kimmy has one win under her belt after managing to impress the judges with her banters during the &quot;Who-Knows&quot; comedy challenge and her breathtaking sun goddess look on the runaway made her the winner of the episode. </p><p>&quot;Any of us are worthy of the crown ... The best sisters I could ask for,&quot; Kimmy said in an Instagram post. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/27/22/filipina-gets-1st-win-on-canadas-drag-race-season-3">Filipina drag queen Kimmy Couture gets first maxi challenge win on &#x27;Canada&#x27;s Drag Race&#x27; season 3</a></li></ul><p>Kimmy is the first Filipina queen to compete in the final in the Canadian franchise. </p><p>Manila Luzon was the first queen of Filipino descent to compete in the final in the third season of &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; and Jaremi Carey, formerly known as Phi Phi O&#x27;Hara, followed suit in season 4 and settled for a runner-up finish. </p><p>Kimmy is the third Filipina to join &quot;Canada&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; after Kyne from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario who placed 11th overall in its debut season; and Stephanie Prince, who finished 10th overall in the second season.</p><p>The Emmy Award-winning show has featured the talents of Filipino drag queens like Ongina (Season 1 and All Stars 5), Manila Luzon (Season 3 and All Stars 1 and 4), Phi Phi O&#x27;Hara (Season 4 and All Stars 2), Jiggly Caliente (Season 4 and All Stars 6), Vivienne Pinay (Season 5), and Rock M. Sakura (Season 12) in the US franchise. </p><p>Other franchises have also featured Filipino drag queens like Jaja and Mocha Diva for seasons 1 and 2, respectively, of &quot;Drag Race Thailand.”</p><p>“Drag Race Philippines” airs new episodes Wednesday on Wow Presents Plus, Discovery Plus, and HBO Go, while the “Untucked” episodes air on Fridays.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe __idm_id__="29540353" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2177170" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

After several years, a Filipina drag queen will be competing in the finale of the Emmy-award-winning reality show 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'

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Filipina drag queen Kimmy Couture enters 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 finale

Josiah Antonio,

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Published Sep 06, 2022 04:17 PM PHT

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