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Kimmy Couture fails to make 'Canada's Drag Race' final lipsync cut

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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/entertainment/09/28/kimmy-couture-ig-9282022.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Kimmy Couture&#x27;s Instagram account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Filipina drag queen Kimmy Couture failed to make it to the final lipsync of &quot;Canada&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; season 3.</p><p>After the judges&#x27; deliberation, only Gisèle Lullaby and Jada Shada Hudson made it to the final lipsync, ending Kimmy&#x27;s and Miss Fiercalicious&#x27; journey in the competition. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/06/22/kimmy-couture-enters-canadas-drag-race-season-3-finale">Filipina drag queen Kimmy Couture enters &#x27;Canada&#x27;s Drag Race&#x27; season 3 finale</a></li></ul><p>Kimmy said she is still proud that she has represented unheard voices in the competition. </p><p>&quot;It would mean a lot to me because it would represent the underrepresented community. It feels great to be the first trans woman to make it to the finale of &#x27;Canada’s Drag Race&#x27; and gurl, I’m making herstory,&quot; Kimmy said.</p><p>&quot;My drag journey here has been an up and down. As a trans, Asian immigrant, and rape victim, I represent myself so proudly in this competition. I’ve proved to myself that I’m not a broken person, I’m a strong person and I’m standing here in front of you all,&quot; she added. </p><p>Traci Melchor praised Kimmy for making it to the finale: &quot;Thank you for sharing your story because there are so many people out there with similar stories and they’re seeing you more than standing. You are shining.&quot;</p><p>&quot;You brought so much joy and light into this competition. Watching you on the stage has been such a treat. You are electric and now don’t let anybody put that light out,&quot; Brad Goreski added. </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><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>“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 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>

Filipina drag queen Kimmy Couture failed to make it to the final lipsync of 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3.

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Kimmy Couture fails to make 'Canada's Drag Race' final lipsync cut

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 28, 2022 06:07 PM PHT

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