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Kid Kardashian stuns but Alakdawn Zulueta takes ‘beks’ title on ‘Showtime’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/10/20/miss-q-a-1.jpg"/><figcaption>Kid Yambao, a member of Hashtags, and Jhong Hilario stole the show when they competed for the &quot;Annibeksary Queen&quot; title. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—It&#x27;s been more than a year since &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; introduced &quot;Miss Q&amp;A,&quot; a pageant which provided members of the LGBT community a space to show off their wit and beauty. </p><p>It&#x27;s one of the show&#x27;s most successful segments in recent years --and that was made apparent when it became the central theme for this year&#x27;s anniversary celebration. </p><p>On Saturday, marking their ninth year on television, the hosts of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; decided to have a little fun and tried out being a &quot;Miss Q&amp;A&quot; contestant, curious as to what it felt like. </p><p>Out came Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, Jhong Hilario, and Hashtag members Kid Yambao and Nikko Natividad in gowns and full makeup --all playing gay pageant contestants.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/10/20/miss-q-a-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The &#x27;It&#x27;s Showtime&#x27; hosts went all out to compete for the &#x27;Annibeksary Queen&#x27; title. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The structure for them was no different, with each round that tested their cleverness trimming the field by one. </p><p>In the end, Kid Yambao, who went by the name &quot;Kid Kardashian,&quot; and Jhong Hilario, dubbed &quot;Alakdawn Zulueta&quot; --alluding to his &quot;Ang Probinsyano&quot; character-- emerged as the top two. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/10/20/miss-q-a-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Kid Yambao and Jhong Hilario listen to the judges&#x27; comments on their performance. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/10/20/miss-q-a-4.jpg"/><figcaption>The ribbing between Kid Yambao and Jhong Hilario became a crowd favorite, and they emerged as the top two because of it. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Their ribbing proved to be a hit with the audience, with Hilario and Yambao going back-and-forth about how confident they are that they can beat one another and win the whole thing. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w16an0K4dBs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Yambao is a crowd favorite thanks to his stunning transformation, and that he was considered an underdog due to his poor showing during a practice round. When asked about the ingredients of chicken chop suey, he drew laughs by answering random stuff such as chicharon and general terms such as &quot;gulay.&quot; </p><p>He would considerably improve, and nearly won the title with his heartfelt answer, albeit confusing one, about learning the value of family throughout his stay on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime.&quot; </p><p>Hilario edged the final round when he said that what he learned from being a host fo the program was that a family needs to solve their problems --together. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UxhdSpUydnU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Here's what went down during the anniversary show of "It's Showtime" on Saturday. </p>

Here's what went down during the anniversary show of "It's Showtime" on Saturday.