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Nicole Cordoves, Sassa Gurl join 'Drag Den PH' judges' panel

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Miss Grand International 2016 1st runner-up Nicole Cordoves and TikTok star Sassa Gurl were introduced as judges of " Drag="" Den="" season="" Screenshots="" from="" Twitter="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/11/17/drag-den-ph.jpg"/><figcaption>Miss Grand International 2016 1st runner-up Nicole Cordoves and TikTok star Sassa Gurl were introduced as judges of &#x27;Drag Den Philippines&#x27; season 1. <em>Screenshots from &#x27;Drag Den Philippines&#x27; Twitter account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Pageant queen Nicole Cordoves and TikTok star Sassa Gurl will be joining the judges&#x27; panel of &quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; season 1.</p><p>In a trailer released Thursday, Cordoves was given the label of &quot;drag dealer,&quot; while Sassa Gurl will serve as the &quot;drag runner&quot; to help Filipina drag queen Manila Luzon navigate the upcoming competition series. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Miss Grand International 2016 1st runner-up Nicole Cordoves and TikTok star Sassa Gurl will be joining <a href="https://twitter.com/manilaluzon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@manilaluzon</a> in the judges’ panel of <a href="https://twitter.com/dragdenph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dragdenph</a> season 1. | <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/yBVzGNCGq1">pic.twitter.com/yBVzGNCGq1</a></p>— Josiah Antonio (@josiahvantonio) <a href="https://twitter.com/josiahvantonio/status/1593092857866637313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; will be launched on December 8 on Prime Video with 8 contestants vying for the crown.</p><p>The show was first unveiled back in July 2021 as the “first-ever drag reality show” in the country, and by August held its auditions for aspiring queens.</p><p>However, it was “Drag Race Philippines,” the local version of the wildly popular “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” that first aired with Precious Paula Nicole winning the crown.</p><p>Manila Luzon made their international breakthrough via “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2011. They then appeared in two “All Stars” editions of the show, in 2012 then in 2018.</p><p>Cordoves was hailed as first runner-up in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2016, while Sassa Gurl is known for her comedy skits about school and the LGBT community on TikTok.</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=1718168" 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>

Pageant queen Nicole Cordoves and TikTok star Sassa Gurl will be joining the judges' panel of 'Drag Den Philippines' season 1.

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Nicole Cordoves, Sassa Gurl join 'Drag Den PH' judges' panel

Josiah Antonio,

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Published November 17, 2022 12:55 PM PHT

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