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Filipina drag queen Marina Summers missed the final lip-synch battle of "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World" Season 2 aired Saturday (Manila time).

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Marina Summers misses 'Drag Race: UK vs the World' S2 final lipsync; Tia Kofi wins

Josiah Eleazar Antonio

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711751294225Marina-Summers.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Photo from Marina Summers&#x27; Facebook page.</div>MANILA — Filipina drag queen Marina Summers missed the final Lip Sync battle of &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race: UK vs the World&quot; Season 2 aired Saturday (Manila time).In the eighth episode, all the 11 contestants reunited to discuss what happened throughout the season.Spain&#x27;s bet Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha was also chosen as Miss Congeniality by the queens.Marina wowed RuPaul with her final look inspired by the biodiversity of the Philippines.&quot;You are so talented and on top of that there&#x27;s a sweetness and a kindness there. You got this, kiddo. You were born to this,&quot; RuPaul said.In the final lip-synch smackdown, a wheel will determine who will first compete in the Lip Sync with more slots for the person with the most wins making Marina choose her opponent.Marina chose &quot;Drag Race Down Under&quot; contestant Hannah Conda and they got the song &quot;I’m Outta Love&quot; by Anastacia.Hannah won the battle, ending Marina&#x27;s journey in the <span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race: UK vs the World&quot; season as a Top 4 finalist.&quot;Marina Summers, I&#x27;m sorry, my dear, but this is not your time. Thank you for an amazing season. You are and will always be a global phenomenon,&quot; RuPaul said.Marina expressed her gratitude for being on the show hoping that the she made her countrymen proud. &quot;Ru, thank you so much for inviting this little Filipina on your big show. I am forever grateful and my lines are open for another call. But, honestly, I know I made a lot of Filipinos across the globe proud and thank you for giving me this opportunity. I&#x27;ll always and forever be your Filipino winner,&quot; she said.&quot;I&#x27;m so proud of Hannah and I am walking out as an international glamazon with international sisters that for me is a win already.&quot;La Grande Dame of France and and Tia Kofi from the UK performed &quot;Boogie 2Nite&quot; by Booty Luv.The UK&#x27;s bet got the second slot in the final Lip Sync and battled it out with Hannah Conda to &quot;Your Disco Needs You&quot; by Kylie Minogue. Tia Kofi won the second season of <span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race: UK vs the World&quot; succeeding Blu Hydrangea, also from the UK franchise.<div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:21px;overflow-wrap:break-word;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">Marina is the first drag queen from the Philippine franchise to compete in an international edition of the hit reality competition. She was runner-up to Precious Paula Nicole in &quot;Drag Race Philippines&quot; Season 1 aired in 2022.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:21px;overflow-wrap:break-word;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">&quot;Drag Race Philippines&quot; has been renewed for a third season along with the Thai and French franchise.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:21px;overflow-wrap:break-word;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/17/23/drag-race-ph-thailand-france-renewed-for-season-3" style="color:rgb(199, 29, 29);text-decoration:none;box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal">READ: &#x27;Drag Race&#x27; PH, Thailand, France renewed for Season 3</a></div>

Filipina drag queen Marina Summers missed the final lip-synch battle of "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World" Season 2 aired Saturday (Manila time).