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Yuhua breaks Filipino drag queens' winning streak in ‘Slaysian Royale’

Just when it seemed like the Filipino queens had the competition on lock, Yuhua broke their streak after snatching a win in the “Snatch Elections” episode of “Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale,” which aired on Wednesday, September 17.

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<p>Just when it seemed like the Filipino queens had the competition on lock, Yuhua broke their streak after snatching a win in the “Snatch Elections” episode of “Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale,” which aired on Wednesday, September 17.</p><p>In the sixth episode, the queens took on the “Snatch Elections” — a playful reimagining of the Drag Race’s most iconic staples, the “Snatch Game” — where they delivered impersonations through campaign videos in a bid to win the judges’ votes. Meanwhile, on the runway, they transformed Asian mythical creatures into a vision of couture power.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758254462654IMG_20250919_114156.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">“Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale&quot; queens served their fierce take on Asian mythical creatures. <em>Screengrab from WOW Presents Plus</em></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">Each queen was given 20 minutes to shoot their campaign video, except for Siam Phusri, who only got 19 minutes after getting a deduction. Their shoots gave viewers a glimpse of the public figures they chose to impersonate.</p><p>On the main stage, Brigiding, Viñas Deluxe, and Yuhua were declared the top queens of the week after receiving positive feedback from the judges for both their runway looks and impersonations in the challenge.</p><p>Brigiding delivered a polished impersonation of Maria Ressa and strutted a Sarangay-inspired look on the runway, and definitely, her “opponents could never.”</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02fdyAe7JW5RMAVv72KnJSPWQeHTpGuaPqT1ADqzJVEH1MmbSACRZiqHV3ibRZtAaEl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Viñas, on the other hand, wove her impersonation of Vice President Sara Duterte with references to the major controversies the public figure has been involved in over the years, topping her performance with a fierce runway take on “nuno sa punso” and “Feng Shui.”</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid025YB2cZQuTp6Zz9tCykDR74VwPx81UiyE6WizU8H1iUkoNVzRprCm1DXJHaN5H5g8l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Lastly, Yuhua captured Anna Delvey’s confidence and flair for manipulation, and served white lion realness on the runway.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOwh1H1Eq-b/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4907785.799999237%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Meanwhile, Arizona as Lyn from Las Vegas and Suki as Lyn May were declared safe.</p><p>Both Khianna as Toni Fowler and Siam as Lisa (portraying Mook from “The White Lotus”) landed in the bottom. Although both delivered decent presentations of mythical creatures, the judges pointed out that their campaign video lacked convincing power compared to the others.</p><p>During Untucked, the queens shared an emotional moment, with Siam reflecting on her journey through the season, while Khianna nearly shut down as she voiced her deep disappointment. Khianna said she felt defeated at that point and expressed a willingness to go home.</p><p>“I don’t really know exactly what to feel because at this point, I am very, very tired…I am also sorry because I think I am such a disappointment for everyone,” Khianna confessed.</p><p>Khianna said, at that moment, she couldn&#x27;t find the version of herself she was years ago.</p><p>But she and Siam bounced back from all the emotions with the encouragement of their fellow queens, reminding themselves not to give up easily — especially knowing that many Asian queens have long dreamed of being part of the show.</p><p>On the other hand, the top queens shared the stage in a three-way lip-sync battle to BINI’s “Out Of My Head.” They each brought their own gimmick — Brigiding with her high-energy performance, Viñas adding a comedic flair, and Yuhua pulling out a cheat sheet during the rap part of the song, which had everyone laughing.</p><p>Yuhua emerged as the winner of the battle and received her first RuBadge of the season.</p><p>In exchange for the win, Yuhua had to pull out the lipstick of Siam to sashay away from the competition.</p><p>As Siam strutted her final walk, she thanked everyone who made her journey a beautiful one, and hopes to see all of them around the world.</p><p>“I’m so honored to be working with beautiful, very talented Asian queens, who make me feel proud to be Asian,” Siam said before leaving the werkroom.</p><p>Her journey began in the competition with a top placement in the premiere, but since then, had a mixed leaderboard until her elimination. She is the sixth queen to bow out of the competition.</p><p>The coming episodes heat up even more as the queens gear up for the epic “Lip-Sync Lalaparuza” next week, while the all-stars rules were officially lifted. </p><div><br/></div><div><em>Catch &quot;Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale&quot; every Wednesday on WOW Presents Plus.</em></div>

<p>Just when it seemed like the Filipino queens had the competition on lock, Yuhua broke their streak after snatching a win in the “Snatch Elections” episode of “Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale,” which aired on Wednesday, September 17.</p>