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Marina Summers makes history as first Filipina drag queen at Cannes red carpet: 'Such a big moment'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:500px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747635015506Cannes Red Carpet Day 1  So so so honored to be the first Filipina drag queen to be invited to walk the red carpet of @festivaldecannes Such a big moment to be repping for the Filipino Drag and Queer community .jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Marina Summers at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. Marina/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner">Marina Summers at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. Marina/Instagram </span></span></span></div><p>Marina Summers continues to beautifully represent the Filipino drag and queer community, this time at the Cannes Film Festival in France.</p><p>Wearing a sparkly black dress by Mark Bumgarner, she made history as the first Filipina drag queen to walk the festival&#x27;s red carpet.</p><p>&quot;Such a big moment to be repping for the Filipino drag and queer community in the sea of people on the red carpet,&quot; she said in an Instagram post. </p><p>&quot;Oh yes, she Cannes,&quot; the &quot;Filipina winnah&quot; declared in another post. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJt-dzSKXiS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A4597419.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" 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><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJvr0n8KffH/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A4571258.300000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJyw0bsqDE0/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A4549570.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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>Marina finished in the Top 4 of the second season of &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race: UK vs the World&quot; last year.</p><p>Also in 2024, she became the first Filipina drag queen to grace the Miss Universe Philippines stage.</p><p>She performed &quot;Amafilipina,&quot; her version of Maymay Entrata&#x27;s &quot;Amakabogera.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/4/marina-summers-proud-to-banner-ph-talent-in-drag-race-uk-vs-the-world-1945">Marina Summers proud to banner PH talent in &#x27;Drag Race: UK vs the World&#x27;</a> </div>