Meet the 'Drag Supreme': Naia is first-ever winner of 'Drag Den Philippines'

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Naia is the first-ever " Drag="" or="" winner="" of="" Den="" Instagram:="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/01/26/20230126-drag.jpg"/><figcaption>Naia is the first-ever &#x27;Drag Supreme&#x27; or winner of &#x27;Drag Den Philippines.&#x27; Instagram: @naiablack_ / ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) — &quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; has named its first-ever &quot;Drag Supreme.&quot;Naia was crowned the first winner of the Filipino-produced drag competition, after six rounds of challenges and runway presentations.The drag queen&#x27;s &quot;coronation&quot; was held Thursday night during a viewing party in Taguig City, with host Manila Luzon returning to the Philippines for the finale.While she did not once clinch a first-place spot across the season&#x27;s rankings, Naia was consistently among the frontrunners throughout the competition.In the eighth and final episode, the top three queens, Shewarma, Maria Christina, and Naia walked the runway one last time in their national costume and evening gown. They also had to battle it out in a lipsync performance of “Kilometro” by Sarah Geronimo.The panel of judges consisted of Manila Luzaon, pageant queen Nicole Cordoves, and the previously eliminated queens. The finalists were also given a minute each to answer the final question: &quot;What is the one and only one quality that makes you the true drag supreme?&quot;Naia impressed the judges with her farmers-inspired national costume and detailed evening gown. She also moved them with her heartfelt and inspirational answer addressed to young queer artists. “I’ve stumbled and I’ve gone through so much hardship, especially in this competition, and Manila you’ve opened my eyes to what drag can truly be,” Naia said in response to final question. “It is free of expression and I can’t be more happy to be here. I hope that my story inspires young queer artists who are afraid of putting themselves out there because I was afraid. But thank you, Manila, for giving this platform because I was able to prove that growth is what you need to become the next drag supreme,” she added.As the winner, Naia will take home P1,000,000 worth of prizes. Naia&#x27;s crowning moment came nearly two months after &quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; premiered on December 8, 2022 on Prime Video. The show had been billed &quot;first-ever drag reality show&quot; in the country when it was first unveiled in July 2021. By August that year, it held its auditions for aspiring queens.However, it was &quot;Drag Race Philippines,&quot; the local version of the wildly popular &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race,&quot; that first aired in August 2022, with Precious Paula Nicole winning the title.Manila Luzon made their international breakthrough via &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; in 2011. They then appeared in two &quot;All Stars&quot; editions of the show, in 2012 then in 2018.

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Meet the 'Drag Supreme': Naia is first-ever winner of 'Drag Den Philippines'

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 26, 2023 08:20 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 27, 2023 12:01 AM PHT

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