Precious Paula Nicole crowned as first ‘Drag Race Philippines’ winner

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF WORLD OF WONDER Precious Paula Nicole in her Bongga Camp Day look.
Thirty-five year old Bikolana drag performer Precious Paula Nicole was hailed as the next drag superstar as she was announced as the first winner of Drag Race Philippines, the Filipino version of the American reality drag contest and TV series Rupaul's Drag Race.
She bested 11 other contestants after 10 episodes, which ran for more than two months since 17 August and which were full of challenges and runway looks.

Precious gets emotional during her crowning at the viewing party.

<strong>PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF WORLD OF WONDER</strong><br />Runner-up Marina Summers.

Photographs by Roel Hoang Manipon FOR THE DAILY TRIBUNE<br />The Season 1 contestants gracing the viewing party of Discovery Plus and HBO Go at Cove Manila.
The finale episode of the television reality series was shown on 12 October on streaming platform WOW Present Plus as well as on Discovery Plus and HBO Go, which held a viewing party at the bar Cove Manila of Okada Manila in Parañaque City.


