‘Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale' Season 1 Cast Photos: Meet The 12 Queens Competing
The queens competing in the inaugural season of the reality series include fan favorites from previous seasons of the Philippines franchise, as they take on Asian queens from across the global franchise.
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Queens from the Philippines franchise include Arizona Brandy (Season 2), Bernie (Season 2), Brigiding (Season 1), Khianna (Season 3), and Viñas Deluxe (Season 1).
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Asian queens from across the Drag Race universe include Ivory Glaze(Drag Race Down Under Season 3), Kitty Space(Drag Race France Season 2), Madame Yoko (Drag Race Belgique Season 2), Siam Phusri(Drag Race Thailand), Suki Doll(Canada's Drag Race Season 2), Sum Ting Wong (RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1), and Yuhua (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10).
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is set to premiere on Wednesday, August 13, worldwide on Wow Presents Plus with Paolo Ballesteros as host of the competition.
The reality competition is produced in the Philippines by Fullhouse Asia Production Studios, Inc. in conjunction with World of Wonder Productions, Inc. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Alex Godinez-Lopez, and Maricel Ticar Santos serve as Executive Producers on the series.
Watch the trailer for Season 1.
Scroll through the photo gallery below to meet the queens of Season 1.
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