‘Drag Race’ alum Manila Luzon won the Best Entertainment Host in the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2023 in Singapore on Thursday for the reality drag pageantry competition “Drag Den Philippines with Manila Luzon.”
The award-giving body divulged during the ceremony that Luzon bested five other hosts from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, and Singapore, after getting a score of 19 out of 20, making her the winner of the category.
The drag icon named and thanked the eight queens who participated in the first season of ‘Drag Den’ in her speech as well as her co-judges on the show, trans activist and content creator Sassa Gurl and Miss Grand International 2016 first runner-up Nicole Cordoves.
“Thank you, queens, for making the risk to be on our show and to be the first drag queens to put yourself and your artistry out there on Filipino TV for all of Asia and the world to watch. I am so blessed because I, as the host of the show, got a front-row seat to the best drag show in the world,” Luzon said in her speech.
Luzon posted a carousel on Instagram from the event, as well as a video of her winning moment.
“Thank you to the @asianacademycreativeawards for the BEST HOST trophy! 🏆 Truly an honor to represent the Philippines, the LGBTQ & Drag communities! Salamat POSE! 🙏” Luzon wrote in the caption.
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