Farida Kant | |
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 Farida Kant in 2021 | |
| Born | Riccardo Occhilupo |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | Drag Race Italia |
Farida Kant is the stage name of Riccardo Occhilupo, [1] an Italian drag performer who competed on season 1 of Drag Race Italia .
Farida Kant is a drag performer who competed on season 1 of Drag Race Italia . [2] [3] She was a runner-up. Following her time on the show, she said on social media that the Italian contestants are not afforded the same opportunities within the Drag Race franchise, singling out Lady Camden. [4] [5] She apologized for her comments and clarified that her comments were "directed to the Italian system". [6] [7] [8]
Farida Kant is the "drag sister" of Nehellenia. [9]
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Mimi Imfurst, the stage name of Braden Stewart Chapman, is an American drag performer. She appeared on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars and was a founding member of the girl group Xelle. In 2017, he became the first U.S. drag queen to perform in Cuba, lip-syncing to Madonna's "Express Yourself" with a group of local dancers.
Naysha Lopez is the stage name of drag performer and beauty pageant winner Fabian Rodriguez, who won the 2013 Miss Continental competition and appeared on the eighth seasons of both RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Ongina is the stage name of Ryan Ong Palao, a Filipino-American drag performer and HIV activist who came to international attention on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Since appearing on the show, Ongina has been featured in a number of web series produced by World of Wonder, including Wait, What?, Ring My Bell, and Fashion Photo RuView. Ongina was one of the first reality TV stars to come out as HIV-positive.
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Drag Race Italia is an Italian reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. The series is produced by World of Wonder for Discovery+ in Italy, and subsequently free-to-air on Real Time and, beginning with the third season, Paramount+. The show is also available worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.
The first season of Drag Race Italia premiered on November 18, 2021. The cast was announced on October 28, 2021. The winner of the first season of Drag Race Italia was Elecktra Bionic, becoming the first ever winner in the Drag Race franchise without any maxi-challenge wins, and the first contestant to never lip sync or win a maxi-challenge in the same season, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up.
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The second season of Drag Race Italia premiered on 20 October 2022. The ten contestants were announced on 30 September 2022. The winner of the second season of Drag Race Italia was La Diamond, with Aura Eternal and Nehellenia as runners-up.
Aura Eternal Visage, formerly known as Aura Eternal, is the stage name of Alan Yuri Geraci, an Italian drag performer who has competed on the second season of Drag Race Italia as well as the second season of Queen of the Universe.
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