Minty Fresh (drag queen)

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Minty Fresh
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Minty Fresh at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Min Ortiz
Television Drag Race Philippines (season 1)

Minty Fresh is the stage name of Min Ortiz, [1] a Filipino drag performer, designer, makeup artist, model, and singer who competed on the first season of Drag Race Philippines . [2] [3]

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Career

Minty Fresh is a drag performer who competed on the first season of Drag Race Philippines . She won two challenges. [4] Minty Fresh impersonated Maria Sofia Love during the Snatch Game challenge. [5] Her performance landed her in the bottom two, though Minty Fresh won the lip-sync against Brigiding to "Amakabogera" by Maymay Entrata. [6] [7] [8] Another challenge saw Minty Fresh give a makeover to her sister. [9] She landed in the bottom two but won the lip-sync against Brigiding to "Dyosa" by Yumi Lacsamana. [10] Minty Fresh placed fifth overall, [11] after losing a lip-sync against Xilhouete to "You'll Always be My Number One" by Vernie Varga. [12] CNN Philippines said Minty Fresh had an "iconic" confrontation with Brigiding on the show. [13]

In 2022, Minty Fresh (and fellow contestant Lady Morgana) performed at the 'Hallyuween' concert at the Mall of Asia Arena. [14]

Filmography

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References

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  5. Lago, Amanda (2022-09-15). "'Drag Race Philippines' episode 6 recap: The longest Snatch Game ever". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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  9. Lago, Amanda (2022-09-29). "'Drag Race Philippines' episode 8 recap: Family is fundamental". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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  11. Antonio, Josiah (5 October 2022). "Minty Fresh misses 'Drag Race Philippines' finale". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  12. Antonio, Josiah (6 October 2022). "TRACK RECORD: Meet the Top 4 finalists of 'Drag Race Philippines' season 1". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. "Making herstory at the 'Drag Race Philippines' finale". cnn. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  14. Benjamin, April (4 November 2022). "Hallyuween 2022: Drag queens grateful to perform at one of PH's 'grandest' venues". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved 12 September 2023.