Meet the Contestants
JADE, 25 VICTORIA AKASHIA, 24 ONGINA, 26
Chicago, IL PARKER, 39 Cleveland, OH Los Angeles, CA
A professional Raleigh, NC “Every competition She doesn’t wear
dancer, she’s got it A big enter- needs a bitch,” wigs, padding or
all – beauty, tainer (she was Akashia says. This tuck, but she’s
talent, abs of Miss Continental queen has no still one of the
steel and a great Plus in 2003) with a problem throwing most versatile and
attitude – but is big heart, Victoria shade as long as it focused
still coming into brings class and 21 gets her closer to contestants in
her own. Jade is years of experience the finish line. She RuPaul’s Drag Race.
hoping this is to RuPaul’s Drag has a quick wit Ongina lives
her chance to Race and quickly and a vicious her life – and does
blossom into a becomes a “mother tongue; the drag – on her own
first-class queen. hen” to some of the question is does terms.
girls. Akashia have the
talent to back it up?
TAMMIE NINA BEBE ZAHARA SHANNEL, 29 REBECCA
BROWN, 26 FLOWERS, 34 BENET, 28 Las Vegas, NV GLASSCOCK, 28
Los Angeles, CA Denver, CO Minneapolis, MN This girl is fierce! Ft Lauderdale, FL
A unique Originally from A native of the West Shannel brings the She’s the innocent
performer with her Puerto Rico, African republic of bright lights ingénue of RuPaul’s
own wacky style, Nina is known Cameroon, Bebe’s and skimpy costumes Drag Race, but don’t
Tammie brings a for her intricate exotic dignity and of the Vegas strip to underestimate Miss
touch of makeup and sophistication set her RuPaul’s Drag Race. Glasscock. Beneath
“old Hollywood” flawless runway apart from the other She’s got a killer body, the makeup and soft
into the 21st presentation. Her contestants. She’s dazzling wardrobe, voice is a competitive
century. style mixes punk, neither flashy nor sickening makeup queen who will stop
Goth and couture, trashy, so she’ll skills and truckloads at nothing to win.
but her language have to make a big of confidence.
skills and lack of impression on the
versatility could be judges if she’s going
roadblocks on her to beat out the other
way to the queens and
finish line. win the prize.
FEBRUARY 2009 | RAGE monthly 65
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