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Filipino drag queen impersonates Manny Pacquiao on 'Canada's Drag Race' snatch game...and wins!
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Now, that's Pinoy pride times two for you!
Filipino drag queen Melinda Verga has been raising the flag in Canada's Drag Race Season 4, and for the snatch game episode — that's Episode 5 for us — Melinda double-downed that by impersonating Manny Pacquiao down to a tee.
Melinda wore a side swiped hair, wore a Barong Tagalog, and posed with a double fist, much like the celebrated boxer.
And guess what? She won!
That's a huge deal as her Manny Pacquiao went up against the likes of Aimeeyonce's Jesus, Legally Venus' Joe Exotic, and two Jennifer Coolidges played by Kitten Kaboodle and Nearanuff.
Before the Snatch Game, Melinda was saved from having to lip sync for her life after she received the Golden Beaver from Episode 4 "Out of the Closet" challenge winner Kiki Coe.
The queens had to create a look using hand-me-downs from judge Brad Goreski with Melinda creating a "It's Vivienne Westwood inspired" OOTD.
Come episode 5, on Snatch Game, judge Brooke Lynn Hytes simply had to reference it, with the two having a short chat about it.
Anyway, Melinda clearly made up for that faux pas on Episode 5.
— LA, GMA Integrated News
