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How Nymphia Wind slipped on a banana peel & become the first East Asian winner of 'Drag Race'
Ever since Nymphia Wind first sashayed into the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 workroom by slipping on a banana peel — we knew she was a queen to watch.
But unlike the actual bananas on your counter, Nymphia stayed fresh throughout the competition, winning three maxi challenges, and never finding herself in the bottom.
Throughout Season 16, week after week, she gave us yellow fever, slaying the runway with a bevy of bananas, and gag-worthy looks inspired by her Asian heritage, even winning the Ball Challenge. Follow the #linkinbio to read her #Pride50 profile. #Nissan
Pride 50 2024 | presented by Nissan
The hottest theater ticket in New York isn't what you'd expect it to be at the moment. It's not a Hamilton style historical epic—although it does dabble in history. It's Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! which the comedian wrote and stars in as Mary Lincoln Todd, a miserable alcoholic in the weeks leading up to her husband President Abraham Lincoln's (Conrad Ricamora) assassination.
From playing Frankie on Fellow Travelers to Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby on Broadway, Noah J. Ricketts has become quite the time traveler, playing period piece perfection.
Driven: Season 2 | presented by Nissan
Driven: Season 1 | presented by Nissan
Chosen Families | presented by Nissan
Out for Good | presented by Nissan
Pride 50 2023 | presented by Nissan