MANILA, Philippines — Filipino drag queen Marina Summers remains a "Filipina winner" despite coming up short on "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World" Season 2.
All 11 contestants walked the finale runway and Marina dubbed her outfit "Queen of the Philippine Seas," a black dress with ocean-like qualities and accessories representing the country's marine biodiversity.
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The judges praised Marina for her overall season performance, with Alan Carr calling her a Lip Sync Assassin and Michelle Visage saying she was "a drag queen's drag queen."
"We all know drag is an amazing, amazing art form to entertain, to make people smile. Drag touches people's lives, I can attest to that because drag saved my life," Marina said in response to RuPaul's question about the importance of and need for drag today.
"Growing up in a very small town, I never thought that drag existed. This is the kind of person that I wanted to be when I was young, but I did not know it was possible," Marina ended. "I'm so happy to be part of this army. Drag is in good hands and I'm just so happy to be a part of this."
Before moving over to the next queen, Marina repeated her now-iconic stare attributed to Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, quipping "the world needs it" as well.
The Filipino drag queen performed Anasticia's "I'm Outta Love" but was defeated by Australia's Hannah Conda in the first Lip Sync Smackdown For The Crown. France's La Grande Dame lost to British queen Tia Kofi in a tight match-up of Booty Luv's "Boogie 2Nite" in the other Smackdown.
After acknowledging the path to final was clearer and easier with Marina out of the picture, the final Lip Sync saw Hannah and Tia perform Kylie Minogue's "Your Disco Needs You."