Angele Anang
Anang in New York 2019
Born (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Other namesAngele-Anang Pokinwuttipob
Occupations
TelevisionDrag Race Thailand (season 2)
Websiteangeleanang.com

Angele-Anang Pokinwuttipob, known professionally as Angele Anang,[2] is a Thai drag performer, best known for winning the second season of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was the first transgender winner in the franchise.

Early life

Pokinwuttipob was born in Nakhon Ratchasima in 1994. She lived with her parents in Ayutthaya, she studied at Joseph Ayutthaya school [th] and Santi Asoke boarding school. After her mother died from breast cancer, she stopped studying in 8th grade. Anang had a history of drug abuse. After drug rehabilitation, she briefly became a monk.[3]

Career

Pokinwuttipob was a successful Beyonce impersonator.[3] She has her first act in a transgender cabaret show in Bangkok, Calypso Cabaret.[4] After she quit the theater in 2018, she became a freelance drag performer internationally.[citation needed]

Pokinwuttipob was announced as one of the fourteen contestants for the second season of Drag Race Thailand, that began airing on January 11, 2019. Throughout her time in the competition, she won six challenges, more than any other queen in the franchise's history.[5] On April 5, she was crowned the winner.[6] She is the first[7][8][9] of five transgender women to win a season of Drag Race; in chronological order, she was followed by Kylie Sonique Love on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 6), Vanessa Van Cartier on Drag Race Holland (Season 2), Sasha Colby on RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 15), and Captivating Katkat on Drag Race Philippines (Season 2).

In 2019, Anang spoke at DragCon NYC's "All Around the World: International Drag Queen" panel.[10]

Anang was a featured performer of Xtra in 2020, a digital drag show created to support drag queens struggling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Later that year, she was a featured performer of Oaklash, which was also held virtually.[12]

Filmography

Television

Year Name Role Note
2019 I Can See Your Voice Thailand Self Mystery singer
2019 Drag Race Thailand Herself Contestants
2022 Project Runway Thailand Self Model

Web series

Year Name Role Note Reference
2019 Bootleg Opinions Herself Guest, Episode: "Drag UK's Drag Con NY 2019 Looks" [13]

Music Video

Year Name Artist Reference
2019 Contrast Preen [14]
2023 Got Me Started Troye Sivan [15]

Movies

Year Name Role Reference
2023 Farang Prostitute [16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 The WOWIE Awards Best TikTok Award (The Duet Diva Award) Herself Nominated [17][18]

References

  1. ^ Vilhena, Arthur (25 March 2021). "Who's That Queen? Angele Anang". draglicious.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Draglicious. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Angele Anang: "Always be yourself and be true to what you believe in."". Timeout.com. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. ^ a b Mahavongtrakul, Melalin. "Into the light". Bangkok Post.
  4. ^ "Angele Anang". M2NS. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ^ Koaysomboon, Top (26 May 2019). "Angele Anang: "Always be yourself and be true to what you believe in."". Timeout.com.
  6. ^ Boni, Federico (2019-04-06). "Drag Race, first historic transgender triumph". Gay.it.
  7. ^ Street, Mikelle (2019-04-05). "'Drag Race' Just Crowned Its First Trans Winner". Out.com.
  8. ^ Rudolph, Christopher. ""Drag Race Thailand" Makes Herstory, Crowns First Trans Woman Winner". NewNowNext.com.
  9. ^ Crittenton, Anya (2019-04-05). "First ever transgender woman wins in Drag Race history". GayStarNews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  10. ^ Hay, Carla (2019-09-10). "What's It Really Like to Be a Drag Star in Asia and Brazil? 6 Queens Share Their Stories". NewNowNext.
  11. ^ Wittich, Jake (August 27, 2020). "Chicago's 'Digital Drag' Shows Give Performers Online Stage For LGBTQ Artistry And Activism". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  12. ^ Voynovskaya, Nastia (September 3, 2020). "Drag Performers Champion Anti-Racism, Disability Justice at Oaklash". KQED. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  13. ^ Drag Race Thailand joins BOOTLEG OPINIONS for Drag UK's Drag Con NY 2019 Looks!. YuhuaHamasaki. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Follow your heart again! Preen Rawisarat puts all the effort into the first song. Go through every step!
  15. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjLcVqjIkLo Troye Sivan - Got Me Started (Official Video)
  16. ^ Farang (2023)
  17. ^ Nguyen, Nikki (2 May 2022). "World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners". World of Wonder. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

External links

Drag Race Thailand
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