RuPaul’s Drag Race is snatching trophies and making herstory his year garnering 14 Emmy nominations and multiple wins. This is the the most for any TV series in VH1’s history.
On top of that, season 11 contestant Nina West made history, becoming the first person to walk the purple carpet in full drag.
West was a fan favorite of season, taking the title of Miss Congeniality.
Last week at the Creative Arts Emmys,Drag Race already started snatching trophies. RuPaul picked up his 4th consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program to tie Survivor‘s Jeff Probst for most wins in the category.
The series also won Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming as well as Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special.
VH1 renewed Drag Race last month, for a twelfth season as well as RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, for a fifth season.
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