In her exclusive first interview after winning 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Nymphia Wind tells EW she wants Asian people to see hope in her victory, and explains the full significance of her epic boba tea lip-sync on the finale.
Nymphia exclusively talks with EW about being the first East Asian winner — and reveals she has a call lined up with her "Snatch Game" celebrity, Jane Gooddall.Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter, host of 'Quick Drag' Twitter Spaces, and cohost of 'EW's BINGE' podcast. Almost all of the drag content on this site is my fault .
You spoke a couple of episodes ago about being bombarded with Western beauty standards that led you to you not feel confident in your own appearance. What do you want to say to kids who feel that way now, and what does it feel like to have the validation of winning after going through that experience?
This episode featured your first competitive lip-sync on the show, and you did it as boba tea! Can you explain mapping out your approach to this lip-sync, and what connection boba tea has to “Padam Padam” by Kylie Minogue? Seeing the pile of things you left around the stage, was that strategy? Little banana peels for Sapphira to slip on?The solo number, what was the inspiration there with the mask and the flags?
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