1. - Previously on
"RuPaul's Drag Race"...
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2. It's time
to split... personalities.
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3. Your evil twin.
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4. A dark-sided bee-otch
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5. that oozes negativity.
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6. - We are literally personifying
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7. the things we hate most
about ourselves.
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8. - Kameron Michaels.
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9. - It just seems
a little costumey.
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10. - I would have loved
to have seen more yin and yang.
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11. - Miz Cracker.
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12. - This look didn't quite match
your good twin.
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13. This felt a little
Halloween store to me.
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14. - Aquaria.
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15. - Oh, my gosh, you look like
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16. you're on the way to a shoot
for "Vogue."
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17. - And your acting
as the evil twin
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18. was even stronger.
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19. - Aquaria, con-drag-ulations.
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20. You are the winner
of this week's challenge.
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21. - Oh, my gosh!
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22. - Kameron Michaels,
Ashanti you stay.
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23. Miz Cracker, sashay away.
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24. - Oh, my God!
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25. - Oh, Miz Cracker.
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26. My other
New York City sister.
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27. - Miz Cracker is gone,
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she really wanted this,
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slayed that lip sync.
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30. Kam, you did it again.
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bitch.
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three times,
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33. and she's won three times.
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to anyone at this point.
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our lip sync assassin.
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36. - I think
some of the other girls
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37. are probably thinking
this bitch is a locust.
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She's here again.
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up to the big old tiara.
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41. - I'm haunted by the last words
that I said
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43. The person that I do not think
is a star in this lineup
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45. Nobody in any type of show
business wants to hear that.
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my opinion is that,
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and when to say it.
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49. Maybe I didn't see
the star quality in her,
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50. but Ru saw star quality in her.
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51. I owe Miz Cracker an apology.
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52. - I definitely think Asia
was a little extra
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when they are,
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a root of jealousy in there.
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opinions in that head
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58. that I would probably
hate to hear.
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59. Aquaria, congratulations
for winning.
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60. - Thank you so much.
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61. This is my third win.
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62. - So how many wins
have you had, Asia?
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63. - Two. And you've had two,
right?
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64. - I've had two maxis.
- You've had one.
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make it to the top three
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66. are Kameron, Aquaria and myself.
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67. Eureka's biggest weakness
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68. is she can be so loud
and so overbearing.
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69. - Top four!
- Top four!
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70. - I wanna win.
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71. - People say Aquaria
is the I-wanna-win queen.
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72. It's Eureka.
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the first big girl to win.
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75. - Now bitch, Asia, I want you to
look in this mirror at my face
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it does not look amazing.
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77. Look at this.
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- It's something.
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81. - If I hurt you, you fished
for that pain, sister.
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82. - No, I fished for a compliment.
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83. I'm like, it's not my fault
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looking like the bobbin hook.
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all their friends, honey,
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87. but at the end of the day...
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88. They have to lose
so that I can win.
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89. - The winner
of "RuPaul's Drag Race"
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90. receives a one-year supply
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cosmetics
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92. and a cash prize of $100,000.
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93. - Bon jour, top four!
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94. - Let there be four.
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95. Look at all the room in here.
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96. - Whoo-hoo!
We are the top four!
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97. I feel so alive.
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a dream of mine,
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99. and I've made it as far
as I possibly fucking could.
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100. And I'm so excited
to prove to RuPaul
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101. that the crown
belonged on my head
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102. the second I walked into
that work room.
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103. - She already done had herses.
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104. - My top queens,
slay the children.
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105. Steal the focus.
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106. Add your own hocus pocus.
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107. Just make me gag,
boots the house down.
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108. And that's the T
on snatching the crown.
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109. - Holy—
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110. - I wish I'd known that
all season.
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111. - I had no clue.
- Right.
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112. - Hello, hello, hello.
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113. - And then there were four.
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114. Ladies, now, I once said
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115. every time I bat
my false eyelashes,
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116. I'm making
a political statement.
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117. Now, this week, I want you
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118. to combine your charisma,
uniqueness, nerve, and talent
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119. for mother and country.
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120. For your final maxi challenge,
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121. you'll perform the song
"American,"
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122. a new anthem I wrote
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123. to help unite this
beautiful country of ours.
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124. First, you'll each write
and record your own solo verse.
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125. Then, you'll meet with
the incredible Todrick Hall,
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126. who will challenge you
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127. with the most difficult
choreography of the season.
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128. - The most difficult?
- Uh-huh.
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129. - We're talking Martha Graham
here, kids.
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130. - Fosse, Fosse, Fosse.
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131. And tomorrow, as a super group,
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132. you'll make America gay again
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133. with the world debut
of "American, the Rumix."
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134. You'll also exercise
your first amendment rights
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135. as guests on my podcast
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136. "RuPaul's What the Tee?
With Michelle Visage."
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137. Ladies, this is your chance
to show the world
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138. that you deserve to be
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139. the next drag superstar
of America.
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140. So in the words
of the great Abraham Lincoln...
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141. Don't fuck it up.
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143. and may the best American win.
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144. - Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah.
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145. - I've always wanted
to write a verse
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146. for one of RuPaul's songs
and perform it for him.
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147. I can't even explain
how excited I am.
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148. - I'm thinking
I'm gonna rap mine.
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150. if people will expect me to like
be able to rap or whatever.
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152. because I'm here to shock
and surprise the world.
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153. Or I'm going to make
a fucking fool of myself.
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154. Asia, you don't sing at all,
do you?
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155. - Yes, girl, we got auto tune.
There's a computer.
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is a chance to redeem myself
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challenge.
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159. But I don't sing,
I'm not a trained dancer,
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160. and so I'm not feeling
super confident.
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161. - I've never heard you even
try to sing I don't think.
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162. Because for the Cher one,
yours was very spoken.
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163. - Yeah. I'm gonna musically
find out how I can make it work
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164. and if I need to add more words
to make it rappy,
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165. or subtract some words
so I can sing some of it.
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166. - I mean, the beat
is actually fairly simple,
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167. so you can take it
in either direction.
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168. - Yeah.
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169. - At this point,
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170. if they're going to keep
all four of us,
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171. or if they're gonna
knock a girl out
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173. If they're gonna make a top two.
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174. We all have strengths
that each other lacks,
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177. - Kill it, Quar-Quar.
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178. - Don't miss me too much.
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- Hi.
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180. Aquaria, meet Ru's producers
for "American," Kummerspeck.
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181. - Hi.
- Hello.
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182. - I wanna hear what you have,
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183. so let's just get started
and jump right in.
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184. Bring it.
I wanna hear Aquaria.
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185. - Okey-dokey.
- Let's do it.
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186. - Okay.
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187. You sound a little butchy, okay.
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188. - Bon jour.
- Yeah.
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189. Let's go there.
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190. - Wait. That's the same key
you just sang it in.
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192. That's where you need to be.
- Right there? Okay.
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194. Five, six, seven, eight.
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195. Work. At the end
of the recording session,
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the most memorable of the four.
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199. - That was some sketchy vocals.
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201. - Your voice
is not on the rhythm
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204. - We still don't know you.
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for "What's the Tee?"
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207. - Well, Michelle,
here comes our first guest.
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208. - I see.
- Oh.
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209. - Eureka. Welcome to podcast.
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at the final four.
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213. Are you surprised by that,
honestly?
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214. - Okay, there's a part of me
that, yes, is surprised,
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that's not.
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that says yes.
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217. - This titty is surprised.
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is not surprised.
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being on Season 9
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220. gave you any kind
of an advantage?
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221. - You know, there might be
an advantage,
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222. but last year might
have been easier for me.
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223. - Why?
- Because when I injured myself,
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224. I went home, and I was out
of commission for a few months,
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so low on myself before.
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227. And I think because I went
through that dark adventure,
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some moments in this competition
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I was going to break,
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230. and that I wasn't sure if I
would be able to push through.
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231. - Well, a lot of times
the dark night of the soul
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to the other side.
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233. You have to walk through
the fire, baby.
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for 300 years.
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for like over 400 years.
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and certain things,
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the things that don't matter
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the things that do.
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than anything.
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with throat cancer
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- So I left.
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the voice valve wouldn't work.
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that's been the hardest thing,
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how to work hard.
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as strong as her,
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for me to believe
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and make it to the top,
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strength that she gave me
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261. - Well, well, well, here she is.
- Hi.
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for "American," Kummerspeck.
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264. - I have never been in front of
an actual music producer before,
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to stand here
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and do Ru's song justice.
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is tapping to the rhythm,
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is not on the rhythm
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271. You, as a black woman,
cannot be off beat.
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272. - Yes.
- I'm not gonna have it, okay?
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so passionate about.
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not so like
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277. - It's in the emotion.
It needs connection.
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icon diva?
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- Sorry.
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286. - Don't ever do
that shit again.
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287. - No, sir.
- Let's find it.
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all the way there,
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290. but you put the gas in the car
and you started driving,
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291. so we're in the right lane.
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292. - I'm just so happy
to be getting this feedback.
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we need to change this
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it makes me really feel like
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295. I'm getting somewhere
with this song.
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I want to introduce you
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298. - Hi.
- Hi. Giovanni.
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299. - Giovanni.
- How's it going? Bon jour.
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300. - People call you Giovanni?
- Yes.
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301. - Can I call you Joey?
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302. - You can call me
whatever you want,
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the check out to Giovanni.
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304. - Yeah. How old were you
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of "Drag Race?"
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306. - I think I was in seventh grade
or something,
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how the heck I could get on.
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drag queen in the seventh grade?
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309. - No, but I did know that I had
a lot of artistic inclinations.
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- Yes, the suburbs.
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to New York?
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straight out of high school.
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women's wear design
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of Technology.
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go to FIT?
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- The story of our lives.
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yourself in this competition?
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you know, so much
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of Giovanni as well as Aquaria.
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during this experience.
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- Being in this competition,
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more with people,
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and let them warm up to me.
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332. - I'm gonna knock you both out
and just grab it right now.
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America's next drag superstar.
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my entire life
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next drag superstar,
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I want to know.
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to sing it anymore.
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a little bit of this.
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forcing people
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they don't wanna do.
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351. - Okay, girl, that's fine.
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for none of y'all right now.
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- Hi, Kameron.
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to have your ear chewed off
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356. - So loud all the time.
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you talk so much, Kameron.
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You can't shut me up.
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I'm in front of the camera,
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- Then I'm selling it.
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afraid of people knowing?
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is I like to just do it
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scares me.
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375. - And by the way, that's what
the challenge was for last week,
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that part of yourself
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I am my own worst critic,
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myself out loud, it's scary.
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381. - But those are the places
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to fall in love with you.
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383. - Yeah.
- That's what we want to do.
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will fall in love with you.
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we still don't know you.
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386. - Is your father still with us?
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387. - He's not. My father passed
away about five years ago.
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388. - Were you close?
- Yeah, I was very close.
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very much.
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They supported me 100%.
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went to see the shows?
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in the beginning,
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with you being gay,
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he came to the show,
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and he supported it in the end.
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your father would say
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in this competition?
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to find my place in life,
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my direction
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with my life.
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was don't ever say can't.
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You can and you will.
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your inner strength and do.
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finding something
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and that I enjoy,
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finding the direction
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and just going for it.
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let's just play the music,
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417. - Kill it, bitch.
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418. - He's losing the beat
like on the second half.
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419. So just stay on the beat
on the second half.
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420. - It needs to be
right in the pocket
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421. if you're going to be rapping.
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422. - That was great.
I loved that.
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423. - When you're in it and your
hands start moving and stuff,
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424. I can tell that you're—
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425. - Feeling the personality.
- Yes.
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426. It's like the Holy Ghost
has crept into Eureka.
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427. - Oh, my God.
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428. I have normally been terrified
of singing in front of people.
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429. Bitch, I feel great today.
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430. - I just think you should
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431. just make an elephant noise
at the end.
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432. Whatever you want.
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433. - How do you make
an elephant noise?
Copy !req
434. - Do a blblblbl.
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435. - Bblblblbl.
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436. - Like scream inside
and do that at the same time.
Copy !req
437. Blblblbl.
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438. - Blblblbl. Is that right?
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439. - Up. Go up,
like you're screaming.
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440. - Blblblbl.
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441. - Blblblbl.
- Blblblbl.
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What is that?
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443. I can't even do it.
Copy !req
444. Blblblbl.
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445. - I'm like, girl,
I ain't never heard
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446. an elephant sound like that.
Copy !req
447. - Hi.
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448. - Asia is here
from Dallas, Texas.
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449. - Hello. How are you?
- Hi, Asia.
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450. You're finally on the podcast.
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451. - I am.
I have waited my entire life.
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452. - Well, you're 35.
- 35, yes.
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453. - You look much younger
than that.
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454. - Thank you so much.
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455. - You really do.
- Thank you.
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in your personal life
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457. you've had some real adversity.
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458. I know that your parents
are no longer with us.
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459. How were you able to overcome
that in your personal life?
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460. - You know, there's
something that happens
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461. when you lose your parents
at an early age.
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462. - How old were you?
- I was 27.
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463. - Both.
- Both, yes.
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464. - At the same time.
- Same year.
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465. My mother passed in January
and my father passed in July.
Copy !req
466. Being forced into that situation
so early in life,
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467. it provides for you a situation
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468. where mentally, spiritually,
emotionally, financially,
Copy !req
469. you have to depend on yourself
because that's all you have.
Copy !req
470. But I think the beauty
that came out of that for me
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471. was I became hyper-sensitive
to family connection
Copy !req
472. with people
that I'm not related to.
Copy !req
473. - So you're creating family
outside of your blood family.
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474. - Yes.
Copy !req
475. - At what point did you have
this breakthrough moment
Copy !req
476. in this competition?
Copy !req
477. - Actually it was when you were
doing a walkthrough with me,
Copy !req
478. and you looked me
squarely in the face,
Copy !req
479. and you said,
remember who you are.
Copy !req
480. And I don't have any tattoos
or piercings,
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481. but that was the first phrase
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482. that I ever ran across
in my life
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483. that I felt like
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484. I could look at this on my body
for the rest of my life.
Copy !req
485. And, you know, in that moment,
you looked at me,
Copy !req
486. and it was more about
the silence after you said it
Copy !req
487. where I felt like
you were speaking to me
Copy !req
488. in so many different layers
and levels,
Copy !req
489. and you knew
everything about me,
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490. both in and out of drag.
Copy !req
491. And now every decision I make,
Copy !req
492. both in my personal life
and in drag since that moment
Copy !req
493. revolves around the statement
remember who you are.
Copy !req
494. And that has opened up doors
for me
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495. to do what I do best
and do it very well.
Copy !req
496. - Okay. Okay. You need to be
up an octave.
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497. I think you're singing
way too low.
Copy !req
498. I think you'll notice.
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499. - Can you repeat after me?
Copy !req
500. Right there.
- ♪ Hey, you there
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501. - That's where you need to be.
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502. I won the last
singing challenge,
Copy !req
503. and of course the bar
is set very high for me.
Copy !req
504. Todrick is not going to take
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505. anything less than amazing
for this,
Copy !req
506. and I have to give it to him.
Copy !req
507. - That was so much better.
Copy !req
508. - Other than my crack,
yeah, it was good.
Copy !req
509. - Fuck the crack.
- Yeah, okay.
Copy !req
510. - We can fix the crack later,
okay?
Copy !req
511. You can't fix emotion.
Copy !req
512. That's what you can't fix.
Copy !req
513. If you learn anything from this,
Copy !req
514. it's to really trust
and like believe in yourself,
Copy !req
515. because sometimes
I don't feel that.
Copy !req
516. - Thank you, guys.
Copy !req
517. - She's back.
- Yes. How'd it go?
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518. - Really, really, really good.
Copy !req
519. - Good.
Copy !req
520. - I mean, that's how I feel.
Copy !req
521. - Well, tell us more about it.
Sing a little bit for me.
Copy !req
522. I want to know.
I'm so excited.
Copy !req
523. - Oh, no, I just sang it
like seven times.
Copy !req
524. I don't want to sing it anymore.
Copy !req
525. - We'll do ours for you.
- This is Eureka.
Copy !req
526. She's not going to take no
for an answer.
Copy !req
527. - Please.
Copy !req
528. - Why don't you buy the track
on iTunes when it goes—
Copy !req
529. - Hello.
- So how does it go?
Copy !req
530. I'm just curious.
Copy !req
531. - Eureka is hounding Kameron
to sing this part for her.
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532. Leave this woman alone.
Copy !req
533. - I feel like as much as
she's fighting to get it,
Copy !req
534. I'm going to fight
not to give it now.
Copy !req
535. I feel like it's just—
- Okay, girl, that's fine.
Copy !req
536. I ain't got no time
for none of y'all right now.
Copy !req
537. - Kameron
has clearly made it clear
Copy !req
538. that she does not want
to sing her part for you.
Copy !req
539. - I also know Kameron,
Copy !req
540. and sometimes he just needs
a little encouragement.
Copy !req
541. - Oh, I didn't realize that
you were the Kameron Whisperer.
Copy !req
542. - Of course,
because I know Kameron,
Copy !req
543. I'm trying to be
her cheerleader,
Copy !req
544. and next thing you know,
Asia's like, oh, here's Eureka
Copy !req
545. going and forcing Kameron to do
something she don't want to do.
Copy !req
546. And I'm like, girl, shut up.
Copy !req
547. Okay, so sing me
a little bit of this.
Copy !req
548. - So just go on and sing it.
Copy !req
549. - Why? Cause I feel like I'm
really good at being silent.
Copy !req
550. - Oh, my God.
Copy !req
551. Girl, y'all
wear me the hell out.
Copy !req
552. - What? We're just minding
our own business,
Copy !req
553. and you're the one
forcing people
Copy !req
554. to do shit
they don't wanna do.
Copy !req
555. How are we wearing you out?
Copy !req
556. - Because you gotta be
dramatica.
Copy !req
557. You're always trying to make
a mountain out of a molehill.
Copy !req
558. - No, the thing is, Eureka,
Copy !req
559. you do not understand
that it is a mountain
Copy !req
560. just because
it's a molehill to you.
Copy !req
561. - Girl, bye, Felicia.
Copy !req
562. - I know Asia
likes to be very motherly,
Copy !req
563. but sometimes I'm like, mama,
let the kids play.
Copy !req
564. Sit down
and tease your hair, bitch.
Copy !req
565. - Coming up...
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566. - Oh, Mylanta.
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567. - Seven, eight.
We will not be silent,
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568. and I won't sit down.
Copy !req
569. - Oh, fuck.
Copy !req
570. - Hey.
Copy !req
571. - Here we go,
here we go again.
Copy !req
572. - So for the maxi challenge,
Copy !req
573. we have to learn choreography
Copy !req
574. and perform it live
in front of the judges.
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575. My favorite time of day.
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576. Choreograph-ay.
Copy !req
577. - We've got to bring it
Copy !req
578. because this performance
is sponsored by Today Tix.
Copy !req
579. Y'all familiar with that?
Copy !req
580. - Yes.
- You know what it is.
Copy !req
581. - I got your tickets today.
Copy !req
582. - For those of you
who don't know,
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583. these Tennesseans over here,
Copy !req
584. that's how you get the tickets
to see the good Broadway shows
Copy !req
585. for a more affordable price.
Copy !req
586. Y'all ready to get started?
Copy !req
587. - Yes, sir.
- Absolutely.
Copy !req
588. - Let's do it.
I have to just be honest.
Copy !req
589. This this
the most difficult dance
Copy !req
590. that I have ever given
to people,
Copy !req
591. and that's because
you all have raised the bar,
Copy !req
592. so I have to raise the bar
from my end.
Copy !req
593. I'm just gonna work
with just Aquaria for right now.
Copy !req
594. - Let's do it.
Copy !req
595. - You guys can take a seat
over there.
Copy !req
596. Is there a move that
is like your signature thing
Copy !req
597. that you would like to do?
Copy !req
598. - I love turning.
Copy !req
599. - Are you a left turner?
Copy !req
600. - I can turn either way.
Copy !req
601. - Oh, come on, bitch.
Copy !req
602. - Turning looks
and turning period.
Copy !req
603. - Okay.
Copy !req
604. - Of course, Aquaria is
turning it right from the gate.
Copy !req
605. - Turning looks.
Copy !req
606. Then you're going to go
like this.
Copy !req
607. Stunning, pretty.
Copy !req
608. Can we try all that
from the top?
Copy !req
609. - Oh, Mylanta.
Copy !req
610. - Killing it. Great job.
Copy !req
611. - Thank you.
Copy !req
612. - You're such a fast learner.
- Great choreo.
Copy !req
613. - Oh, thank you.
Copy !req
614. Don't be flirting
with me, okay?
Copy !req
615. I'm a judge on this show.
Copy !req
616. All right, Asia,
you are up next.
Copy !req
617. - It's very surreal being
in rehearsal for this right now.
Copy !req
618. I'm like losing it right now.
Copy !req
619. I'm already starting to imagine
the finished product,
Copy !req
620. and I'm getting really gagged
and choked up.
Copy !req
621. - What's going on?
- I'm sorry. I'm really excited.
Copy !req
622. - Is that why you're crying?
- Yeah.
Copy !req
623. I'm just very excited
Copy !req
624. and like really grateful
to be here.
Copy !req
625. - What are you thinking
right now?
Copy !req
626. - About how fucking cool
this is.
Copy !req
627. - I'm not joking. I'm sorry.
Copy !req
628. - Well, I love that.
Copy !req
629. - Thank you.
- Okay, as you were.
Copy !req
630. Asia O'Hara, bring it.
Copy !req
631. - The last time Todrick
taught the choreography to me,
Copy !req
632. it was terrible.
Copy !req
633. And I'm looking forward
to my second chance
Copy !req
634. to prove that I'm a star
in front of him.
Copy !req
635. - Okay, one, da-da-da.
Copy !req
636. Twist, twist.
Around, six, seven.
Copy !req
637. Hip, hip, and out
two, three, and four,
Copy !req
638. and five, six, up.
Copy !req
639. Oh, she came to fight today.
Copy !req
640. Point that finger like you're
ready to take a bitch down.
Copy !req
641. I see you, competition,
and I'm coming for that ass.
Copy !req
642. - Yes.
Copy !req
643. - I think Asia
is probably the one
Copy !req
644. that might be
my biggest competition
Copy !req
645. because she is so confident
Copy !req
646. and she knows what it takes
to win a crown.
Copy !req
647. - Kameron Michaels.
Copy !req
648. So you say,
we will not be silent
Copy !req
649. and I won't sit down.
Copy !req
650. Very fast.
Can I see you try to do that?
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651. - Blah.
Copy !req
652. - Five, six, seven, eight.
Copy !req
653. We will not be silent
and I won't sit down.
Copy !req
654. - Oh, fuck.
Copy !req
655. - Can you handle this?
- I can.
Copy !req
656. It's just going to
take me a while to get it.
Copy !req
657. - For my top three,
as far as statistics go,
Copy !req
658. it would be me, Asia,
and Aquaria.
Copy !req
659. But this last challenge is gonna
determine where Kameron stands.
Copy !req
660. - And one, two, three, four,
Copy !req
661. five, six, seven, eight.
Copy !req
662. Just try to make it look swaggy.
Copy !req
663. That's all I can say.
- Yeah.
Copy !req
664. - When you get it,
it can't be like...
Copy !req
665. People should be like, oh,
she's coming for these hos.
Copy !req
666. You got a lot of work to do.
Copy !req
667. - Yep.
Copy !req
668. - The dancers
are gonna be like killing it,
Copy !req
669. and if you are not,
Copy !req
670. it will obviously be like
a make or break deal.
Copy !req
671. Eureka, are you ready?
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672. - Never more.
Copy !req
673. - Let's make it happen.
Copy !req
674. Watch me smile
and watch me slay.
Copy !req
675. 'Cause I'm living
for my true self.
Copy !req
676. So you're gonna go here,
cross, down.
Copy !req
677. - I'm living my own.
- Hip.
Copy !req
678. - Oh, living for my true self.
Copy !req
679. Living for my true self.
Copy !req
680. Is that right?
- Yeah, just go up, down.
Copy !req
681. Don't overthink it.
Copy !req
682. But if we come together
we can rise.
Copy !req
683. I came from nothing.
Copy !req
684. Made we wanna scream.
Copy !req
685. But I fought for my piece
of the American dream.
Copy !req
686. Just make sure
that you bring it to life,
Copy !req
687. because last time you knew
some of the choreography,
Copy !req
688. but without your face
and without your personality,
Copy !req
689. Eureka is not Eureka.
Copy !req
690. - Yeah. Oh, Mylanta.
Copy !req
691. Like, come on, come on, girl.
Clock in.
Copy !req
692. - With this number,
the most important thing
Copy !req
693. is that if you make a mistake,
Copy !req
694. it's gonna be
very, very noticeable,
Copy !req
695. because this
is all about precision.
Copy !req
696. Your arms are gonna go one, two,
Copy !req
697. you're gonna put your hand on
your heart and then a salute.
Copy !req
698. Cool.
Copy !req
699. And one, two, three, four,
Copy !req
700. and five, six, step out, eight.
Copy !req
701. So on seven, you're gonna
step out with your right leg.
Copy !req
702. - Okay.
- Eight. Cool?
Copy !req
703. - Here, here.
Copy !req
704. - But you're gonna step out
and then together.
Copy !req
705. - And Todrick is like
Copy !req
706. just do this right here
and step here.
Copy !req
707. And I'm like...
Copy !req
708. Okay. I thought I did.
Copy !req
709. - And one and two, three, four,
Copy !req
710. and five and six
and seven and eight.
Copy !req
711. Let's do this again.
- What's the foot—
Copy !req
712. the kick part one more time,
if you don't mind?
Copy !req
713. - Literally act like
you're going like this,
Copy !req
714. boom, boom, down.
Copy !req
715. Boom, boom, down.
- Boom, boom, boom.
Copy !req
716. And it's gotta be fast.
Copy !req
717. And one and two,
three and four,
Copy !req
718. and five, six, seven, eight.
Copy !req
719. - Literally, I'm in between
Aquaria and Asia,
Copy !req
720. and they're getting it
perfectly.
Copy !req
721. And I'm sitting here
looking like a crazy trollop
Copy !req
722. dancing around like
boop-boop-boop-boo-boo.
Copy !req
723. - Right, left, turn and pose.
Copy !req
724. Great. It seems like
the two of you
Copy !req
725. really know what's going on.
Copy !req
726. Eureka, are there any questions
on this part so far?
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727. - Choreography is a weakness,
Copy !req
728. but I promise
I'm going to be strong
Copy !req
729. and I'm going
to fight through it.
Copy !req
730. - Okay.
Copy !req
731. - I want everybody
to look great,
Copy !req
732. so whatever you need to do—
- I know you do.
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733. - If I were you,
don't sleep tonight.
Copy !req
734. Rehearse this.
Rehearse it, rehearse it.
Copy !req
735. - I can do this.
Copy !req
736. I can do this.
I can do this.
Copy !req
737. I can do this.
Copy !req
738. Big bitch gonna have to rehearse
her fat ass off and learn this.
Copy !req
739. Because I'm not going nowhere.
Copy !req
740. - Coming up...
Copy !req
741. - Can y'all believe
that one of us
Copy !req
742. is going to be the winner
of Season 10?
Copy !req
743. - This is really the last chance
to impress the judges.
Copy !req
744. There is no room
for fuck ups.
Copy !req
745. - Aah!
- Yay.
Copy !req
746. Top four.
Copy !req
747. - This is the last time
Copy !req
748. we will be entering the workroom
in Season 10,
Copy !req
749. and it's so emotional.
Copy !req
750. I can taste the crown.
Copy !req
751. It's metal-ly.
Copy !req
752. - Ooh, what is going on?
Copy !req
753. - But did I see cocktails?
Copy !req
754. There is always time
for a cocktail.
Copy !req
755. Oh, my gosh.
Copy !req
756. Thank you,
Micky's West Hollywood.
Copy !req
757. - Yeah.
- Hi, Micky's.
Copy !req
758. - I love Micky's.
Copy !req
759. - Cheers
to being in the top four
Copy !req
760. and making it this far.
Copy !req
761. - Top four
big, slutty whores.
Copy !req
762. - Bon jour.
- Mmm.
Copy !req
763. - Girl, we should have started
every day with a toast.
Copy !req
764. Maybe some of the people
would have still been here.
Copy !req
765. Let's do America proud.
Copy !req
766. Let's get ready
for the last runway.
Copy !req
767. - I think I'm gonna
finally move my stuff.
Copy !req
768. - Are you guys
gonna be so offended
Copy !req
769. if I get ready with you today?
Copy !req
770. I'm used to
getting ready alone,
Copy !req
771. but it is the final day
Copy !req
772. that we will be getting ready
together in the workroom.
Copy !req
773. - Welcome, Kameron.
Copy !req
774. - Hi, girl.
Copy !req
775. - All it took was
for her to get to the top four
Copy !req
776. to be social with us.
Copy !req
777. - It is hot over here.
Copy !req
778. If I start sweating,
I can't do this.
Copy !req
779. Okay, so I came over here
to be nice.
Copy !req
780. I did not come over here
for this heat.
Copy !req
781. My makeup is melting off.
Copy !req
782. No matter how much
I love these girls,
Copy !req
783. it is a competition
and this is the final day
Copy !req
784. and I refuse
to look like shit.
Copy !req
785. - And... Kameron's gone.
Copy !req
786. - So I think my best memory
in this competition
Copy !req
787. was probably winning
Snatch Game,
Copy !req
788. like what an iconic
challenge to win.
Copy !req
789. - I know.
I was so jealous.
Copy !req
790. I really, really wanted
to win Snatch Game, too.
Copy !req
791. My least favorite moment
Copy !req
792. was when I thought
that I fucked up
Copy !req
793. on the choreography
for PharmaRusical.
Copy !req
794. And it turned out
that I was so in my head
Copy !req
795. that I missed my words.
Copy !req
796. And I was like, fuck.
Copy !req
797. - I guess my worst memory
Copy !req
798. is when Tisha Campbell
was a judge,
Copy !req
799. and I did so bad, and just
having to hear her tell me
Copy !req
800. you fucking blew it.
Copy !req
801. - I mean, I regret
that in the moments
Copy !req
802. that I know that I shouldn't say
what I'm going to say,
Copy !req
803. I still say it.
Copy !req
804. I regret not having a filter.
Copy !req
805. I'm so sensitive right now
with it being the end,
Copy !req
806. and I'm already
so terrified of this.
Copy !req
807. - You know, I've got some things
I'm shaking off,
Copy !req
808. but I know
I have to turn this out.
Copy !req
809. Nothing else matters.
Copy !req
810. Today is the day.
Copy !req
811. - Y'all can't take it.
Copy !req
812. I don't mean to be that girl,
but can y'all believe
Copy !req
813. that one of us
in this workroom right now
Copy !req
814. is going to be the winner
of Season 10?
Copy !req
815. - Yes. Oh, my gosh.
Copy !req
816. - I mean, I can believe
Copy !req
817. because you know
I'm crazy and I think it's me.
Copy !req
818. - Well, I think
you've done a lovely job
Copy !req
819. for a first alternate.
Copy !req
820. And you'll be a lovely
second alternate.
Copy !req
821. - Damn!
Copy !req
822. - And you'll be a lovely
third alternate.
Copy !req
823. - So Eureka has ranked us.
Copy !req
824. - I don't care what order y'all
are in, I'm just trying to win.
Copy !req
825. - To be quite honest with you,
I think it should be me,
Copy !req
826. but, I mean, I also do,
you know, kind of feel like
Copy !req
827. the odds may be stacked
against me.
Copy !req
828. - I'm paranoid that the odds
are stacked against me, too,
Copy !req
829. but are you all feeling
the same way?
Copy !req
830. - I mean, the odds are not
technically stacked against me,
Copy !req
831. but the fact that the odds
aren't stacked against me
Copy !req
832. stacks the odds against me,
you know what I'm saying?
Copy !req
833. - What about you, Kameron?
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834. - Um... maybe I've never
wanted to say it
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835. because I feel like
I don't want to be disappointed,
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836. but I've worked really hard,
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837. and I could see myself
with the crown.
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838. - But you know who, above all
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839. really should be the winner
of this contest?
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840. Vanjie.
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841. - Not Vanjie, bitch.
- Yes, honey, Vanjie.
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842. Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo.
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843. This is really the last chance
to impress the judges.
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844. More than ever,
there is no room for error.
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845. Not one misstep.
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846. Not one hair out of place.
Not one missed word.
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847. We're this much closer to being
America's next drag superstar,
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848. and there is no room
for fuck ups.
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849. - My fellow Americans,
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850. welcome to the main stage
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
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851. Tonight it's just family,
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852. so I feel free to ask this
very important question.
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853. Who all is registered to vote
for the midterm elections?
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854. - Oh, I am.
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855. - Todrick, are you sure?
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856. - Racism.
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857. Absolutely I'm sure.
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858. - Good, because
so much is at stake.
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859. Now, if you aren't registered,
go to usa.gov/register-to-vote.
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860. And don't fuck it up.
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861. Now, this week,
we challenged our queens
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862. to let their freak flags fly
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863. in a Season 10 Ru-mix
of my song "American,"
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864. presented by Today Tix,
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865. the theater app for better
seats, service, and prices.
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866. Gentlemen, start your engines,
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867. and may the best woman win.
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868. - Bon jour.
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869. - Wow.
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870. - Oh, my goodness.
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871. - Whoo!
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872. - Coming up...
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873. - Why should you and not
one of your fellow queens,
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874. be named America's
next drag superstar?
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875. - Category is Final Four
Eleganza Extravaganza.
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876. - First up, Aquaria.
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877. - Ooh.
- Ooh.
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878. - X marks the spot.
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879. - X marks the G spot.
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880. - I want the judges
to remember me,
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881. and so I am giving them
my interpretation
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882. of a traditional evening gown
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883. with my own Aquarian flair
to it.
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884. And I'm taking my time casually
stomping down this runway.
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885. This look represents me because
all throughout this competition,
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886. I've been saying
Aquaria is a superstar,
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887. and I've got stars in my eyes.
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888. Literally.
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889. - I can see her whole galaxy.
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890. Except not Uranus.
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891. - I wonder how old she was
when she got her eyes pierced.
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892. Up next, Asia O'Hara.
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893. - Ooh.
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894. - It's the Goddess Nefer-titty.
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895. - You know, I've never noticed,
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896. but she has the same chin
as Jewel.
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897. - For this runway,
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898. I have chosen a beautiful
Tiffany blue and gold
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899. Egyptian-inspired,
very Erte structured gown.
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900. I am giving Queen Tut reborn.
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901. I am strong.
I am regal.
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902. I can hold my head high
and rule with grace and power,
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903. as I have done before, as I will
do now, and as I will do again.
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904. - The dress that launched
a thousand hips.
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905. - Ta'qual.
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906. Kameron Michaels.
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907. - Mm.
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908. - Lavender? Hardly know her.
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909. - Guys, I'm worried.
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910. She's clearly on crystal.
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911. - Well, I just thought
she was stoned again.
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912. - I feel amazing
walking down the runway.
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913. I am wearing a nude illusion
lavender AB Stone gown.
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914. It is I think
the most glamorous thing
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915. that I've worn
the entire competition.
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916. And I feel sexy,
I feel beautiful,
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917. and it feels great.
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918. - Don't be fooled by the rocks
that she's got.
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919. - Uh-huh.
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920. - Still just Kameron
from Tennessee.
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921. - Yes.
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922. Eureka.
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923. - What's on her head?
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924. - This really is Eureka's
defining moment.
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925. - Ooh, I am going to read her.
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926. - When Thomas Edison
discovered the light bulb,
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927. he said, eureka!
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928. So that's what eureka means.
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929. I'm trying to show
the judges right now
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930. that I'm fierce
and I'm glamorous,
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931. but I'm also campy and fun,
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932. full of love and energy
and excitement.
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933. I'm feeling a little
light headed I look so fierce.
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934. - How many queens does it take
to screw in a dictionary?
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935. - Eureka, get to the point.
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936. - Back to the library.
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937. - Welcome, ladies.
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938. It's time for
your final four critiques.
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939. First up, Aquaria.
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940. - You look so phenomenal.
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941. Because
it's a classic silhouette,
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942. but you do it this Aquaria way,
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943. with the cutout,
with the jewelry on the face.
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944. It's just like
the next level of gorg.
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945. - I think all
of your fashion looks,
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946. the Hat's Incredible look
was amazing.
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947. The denim and diamonds,
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948. the Alaskan and Miami winter
and summer realness,
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949. every week you brought
amazing looks to the runway,
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950. and this one is no exception.
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951. - In "American,"
there were some lyrics
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952. that made me laugh because
they were very pure queenie.
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953. It was really fun
to see you be you,
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954. and your choreography
was perfect.
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955. - It was so awesome
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956. to work with such a young queen
who is so humble.
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957. You've clearly done your work
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958. to become this polished
at this young of an age.
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959. - Ru and I often say
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960. you couldn't tell us nothing
at 21 years old.
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961. And I want to congratulate you
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962. on being able to take criticism
and critique
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963. and handle it well
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964. and try to use it
to better yourself.
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965. And that's something
that's going to come in handy
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966. for the rest of your life.
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967. - Up next, Asia O'Hara.
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968. - This is like
such an eye-gasm for me.
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969. I'm looking at you,
and it doesn't even feel real.
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970. No one can rock a diamond beard
if they're not a true star.
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971. - The dance routine tonight,
you were so happy doing it.
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972. And I think
that's a big part of dance,
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973. being expressive
and being joyful
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974. and having a good time doing it.
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975. - What you wrote is poetry.
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976. It's beautiful.
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977. You really showed us
even more about who you are
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978. while making
a political statement,
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979. and that's a real artist.
- Thank you.
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980. - Overall, you've had
some great moments.
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981. Probably one of my favorite
looks of the entire competition
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982. was the Tweety Bird dress.
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983. - And you were the ugly girl
in the Buttrface commercial.
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984. - I mean, when you were
like on the beach
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985. with your Baywatch body
and your hurricane face.
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986. - You literally
were the funniest thing
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987. out of all of them.
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988. And even the times that you
may not have won the challenge,
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989. trust me, this has been such
a tight season so many times,
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990. and you were so close
many times.
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991. And you should be
really proud of yourself.
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992. - I am. Thank you.
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993. - All right, up next, Eureka.
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994. - Hey, girl.
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995. - You really light up a stage.
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996. - I try.
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997. - Now could I read you
for just a minute?
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998. - Please.
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999. - I love this look tonight.
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1000. I think it is so fun.
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1001. When you left, I was like,
can she please come back?
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1002. You're like a fun
like carnival ride
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1003. that you go on over
and over and over again.
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1004. - I've heard that before.
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1005. - You have this spark
and this energy
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1006. that it's impossible for
the people who are watching you
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1007. not to be infected.
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1008. That sounded really—
- Really horrible.
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1009. Now, tonight
in the dance performance,
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1010. you chose the skinniest heels
of all heels to dance in,
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1011. which was the dumbest idea,
but you turned it.
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1012. You've had an amazing run here,
but you've worked at it.
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1013. My personal favorite moment
was Big Baby.
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1014. - Big Baby.
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1015. - You're standing up there
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1016. because you found the Eureka
that we all fell in love with
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1017. and you brought her
to a whole 'nother level.
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1018. - Thank you very much.
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1019. - Up next, Kameron Michaels.
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1020. My goodness, what a knockout.
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1021. - Thank you.
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1022. - Tonight, you looked stunning
on the runway.
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1023. This is different to anything
you've really done.
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1024. - It's like something that,
I don't know,
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1025. like J-Lo would wear this
in a Vegas show.
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1026. - And the choreography.
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1027. That was some rhythm-nation
shit right there.
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1028. - More than the choreography,
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1029. and more than getting
to watch you come out on stage
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1030. and shine like this tonight,
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1031. my favorite moment was being
in the studio with you on stage,
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1032. and watching you sing
and watching your face
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1033. when you realized that
you had the gift to sing.
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1034. - Your line in your song,
"kids called me names
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1035. "and tried to tear me down,
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1036. "but I had big old dreams,
bigger than my small town.
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1037. Now I'm here with Mama Ru,
Americans just like you."
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1038. You speak for so many of us.
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1039. I got so emotional listening
to you sing those words,
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1040. thinking about
the people at home
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1041. watching that in small towns,
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1042. knowing exactly what
you're talking about.
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1043. - And your ass almost went home,
what, three times?
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1044. - Three times.
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1045. - I did not think
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1046. you could lip sync the way
that you lip sync, bitch.
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1047. You can turn the party.
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1048. - You are a true survivor.
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1049. - Thank you so much.
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1050. - Coming up...
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1051. This is your last chance
to impress me
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1052. and save yourself
from elimination.
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1053. - Welcome back, ladies.
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1054. I gotta say, you know,
whenever we do the final four,
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1055. I always get very emotional,
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1056. because I know,
I know the struggle.
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1057. I know what you all
had to do to get here,
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1058. not just in this competition,
but in your lives.
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1059. You should be very,
very proud of yourselves.
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1060. You really should.
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1061. Now, so many
of our younger viewers
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1062. watch this show
to find their tribe.
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1063. That's why I ask each of you
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1064. to take a moment
to look back and reflect.
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1065. Aquaria, what advice do you have
for three-year-old Giovanni?
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1066. - Aw. With a boa.
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1067. - Well, for starters,
I would say
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1068. get it the fuck together
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1069. because those are
cheap feathers,
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1070. a really shitty tutu,
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1071. and we're going to need
a higher heel.
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1072. You have so much opportunity
and privilege allotted to you,
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1073. and you have so many talents.
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1074. And don't hesitate
from exploring them
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1075. and really reaching
for the stars.
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1076. But also, when you're 21,
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1077. there's gonna be a really,
really strange man in a wig
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1078. calling you on the phone,
inviting you to come to L.A.
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1079. Say yes.
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1080. And from an early age,
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1081. you have the charisma,
uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
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1082. And if you thought
you were interested in drag
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1083. starting in the seventh grade,
you're wrong.
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1084. It started when you were three.
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1085. So...
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1086. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
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1087. - Asia O'Hara, what advice
do you have for little Antoine?
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1088. - I would say that beauty
is going to come into your life
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1089. so many different times
in so many different ways.
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1090. And quite often, the beauty
is going to come into your life
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1091. cloaked in darkness and despair,
but there is beauty there.
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1092. There's beauty in everything.
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1093. And there's going to be
a point in your life
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1094. when you're going to discover
something magical.
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1095. And, you know, they say magic
always comes with a price,
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1096. and you're going
to question that magic.
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1097. But please know that
the price is so worth it.
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1098. And just remember
that your only job
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1099. is improve the quality
of the people around you.
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1100. - Thank you.
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1101. - Thank you.
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1102. - Eureka, what advice do you
have for four-year-old David?
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1103. - It's nice to see you,
little guy.
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1104. You're not going to stay
that way very long.
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1105. It's gonna put you through
a lot of things.
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1106. People are gonna
torment you a lot.
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1107. But one of the things
that's gonna make you special
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1108. is that thing that you actually
hate the most about yourself.
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1109. And it's gonna bring so much
light and happiness to your life
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1110. when you realize that
it's okay to be a bigger person
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1111. and to be proud of it.
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1112. And when you do
finally realize it,
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1113. you're gonna be able to bring so
much happiness to your family
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1114. and to the people you're around
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1115. and to people all over the world
that are also lost.
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1116. And you know what
that feels like
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1117. and you get the opportunity
to give that back to them.
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1118. So you stay strong,
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1119. and don't throw scissors at
your sister when you're seven.
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1120. I love you.
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1121. Thank you.
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1122. - All right, Kameron Michaels,
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1123. what advice do you have
for three-year-old Dane?
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1124. - You're such a happy child,
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1125. and that's probably gonna change
in a couple years.
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1126. You're gonna feel very lost
and alone,
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1127. like you don't have a place
in the world.
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1128. Until you become the person
that you're meant to be,
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1129. and then you'll know
that different wasn't bad
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1130. and different is good.
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1131. You have two loving parents,
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1132. and one of them is not gonna
be here to see this moment.
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1133. So hug him and tell him
that you love him.
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1134. And don't hide around the corner
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1135. with the karaoke machine
and sing
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1136. because you don't want
anyone to watch you,
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1137. because you belong
in the spotlight
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1138. and you will find it one day.
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1139. - Thank you so much.
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1140. - Thank you.
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1141. - One final question
of national importance.
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1142. Why should you, and not
one of your fellow queens,
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1143. be named America's
next drag superstar?
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1144. Aquaria.
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1145. - So I'm obviously up here
with three amazing girls
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1146. that it's been such
a pleasure connecting with
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1147. on a very deep level.
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1148. I think I've really shown
that I can rise to the occasion
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1149. and surpass
not only my own expectations,
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1150. but the expectations
of you all and everyone at home.
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1151. I think that I have such
a unique Aquarian take on drag
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1152. and somehow
all the pieces that I have
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1153. come together
to make something incredible.
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1154. And I really appreciate
the opportunity to show America
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1155. and the rest of the world that.
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1156. So I could not be more grateful.
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1157. - Thank you, Aquaria.
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1158. - Thank you.
- Asia.
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1159. - I humbly think that I could be
America's next drag superstar
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1160. because I want to be
an ambassador
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1161. and I want to do everything
that I possibly can
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1162. to make drag
a better place for everyone
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1163. and more accepted and more
loved and more widespread.
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1164. The main thing I've learned here
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1165. is that being America's
next drag superstar
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1166. is not a crown that you get
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1167. or a title that's placed
in front of your name.
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1168. It's a way of life, and it's
the way that you carry yourself.
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1169. So I give you my word
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1170. that I will be America's
next drag superstar
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1171. for as long as I live.
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1172. Not just until the next girl
comes through the ranks,
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1173. but for the rest of my life.
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1174. - Thank you.
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1175. - Thank you.
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1176. - Eureka, same question.
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1177. - Drag gave me a place where
I felt like I belonged finally,
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1178. where being loud and animated
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1179. and all these things that I am
and weigh too much can be good.
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1180. Because all of that makes me
this giant ball of beautiful joy
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1181. and I love everything about it.
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1182. As America's
next drag superstar,
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1183. I can teach the world
how to be
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1184. that same beautiful person
inside and out,
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1185. regardless of what
other people think.
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1186. And that's why I know
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1187. that I will be America's
next drag superstar.
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1188. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
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1189. - Kameron Michaels.
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1190. You know, no matter
how many times I've faltered,
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1191. I've gotten back up,
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1192. and I think that's
a great theme for life.
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1193. And I want to be
a shining example
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1194. to everyone that has
ever faltered in their life
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1195. to know that you can get up
and keep going,
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1196. and when you do,
you will find confidence
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1197. that you never knew
you had in yourself,
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1198. and you will feel like the star
in whatever field that you are.
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1199. And that's what I plan to do.
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1200. - Thank you.
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1201. Thank you, ladies.
While you untuck backstage,
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1202. the judges and I
will deliberate.
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1203. All right, now, just
between us squirrel-friends,
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1204. final four, here we are.
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1205. What do you think?
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1206. Starting with Aquaria.
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1207. - What a gem
she has been to watch.
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1208. I mean, I knew of her from
Instagram before she started,
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1209. I knew that my expectations
were going to be high
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1210. with her looks and her makeup,
and I feel like she delivered.
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1211. - Sometimes
with younger contestants,
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1212. they don't get
all the fashion references.
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1213. She got all of them.
A couple times I was like
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1214. are you just schooling me
on your hat right now?
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1215. - In the history
of this competition,
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1216. she goes down
as one of the top five girls
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1217. who has brought the looks
consistently.
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1218. - I would agree.
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1219. - I'd like the list
of the other four.
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1220. - Raja, Detox.
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1221. - Violet Chachki.
- And Miss Vanjie.
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1222. - And Miss Vanjie.
Of course.
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1223. I've got to tell you,
during that dance challenge,
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1224. I could not
keep my eyes off of her.
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1225. I was getting Madonna.
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1226. - She can sing, she can dance,
and she owns the runway.
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1227. Check, check, check,
check, check.
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1228. - And she's won
the most challenges
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1229. and she's never been
in the bottom the whole season.
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1230. - Mm-hmm. I think she's played
an incredible game,
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1231. and I think she's a force
to be reckoned with.
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1232. - Asia O'Hara,
our Texas pageant girl.
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1233. Asia is quite the competitor.
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1234. When she came
into this competition,
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1235. she was ready to get to work.
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1236. - Asia is just
a seasoned performer,
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1237. and she has nailed
so many challenges.
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1238. Whether she won or not,
she was always close.
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1239. - Like good twin/bad twin.
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1240. I thought she was very close
to winning that.
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1241. - Oh, yeah.
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1242. - And she's so darn likable.
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1243. - Every single note I gave her,
she was so willing to take.
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1244. - She knows the responsibility
that comes with the crown,
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1245. and she's ready for it.
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1246. - She is one of those people
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1247. that without those people
in our community, we'd crumble.
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1248. And that's so important
to the work that we do,
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1249. not only in here, but out there.
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1250. And I think Asia would be
an incredible representative.
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1251. - Let's move on to Eureka.
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1252. Does she have to spell it out?
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1253. - Eureka is what this
competition is all about.
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1254. She came from nothing,
she is more than something,
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1255. always has been, but now,
going through the breakdown here
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1256. and rising from the ashes
like the Phoenix,
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1257. she now believes it.
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1258. - Yeah, we know, girl.
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1259. - She gives us glamorous looks
with a sense of humor.
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1260. - Her outfit on the runway
was my favorite of the night.
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1261. Only Eureka could pull off
a dress like that.
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1262. - 'Cause it said "Eureka."
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1263. - In the choreography,
my eyes didn't leave Eureka.
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1264. She was so incredibly dynamic.
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1265. - I just love the fact
that this bitch
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1266. is bigger than the dude
from "Green Mile,"
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1267. and dancing
in a Polly Pocket ass heel,
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1268. and she's slaying it.
I loved it.
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1269. - The competition forces you
to really die a thousand deaths.
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1270. And then if you really have
what it takes,
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1271. you are reborn into something
bigger and badder and better.
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1272. And that's exactly
what she's done here.
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1273. Let's move on
to Kameron Michaels.
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1274. - Kameron Michaels
isn't somebody
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1275. I thought would be standing here
in the final four.
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1276. - Yeah.
- She has been down a few times,
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1277. but at the end of the day,
she worked really hard.
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1278. - And I just loved that fight,
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1279. that even when it's this close
to the finish line,
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1280. and you have a personality
like Eureka,
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1281. and you have somebody
twirling around
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1282. like they're at
a "Cats" audition,
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1283. like Aquaria is over here,
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1284. and Asia's doing floor work,
and she's like, no, bitch.
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1285. I'm gonna fight until
the very, very last moment.
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1286. And I love that so much.
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1287. - She's given us
some fabulous looks
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1288. throughout the competition.
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1289. - From Alaska Miami Realness
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1290. to Silver Foxy,
they're all good.
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1291. - How great
did she look tonight?
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1292. - Oh, the best
she's ever looked.
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1293. - That was spectacular.
- Yeah, great.
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1294. - I think her song lyrics
did wonders
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1295. in opening those doors
to see where she came from
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1296. and who she is
and what she has to say.
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1297. I fell in love with her because
of what she sang tonight.
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1298. - Another person emerges
when she's on stage.
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1299. Confident person.
A sexy person.
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1300. And I think that's where her
personality really comes out.
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1301. - And he's fine.
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1302. - Well, as usual, none of you
were helpful at all.
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1303. - Silence.
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1304. I'll make my own damn decisions.
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1305. Bring back my girls.
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1306. - I think that should be
your next song.
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1307. - I just recorded it.
Let me download it.
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1308. - Oh, good. How's it doing
on the charts?
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1309. - It's number one already.
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1310. - Welcome back, ladies.
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1311. All season long,
you've each fought fiercely
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1312. to earn your spot
on this stage tonight.
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1313. So before I make
my final decision,
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1314. I need to see you all lip sync
one more time.
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1315. Four fabulous queens
stand before me.
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1316. Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress me
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1317. and save yourself
from elimination.
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1318. - The time has come...
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1319. for you to lip sync...
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1320. for your life!
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1321. Good luck,
and don't fuck it up.
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1322. - Drag for me was a hobby,
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1323. and it's slowly progressing
into a profession.
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1324. People tell you your dreams
are just that, they're dreams.
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1325. They're not.
They can become reality
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1326. if you choose to make them that.
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1327. I am America's
next drag superstar
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1328. because I have worked my ass off
in this competition.
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1329. - ♪ Call...
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1330. - America's next drag superstar
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1331. has to be willing to devote
their life for the sake of drag.
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1332. I've sacrificed relationships
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1333. and jobs
and opportunities for drag.
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1334. What I'm going to do
is going to supersede
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1335. anything that the other girls
in this competition will do.
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1336. - This journey
has been since Season 9,
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1337. and I've been through a lot
to get here.
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1338. I've always known
I was different,
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1339. that I was unique
and overly loud.
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1340. And now I'm at
the end of the line
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1341. saying Eureka is enough.
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1342. So put me into the three
so I can prove it to the world.
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1343. - I am America's
next drag superstar.
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1344. - America's next drag superstar
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1345. has to push the boundaries
and be daring,
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1346. and nothing I've done
has been safe.
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1347. There is not one girl
in the world like me.
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1348. I am unique.
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1349. I'm charismatic,
and, bitch, I've got nerve
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1350. and I have sure as hell shown
you all that I have talent.
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1351. America's next drag superstar
is the future of drag,
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1352. and that's me.
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1353. - Ladies, I've made my decision.
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1354. Tonight...
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1355. I've decided to eliminate...
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1356. No one.
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1357. All four of you
are moving forward
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1358. to the grand finale
of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
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1359. My top four queens,
con-drag-ulations.
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1360. But the race ain't over yet.
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1361. I want to hear from you,
the fans.
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1362. Who do you think
deserves the crown?
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1363. Are you Team Aquaria?
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1364. Team Asia?
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1365. Team Eureka?
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1366. Or Team Kameron?
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1367. Let your voice be heard.
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1368. Tune in next week
when all the queens come back
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1369. for the Season 10 reunion.
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1370. And then in two weeks
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1371. is the grand finale of
"RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10,"
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1372. where I'll be crowning
a winner, baby.
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1373. Now, remember,
if you can't love yourself,
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1374. how in the hell you gonna
love somebody else?
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1375. Can I get an amen up in here?
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1376. - Amen!
- Amen!
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1377. - Now let the music play.
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