| April Carrion |
April Carrion might be one of the younger competitors on this season of RuPaul's Drag Race, but she has an intimidating track record for winning crowns. When it comes to snatching titles, April is no rookie!
Crown after crown after crown, this queen has risen to the occasion. In recent years, April has taken the titles of Miss Queen of the Night Aquamares and Miss Krash Puerto Rico to name just a few. She has also won in a broad range of specific categories including Most Talented, Best Evening Gown, Best Question & Answer, Most Photogenic, Public Favorite, and Best Bathing Suit. The success has continued for April as she was chosen as the winner for Gloria Estefan's drag queen search for her video Hotel Nacional. With a history of wins like this, the other season 6 queens better watch out!
Crown after crown after crown, this queen has risen to the occasion. In recent years, April has taken the titles of Miss Queen of the Night Aquamares and Miss Krash Puerto Rico to name just a few. She has also won in a broad range of specific categories including Most Talented, Best Evening Gown, Best Question & Answer, Most Photogenic, Public Favorite, and Best Bathing Suit. The success has continued for April as she was chosen as the winner for Gloria Estefan's drag queen search for her video Hotel Nacional. With a history of wins like this, the other season 6 queens better watch out!
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In addition to her crown-snatching pageant abilities, April is also an established model. This strinking queen is especially popular for her high fashion looks that continue to push boundaries.. and did we mention those legs?
Her modeling career is blowing up, and it's as wide and diverse as her many looks. As the official face of the Puerto Rican Queerfilm Festival in 2012, she appeared on a number of film covers, promotional posters, and programs. She went on to serve as a model and muse for the famous Puerto Rican fashion designer, David Antonio in 2012. Most recently, April has taken to the runway as the official model for the Miranda Beauty Group and in the Transfashion fashion show. Whether she's appearing on covers of promotional material as a spokesmodel, or stomping down the runway of a hair show, this queen knows how to work it for the camera in ways few others can.
Her modeling career is blowing up, and it's as wide and diverse as her many looks. As the official face of the Puerto Rican Queerfilm Festival in 2012, she appeared on a number of film covers, promotional posters, and programs. She went on to serve as a model and muse for the famous Puerto Rican fashion designer, David Antonio in 2012. Most recently, April has taken to the runway as the official model for the Miranda Beauty Group and in the Transfashion fashion show. Whether she's appearing on covers of promotional material as a spokesmodel, or stomping down the runway of a hair show, this queen knows how to work it for the camera in ways few others can.
If you're thinking April is just a pretty face, you'd be dead wrong! Though this year marks the first time April has performed outside Puerto Rico, she has some serious performance chops to round out her talents as a queen. Whether she's performing in Spanish or English, this queen commands the stage and the audiences' attention with her polished movement and tight lip-sync performances! She can serve body-ody-ody perfection, but she's also not afraid to get a quirky and strange. Either way, her unique and different performances continue to wow the crowds!
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When it comes to past RuPaul's Drag Race queens, every season has included a Puerto Rican, testifying to the talent in this community. Latin and Puerto Rican queens have made it to the semi-finals or further in 3 of the past 5 seasons (Nina Flowers, S1; Yara Sofia, S3; Alexis Mateo, S3). The likes of these queens have left some pretty big shoes for April to fill, but with her sweet personality, high fashion looks, and fearlessness on the stage, she enters the competition as a serious contender for the crown!
