"Miss Congeniality" is the title awarded to the queens whom the fans experienced as the kindest, most helpful ones on their respective seasons. The fans usually determine which queen wins the title.
Originally the winner of 'Miss Congeniality' was announced on the reunion special (Season 1-3), which would air after the grand finale. Starting in season 4, where the grand finale and the reunion were combined, the crowning of the season's 'Miss Congeniality' would take place right before the crowning of America's/Thailand's Next Drag Superstar. This continued for all season's other than season 9, as the season 8 winner, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, had competed on Season 9. She handed off the title at the Reunion Special the week before the Grand Finale.
Season 9's Miss Congeniality, Valentina, was dubbed to be a fan-favorite, rather than congenial by the other season 9 girls, as they felt she played up the role to the camera, but was not actually congenial with the rest of the girls during, and after the filming of the season. This 'Miss Congeniality versus Fan Favorite' controversy also brought up winners of previous seasons (mainly S2's Pandora Boxx, S6's BenDeLaCreme, and S7's Katya) as even though they were congenial, the fans felt that other queens in their seasons (Jessica Wild, Joslyn Fox, Jaidynn Diore Fierce, etc.) were more congenial, but the winners were more beloved by the fans and they felt that the queens were eliminated too early.
This made fans want a fan-favorite and congeniality divide, where FF was voted for by the fans and Congeniality was chosen by the other queens on the season.
Season 10's voting also sparked controversy, as the voting had been hacked by robots, which resulted in The Vixen, arguably the least-congenial queen of the season, taking the lead. The hacking was later resolved by the show, which, after the hacking, insisted the Season 10 Queens voted themselves. This also showed that the producers listened to the fans after last season's controversy and allowed the queens to choose their own 'Miss Congeniality'.
Nina Flowers is the first ever "Miss Congeniality".
Nina is also the first Hispanic "Miss Congeniality".
She is also the only "Miss Congeniality" who reached Top 3 (and Top 2) on her original season.
She is therefore the highest placing "Miss Congeniality" on a regular season.
Katya is the first returning 'Miss Congeniality' to reach Top 3 in an all stars season, and currently she is the only one who improved her placement in her second chance.
