Vanda Miss Joaquim

Vanda Miss Joaquim
Biographical Information
Drag Name	Vanda Miss Joaquim
Ethnicity	Malay Singaporean
Date of Birth	June 8, 1990
Age	33
Birthplace	Singapore
Hometown	Singapore
Location	Singapore
Season Information
Season	Season 2
Place	4th/5th
Eliminated	Episode 11
Sent home by	Angele Anang
Challenge Wins	2

Vanda Miss Joaquim is a Singaporean drag performer and a contestant from the second season of Drag Race Thailand.

Drag Name Origin

Her namesake is the Papilionanthe "Miss Joaquim", commonly known as the Vanda Miss Joaquim, a hybrid vandaceous orchid which is Singapore's national flower.

Track Record(s)

Season Competed	Thailand Season 2
Ranking:	4th/5th Place
Main Challenges Won:	1 (Ep. 5)
Runway Challenges Won:	1 (Ep. 6)
Mini-Challenges Won:	1 (Ep. 5)
Times as Team Captain:	1 (Ep. 5)
Times in Bottom Two/Three:	3 (Eps. 7, 10, 11)
Episode Eliminated:	Episode 11

Memorable Quotes

Drag Race Thailand Season 2

• "Salam sisters! I'm Vanda Miss Joaquim, 29 years old, and I'm from Singapore" (Entrance Quote)
• "Back in my hometown, I usually perform and entertain everybody. You know? Everybody sees the façade and you perform you emotions out and you perform your pains out, but at the end of the day you just go home all by yourself. You feel lonely after that. You know, I start to learn to embrace myself and started loving myself even more. Because at the end of the day if you don't love yourself, like you know, you can't let anybody in. So I think we're just a face that learns and I grows from it... So, I mean to all my sisters out there, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, we're all in this together, stay united. Love each other, be kind to one another, Thank you" (answer in Miss Star of the Galaxy pageant)
• Kana: Vanda na pa, Na pa means old face.
  • Vanda: I'm not Maya B'Haro.
• ♪ "One, two, three, four. Salam, sisters. Aww! Scream, shout, meow for me. I can come for you, but not for free. Been working, hustlin' down the street. I say salam, you say… (Sawasdee krab.) Don't worry, I come in peace. I'm Vanda, oh darling, it's me. Abdicate yourself, I'm about to bloom. Drag Race Thailand, here comes the boom." ♪ (verse in the Top 5 Medley)

Trivia

• Vanda is the mother of the Haus of Miss Joaquim, with six other members (Miss Dahlia Rose, Anna Stacia, Eriana Conda, Tiara Sorrel, Farrah Shamrock and Opal Ophelia)
• She is the first Muslim queen to compete in the Drag Race Franchise, followed by Mercedes Iman Diamond.
• She is bilingual, as she speaks both English and Malay.^{[citation needed]}
• During the filming of the second season of Drag Race Thailand, Vanda along with Mocha, had to go back and forth to their home countries to get their materials and outfits made.
• She is a frequent guest on Yuhua Hamasaki's "Bootleg Opinions".
• Prior to Drag Race, Vanda used to stay and work in Toronto, Canada.
• Vanda would do any international All Stars season and would also like to host a Drag Race Singapore.
• In summer of 2023 Vanda announced that she moved to Bangkok and performs regularly at the Stranger Bar and House of Heals.

Gallery

Drag Race Thailand Season 2

Mug Promo

Alternate Promo

Alternate Promo

Promo Banner

Opening

Mini Trailer

Ru-Born This Way Photoshoot

Colored Powder Photoshoot

Princess Photoshoot

Drag Race Thailand Season 2 Looks

Promo Look

Audition Look

Press Week Look

Confessional Look

Entrance Look

Silver Foxy and Baby Drag Looks

Rainbow After the Rain Look

Mini Challenge Crown Look

Ugly and Beautiful Looks

Wedding Makeover Looks

Hollywood in your Heart Look

Miss Star of the Galaxy Look

Thai Food Look

Snatch Game of Love Look – Cardi B

Cover and Reveal Look

Pumpuang Duangjan Look

Twin Heroes Looks

Top 5 Performance Look

White Elephant Look

Reunion Look

Final Runway Look

Finale Performance Look – "ไหง่ง่อง"

Videos

Drag Race Thailand Season 2 - Top 5 Performance

Filmography

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Drag Race Thailand (Season 2)	Self	Contestant (Placed 4th/5th)

External Links

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