Angele Anang

Angele-Anang Pokinwuttipob, known professionally as Angele Anang,[1][2] is a Thai drag performer, best known for winning the second season of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was the first transgender winner in the franchise. She is known as "Beyoncé of Thailand" for her impersonation of the singer.

Angele Anang
Anang in New York 2019
Born1994 (age 28–29)
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Occupations
TelevisionDrag Race Thailand (season 2)
Websiteangeleanang.com

Early life

Pokinwuttipob was born in Nakhon Ratchasima in 1994. She lived with her parents in Ayutthaya, she studied at Joseph Ayutthaya school and Santi Asoke boarding school. After her mother died from breast cancer, she stopped studying in 8th grade. Anang had a history of drug abuse. After drug rehabilitation, she briefly became a monk.[3]

Career

Pokinwuttipob was a successful Beyonce impersonator.[3] She has her first act in a transgender cabaret show in Bangkok; Calypso cabaret. After she quit the theater in 2018 she became a freelance drag performer internationally.

Pokinwuttipob was announced as one of the fourteen contestants for the second season of Drag Race Thailand, that began airing on January 11, 2019. Throughout her time in the competition, she won six challenges, more than any other queen in the franchise's history.[4] On April 5, she was crowned the winner.[5] She is the first of only four transgender women to win a season of the Drag Race franchise, the second being Kylie Sonique Love winning the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, the third being Vanessa Van Cartier winning the second series of Drag Race Holland, and the fourth being Willow Pill winning season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[6][7][8]

In 2019, Anang spoke at DragCon NYC's "All Around the World: International Drag Queen" panel.[9]

Anang was a featured performer of Xtra in 2020, a digital drag show created to support drag queens struggling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Later that year, she was a featured performer of Oaklash, which was also held virtually.[11]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 I Can See Your Voice Thailand Herself Mystery singer
2019 Drag Race Thailand Herself Contestant - Winner
2022 Project Runway Thailand Herself Model

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Bootleg Opinions Herself Guest, Episode: " Drag UK's Drag Con NY 2019 Looks" [12]

Music video
Year Title Artist
2019 Contrast (ขาวดำ) Preen

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 The WOWIE Awards Best TikTok Award (The Duet Diva Award) Herself Nominated [13][14]

References
  1. "Thai 'Drag Race' Star Marches for Democracy and Equality". US News. November 5, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. "Angele Anang: "Always be yourself and be true to what you believe in."". Timeout.com. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. Mahavongtrakul, Melalin. "Into the light". Bangkok Post.
  4. Koaysomboon, Top. "Angele Anang: "Always be yourself and be true to what you believe in."". Timeout.com.
  5. Boni, Federico (2019-04-06). "Drag Race, first historic transgender triumph". Gay.it.
  6. Street, Mikelle (2019-04-05). "'Drag Race' Just Crowned Its First Trans Winner". Out.com.
  7. Rudolph, Christopher. ""Drag Race Thailand" Makes Herstory, Crowns First Trans Woman Winner". NewNowNext.com.
  8. Crittenton, Anya (2019-04-05). "First ever transgender woman wins in Drag Race history". GayStarNews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  9. Hay, Carla (2019-09-10). "What's It Really Like to Be a Drag Star in Asia and Brazil? 6 Queens Share Their Stories". NewNowNext.
  10. Wittich, Jake (August 27, 2020). "Chicago's 'Digital Drag' Shows Give Performers Online Stage For LGBTQ Artistry And Activism". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  11. Voynovskaya, Nastia (September 3, 2020). "Drag Performers Champion Anti-Racism, Disability Justice at Oaklash". KQED. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  12. Drag Race Thailand joins BOOTLEG OPINIONS for Drag UK's Drag Con NY 2019 Looks!. YuhuaHamasaki. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  13. Nguyen, Nikki (2 May 2022). "World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  14. "Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners". World of Wonder. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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