The dust has settled on the “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 9 finale, with Angeria Paris VanMicheals claiming victory after earning the most Beautiful Benefactress Badges (six) throughout the competition and winning the final lip sync. Her co-runners-up were Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie, who tied at five Badges apiece but ultimately lost the lip sync to Angeria. Prior to the finale streaming on July 26, 2024 on Paramount Plus, Gold Derby asked fans to vote in our poll for who they wanted to win the show, and Roxxxy came out on top with leading 37%. Do you agree or disagree with those results? Be sure to sound off down in the comments section.
Here are the complete poll results for who viewers were rooting for:
Roxxxy Andrews — 37%
Plastique Tiara — 21%
Angeria Paris VanMicheals — 18%
Gottmik — 8%
Shannel — 5%
Vanessa Vanjie — 4%
Nina West — 4%
Jorgeous — 3%
Angeria left the competition with a whopping $231,500 in her pocket for her charity NBJC, an American civil rights organization serving primarily Black members of the LGBT+ community. The Georgia native also took home a scepter and a crown for herself and joined the all-important “Drag Race” Hall of Fame. Angeria originally competed on Season 14 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” where she placed third behind runner-up Lady Camden and winner Willow Pill.
Next in line was pageant queen Roxxxy with $64,000 for Miracle of Love, which provides accessible HIV/AIDS prevention, followed by Vanjie with $31,500 for ASPCA, the animal cruelty prevention group. This was Roxxxy’s third time playing the game after being the runner-up to Jinkx Monsoon in Season 5, and then placing fourth in All Stars 2. Similarly, Vanjie was competing for the third time after coming in last in Season 10 (“Miss Vanjie,” “Miss Vanjie,” “Miss Vanjie”) and then placing fifth in Season 11.
SEE ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winners list: Every season, plus ‘All Stars’
After the final three-way lip sync of “Rhythm Nation” by Janet Jackson, host RuPaul Charles picked Anergia as the ultimate winner, perhaps in part because of her leading number of Beautiful Benefactress Badges. Don’t forget, she was cut off by the ruby snippers three times throughout the season, more than anyone else, proving that Angeria’s co-stars also saw her as a major threat. To compare, Roxxxy and Gottmik were both snipped twice, while Jorgeous was cut off once.
Also in the finale, the results of the Double Diamond group vote were revealed, with Nina West winning the ability to double her Badges. Unfortunately, by jumping from two to four, she still wasn’t eligible to compete in the Final 3 to win the grand prize for her charity. Hmm, perhaps it should have been a Triple Diamond?
Here’s a closer look at the eight returning queens for Season 9 of Paramount Plus’ reality TV show, in order of their final number of Beautiful Benefactress Badges:
Angeria Paris VanMicheals — 6 Badges
Charity: NBJC
Age: 29
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Prior Placement: 3rd Place on Season 14
Roxxxy Andrews — 5 Badges
Charity: Miracle of Love
Age: 39
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Prior Placement: 2nd Place on Season 5; 4th Place on All Stars 2
Vanessa Vanjie — 5 Badges
Charity: ASPCA
Age: 31
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Prior Placement: 14th Place on Season 10; 5th Place on Season 11
Jorgeous — 4 Badges
Charity: NAMI
Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Prior Placement: 7th Place on Season 14
Nina West — 4 Badges
Charity: The Trevor Project
Age: 44
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Prior Placement: 6th Place on Season 11
Plastique Tiara — 4 Badges
Charity: TAAF
Age: 26
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Prior Placement: 8th Place on Season 11
Shannel — 3 Badges
Charity: ADAA
Age: 44
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Prior Placement: 4th Place on Season 1; 3rd Place on All Stars 1
Gottmik — 2 Badges
Charity: Trans Lifeline
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Prior Placement: 3rd Place on Season 13
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