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When Nymphia Wind wonRuPauls Drag Race, she scored a lot of firsts.
When she ended up winning that challenge, it felt like the final piece of the puzzle was complete.
Now, Nymphia, thelooks queen of the season, was ready to take on the world.
Hows the day going?Its a day.
A lot of press?Lots of talking.
And thats your favorite thing?Absolutely.
You would never be sarcastic.Well, well see.
I live in sarcasm to get through the day.
When did you start planning what you were doing for the finale?Probably a few weeks before.
Four weeks.I had to start commissioning clothes, and I wanted to do outfits that represented my country.
This was the final battle, so I got to fight for my country.
But I didnt want to represent my country just by sticking on a Taiwanese flag.
That was just a bit too cheesy for me.
So I thought,What other ways could I do it?
Lets just make a bubble tea outfit, because bubble tea is the national drink of Taiwan.We invented it.
It was a fun way to do it.
Theres been some chatter on Reddit that it could have beena reference to the Milk Tea Alliance.
Was that a specific reference point for you?This is my first time hearing about it.
Okay, so probably not.Ive got to Google.
[Nymphia Googles the Milk Tea Alliance] Oh, interesting.
Maybe I should join that.
Thats always my motto.
Have fun in everything, otherwise its not worth doing.
The rest is not up to me.
You had such a long time to stew about your chances.I just let it go.
I didnt think there was any point in obsessing over the idea of something youve already done.
Ive done all that I can do.
I am proud of what I did.
You kind of have to just let that go and let the rest play out as its supposed to.
The version of me that you see is very condensed.
Im different from the person you see on TV.
In a competition sense, you dont want to go home.
You still have to find ways to be confident and make it work.
I can do it.
Just have fun, relax into it.
I have to force self-confidence onto myself.
You describe the version of yourself on TV as condensed.
You just show different sides.
When the cameras were on, I got into this hyper state, where Im very high energy.
The mellow and deadened side of me didnt get shown that much on TV.
If I could, I would not talk, but its TV.
Youve got to show the best side of you.
That makes me curious about the interview challenge.
In the context of the show, it seemed like you were nervous when the challenge was announced.
Living in constant fear or stress is a lot, and you are by yourself.
You dont have your usual friends or emotional support to reassure who you are.
How did you re-center yourself?I would lie in bed.
Youve just got to make it happen and make it work.
Its not like I absolutely hate interviewing.
I think its fun because, being asked these questions, you have to answer them.
In a way, it kind of organizes your life.
