RuPaul's Drag Race on Velvet

Be mesmerized as fur shawls, metallic corsets, beaded fishnet stockings and pointy boots, with matching the lavishness of an evening eye and face make-up, dominate primetime TV! Velvet, the fun, sexy channel, proudly airs the much-awaited third season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” beginning on August 27, 10p.m.



In the newest season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Asian and definitely “Pinay” drag contender Manila Luzon joins 12 of the competition’s talented and overly dramatic beauties, who are pitted against each other in an over-the-top competition and given the chance to fulfill their lifelong dream of becoming America’s Next Drag Superstar.



Hailed as the ultimate Asian Glamasaurus, Manila Luzon’s fashion and beauty garnered the attention of the New York party scene. Among his outrageous get-ups are kimonos made of Ramen Noodle wrappers and his sequined gowns. A staple to the city’s nightlife for the last six years, this attention grabber enlivens club scenes, especially when he pumps through with a half dozen stuffed Hello Kittys in his updo.



Celebrating his Filipino background, Manila is named after the capital of the Philippines. His last name was obviously derived from one Philippines’ group of islands, Luzon. Originally from Minneapolis, Manila began on the stage of The Gays 90′s. Soon after a fresh-faced start, he moved to New York City. Never one to shy away from attention, Manila began to cultivate unique looks that made riding the subway from his apartment in the Bronx a visual all-you-can-eat-buffet!



More beautiful, bitchy and ballsy as ever, this season’s race has more queens, more drama, more catfights and more outrageous fun as the 13 contestants sew, glue gun, plot, style, strut, smash and grab to prove they’ve got the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent to be the grand drag queen. RuPaul delivers a dazzling and hilarious performance as judge, mentor and diva inspiration, together with other celebrity judges La Toya Jackson and Sharon Osbourne.



Catch “RuPaul’s Drag Race Seson 3,” beginning on August 27, 10p.m.



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Velvet Airs Teen Choice Awards 2011 Live!

Velvet is spicing things up this August with the hippest red carpet Hollywood event of the year!

The Teen Choice Awards 2011 will celebrate the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live via satellite Monday, Aug. 8 at 8am on Velvet. Kaley Cuoco, best known for her starring role in the comedy series The Big Bang Theory, rides the surf in to take on hosting duties for this year’s ceremonies. This is the only awards show where the winners—in categories in movies, music and television—are decided based purely on teen votes.

Among the industry’s biggest names are among the nominees for this year’s show. Will controversial pop sensation with the boyish good looks Justin Bieber prevail over the equally popular Bruno Mars, who made every girl in the planet fall in love with his swoonworthy ditties? Or will it be Jason Derulo’s hip-hop spell or Enrique Iglesias’ sexy Latin moves that will beat the two for the title of Choice Music: Male Music Artist award?

The ladies’ hot red carpet looks have also been the talk of the town, as Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift vie for Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female. On the matinee idol front, Bieber also joins the ranks of the other Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Male contenders – Chris Colfer, Zac Efron, Jaden Smith and Justin Timberlake.

How many surfboards, on the other hand, will “Twilight” stars Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattison take home this year? Robert is up for a total of four awards, including Choice Movie Actor: Drama for “Water for Elephants,” Choice Movie Actor: Science Fiction / Fantasy (against Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe) and Choice Movie Liplock for kissing his “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” co-star Kristen Stewart. Robert also faces strong competition from his other co-star Taylor—who has his own share of smooches with Kristen in the movie. Kristen is up against Harry Potter alum Emma Watson for the Choice Movie Actor: Female.

The night’s musical breaks will be delivered by Teen Choice nominees One Republic, R&B superstar Jason Derulo and teen sensation Selena Gomez and The Scene while seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist, producer and nominee “will.i.am” will spin music’s hottest tracks as “choice DJ.”

“Hawaii Five-O” bagged three nominations in the Choice TV—action categories: Choice TV Actor—Action for Daniel Dae Kim; Choice TV Actress—Action for Grace Park; and Choice TV: Action. “Make It Or Break It” also made it as one of the contenders for the Choice TV: Drama category, while its lead star Josie Loren is nominated as Choice TV Actress: Drama. Will “Make It Or Break It” make it against its tough competitor “Gossip Girl?”

Reality also staked their claim as hit entertainment with their own set of categories. Hit show “Jersey Shore” garnered three nominations, including Choice TV: Reality Show and a double-header for its stars Paul “Pauly D” Del Vecchio and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino in the category Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi made the cut for Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star category, putting her alongside the ladies of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” – Kim, Khloe and Kourtney. The hit dance show “So You Think You Can Dance” got a nod for Choice TV: Reality Competition Show while “America’s Next Top Model” was counted in for Choice TV: Personality for Tyra Banks.

Velvet is proud to be the channel that airs six of the nominated hit shows in this year’s Teen Choice awards —“Hawaii Five-O” “Make It Or Break It,” “Jersey Shore,” “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” “America’s Next Top Model” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”

On the musical front, cool ladies Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Taylor Swift are gunning for the surfboard in the Choice Music – female category while the Black-Eyed Peas, Far East Movement, the cast of Glee, Selena Gomez & The Scene and The Script are all in the running for Choice Music: Band. In the rock scene, nominees include 30 Seconds To Mars, Foo Fighters, One Republic, Linkin Park and Paramore.

So who will win the votes? Tune in to the exclusive live telecast of the Teen’s Choice Awards 2011 on Velvet on August 08, at 8:00am. Primetime telecast will be at 9pm, with encore telecasts on August 10, Wednesday (6:30p.m.) and August 13, Saturday (10p.m.). This is the first time that Velvet will be airing this fun awards show created just for teens.

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