Leona Winter (previously known as Miss Leona) is the stage name of Rémy Solé, a

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, best known for winning the second season of the

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an reality show ''

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'', the Chilean version of ''

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''.

Early life

Solé was born in Ceret, south of France, and comes from Spanish heritage. He started taking dance classes when he was eight, and singing classes when he was nine at Arles-sur-Tech where his family is from. He started to take theater classes when he was twelve, and started doing drag at seventeen. He resided in

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before participating in ''The Switch''.

Career

In 2017, Leona Winter was the winner of the

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prelim pageant Miss Europe Continental in 2017. She was the winner of the Miss Latina Continental prelim in 2018. Leona Winter appeared as one of fifteen contestants for the second season of ''The Switch'' in March 2018. She was announced the winner of the season on July 16, 2018, after beating Pavel Arámbula, Sofía Camará and

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. Winter participated in the eighth season of the French version of

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on March 2, 2019, and joined the team of singer Jenifer and went as far as the semi-finals. On February 3, 2020, Leona Winter appeared as Rémy Solé in the cast of the twelfth season of Les Anges which took place in

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''Queen of the Universe''

In November 2021, they were announced as one of fourteen contestants on the debut season of '' Queen of the Universe'', an international drag queen singing competition, and a spin-off of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.

Personal life

Solé is married to Lorenzo Werner.

Filmography

Television

References

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