Bardin debuted the drag queen persona some five years ago, the Spanish name inspired by the films of Pedro Almodóvar. Asked if she had any regrets, Paloma replied: “My only regrets is people ...

This is not the first time the Olympics has seen drag performers. In the 2000 Sydney closing ceremony, 46 drag queens paraded around the stadium in honor of the Australian movie “The Adventures ...

This is not the first time the Olympics has seen drag performers. In the 2000 Sydney closing ceremony, 46 drag queens paraded around the stadium in honor of the Australian movie “The Adventures ...

And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and important to be part of a Paris Olympics opening ceremony that presented a multifaceted, multiethnic ...

A view of the Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings pictured with national flags of competing countries from the Place du Trocadero ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France.

And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and important to be part of a Paris Olympics opening ceremony that presented a multifaceted, multiethnic ...

This is not the first time the Olympics has seen drag performers. In the 2000 Sydney closing ceremony, 46 drag queens paraded around the stadium in honor of the Australian movie “The Adventures ...

Olympics Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’ “My only regrets is people's reactions.

Olympics Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’ “My only regrets is people's reactions.

Hugo Bardin who performs as the drag queen Paloma speaks, during an interview with The Associated Press in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 31, 2024.