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Ariana Madix Earns First Emmy Nomination as LGBTQ Representation Grows

8/25/2026

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Ariana Madix earned her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Host of a Reality Competition.
Four of the five nominees in the category identify as LGBTQ+.
RuPaul Charles, Alan Cumming, and Kristen Kish join Madix as fellow queer nominees.
Madix said queer representation at the Emmys is making history.

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Ariana Madix earned her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Host of a Reality Competition.
Four of the five nominees in the category identify as LGBTQ+.
RuPaul Charles, Alan Cumming, and Kristen Kish join Madix as fellow queer nominees.
Madix said queer representation at the Emmys is making history.