A Drag Queen with a Full Beard is 2014’s Eurovision Champion. Wait–What?

May 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Over 120 million people tuned for the finals of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest and saw Conchita Wurst declared the winner.

In case you’re unaware, this is the alter-ego of Thomas Neuwirth, a 25 year-old drag queen from Austria who doesn’t see the point in shaving. With a winning margin of 290 points, it wasn’t even close.

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