From beauty queen to recording artist: Michelle Dee drops Pride-themed music video for Reyna

As an ode to the LGBTQIA+ community, Miss Universe Philippines 2023 and Sparkle artist Michelle Dee has just dropped a Pride version of the music video for her debut single Reyna, in celebration of Pride Month this June.

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

As an ode to the LGBTQIA+ community, Miss Universe Philippines 2023 and Sparkle artist Michelle Dee has just dropped a Pride version of the music video for her debut single Reyna, in celebration of Pride Month this June.

The track, a collaborative project between ABS-CBN Music and GMA, was released last March under Star Music.

She rendered a vibrant, surprise performance of the song during the music video launch that took place recently at the Dolphy Theatre in ABS-CBN Studios.

"When we came together to create a song, our objective was really, really straight. It's clear. This is for every single queen—whether you're a woman, man, or anything in between. It's for you to find your strength, to be who you are, and this is just a product of so many people being able to relate to that," she shared at a mediacon that followed.

Michelle talked about how close the LGBTQIA+ community is to her heart. As she elaborated, "I only came out, I think, around 2023 after I won Miss Universe Philippines. But even before then, I was a loud and proud ally of the LGBT community. I really credit my mom (Melanie Marquez), because ganun ako mag-isip. Bata pa lang ako, she's so vocal about her love for the gay community, for the whole community."

In a magazine interview, she identified herself as bisexual.