For Asttina Mandella, drawing attention to queens of colour was a hugely important part of her being on the show. After that icons challenge, Mandella spoke to Digital Spy about the importance of queer Black role models. "It was just so wonderful to see the love, that everyone just understood and was just like, 'Let me evaluate my own brain again, let me look back and think, oh my god, not just in terms of representation for Black people and POC, but also representation in queer media, the arts and politics, in all fields of life.' That's what I did not expect and I think it's really wonderful. I'm so happy that happened."
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