{"id":76872,"date":"2024-02-19T03:51:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T03:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/19\/ariana-madix-wins-competition-contestant-at-2024-peoples-choice-awards\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T03:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T03:51:21","slug":"ariana-madix-wins-competition-contestant-at-2024-peoples-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/19\/ariana-madix-wins-competition-contestant-at-2024-peoples-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Madix Wins Competition Contestant at 2024 People\u2019s Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"


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While there could only be one winner in each category at the 2024 People\u2019s Choice Awards<\/a>, there were multiple champions vying for Competition Contestant of the Year.<\/p>\n

Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a> received the honor at the Sunday, February 18, awards show, which took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. She could not attend due to her Broadway role as Roxie Hart in Chicago<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The category was rounded out by Xochitl Gomez<\/strong> for Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, Charity Lawson<\/strong> for The Bachelorette<\/em>, Theresa Nist<\/strong> for The Golden Bachelor<\/em>, Keke Palmer<\/strong> for That\u2019s My Jam<\/em>, Iam Tongi<\/strong> for American Idol<\/em> and Anetra<\/strong> and Sasha Colby<\/strong> for RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As for each person\u2019s impact on their respective show, Gomez, 17, won season 32 of Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, while Madix, 38, finished in third place. Tongi, 19, and Colby, 39, were the champions of season 21 of American Idol<\/em> and season 15 of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> (with Anetra as the runner-up), respectively. Within Bachelor Nation, Lawson, 28, served as the season 20 lead of The Bachelorette<\/em>, and Nist, 70, became the first winner of The Golden Bachelor<\/em>. Despite her loss on That\u2019s My Jam<\/em>, Palmer, 30, wowed the audience with her vocal talents during season 2.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>The Best Red Carpet Fashion From the 2024 People\u2019s Choice Awards<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tFan-favorite stars are rocking the red carpet at the 2024 People\u2019s Choice Awards.\u00a0 Movie stars, filmmakers, TV personalities and influencers gave Us a fashion show at Santa Monica\u2019s Barker Hanger on Sunday, February 18. There were billowing gowns, flirty frocks, stylish suits and some outfits you need to see to believe. In addition to fashion, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Competition Contestant of the Year was added to the list of nominations in 2018 and has since spread the love to multiple shows within the genre. Past winners include Maddie Poppe<\/strong> for American Idol<\/em> in 2018, Hannah Brown<\/strong> for The Bachelorette<\/em> in 2019, Gigi Goode<\/strong> for RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> in 2020, JoJo Siwa<\/strong> for Dancing With the Stars<\/em> in 2021 and Selma Blair<\/strong> for Dancing With the Stars<\/em> in 2022.<\/p>\n

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This year, more than one of the stars in the category has received recognition from the People\u2019s Choice Awards on other occasions. For instance, Palmer previously earned nods for The Female Movie Star of 2022 and The Drama Movie Star of 2022 for her role in Nope<\/em>, while Madix is also up for The Reality TV Star of the Year for Vanderpump Rules<\/em> during Sunday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n

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