Queen Mathilda Airlines: Queen Influencer
If TikTok is one of your sources of entertainment, then you are probably familiar with Queen Mathilda’s impressive pole-swinging videos. She is none other than Vince Quinabandal, a 22-year-old content creator/influencer.
Vince’s stage name ‘Queen Mathilda Airlines’ was derived from her favorite Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) character ‘Mathilda’. The character possesses a circling eagle ultimate skill. Queen Mathilda’s smooth circling glide around the pole resembles how her preferred MLBB hero flies around its enemy during battle. This is where the ‘airlines’ on her alias emanated.
A TikTok video uploaded by her friend on December 2022 showcasing her random pole swinging beside the street made her viral.
The audience expressed their fascination in the comment section and even requested a part two. In the same month, she created her own TikTok account Mathilda Airlines Official. The account currently has more than 745,000 followers.
She started her journey in content creation by producing video greetings during the holiday season. Afterward, she continued her swirling pole content, testing poles in different places. This type of content made her gain millions of views and likes on TikTok alone.
However, aside from bringing and spreading good vibes and laughter, Queen Mathilda is notable for doing such ‘queen things’. Following the massive attention accumulated on the aforementioned platform, she then began attaching her advocacies to her content. The content creator utilizes her platform to educate her followers regarding pressing issues in society. She as well promotes various campaigns and advocacies based on monthly and annual celebrations. Of course, netizens will never miss out on witnessing her signature smooth pole swinging in each video.
Empowered by her queen behavior, these are Queen Mathilda’s TikTok contents proving she is indeed a queen influencer:
Gender Sensitivity and Gender Equality
Stitching a video showing a gay-themed Christmas party of criminology students, Queen Mathilda explained how it lacks gender sensitivity. She then further described it as an ‘offensive manner’ and among the reasons why discrimination against homosexual people persists. Furthermore, she reiterated It’s offensive in our part who lives in a community where inclusivity is a social hunger.
As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, among her top advocacies is gender equality. She partakes in different campaigns toward the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) bill passage. This is evident in her presence at a public assembly in call for the said bill’s advancement.
Supporting fellow Filipino talents
In this video, Queen Mathilda reminded every Filipino to root for Celeste Cortesi, who represented our country in the 71st Miss Universe pageant.
She asked everyone here to extend support to the Filipino esports team during the M4 World Championship. Queen Mathilda is fond of playing mobile games herself evident in her screen name.
Empowering youth through voter registration campaign
Believing in the power of youth in nation-building, the influencer encouraged the public, especially the youth to be registered voters. She even visited a public school conducting a first-time voter’s registration campaign in two separate videos.
Fundraising
When Zamboanga City was hit by extensive flooding last January, she assisted in raising funds for the affected families. A bridge to bereft communities and organizations lending a helping hand, a queen in need is a queen indeed!
Health Awareness
National Autism Consciousness Week
Reminding the public to be more responsive in terms of neurodiversity. She highlighted how being responsive to the neurodiverse population and their families leads to better intervention.
Other programs and celebrations concerning health, environment, and civic issues she fostered were: Oplan: Goodbye Bulate, Liver Cancer in Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month for January; Philippine National Heart Month, National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month, Philippine National Intellectual Disability Week, National Cancer Awareness Month for February; National Fire Prevention Month, National Women’s Month, World’s Tuberculosis Day for March; National Tax Consciousness Week, National Vacation Hazards Prevention Month, National Literature Month, Panagyaman Rice Festival, National Planet Earth Month for April; Labor Day, National Anti-Graft and Corruption Awareness Month, National Heritage Month, Independence Day for May; National Dengue Awareness Month, Pride Month for June.
Through her platform and associating with numerous non-government organizations, she was able to aid in uplifting several causes. Despite the negative criticisms and derogatory assertions thrown at her, she plows on in pursuit of matters she’s advocating for. Now, she is carrying on taking space in society, more challenged but less fazed. For her supporters, she is a constant reminder that fear is part of the process of creating change and resisting injustices.
