Drag Race Philippines season 1
- Paolo Ballesteros
- Jiggly Caliente
- KaladKaren
- Rajo Laurel
- BJ Pascual
- Jon Santos
- Discovery+ and HBO Go (Philippines)
- WOW Presents Plus (International)
October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)
Season 2
The first season of Drag Race Philippines premiered on August 17, 2022.[1] The cast was announced on July 27, 2022.[2] The winner of the first season of Drag Race Philippines was Precious Paula Nicole, with Marina Summers as the runner-up.[3]
Casting occurred in middle 2021 with production starting in early 2022.[4] On July 12, 2022, actor, comedian, and drag queen Paolo Ballesteros was confirmed as the host and main judge.[5] On July 20, 2022, RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 and All Stars season 6 contestant Jiggly Caliente and television personality and impersonator KaladKaren were confirmed as main judges. And lastly, on August 11, 2022, photographer BJ Pascual, fashion designer Rajo Laurel and actor and comedian Jon Santos were announced as the alternating judges for the season.[6] The winner of the season received a cash prize of ₱1,000,000, a years supply of makeup from ONE/SIZE cosmetics and a crown and scepter.
The season consisted of ten episodes ranging from the 70 to 90 minute mark.
This season also produce two queens who compete in international franchise of RuPaul's Drag race. They are Marina Summers of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs The World and placed top 4. Eva Le Queen is currently at RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.
Contestants
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Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Precious Paula Nicole | 35 | Daet, Camarines Norte | Winner |
Marina Summers | 26 | Makati, Metro Manila | Runner-up |
Eva Le Queen | 33 | Marikina, Metro Manila | 3rd place |
Xilhouete | 34 | Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija | |
Minty Fresh | 31 | Quezon City, Metro Manila | 5th place |
Brigiding | 29 | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila | 6th place |
Viñas DeLuxe | 25 | San Jose del Monte, Bulacan | 7th place |
Lady Morgana[a] | 30 | Davao City, Davao del Sur | 8th place[b] |
Turing[c] | 29 | Cainta, Rizal | 9th place |
Gigi Era | 38 | Melbourne, Australia | 10th place |
Corazon[d] | 34 | Bolinao, Pangasinan | 11th place |
Prince[e] | 25 | Calumpit, Bulacan | 12th place |
Notes:
Contestant progress
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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1[7] | 2[8] | 3[9] | 4[10] | 5[11] | 6[12] | 7[13] | 8[14] | 9[15] | 10[16] | |
Precious Paula Nicole | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Winner |
Marina Summers | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | Runner-up |
Eva Le Queen | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | Eliminated |
Xilhouete | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM | Eliminated |
Minty Fresh | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
Brigiding | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |
Viñas DeLuxe | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||
Lady Morgana | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Miss C | ||||
Turing | SAFE | BTM | WIN | ELIM | Guest | |||||
Gigi Era | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
Corazon | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||
Prince | ELIM | Guest |
Lip syncs
Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1[7] | Lady Morgana | vs. | Prince | "Tala" (Sarah Geronimo) | Prince |
2[8] | Corazon | vs. | Turing | "I'm Feeling Sexy Tonight" (Chona Cruz) | Corazon |
3[9] | Gigi Era | vs. | Xilhouete | "Glamazon" (RuPaul) | Gigi Era |
4[10] | Lady Morgana | vs. | Turing | "Shine" (Regine Velasquez) | Turing |
5[11] | Brigiding | vs. | Lady Morgana | "Ate Sandali" (Maris Racal) | Lady Morgana |
6[12] | Brigiding | vs. | Minty Fresh | "Amakabogera" (Maymay Entrata) | None |
7[13] | Eva Le Queen | vs. | Viñas DeLuxe | "Born Naked" (RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne) | Viñas DeLuxe |
8[14] | Brigiding | vs. | Minty Fresh | "Dyosa" (Yumi Lacsamana) | Brigiding |
9[15] | Minty Fresh | vs. | Xilhouete | "You'll Always Be My Number One" (Vernie Varga) | Minty Fresh |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
10[16] | Eva Le Queen | vs. | Precious Paula Nicole | "Sissy That Walk" (RuPaul) | Precious Paula Nicole |
Marina Summers | vs. | Xilhouete | "Call Me Mother" (RuPaul) | Marina Summers | |
Marina Summers | vs. | Precious Paula Nicole | "Sirena" (Gloc-9 ft. Ebe Dancel) | Precious Paula Nicole |
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:[17]
- Pops Fernandez, singer, entertainer, entrepreneur, TV host and actress
- Pokwang, comedian, actress, television host and singer
- Nadine Lustre, actress, singer, and dancer
- Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, singer, actress, host, and record producer
- Pia Wurtzbach, model, actress and Miss Universe 2015
- Patrick Starrr, makeup artist, digital influencer and entrepreneur
- Boy Abunda, professor, television host, publicist and talent manager
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3:
- Moophs (musician, producer, songwriter and DJ)
Episode 4 and 5:
- Douglas Nierras (artistic director and choreographer)
Episode 6:
- Jojie Dingcong (businessman, talent manager and television personality)
Episode 10:
- Pia Wurtzbach (model, actress and Miss Universe 2015)
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Mabu-Heeey!" | August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) | |
Twelve queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens do a Dragna superhero inspired photoshoot. Marina Summers wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is Ter-No, She Betta Don't! Eva Le Queen, Marina Summers, Minty Fresh, Turing and Viñas DeLuxe receive positive critiques, with Minty Fresh winning the challenge. Lady Morgana, Prince and Xilhouete receive negative critiques, with Xilhouete being safe. Lady Morgana and Prince lip-sync to "Tala" by Sarah Geronimo. Lady Morgana wins the lip sync and Prince is the first queen to sashay away.
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2 | 2 | "Sagalamazon" | August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play The Hard Greasy Pole Game, in which they must climb up a greasy pole to reach a flag at the top in the fastest time. Corazon wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create a look and arch inspired by the Flores de Mayo celebration and Sagala pageantry. On the runway, category is Sagalamazon. Minty Fresh, Precious Paula Nicole and Viñas DeLuxe receive positive critiques, with Viñas DeLuxe winning the challenge. Corazon, Gigi Era and Turing receive negative critiques, with Gigi Era being safe. Corazon and Turing lip-sync to "I'm Feeling Sexy Tonight" by Chona Cruz.
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3 | 3 | "Pop Off Ate!" | August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens vote for their drag president in a Drag Race Special Ru-election. Precious Paula Nicole is elected as the drag president, ranking first in the voting polls. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Pop Off Ate (Pop Off Sis)".
On the runway, category is Shake, Rattle and Rampa (Shake, Rattle and Runway). Team Flexbomb Girls is the winning team, with Turing winning the challenge. Team Pink Pussy Energy is the losing team. Gigi Era, Minty Fresh and Xilhouete receive negative critiques, with Minty Fresh being safe. Gigi Era and Xilhouete lip-sync to "Glamazon" by RuPaul. Xilhouete wins the lip-sync and Gigi Era sashays away.
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4 | 4 | "OPM Divas: The Rusical" | August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play a game of Ten-Twenty Talon Becky (Chinese Garter Game). Eva Le Queen wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform in OPM Divas: The Rusical.
On the runway, category is Perlas Ng Sinilangan (Pearl of the Orient Seas). Marina Summers, Precious Paula Nicole, Viñas DeLuxe and Xilhouete receive positive critiques with Precious Paula Nicole winning the challenge. Lady Morgana and Turing receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Shine" by Regine Velasquez. Lady Morgana wins the lip sync and Turing sashays away.
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5 | 5 | "Miss Shutacca" | September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens compete in the Miss Shutacca Queen Beauty Pageant (Miss Bitchy Queen Beauty Pageant).
On the runway, category is Pink Pak Boom. Marina Summers, Precious Paula Nicole and Xilhouete receive positive critiques, with Marina Summers winning the challenge. Brigiding, Lady Morgana and Viñas DeLuxe receive negative critiques, with Viñas DeLuxe being safe. Brigiding and Lady Morgana lip-sync to "Ate Sandali" by Maris Racal. Brigiding wins the lip sync and Lady Morgana sashays away.
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6 | 6 | "Snatch Game KNB?" | September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Jon Santos and Jojie Dingcong star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, the category is Two-in-One Ruvelation. Eva Le Queen, Marina Summers and Xilhouete receive positive critiques, with Xilhouete winning the challenge. Brigiding, Minty Fresh and Viñas DeLuxe receive negative critiques, with Viñas DeLuxe being safe. Brigiding and Minty Fresh lip-sync to "Amakabogera" by Maymay Entrata. Both queens win the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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7 | 7 | "The Shop Shop Ladies Ball" | September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a nude illusion group photoshoot. Minty Fresh wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create two looks for The Shop Shop Ladies Ball: Shopulence, She Buys Everything! and Divi-Divas. On the runway, Marina Summers, Minty Fresh and Xilhouete receive positive critiques, with Minty Fresh winning the challenge. Eva Le Queen, Precious Paula Nicole and Viñas DeLuxe receive negative critiques, with Precious Paula Nicole being safe. Eva Le Queen and Viñas DeLuxe lip-sync to "Born Naked" by RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne. Eva Le Queen wins the lip-sync and Viñas DeLuxe sashays away.
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8 | 8 | "Twinning!" | September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Eva Le Queen wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens makeover a loved one. On the runway, category is Twinning. Eva Le Queen, Precious Paula Nicole and Xilhouete receive positive critiques, with Xilhouete winning the challenge. Brigiding, Marina Summers and Minty Fresh receive negative critiques, with Marina Summers being safe. Brigiding and Minty Fresh lip-sync to "Dyosa" by Yumi Lacsamana. Minty Fresh wins the lip-sync and Brigiding sashays away.
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9 | 9 | "Charot of Fire" | October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens star and perform in a music video for RuPaul's song "Champion". On the runway, categories are LED There Be Light and Come In Your Best Drag. Eva Le Queen, Marina Summers and Precious Paula Nicole receive positive critiques, with Marina Summers winning the challenge. Minty Fresh and Xilhouete receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "You'll Always be My Number One" by Vernie Varga. Xilhouete wins the lip sync and Minty Fresh sashays away.
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10 | 10 | "Grand Finale" | October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens walk the runway one last time in their Bongga Camp Day (Fabulous Camp Girl) and their Indigenous Extravaganza looks. The eliminated queens all return to the runway, where it is announced that Lady Morgana is this season's Miss Congeniality. Paolo then announces that the final four queens will take part in a Lip-Sync Smackdown for the Crown. The first lip-sync is between Eva Le Queen and Precious Paula Nicole. They lip-sync to "Sissy That Walk" by RuPaul. Precious Paula Nicole wins the lip-sync and Eva Le Queen is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Marina Summers and Xilhouete. They lip-sync to "Call Me Mother" by RuPaul. Marina Summers wins the lip-sync and Xilhouete is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Marina Summers and Precious Paula Nicole. They lip-sync to "Sirena" by Gloc-9 ft. Ebe Dancel. It is announced that Precious Paula Nicole is the winner, leaving Marina Summers as the runner-up.
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References
- ^ "Drag Race Philippines" to stream on Discovery+, HBO Go starting Aug 17". 2022-07-27.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Meet the queens of 'Drag Race Philippines' season 1". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Precious Paula Nicole pops off as the PH's first Drag Race Superstar". The Manila Times. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "'Drag Race Philippines' opens season 1 casting". RAPPLER. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Cruz, Dana (12 July 2022). "Paolo Ballesteros tapped to host 'Drag Race Philippines'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Drag Race Philippines on Instagram: "#DragRacePH panel is on POINT 🤩🇵🇭 @bjpascual, @jon_to_the_world, and @rajolaurel join Season 1 as our rotating judges! @dragraceph premieres Wednesdays starting 8/17 with TWO new episodes on @wowpresentsplus worldwide (except Canada) and @cravecanada (Canada) ☀️🏁 @dragraceph Untucked premieres Fridays starting 8/19!"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b "Mabu-Heeey!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 1. August 17, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Sagalamazon". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 2. August 17, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Pop Off Ate!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 3. August 24, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "OPM Divas: The Rusical". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 4. August 31, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Miss Shutacca". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 5. September 7, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game KNB?". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 6. September 14, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "The Shop Shop Ladies Ball". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 7. September 21, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Twinning!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 8. September 28, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Charot of Fire". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 9. October 5, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Grand Finale". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 10. October 12, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ "Rajo Laurel, BJ Pascual & Jon Santos Are Sashaying to the Judging Panel on 'Drag Race Philippines'". 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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