Drag Race Philippines (season 1)
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]
Drag Race Philippines | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Paolo Ballesteros |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 12 |
Winner | Precious Paula Nicole |
Runner-up | Marina Summers |
Miss Congeniality | Lady Morgana |
Country of origin | Philippines |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network |
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Original release | August 17 – October 12, 2022 |
Season chronology | |
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.
Contestants
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[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | Davao City, Davao del Sur | 8th place[lower-alpha 2] |
Turing[lower-alpha 3] | 29 | Cainta, Rizal | 9th place |
Gigi Era | 38 | Melbourne, Australia | 10th place |
Corazon[lower-alpha 4] | 34 | Bolinao, Pangasinan | 11th place |
Prince[lower-alpha 5] | 25 | Calumpit, Bulacan | 12th place |
Notes:
- Lady Morgana Perez is referred to as Lady Morgana on the show.
- Lady Morgana was voted Miss Congeniality.
- Turing Quinto is referred to as Turing on the show.
- Corazon Filipinas is referred to as Corazon on the show.
- Prince Marell is referred to as Prince on the show.
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 | |
Twelve queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens participate in a Dragna Superhero inspired photoshoot. Marina Summers wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will 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 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will 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 will 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 | |
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 this week's mini-challenge, the queens will 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 | |
For this week's mini challenge, the queens will play a game of Ten-Twenty Talon Becky (Chinese Garter Game). Eva Le Queen wins the mini-challenge. For this week's 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 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will compete in the Miss Shutacca 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 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens win play the Snatch Game. Jon Santos and Jojie Dingcong star as the celebrity contestants. The characters are as follows:
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. They are both declared the winners of the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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7 | 7 | "The Shop Shop Ladies Ball" | September 21, 2022 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will do a nude illusion group photoshoot. Minty Fresh wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create three 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 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will read each other to filth. Eva Le Queen wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will 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 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will star and perform in a 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 | |
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 and Precious. 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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- Nolfi, Joey. "Meet the queens of 'Drag Race Philippines' season 1". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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- "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.
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- "Sagalamazon". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 2. August 17, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Pop Off Ate!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 3. August 24, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- "OPM Divas: The Rusical". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 4. August 31, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Miss Shutacca". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 5. September 7, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Snatch Game KNB?". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 6. September 14, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- "The Shop Shop Ladies Ball". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 7. September 21, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Twinning!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 1. Episode 8. September 28, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
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