The first season of Drag Race France premiered on June 25, 2022.[1] The cast was announced on June 2, 2022.[2] The winner of the first season of Drag Race France was Paloma, with La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse as runners-up.[3]
| Drag Race France | |
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| Season 1 | |
 Promotional poster for season one | |
| Hosted by | Nicky Doll |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Paloma |
| Runners-up | |
| Miss Congeniality | Elips |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | France.tv Slash (France) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 25 June – 11 August 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Casting occurred in end 2021 with production starting in early 2022.[4] On March 4, 2022, it was announced that the judges panel would include RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 contestant Nicky Doll, TV host and columnist Daphné Bürki and DJ and dancer Kiddy Smile.[5]
The season consisted of eight one-hour episodes. The season was broadcast on the digital channel France.tv Slash every Thursday, but also aired on France 2 every Saturday night. It was available simultaneously on Crave in Canada, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.
Contestants
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Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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| Paloma | 30 | Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Winner |
| La Grande Dame | 22 | Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Runners-up |
| Soa de Muse | 33 | Saint-Denis, Île-de-France | |
| Lolita Banana | 36 | Paris, Île-de-France | 4th place |
| La Big Bertha | 36 | Paris, Île-de-France | 5th place |
| Elips | 25 | Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6th place[a] |
| Kam Hugh | 22 | Paris, Île-de-France | 7th place |
| La Briochée | 31 | Palaiseau, Île-de-France | 8th place |
| Lova Ladiva | 32 | Toulouse, Occitania | 9th place |
| La Kahena | 29 | Paris, Île-de-France | 10th place |
- Notes
- ^ Elips was voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants.
Contestant progress
editLegend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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| 1[6] | 2[7] | 3[8] | 4[9] | 5[10] | 6[11] | 7[12] | 8[13] | |
| Paloma | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | STAY | Winner |
| La Grande Dame | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | STAY | Runner-up |
| Soa de Muse | WIN | BTM | BTM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | STAY | Runner-up |
| Lolita Banana | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
| La Big Bertha | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |
| Elips | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C | ||
| Kam Hugh | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest | |||
| La Briochée | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Lova Ladiva | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| La Kahena | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
Lip syncs
editLegend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[6] | La Kahena | vs. | Lova Ladiva | "Prière païenne" (Céline Dion) |
La Kahena |
| 2[7] | Lova Ladiva | vs. | Soa de Muse | "Toutes les femmes de ta vie" (L5) |
Lova Ladiva |
| 3[8] | La Briochée | vs. | Soa de Muse | "Pookie" (Aya Nakamura) |
La Briochée |
| 4[9] | La Big Bertha | vs. | Kam Hugh | "DJ"[a] (Diam's) |
Kam Hugh |
| 5[10] | Elips | vs. | Paloma | "Libertine"[a] (Mylène Farmer) |
Elips |
| 6[11] | La Big Bertha | vs. | Lolita Banana | "Corps" (Yseult) |
La Big Bertha |
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
| 7[12] | Lolita Banana | vs. | Soa de Muse | "Dieu m'a donné la foi" (Ophélie Winter) |
Soa de Muse |
| La Grande Dame | vs. | Paloma | "Le Banana Split" (Lio) |
Paloma | |
| Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
| La Grande Dame | vs. | Lolita Banana | "La grenade" (Clara Luciani) |
Lolita Banana | |
| Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | ||
| 8[13] | La Grande Dame vs. Paloma vs. Soa de Muse | "Mourir sur scène" (Dalida) |
Paloma | ||
- Notes
Guest judges
editListed in chronological order:[14]
- Jean Paul Gaultier, fashion designer
- Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016 and Miss Universe 2016
- Marianne James, singer, actress and TV host
- Chantal Thomass, fashion designer
- Véronique Philipponnat, journalist and Elle's managing editor
- Bilal Hassani, singer-songwriter and Eurovision 2019 French representative
- Shy'm, singer
- Yanis Marshall, dancer and choreographer
- Alexandre Mattiussi, fashion designer
- Yseult, singer-songwriter and model
- Raya Martigny, model
- Loïc Prigent, fashion journalist and documentary filmmaker
- Olivier Rousteing, fashion designer and creative director of Balmain
- Nicolas Huchard, choreographer
Special guests
editGuests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1
- Jean Ranobrac, photographer
Episode 2
- Chico, drag king
- Jésus La Vidange, drag king
- Juda La Vidange, drag king
Episode 4
- Bérengère Krief, actress and comedian
Episode 5
- Anthonin Fabre, YouTuber
- Mark Weld, singer-songwriter and comedian
- Thoj, musician
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour!" | 25 June 2022 | |
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Ten queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens do a cabaret photoshoot. Lolita Banana wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is Liberté, égalité, Jean-Paul Gaultier (Liberty, Equality, Jean-Paul Gaultier). Elips, La Big Bertha and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with Soa de Muse winning the challenge. Kam Hugh, La Kahena and Lova Ladiva receive negative critiques, with Kam Hugh being safe. La Kahena and Lova Ladiva lip-sync to "Prière païenne" by Céline Dion. Lova Ladiva wins the lip-sync and La Kahena is the first queen to sashay away.
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| 2 | 2 | "Queen Pour Cent" | 30 June 2022 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens get into twenty minute rock 'n' roll quick drag and front a band of drag kings. La Grande Dame wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens act in Dix Pour Cent parody "Queen Pour Cent".
On the runway, category is Dites-le avec des fleurs (Say It With Flowers). La Grande Dame, Lolita Banana and Paloma receive positive critiques, with Paloma winning the challenge. La Big Bertha, Lova Ladiva and Soa de Muse receive negative critiques, with La Big Bertha being safe. Lova Ladiva and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Toutes les femmes de ta vie" by L5. Soa de Muse wins the lip-sync and Lova Ladiva sashays away.
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| 3 | 3 | "The French Ball" | 7 July 2022 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens pair up and film a baguette baking tutorial. La Briochée and Elips win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create three looks for The French Ball: Ma France à moi (My Own France), French Clichés, and Festival de Cannes. On the runway, Kam Hugh, La Grande Dame and Paloma receive positive critiques, with Kam Hugh winning the challenge. Elips, La Big Bertha, La Briochée and Soa de Muse receive negative critiques, with Elips and La Big Bertha being safe. La Briochée and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Pookie" by Aya Nakamura. Soa de Muse wins the lip-sync and La Briochée sashays away.
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| 4 | 4 | "Snatch Game" | 14 July 2022 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. La Big Bertha wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Bilal Hassani and Bérengère Krief star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Lendemain de soirée (The Morning After A Night Out). La Grande Dame, Paloma and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with La Grande Dame winning the challenge. Kam Hugh, La Big Bertha and Lolita Banana receive negative critiques, with Lolita Banana being safe. Kam Hugh and La Big Bertha lip-sync to "DJ" by Diam's. La Big Bertha wins the lip-sync and Kam Hugh sashays away.
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| 5 | 5 | "Popstars" | 21 July 2022 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens pair up and paint each others faces while blindfolded. La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Boom Boom".
On the runway, category is La nuit des 1000 Mylène (The Night of 1000 Mylènes). La Big Bertha, Lolita Banana and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with Soa de Muse winning the challenge. Elips, La Grande Dame and Paloma receive negative critiques, with La Grande Dame being safe. Elips and Paloma lip-sync to "Libertine" by Mylène Farmer. Paloma wins the lip-sync and Elips sashays away.
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| 6 | 6 | "Un Parfum de Drag" | 28 July 2022 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have a bitchfest with puppets. Paloma wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write and produce perfume advertisements.
On the runway, category is Haute Couture. Paloma and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with Paloma winning the challenge. La Big Bertha and Lolita Banana receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Corps" by Yseult. Lolita Banana wins the lip-sync and La Big Bertha sashays away.
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| 7 | 7 | "Sororité" | 4 August 2022 | |
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For the final challenge of the season, the queens makeover their best friends. On the runway, category is Un air de famille (A Family Resemblance). Each queen is given positive feedback. Unable to pick a winner this week, and to decide two bottom queens, Nicky Doll reveals that all four queens must compete in a lip-sync smackdown for a spot in the finale. Lolita Banana and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Dieu m'a donné la foi" by Ophélie Winter. Soa de Muse wins the lip-sync and is the first queen to advance to the top three. La Grande Dame and Paloma lip-sync to "Le Banana Split by Lio. Paloma wins the lip-sync and is the second queen to advance to the top three. La Grande Dame and Lolita Banana, as the losers of the previous lip syncs, lip sync in the final round to "La grenade" by Clara Luciani. La Grande Dame wins the lip-sync and is the final queen to advance to the top three and Lolita Banana sashays away.
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| 8 | 8 | "Grande Finale" | 11 August 2022 | |
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For the final challenge of the season, the queens perform a lip-syncing dance number to RuPaul's song "Catwalk". On the runway, category is Dragnifique (Dragnificent). The eliminated queens all return to the runway, where it is announced that Elips is this season's Miss Congeniality. The three finalists are told that they will be lip-syncing to "Mourir sur scène" by Dalida. It is announced that Paloma is the winner, leaving La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse as the runners-up.
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References
edit- ^ "Bonjour bonjour bonjour ! Drag Race France sera diffusé chez @france_tv, donc accessible à toutes et à tous gratuitement ! 🇫🇷🎉 Rendez-vous en 2022 sur @francetvslash #dragracefrance". Twitter (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ à Trique, Gerry (2022-06-15). "Drag Race France: voici les 10 candidates de la 1ère saison". DragRace.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Drag Race France : 7 moments qu'il ne fallait pas rater dans la finale de l'émission - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "World of Wonder on Instagram: "#DragRaceFrance confirmed 🇫🇷☕️ Casting has officially begun for @dragrace_france! If you have the Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent to become France's Next Drag Superstar, apply today at dragracefrance@endemolfrance.com! Coming soon, full availability TBA 👑"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Swift, Andy (2022-03-04). "Drag Race France: Nicky Doll to Host International Competition Series". TVLine. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b "Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour!". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 1. June 25, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Queen Pour Cent". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 2. June 30, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "The French Ball". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 3. July 7, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 4. July 14, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Popstars". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 5. July 21, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Un Parfum de Drag". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 6. July 28, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Sororité". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 7. August 4, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Grand Finale". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 8. August 11, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ Etancelin, Valentin (June 2, 2022). ""Drag Race France" arrive enfin, voici tout ce qu'il faut savoir". huffington Post France. Retrieved 2022-06-02.