First season of ‘Drag Race Italia’
Season of television series
The first season of Drag Race Italia premiered on November 18, 2021.[1] The cast was announced on October 28, 2021.[2] The winner of the first season of Drag Race Italia was Elecktra Bionic, becoming the first ever winner in the Drag Race franchise without any maxi-challenge wins, and the first contestant to never lip sync or win a maxi-challenge in the same season, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up.[3]
Casting occurred in early 2021 with production starting in summer 2021.[4] On June 30, 2021, it was announced that the judges panel will include Italian drag performer Priscilla, actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi.[5][6]
The season consisted of six episodes.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant progress
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Legend:
  Elecktra Bionic won Drag Race Italia season 1.
  Farida Kant and Le Riche were the runners-up.
  Luquisha Lubamba was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C).
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  DISQ (Disqualified) Enorma Jean was disqualified for breaking the rules.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
| Contestant | Episode | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[7] | 2[8] | 3[9] | 4[10] | 5[11] | 6[12] | ||
| Elecktra Bionic | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Winner | |
| Farida Kant | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | Runner-up | |
| Le Riche | SAFE | BTM | BTM | WIN | SAFE | Runner-up | |
| Luquisha Lubamba | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Miss C |
| Ava Hangar | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |
| Divinity | BTM | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Enorma Jean | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | DISQ | Guest | ||
| Ivana Vamp | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||
Legend:
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
  The contestant was disqualified after losing the lip sync to stay in the competition.
  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
Listed in chronological order:
- Cristina D’Avena, singer and actress
- Fabio Mollo, film director
- Gianmarco Saurino, actor
- Vladimir Luxuria, activist, television personality and actress
- Nick Cerioni, stylist
- Donatella Rettore, singer
- Giancarlo Commare, actor
- Enzo Miccio, stylist and wedding planner
- Coco Rebecca Edogamhe, actress
- Ambra Angiolini, singer and actress
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3
- Tiziano Ferro, singer and songwriter
- Andrea Attila Felice, choreographer
- Stefano Magnanelli, songwriter
Episode 4
- Michele Magani, MAC Cosmetics‘ global senior artist
- Vincenzo De Lucia, comedian and impersonator
Episode 6
- Andrea Attila Felice, choreographer
- Tommaso Stanzani, dancer
- RuPaul, American drag queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race host
- Michelle Visage, American singer, television personality and RuPaul’s Drag Race judge
- ^ White, Brett (2021-10-19). “Is There Such a Thing as Too Much ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’?”. Decider. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ “Scusi Drag Race fans! Meet the queens of Drag Race Italia season 1”. GAY TIMES. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ “Elecktra Bionic vince Drag Race Italia, la sua reazione e gli ascolti della finale”. Biccy.it (in Italian). 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Parente, Luca (2021-12-19). “Dimitri Cocciuti: così ho portato Drag Race in Italia”. NEG Zone (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. “Say ciao bella to RuPaul’s new ‘Drag Race Italia’ host Priscilla”. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ “RuPaul’s Drag Race Italia: Tommaso Zorzi, Chiara Francini e Priscilla in giuria”. La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b “Ciao Italia”. Drag Race Italia. Season 1. Episode 1. November 19, 2021. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Divas”. Drag Race Italia. Season 1. Episode 2. November 27, 2021. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Carrà : The Rusical“. Drag Race Italia. Season 1. Episode 3. December 4, 2021. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Snatch Game“. Drag Race Italia. Season 1. Episode 4. December 8, 2021. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Long Live the Drag Bride!”. Drag Race Italia. Season 1. Episode 5. November 19, 2021. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b “Grand Finale”. Drag Race Italia. Season 1. Episode 6. November 19, 2021. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
