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]

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

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

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:

Precious Paula Nicole won Drag Race Philippines season 1.

Marina Summers was the runner-up.

Lady Morgana 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 had to lip sync.

ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.

Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.

Lip syncs

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 won the first round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and advanced to the second.

The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

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

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.