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| Network: | Discovery+ (Italy) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
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.
| Age | Hometown | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elecktra Bionic | 27 | Turin, Piedmont | |||
| Farida Kant | 33 | Lecce, Apulia | nowrap rowspan="2" | ||
| Le Riche | 35 | Palermo, Sicily | |||
| nowrap scope="row" | Luquisha Lubamba | 33 | nowrap | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | 4th place |
| Ava Hangar | 36 | Carbonia, Sardinia | 5th place | ||
| Divinity | 27 | Naples, Campania | 6th place | ||
| Enorma Jean | 46 | Milan, Lombardy | Disqualified | ||
| Ivana Vamp | 32 | Arezzo, Tuscany | 8th place | ||
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divinity | vs. | nowrap | Luquisha Lubamba | "" (Cristina D'Avena) | None |
| 2 | nowrap | Ivana Vamp | vs. | Le Riche | "" (Viola Valentino) | Ivana Vamp |
| 3 | Ava Hangar | vs. | Le Riche | nowrap | " (Spanish version)" (Raffaella Carrà) | None |
| 4 | Ava Hangar | vs. | Enorma Jean | "Champion" (RuPaul) | ||
| Ava Hangar | vs. | Divinity | "" (Donatella Rettore) | Divinity | ||
| 5 | Ava Hangar | vs. | Luquisha Lubamba | "" (Heather Parisi) | Ava Hangar | |
| Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | |||
| 6 | Elecktra Bionic vs. Farida Kant vs. Le Riche | "Non sono una signora" (Loredana Bertè) | nowrap bgcolor="#D4AF37" | Elecktra Bionic | ||
Listed in chronological order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 6
See also: List of Drag Race Italia episodes.