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This is an overview of Season 1 of Drag Race France.
Welcome to our overview of Drag Race France Season 1. In this entry we will be breaking down the season by focusing on the ten contestants that competed in order of last place to winner. As well as concluding with my overall thoughts on the season. This entry contains spoilers to Drag Race France Season 1 so I recommend checking that out before continuing with this entry. In this entry we will also be switching between English and French since it gives me the opportunity to practice my French and it only feels fitting being that this is the first Season of Drag Race France. The majority of this entry will be in English but I will be numbering the placements and saying what I like about each contestant in French. So if you speak French please forgive me if I get any pronunciations wrong and let me know how to improve in the future. With that said let’s get into…
Les concurrents
A quick note to mention, two of these contestants technically share a certain rank as they went home at the same time but for the purposes of this entry I will be looking into their overall amount of wins to determine where we talk about them… without further ado let’s get into the contestants.
(10th) dixième place
La Kahena
La Kahena was the first eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 10th place overall. During her time on the season she won no Mini or Maxi challenges. Comme toujours, il est difficile de dire ce que je pense de La Kahena car elle est la première éliminée, mais c’est une reine forte et mérite plus d’attention à l’avenir.
(9th) neuvième place
Lova Ladiva
Lova Ladiva was the second eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 9th place overall. During her time on the season she won no Mini or Maxi challenges. Encore une fois, je ne peux pas dire grand-chose sur Lova Ladiva à part l’admirer comme l’icône qu’elle est. Elle partage un anniversaire avec moi, donc elle obtient des points brownie pour ça.
(8th) huitième place
La Briochée
La Briochée was the third eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 8th place overall. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 3. La Briochée was the only Trans Woman on the season and the first Trans Woman to compete for Drag Race France. J’admire tellement La Briochee. Avec Drag si inspirant et un goût comique incroyable. J’aurais aimé qu’elle soit allée plus loin et j’espère la voir sur All Stars un jour.
(7th) septième place
Kam Hugh
Kam Hugh was the fourth eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 7th place overall. During her time on the season she won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 3 the Ball challenge. Kam Hugh avait certains des meilleurs looks de la saison, il n’est pas étonnant qu’elle ait remporté The Ball. C’était décevant de ne pas la voir se rendre à la finale, mais je suis sûr que nous ne l’avons pas encore vue en dernier.
(6th) sixième place
Elips
Elips was the fifth eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 6th place overall. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 3. Elips was named Miss Sympathie (Miss Congeniality) of the season by her fellow castmates. Elips était l’un de mes favoris pour remporter la saison. J’ai adoré l’énergie qu’elle a apportée et j’aimerais la voir dans All Stars ou dans une saison de Vs The World.
(5th) cinquième place
La Big Bertha
La Big Bertha was the sixth eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 5th place overall. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 4. Soyons honnêtes, La Big Bertha n’était pas la candidate la plus fashion, mais cela n’avait pas d’importance. Elle était trop amusante à regarder et a donné l’un des meilleurs Lipsyncs de l’histoire de Drag Race. Je suis sûr que nous n’avons pas encore vu le dernier d’elle.
(4th) quatrième place
Lolita Banana
Lolita Banana was the seventh eliminated contestant on Season 1 of Drag Race France placing her in 4th place overall. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 1. Je ne ressentais pas autant de lien avec Lolita Banana qu’avec d’autres concurrents, mais c’était incroyable de la voir grandir en tant que personne et de la voir à son plus vulnérable, c’était une expérience si spéciale. Je peux la voir aller loin dans une saison España Vs The World.
(3rd) troisième place
La Grande Dame
La Grande Dame was one of two runner-ups on Season 1 of Drag Race France, but for the sake of this list we will be placing her in 3rd Place since she has less Maxi Challenge wins than the contestant in 2nd. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 2 and won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 4 The Snatch Game. La Grand Dame a vraiment grandi sur moi au cours de la saison, elle avait un grand sens de la mode et de la comédie aussi. Il ne fait aucun doute dans mon esprit qu’elle sera invitée à revenir pour une saison All Stars à un moment donné dans le futur.
(2nd) la deuxième place
Soa de Muse
Soa de Muse was one of two runner-ups on Season 1 of Drag Race France, but for the sake of this list we will be placing her in 2nd Place since she has more Maxi Challenge wins than the contestant in 3rd. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 6 and won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 1 and 5 the Talent Show and Girl Groups Challenges. Soa de Muse is the only Nonbinary Contestant and the first Nonbinary contestant on Drag Race France. Soa de Muse était l’une de mes concurrentes préférées depuis le début de la saison. Elle avait tellement d’énergie et de charisme et sa mode était à tomber par terre. Si elle ne revient pas pour All Stars, je veux savoir pourquoi.
et le gagnant est…
Paloma
Paloma is the first winner of Drag Race France winning Season 1 of Drag Race France. During her time on the season she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 6 and won 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2 and 6 the Acting and Advert Challenges. Paloma Is the first Francophone to win in the history of the franchise. Paloma a connu une solide course cette saison et sa victoire semble si juste. Elle a rendu son pays si fier et j’ai hâte de voir où sa couronne la mènera à l’avenir.
Overall I liked Drag Race France, it wasn’t my favourite international franchise I have to admit, but that was more to do with not understanding a lot of the references over the contestants themselves. It was a very strong cast and I can see them all going places in the future. I loved their inclusion of Drag Kings even if it was for one episode. I like Nicky Doll as the head judge and I’m enjoying this trend of previously competing competitors coming back to judge their own spin-offs no matter where they placed on the show. Nicky was a great fit for the role and she played it excellently. I look forward to seeing what season 2 of this franchise brings. The next entries in this series we will be making will be for Canada’s Drag Race Season 3, RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2, and RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 2. For now I wish you bore da, prynhawn da, noswaith dda, or nos da wherever you are in the world byeee.
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