Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1

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Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
Season 1
Canada's Drag Race- Canada vs. the World poster.png
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes
Judges
No. of contestants9
Winner Ra'Jah O'Hara
Runner-up Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Miss Congeniality Anita Wigl'it
No. of episodes6
Release
Original network Crave (Canada)
BBC Three (United Kingdom)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original releaseNovember 18 (2022-11-18) –
December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23)

The first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World premiered on November 18, 2022. Brooke Lynn Hytes acts as both the host and main judge, with Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor as supporting judges. [1] [2]

Contents

The contestants for the season were announced on October 17, 2022. [2]

The winner of the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World was Ra’Jah O’Hara, with Silky Nutmeg Ganache as the runner-up. [3] As the winner of the season, Ra’Jah won a cash prize of $100,000 and earned the title "Queen of the Motherpucking World". [3]

On January 11, 2023, it was officially announced through the social media channels of Canada's Drag Race that Anita Wigl'it had won the title of Miss Congeniality. [4]

Contestants

The winner, Ra'Jah O'Hara. DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -23 (cropped).jpg
The winner, Ra'Jah O'Hara.

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

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1 and their backgrounds
ContestantAgeHometownOriginal season(s)Original placement(s)Outcome
Ra'Jah O'Hara [lower-alpha 1] 36 Dallas, United States US season 11 9th placeWinner
All Stars 6 Runner-up
Silky Nutmeg Ganache 31 Chicago, United StatesUS season 113rd placeRunner-up
All Stars 611th place
Rita Baga 34 Montreal, Canada Canada season 1 Runner-up3rd place
Victoria Scone 29 Cardiff, United Kingdom UK series 3 10th place [lower-alpha 2]
Vanity Milan 30 South London, United KingdomUK series 34th place5th place
Icesis Couture 35 Ottawa, Canada Canada season 2 Winner6th place [lower-alpha 3]
Anita Wigl'it 32 Auckland, New Zealand Down Under season 1 8th place7th place [lower-alpha 4]
Stephanie Prince 24 Calgary, CanadaCanada season 210th place8th place
Kendall Gender 31 Vancouver, CanadaCanada season 2Runner-up9th place
Notes
  1. ↑ Ra'Jah Davenport O'Hara is referred to as Ra'Jah O'Hara on the show.
  2. ↑ Victoria Scone was forced to withdraw from UK series 3 after injuring her knee.
  3. ↑ Icesis Couture quit the competition prior to the main challenge.
  4. ↑ Anita Wigl'it was voted Miss Congeniality on the official Canada's Drag Race Instagram page after the show aired.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Ra'Jah O'Hara won Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1.
  Silky Nutmeg Ganache was the runner-up.
  Anita Wigl'it was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) after the show aired.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge and the Lip Sync for the World.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant won the challenge, but lost the Lip Sync for the World.
  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.
  QUIT indicates that Icesis Couture quit the competition.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
ContestantEpisode
1 [5] 2 [6] 3 [7] 4 [8] 5 [9] 6 [10]
Ra'Jah O'HaraSAFETOP2SAFEBTMSAFEWinner
Silky Nutmeg GanacheSAFESAFEWINTOP2BTMRunner-up
Rita BagaTOP2SAFEBTMSAFEWINEliminated
Victoria SconeSAFESAFETOP2WINTOP2Eliminated
Vanity MilanWINSAFESAFEBTMELIMGuest
Icesis CoutureSAFEWINSAFEQUITGuest
Anita Wigl'itSAFEBTMELIMMiss C
Stephanie PrinceBTMELIMGuest
Kendall GenderELIMGuest

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 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.
EpisodeContestants
(Elimination)		SongWinnerBottomEliminated
1 [5] Rita Baga
(Kendall)		vs.Vanity Milan
(Kendall)		"Brand New Bitch"
(Anjulie)		Vanity MilanKendall, StephanieKendall Gender
2 [6] Icesis Couture
(Stephanie)		vs.Ra'Jah O'Hara
(Stephanie)		"Sk8er Boi"
(Avril Lavigne)		Icesis CoutureAnita, StephanieStephanie Prince
3 [7] Silky Nutmeg Ganache
(Anita)		vs.Victoria Scone
(Anita)		"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (Hex Hector Dance Mix)"
(Deborah Cox)		Silky Nutmeg GanacheAnita, RitaAnita Wigl'it
4 [8] Silky Nutmeg Ganache
(Vanity)		vs.Victoria Scone
(Vanity)		"Your Daddy Don't Know"
(Toronto)		Victoria SconeRa'Jah, VanityNone
5 [9] Rita Baga
(Vanity)		vs.Victoria Scone
(Vanity)		"Freak"
(Estelle ft. Kardinal Offishall)		Rita BagaSilky, VanityVanity Milan
EpisodeFinal contestantsSongWinner
6 [10] Ra'Jah O'Haravs.Victoria Scone"Do It"
(Nelly Furtado ft. Missy Elliott)		Ra'Jah O'Hara
Rita Bagavs.Silky Nutmeg Ganache"Broken Bones"
(Love Inc.)		Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Ra'Jah O'Haravs.Silky Nutmeg Ganache"River Deep, Mountain High"
(Celine Dion)		Ra'Jah O'Hara

Guest judges

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 2:

Episode 6:

Episodes

June 09, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 10:05 am. "'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' to unite global queens". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • 1 2 October 17, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 12:00 pm. "See the 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' cast of international all-stars". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • 1 2 December 23, Joey Nolfi; EST, 2022 at 10:30 pm. "'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' crowns a winner". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ↑ Canada's Drag Race on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  • 1 2 "Bonjour, Hi!". Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. Season 1. Episode 1. November 18, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  • 1 2 "Snatch Summit". Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. Season 1. Episode 2. November 25, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  • 1 2 "The Weather Ball". Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. Season 1. Episode 3. December 2, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  • 1 2 "Comedy Queens". Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. Season 1. Episode 4. December 9, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  • 1 2 "Spy Queens". Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. Season 1. Episode 5. December 16, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  • 1 2 "Grand Finale". Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. Season 1. Episode 6. December 23, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Nolfi, Joey (November 8, 2022). "Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World trailer unveils guest judges, including an appearance from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  • ↑ Wratten, Marcus (November 8, 2022). "Justin Trudeau becomes the first world leader to sashay onto Drag Race in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World". PinkNews . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  • ↑ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "CSAs ’24: Crave, APTN lumi’s Little Bird leads TV nominations". Playback , March 6, 2024.
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    season    		TitleOriginal air date
    1"Bonjour, Hi"November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)

    Nine queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. Brooke Lynn Hytes informs them that for the main challenge, the queens must be in groups of three and perform an original song: Bonjour, Hi.

    • Team Touché: Anita Wigl'it, Rita Baga and Victoria Scone.
    • Team Maple She'rups: Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender and Stephanie Prince.
    • Team SRV: Ra'Jah O'Hara, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Vanity Milan.

    On the runway, category is Queen of the World. Ra'Jah O'Hara, Rita Baga and Vanity Milan receive positive critiques with Rita Baga and Vanity Milan being announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Anita Wigl'it, Kendall Gender and Stephanie Prince receive negative critiques with Anita Wigl'it being saved from the bottom. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Brand New Bitch" by Anjulie. Vanity Milan wins the lip-sync and eliminates Kendall Gender.

    • Guest Judge: Anjulie
    • Main Challenge: Performing an original song in groups of three
    • Runway Theme: Queen of the World
    • Challenge Winners: Rita Baga and Vanity Milan
    • Lip-Sync Song: "Brand New Bitch" by Anjulie
    • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Vanity Milan
    • Bottom Two: Kendall Gender and Stephanie Prince
    • Eliminated: Kendall Gender
    • Farewell Message: "It was an honour to compete with the best of the best!! To my Canadian sisters, I LOVE U! Stephanie, you deserve a chance to shine. ♡ Kendall"
    2"Snatch Summit"November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25)

    The queens enter the Workroom and it is revealed that Rita Baga would have sent Kendall Gender home. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play Reading is Fundamental and read each other to filth with Anita Wigl'it winning the mini-challenge. For the maxi-challenge, the queens must impersonate celebrities in the Snatch Summit.

    Before the runway, the queens receive a special visit from the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. On the runway, category is Celestial Bodies. Icesis Couture and Ra'Jah O'Hara receive positive critiques and are announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Anita Wigl'it, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Stephanie Prince and Victoria Scone receive negative critiques with Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone being saved from the bottom. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne. Icesis Couture wins the lip-sync and eliminates Stephanie Prince.

    • Guest Judges: Priyanka and Sarain Fox
    • Mini Challenge: Reading is fundamental
    • Mini Challenge Winner: Anita Wigl'it
    • Main Challenge: Impersonate celebrities in the Snatch Summit
    • Runway Theme: Celestial Bodies
    • Challenge Winners: Icesis Couture and Ra'Jah O'Hara
    • Lip-Sync Song: "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne
    • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Icesis Couture
    • Bottom Two: Anita Wigl'it and Stephanie Prince
    • Eliminated: Stephanie Prince
    • Farewell Message: "I look GOOOOD!! Good luck ya'll!! Love you!!!! Keep slaying!! – Steph. Good luck cleaning."
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