Glamazons vs. Champions

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"Glamazons vs. Champions"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 3
Presented by RuPaul
Original air dateFebruary 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
Guest judges
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"Glamazons vs. Champions" is the third episode of the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . It originally aired on February 13, 2012. Natalie Cole and Amber Riley are guest judges. Sharon Needles wins the episode's main challenge and The Princess is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync contest against DiDa Ritz.

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Episode

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Natalie Cole (left) and Amber Riley (right) are guest judges.

For this episode's mini-challenge, the contestants create hats with butterfly-shaped accessories for guest Piyah Martell. Jiggly Caliente, Kenya Michaels, and Phi Phi O'Hara win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants team up to produce and act in TV infomercials for RuPaul's Glamazon and Champion albums.

The contestants and songs for Team Champion are:

The contestants and songs for Team Glamazon are:

Natalie Cole and Amber Riley are guest judges. The runway category is "Platinum and Gold". Chad Michaels, Kenya Michaels, and Sharon Needles receive positive critiques, and Sharon Needles wins the challenge. DiDa Ritz, Madame LaQueer, and The Princess receive negative critiques, and Madame LaQueer is deemed safe. DiDa Ritz and The Princess place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to Cole's song "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)". DiDa Ritz wins the lip-sync and The Princess is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. [2]

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References

  1. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' week 2: Can Sharon Needles be stopped?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. "RuPaul's Drag Race: "Glamazons Vs. Champions"". The A.V. Club. February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2024.