The Switch Drag Race season 1

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The Switch Drag Race
Season 1
The Switch Drag Race.svg
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted byKarla Constant
Judges
No. of contestants17
Winner Luz Violeta
Runners-up
Mejor CompañeraJessica Parker
No. of episodes24
Release
Original network MEGA (Chile)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) 
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of The Switch Drag Race began airing on 8 October 2015 on the MEGA and WOW Presents Plus's WOW Presents Plus streaming service. It ran for twenty-four episodes.

The winner of first series of The Switch Drag Race was Luz Violeta, with Stephanie Fox and Luna di Mauri as the runner-up, and Jessica Parker being crowned first Mejor Compañera. [1]

Challenges

Each episode, with the guidance of the four celebrity coaches, the contestants compete in the following challenges;

Finale

The winner of The Switch receives a grand prize of CLP$10,000,000 (approximately USD$15,700) and a one-year supply of products and accessories from AnyHair, a Spanish company by way of Chile that specializes in hair extensions, wigs, and hairpieces. [2]

Contestants

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

Contestants of The Switch Drag Race season 1 and their backgrounds [3]
ContestantAgeHometownOutcome
Luz Violeta 28 Santiago, ChileWinner
Luna di Mauri48Santiago, ChileRunners-up
Stephanie Fox 33 Antofagasta, Chile
Sofía Camará 25 Entre Ríos, Argentina4th place [a]
Yoyi [b] 41Santiago, Chile5th place
Rubí [c] 28 Montevideo, Uruguay6th place [d]
Arianda Sodi 28Santiago, Chile7th place [e]
Laura Bell26Santiago, Chile8th place [f]
Fernanda Brown24Santiago, Chile9th place [g]
Jessica Parker24Antofagasta, Chile10th place [h]
Paulette Palmery38Antofagasta, Chile11th place
Nery Lefferti24Santiago, Chile12th place [i]
Yume Hime27Antofagasta, Chile13th place
Kristina Kox22Santiago, Chile14th place
Francisca Thompson21Santiago, Chile15th place
Elizabeth San Martín23Antofagasta, Chile16th place [j]
Álvaro Lynch50 Buenos Aires, Argentina17th place

Notes:

  1. Sofía Camará originally placed sixteenth before re-entering the competition.
  2. La Yoyi is referred to as Yoyi on the show.
  3. Rubí Blonde is referred to as Rubí on the show.
  4. Rubí originally placed fourteenth before re-entering the competition.
  5. Arianda Sodi originally placed tenth before re-entering the competition.
  6. Laura Bell originally placed ninth before re-entering the competition.
  7. Fernanda Brown was voted La Más Pretenciosa.
  8. Jessica Parker was voted Mejor Compañera.
  9. Nery Lefferti originally placed fifteenth before re-entering the competition.
  10. Elizabeth San Martín was voted La Peor Transformista.

Future Drag Race appearances

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Luz Violeta won The Switch Drag Race season 1.
  Luna di Mauri and Stephanie Fox were the runners-up.
  Jessica Parker was voted Mejor Compañera (MC).
  Fernanda Brown was voted La Más Pretenciosa (LMP).
  Elizabeth San Martín was voted La Peor Transformista (LPT).
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the immunity.
  ADV indicates that the contestant advanced to the finale.
  IN indicates that the contestant was chosen to re-enter the competition.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  NOM indicates that the contestant was nominated to compete in the next elimination duel.
  DUEL indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  OUT indicates that the contestant returned to win re-entry into the competition, but lost.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Contestants progress with placements in each episode
ContestantEpisode
1234567891011121314151617181920 [a] 21222324
Luz VioletaSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEDUELWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFEADVSAFESAFEWinner
Luna di MauriSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMRunner-up
Stephanie FoxWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINDUELSAFESAFEADVSAFERunner-up
Sofía CamaráNOMELIMINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINDUELSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEADVEliminated
YoyiSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFENOMEliminated
RubíSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Arianda SodiSAFEDUELWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMINSAFEWINSAFESAFEELIMGuest
Laura BellSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMDUELSAFESAFESAFEELIMINSAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Fernanda BrownSAFEWINSAFEWINWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEELIMLMP
Jessica ParkerNOMDUELWINSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEDUELSAFEELIMMC
Paulette PalmerySAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFEELIMGuest
Nery LeffertiSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMELIMGuest
Yume HimeSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFENOMDUELSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMWINGuest
Kristina KoxSAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNOMELIMOUTGuest
Francisca ThompsonSAFEELIMOUTGuest
Elizabeth San MartínSAFESAFENOMELIMOUTLPT
Álvaro LynchELIMGuest
Notes
  1. On episode 20, Yume Hime was called in to compete for Luna di Mauri while she was ill. Her win counts as Luna di Mauri's.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"Episode 1"October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
22"Episode 2"October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
33"Episode 3"October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)
44"Episode 4"October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
55"Episode 5"October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)
66"Episode 6"November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)
77"Episode 7"November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
88"Elimination"November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
99"Reloaded"November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)
1010"Drama Queen"November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
1111"Runway"November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)
1212"Comedy"November 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)
1313"Episode 13"November 26, 2015 (2015-11-26)
1414"Episode 14"November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)
1515"Episode 15"December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03)
1616"Episode 16"December 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)
1717"Episode 17"December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)
1818"Episode 18"December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)
1919"Episode 19"December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)
2020"Episode 20"December 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)
2121"First Semi-Final"December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)
2222"Second Semi-Final"January 3, 2016 (2016-01-03)
2323"Third Semi-Final"January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)
2424"Grand Final"January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)

References

  1. "Participantes de "The switch" muestran sus verdaderos rostros" [Participants of "The Switch" Show Their True Faces], Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish), September 7, 2015
  2. "¡Luz Violeta recibió su gran premio!" [Luz Receives Her Grand Prize!]. Mega.cl (in Spanish). January 18, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27.
  3. P. Reyes (August 20, 2015), "Estos son las participantes de The Switch: el estelar de Mega protagonizado por transformistas" [These are the Contestants of The Switch, the New Show on Mega Starring Drag Queens], La Tercera (in Spanish)