The first season of ''

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'' premiered on June 25, 2022. The cast was announced on June 2, 2022. The winner of the first season of ''Drag Race France'' was Paloma, with La Grande Dame and

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as runners-up. Casting occurred in end 2021 with production starting in early 2022. On March 4, 2022, it was announced that the judges panel will include RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 contestant

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, TV host and columnist Daphné Bürki and DJ and dancer

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. The season consisted of eight one-hour episodes.

Contestants

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

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend: Notes:

Guest judges

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, fashion designer *

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and

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, singer, actress and TV host *, fashion designer *, journalist and ''

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s managing editor * Bilal Hassani, singer-songwriter and

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finalist *

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, singer *

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, dancer and choreographer *, fashion designer * Yseult, singer-songwriter and model *Raya Martigny, model *, fashion journalist and documentary filmmaker *

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, fashion designer and creative director of Balmain *Nicolas Huchard, choreographer

Special guests

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

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, actress and comedian *Anthonin Fabre, YouTuber

Episodes

References

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