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The first season of '' Queen of the Universe'' is premiered on December 2, 2021, through streaming service Paramount+.
The winner of the first season of ''Queen of the Universe'' was
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Grag Queen
Grégory Crescencio da Silva Mohd, better known by their stage name Grag Queen, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, drag queen and actor. Grag Queen is most known for winning the first season of ''Queen of the Universe''. In July 2023, she was a ...
from Brazil, with Ada Vox
Ada Vox is the stage name of Adam Sanders (born May 17, 1993), an American drag queen, songwriter, and vocalist who competed on the sixteenth season of '' American Idol,'' She has been described as the first drag queen competitor'','' and was a ...
from the United States finishing as the runner-up.
Production
On February 24, 2021, Paramount Global and Paramount+ announced the international drag-singing competition ''Queen of the Universe'' from World of Wonder, the producers behind '' RuPaul’s Drag Race'', with cast members to be named later. On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Graham Norton would be hosting the series. The judges were announced on October 28, 2021, as being Leona Lewis, Michelle Visage, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Williams. The cast was announced on November 10, 2021, with a total of fourteen contestants, including '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' alumnaJujubee
Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus ''Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
Description
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, and ''The Switch Drag Race'' Season 2 winner Leona Winter
Leona Winter (previously known as Miss Leona) is the stage name of Rémy Solé, a French drag queen, best known for winning the second season of the Chilean reality show ''The Switch Drag Race'', the Chilean version of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.
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Contestants
''Names and cities stated are at time of filming.''
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Contestants progress
Legend:Performance shows
Round 1: This Is Me (December 2)
Queens were to impress the judges with their W.A.P. - ''What they were wearing, All-star Attitude and Performances'' during these two-part premiere episodes. At the end of this round, six contestants were eliminated by the judges.Round 2: Turn Back Time (December 9)
La Voix was initially eliminated in the previous round but was brought back by the judges. At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved six Queens, leaving one of the bottom three Queens eliminated by the judges.Round 3: Duets (December 16)
Queens paired themselves up and wrote an original song based on four categories. At the end of this round, the audience saved two pairs of Queens and eliminated one pair. The remaining pair must perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen.Round 4: Bad Girls (December 23)
At the end of the semi-finals round, the audience sends two Queens to the finals, while the judges save one of the remaining Queens.Round 5: Holi-Gay Finale (December 30)
The final three Queens perform two songs, and one Queen takes home the top prize of $250,000 and the title of Queen of the Universe.Episodes
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References
{{reflist Queen of the Universe 2021 American television seasons 2021 in LGBT history