| Drag Race Philippines | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | RuPaul's Drag Race |
| Directed by | Arnel Natividad |
| Presented by | Paolo Ballesteros |
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| Opening theme | RuPaul's Drag Race theme |
| Ending theme | "Rock It (To the Moon)" |
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| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Network | HBO Go (Philippines) WOW Presents Plus (Philippines and International) |
| Release | 17 August 2022 – present |
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Drag Race Philippines is a Philippine reality competition television series.[1] It is a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race. The series is produced by World of Wonder and Fullhouse Asia Production Studios.[2] The series airs on WOW Presents Plus, Discovery+, and HBO Go in the Philippines, Crave in Canada, and WOW Presents Plus in the rest of the world.[3]
Drag Race Philippines is the tenth international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, and French versions. It has been followed by Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and German iterations.
The series premiered on 17 August 2022. Twelve drag queens competed for the title of "Philippines' First Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of ONE/SIZE Beauty Cosmetics by Patrick Starrr, with a cash prize of ₱3,000,000, powered by Kumu.[4] Precious Paula Nicole won the first season with Marina Summers as runner-up. Lady Morgana was named Miss Congeniality. A second season, announced on 19 October 2022, premiered on 2 August 2023. Captivating Katkat won the second season, with Arizona Brandy as the runner-up and Hana Beshie named Miss Congeniality. Third season, announced on 17 October 2023, premiered on 7 August 2024.
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- ^ "Rundown: 'Drag Race PH,' '90 Day Fiancé,' 'Sing Again' among entertainment slate of discovery+ streaming service". Interaksyon. 14 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Sim, Bernardo (27 July 2022). "Meet the 12 Queens Competing on 'Drag Race Philippines'". Out. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.