Drag Race Italia (season 2)

*Drag Race Italia*
Drag Race Italia
Season 2
	File:Drag Race Italia season 2 poster.png Promotional poster for season two
Hosted by	Priscilla
Judges	Priscilla; Tommaso Zorzi; Chiara Francini;
No. of contestants	10
Country of origin	Italy
No. of episodes	3
Release
Original network	Discovery+ (Italy); WOW Presents Plus (International);
Original release	20 October 2022
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 1
	List of episodes

The second season of Drag Race Italia premiered on 20 October 2022. The ten contestants were announced on 30 September 2022.^[1]^[2]

Discovery+ confirmed that the reality show opened a casting call for season two.^[3]^[4] On 29 September 2022, they showed a teaser confirming ten contestants with Italian drag performer Priscilla, actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi reconfirmed as judges.^[5]

Contestants

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

Contestants of *Drag Race Italia season 2* and their backgrounds
Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Aura Eternal	24	Palermo, Sicily	TBA
La Diamond	35	Riesi, Sicily
Gioffré	25	New York City, United States
Nehellenia	31	Rome, Lazio
Panthera Virus	29	Florence, Tuscany
La Petite Noire	31	Palermo, Sicily
Skandalove	33	Corato, Apulia
Obama^[a]	33	Rome, Lazio	8th place
Tanissa Yoncè	28	Catania, Sicily	9th place
Narciso	29	Frosinone, Lazio	10th place

^ Obama the Queen is referred to as Obama on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge in that episode.

SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges in that episode.

BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant had to lip sync in that episode.

ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.

Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant	Episode
Contestant	1^[6]	2^[7]	3^[8]	4
Aura Eternal	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	TBA
La Diamond	WIN	SAFE	WIN
Gioffré	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Nehellenia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Panthera Virus	BTM	SAFE	BTM
La Petite Noire	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Skandalove	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Obama	SAFE	BTM	ELIM
Tanissa Yoncè	SAFE	ELIM
Narciso	ELIM

Lip syncs

Legend:

The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1^[6]	Narciso	vs.	Panthera Virus	"La bambola" (Patty Pravo)	Narciso
2^[7]	Obama	vs.	Tanissa Yoncè	"Bagno a mezzanotte" (Elodie)	Tanissa Yoncè
3^[8]	Obama	vs.	Panthera Virus	"Down Down Down" (Lollipop)	Obama

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Patty Pravo, singer
Ludovico Tersigni, actor and television host
Nancy Brilli, actress
Sandra Milo, actress and television personality

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
7	1	"Little Italy"	20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
Ten Italian drag queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens will do a car wash photoshoot. Nehellenia wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must design an Italian art inspired look out of unconventional materials. On the runway, category is Little Italy. La Diamond and Obama receive positive critiques, with La Diamond winning the challenge. Aura Eternal, Narciso and Panthera Virus receive negative critiques, with Aura Eternal being safe. Narciso and Panthera Virus lip-sync to "La bambola" by Patty Pravo. Panthera Virus wins the lip-sync and Narciso sashays away. Guest Judges: Patty Pravo Mini-Challenge: Car Wash photoshoot Mini-Challenge Winner: Nehellenia Mini-Challenge Prize: A badge and a pair of earrings from PerLei Main Challenge: Design an Italian art inspired look out of unconventional materials Runway Theme: Little Italy Challenge Winner: La Diamond Main Challenge Prize: A sewing machine from Bernette Bottom Two: Narciso and Pathera Virus Lip Sync Song: "La bambola" by Patty Pravo Eliminated: Narciso Farewell Message: "Prendetevi sempre cura di voi, perché siete sempre quello che conta. Il resto è solamente un bla bla bla che non può scomparire nel vostro make-up. Narciso" (Always take care of yourself, because you are always what matters. The rest is just a blah blah blah that cannot disappear in your make-up. Narciso)
8	2	"Colorful Drag, Lucky Drag" "Drag colorata - Drag fortunata"	27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will play a game called Drag Comanda Color, in which each round, Tomasso says a color. The queens will then fish out a ball of that color from a ballpit. The last queen standing will win. Nehellenia wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will team up and act in the soap opera "Il segreto... mica poi tanto!!", a drag version of the Spanish soap opera El secreto de Puente Viejo. Team 1 consists of Aura Eternal, La Petite Noire, Nehellenia and Skandalove. Team 2 consists of Gioffrè, La Diamond, Obama, Panthera Virus and Tanissa Yoncè. On the runway, category is Prato Fiorito (Flowery Meadow). Aura Eternal and La Petite Noire receive positive critiques, with Aura Eternal winning the challenge. Gioffrè, Obama and Tanissa Yoncè receive negative critiques, with Gioffrè being safe. Obama and Tanissa Yoncè lip-sync to "Bagno a mezzanotte [it]" by Elodie. Obama wins the lip-sync and Tanissa Yoncè sashays away. Guest Judges: Ludovico Tersigni and Nancy Brilli Mini-Challenge: Drag Comanda Color: Each round, Tommaso says a color. The queens will then fish out a ball of that color from a ballpit Mini-Challenge Winner: Nehellenia Mini-Challenge Prize: A badge and a necklace from PerLei Main Challenge: In teams, act in the soap opera "Il segreto... mica poi tanto!!" Runway Theme: Prato Fiorito (Flowery Meadow) Challenge Winner: Aura Eternal Main Challenge Prize: TBA Bottom Two: Obama and Tanissa Yoncè Lip Sync Song: "Bagno a mezzanotte" by Elodie Eliminated: Tanissa Yoncè Farewell Message: TBA
9	3	"Snatch Game" "Snatch Game! Tutto può succedere"	3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other for the reading challenge. Nehellenia wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens participate in the Snatch Game. The cast consisted of: Aura Eternal as Pamela Prati La Diamond as Cristiano Malgioglio Gioffré as Pingu (credited as Pinguino) Nehellenia as Elenoire Ferruzzi Obama as Barbara D'Urso Panthera Virus as Asia Argento La Petite Noire as Chiara Ferragni Skandalove as Jill Cooper On the runway, category is Colpo di Sce...ma (Idiot... Plot Twist). La Diamond wins the challenge. Aura Eternal, Obama, Panthera Virus and La Petite Noire receive negative critiques, with Aura Eternal and La Petite Noire being safe. Obama and Panthera Virus lip-sync to "Down Down Down" by Lollipop. Panthera Virus wins the lip-sync and Obama sashays away. Guest Judges: Sandra Milo Mini-Challenge: Reading Is Fundamental Mini-Challenge Winner: Nehellenia Mini-Challenge Prize: A badge and a travel gift card from Eden Viaggi worth €500 Main Challenge: Impersonate a celebrity and compete in the Snatch Game Runway Theme: Colpo di Sec...ma (Idiot... Plot Twist) Challenge Winner: La Diamond Main Challenge Prize: TBA Bottom Two: Obama and Panthera Virus Lip Sync Song: "Down Down Down" by Lollipop Eliminated: Obama Farewell Message: TBA

References

^ "Ciao Giorgia, vieni a giocare con noi?". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
^ Adelino, Saulo (30 September 2022). "Elenco oficial de Drag Race Italia 2". Draglicious (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ Penzavalli, Alice (1 March 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi". AP Magazine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ Adelino, Saulo (8 September 2022). "Drag Race Italia é renovado para segunda temporada | Draglicious". Draglicious (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ Minacci, Fabiano (29 September 2022). "Drag Race Italia, il nuovo video promo svela l'identità delle 10 protagoniste". Biccy (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Little Italy". Drag Race Italia. Season 2. Episode 1. October 20, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
^ ^a ^b "Colorful Drag, Lucky Drag". Drag Race Italia. Season 2. Episode 2. October 27, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.
^ ^a ^b "Snatch Game". Drag Race Italia. Season 2. Episode 3. November 3, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.

[6] Obama the Queen is referred to as Obama on the show.

[1] "Ciao Giorgia, vieni a giocare con noi?". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-30.

[2] Adelino, Saulo (30 September 2022). "Elenco oficial de Drag Race Italia 2". Draglicious (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[renewal-3] Penzavalli, Alice (1 March 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi". AP Magazine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[4] Adelino, Saulo (8 September 2022). "Drag Race Italia é renovado para segunda temporada | Draglicious". Draglicious (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[5] Minacci, Fabiano (29 September 2022). "Drag Race Italia, il nuovo video promo svela l'identità delle 10 protagoniste". Biccy (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[episode1-7] "Little Italy". Drag Race Italia. Season 2. Episode 1. October 20, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode2-8] "Colorful Drag, Lucky Drag". Drag Race Italia. Season 2. Episode 2. October 27, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode3-9] "Snatch Game". Drag Race Italia. Season 2. Episode 3. November 3, 2022. Discovery+ / WOW Presents Plus.

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