The first season of Academia de Drags debuted on YouTube at 8 p.m. every Monday between October 13, 2014 and December 8, 2014.[1] The judges include famous Brazilian drag queen Silvetty Montilla, designer Alexandre Herchcovitch and the makeup artist Elisha Cabral.[2]
| Academia de Drags | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Starring | Silvetty Montilla |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original release | October 13 – December 8, 2014 |
The season had seven episodes and featured eight participants who showed their dance skills, characterization, talent, humor and drag personality. Gysella Popovick was the winner of the season and was awarded with an international trip for two, a real wig from Lully Hair and a show produced by a club in São Paulo, and also being declared Brazil's most complete drag queen.[3] Yasmin Carraroh was the runner-up, and Rita Von Hunty was elected by the public the "Miss Arrasa Bixa," a Brazilian variation of Miss Congeniality.
The public reception was very positive, so in late 2014 the show was renewed for a second season.[4]
Classes
edit| Episode | Debut date | Class | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 13, 2014 | Fashion and Runway | Alexandre Herchcovitch |
| 2 | October 20, 2014 | Makeup and Characterization | Eliseu Cabral |
| 3 | October 27, 2014 | Humor | Grace Gianoukas |
| 4 | November 3, 2014 | Interpretation | Titi Muller and Luis Vaz |
| 5 | November 10, 2014 | Dance | Jairo Azevedo and Alexia Twyster |
| 6 | November 17, 2014 | none | |
| 7 | December 8, 2014 | none | |
Contestants
edit(Ages at the time of contest)
| Contestant | Real name | Age | Hometown | Episode | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Gysella Popovick | Genival Alexandre | 23 | Recife - PE | APV | WIN | APV | APV | APV | APV | WINNER |
| Yasmin Carraroh | Paulo Sergio Viana | 23 | Dourados – MS | APV | APV | WIN | WIN | BTM2 | APV | RUNNER-UP |
| Lavynia Storm | Ramon de Mattos | 25 | Cascavel - PR | APV | APV | APV | BTM2 | APV | FAILED | |
| Xantara Thompson | Breno Tavares | 25 | Brasília – DF | WIN | APV | APV | APV | WIN | FAILED | |
| Rita Von Hunty | Guilherme Terreri | 22 | São Paulo - SP | BTM2 | APV | APV | APV | FAILED | Miss Arrasa Bixa | |
| Musa | Flávio Ramos | 23 | São Paulo - SP | APV | BTM2 | BTM2 | FAILED | |||
| Laurie Blue | Natan | 22 | Brasília – DF | BTM2 | APV | FAILED | ||||
| Hidra Von Carter | Artur Viana | 23 | São Paulo - SP | APV | FAILED | |||||
- The participant was the winner of Academia de Drags.
- The participant was the runner-up.
- The participant placed third.
- The participant was considered the best in the final test and was the winner of the week.
- The participant was not the winner of the final test, but was on the winning team.
- The participant had to retake the test (was in the bottom two), but neither one was eliminated.
- The participant had to retake the test (was in the bottom two), but was not eliminated.
- The participant was one of the worst, had to retake the test (was in the bottom two), and failed the final test (was eliminated).
- The participant was voted Miss Arrasa Bixa (Miss Congeniality) by the audience.
- The participant was approved and advanced to the final, but had to lipsync.
Notes
edit- Episode 04 - Yasmin Carraroh became the first participant in the show's history to win two consecutive challenges.
- Episode 04 - Musa became the first and only participant in the show's history to retake the test three times.
- Episode 07 - Gysella Popovick became the first participant in the show's history to reach the final without having to retake the test.
Lipsync Battles
edit| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rita Von Hunty | vs. | Laurie Blue | Brand New Day (Lorena Simpson) |
None |
| 2 | Musa | vs. | Hidra Von Carter | Brand New Day (Lorena Simpson) |
Hidra Von Carter |
| 3 | Musa | vs. | Laurie Blue | Acabou (Nicky Valentine) |
Laurie Blue |
| 4 | Musa | vs. | Lavynia Storm | Cha Cha Boom (Breno Barrteo com Nicky Valentine) |
Musa |
| 5 | Yasmin Carraroh | vs. | Rita Von Hunty | Kiss Kiss Goodbye (Nicky Valentine com Tommy Love) Can't Stop Loving You (Lorena Simpson) |
Rita Von Hunty |
| 6 | All the remaining contestants: Gysella Popovick vs. Xantara Thompson Yasmin Carraroh vs. Lavynia Storm |
My Samba (Nicky Valentine com Breno Barrteo) Pisces (Tommy Love com Natalia Damini) |
Xantara Thompson Lavynia Storm | ||
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after the final lipsync of the season.
References
edit- ^ Barg, Danielle (3 October 2014). "Novo programa de drag queens traz Herchcovitch no júri" (in Portuguese). temporadaemserie.com.br. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Penteado, Nathália (7 October 2014). "ACADEMIA DE DRAGS" ESTREIA NO YOUTUBE" (in Portuguese). revista lofficiel. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Campeã da 'Academia das Drags', Gysella Popovick dá suas dicas para um Dubsmash perfeito" (in Portuguese). TV Globo. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Calvacante, Artur (17 November 2014). "Academia de Drags Reality aos moldes de 'Rupaul's Drag Race' garante 2ª temporada" (in Portuguese). temporadaemserie.com.br. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 6 July 2015.