# Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1

The first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World premiered on November 18, 2022. Brooke Lynn Hytes acts as both the host and main judge, with Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor as supporting judges.
The contestants for the season were announced on October 17, 2022.
The winner of the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World was Ra’Jah O’Hara, with Silky Nutmeg Ganache as the runner-up. As the winner of the season, Ra’Jah won a cash prize of $100,000 and earned the title "Queen of the Motherpucking World".
On January 11, 2023, it was officially announced through the social media channels of Canada's Drag Race that Anita Wigl'it had won the title of Miss Congeniality.

## Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestants of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1 and their backgrounds :
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) | Original placement(s) | Outcome |
| Ra'Jah O'Hara | 36 | Dallas, United States | US season 11 | 9th place | Winner |
| Ra'Jah O'Hara | 36 | Dallas, United States | All Stars 6 | Runner-up | Winner |
| Silky Nutmeg Ganache | 31 | Chicago, United States | US season 11 | 3rd place | Runner-up |
| Silky Nutmeg Ganache | 31 | Chicago, United States | All Stars 6 | 11th place | Runner-up |
| Rita Baga | 34 | Montreal, Canada | Canada season 1 | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| Victoria Scone | 29 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | UK series 3 | 10th place | 3rd place |
| Vanity Milan | 30 | South London, United Kingdom | UK series 3 | 4th place | 5th place |
| Icesis Couture | 35 | Ottawa, Canada | Canada season 2 | Winner | 6th place |
| Anita Wigl'it | 32 | Auckland, New Zealand | Down Under season 1 | 8th place | 7th place |
| Stephanie Prince | 24 | Calgary, Canada | Canada season 2 | 10th place | 8th place |
| Kendall Gender | 31 | Vancouver, Canada | Canada season 2 | Runner-up | 9th place |

### Notes

* ↑ Ra'Jah Davenport O'Hara is referred to as Ra'Jah O'Hara on the show.
* ↑ Victoria Scone was forced to withdraw from UK series 3 after injuring her knee.
* ↑ Icesis Couture quit the competition prior to the main challenge.
* ↑ Anita Wigl'it was voted Miss Congeniality on the official Canada's Drag Race Instagram page after the show aired.

## Contestant progress

Legend:
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode :
| Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ra'Jah O'Hara | SAFE | TOP2 | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | Winner |
| Silky Nutmeg Ganache | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | TOP2 | BTM | Runner-up |
| Rita Baga | TOP2 | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | Eliminated |
| Victoria Scone | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | WIN | TOP2 | Eliminated |
| Vanity Milan | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
| Icesis Couture | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | QUIT | | Guest |
| Anita Wigl'it | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | | | Miss C |
| Stephanie Prince | BTM | ELIM | | | | Guest |
| Kendall Gender | ELIM | | | | | Guest |

## Lip syncs

Legend:
| Episode | Contestants (Elimination) | Contestants (Elimination) | Contestants (Elimination) | Song | Winner | Bottom | Eliminated |
| 1 | Rita Baga (Kendall) | vs. | Vanity Milan (Kendall) | "Brand New Bitch" (Anjulie) | Vanity Milan | Kendall, Stephanie | Kendall Gender |
| 2 | Icesis Couture (Stephanie) | vs. | Ra'Jah O'Hara (Stephanie) | "Sk8er Boi" (Avril Lavigne) | Icesis Couture | Anita, Stephanie | Stephanie Prince |
| 3 | Silky Nutmeg Ganache (Anita) | vs. | Victoria Scone (Anita) | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (Hex Hector Dance Mix)" (Deborah Cox) | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | Anita, Rita | Anita Wigl'it |
| 4 | Silky Nutmeg Ganache (Vanity) | vs. | Victoria Scone (Vanity) | "Your Daddy Don't Know" (Toronto) | Victoria Scone | Ra'Jah, Vanity | None |
| 5 | Rita Baga (Vanity) | vs. | Victoria Scone (Vanity) | "Freak" (Estelle ft. Kardinal Offishall) | Rita Baga | Silky, Vanity | Vanity Milan |
| Episode | Final contestants | Final contestants | Final contestants | Song | Winner | Winner | Winner |
| 6 | Ra'Jah O'Hara | vs. | Victoria Scone | "Do It" (Nelly Furtado ft. Missy Elliott) | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Ra'Jah O'Hara |
| 6 | Rita Baga | vs. | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | "Broken Bones" (Love Inc.) | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | Silky Nutmeg Ganache |
| 6 | Ra'Jah O'Hara | vs. | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | "River Deep, Mountain High" (Celine Dion) | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Ra'Jah O'Hara |

## Guest judges

* Anjulie, singer
* Sarain Fox, activist
* Priyanka, winner of Canada's Drag Race season 1
* Jeanne Beker, television personality
* Hollywood Jade, dancer and choreographer
* Gary Janetti, actor and husband of Brad Goreski
* Joe Zee, fashion stylist
* Monét X Change, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race season 10, winner of All Stars 4, and runner-up on All Stars 7

### Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 2:
* Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Episode 6:
* Aleksandar Antonijevic, photographer

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Bonjour, Hi" | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) |
| Nine queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. Brooke Lynn Hytes informs them that for the main challenge, the queens must be in groups of three and perform an original song: Bonjour, Hi. Team Touché: Anita Wigl'it, Rita Baga and Victoria Scone. Team Maple She'rups: Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender and Stephanie Prince. Team SRV: Ra'Jah O'Hara, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Vanity Milan. On the runway, category is Queen of the World. Ra'Jah O'Hara, Rita Baga and Vanity Milan receive positive critiques with Rita Baga and Vanity Milan being announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Anita Wigl'it, Kendall Gender and Stephanie Prince receive negative critiques with Anita Wigl'it being saved from the bottom. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Brand New Bitch" by Anjulie. Vanity Milan wins the lip-sync and eliminates Kendall Gender. Guest Judge: Anjulie Main Challenge: Performing an original song in groups of three Runway Theme: Queen of the World Challenge Winners: Rita Baga and Vanity Milan Lip-Sync Song: "Brand New Bitch" by Anjulie Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Vanity Milan Bottom Two: Kendall Gender and Stephanie Prince Eliminated: Kendall Gender Farewell Message: "It was an honour to compete with the best of the best!! To my Canadian sisters, I LOVE U! Stephanie, you deserve a chance to shine. ♡ Kendall" ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Snatch Summit" | November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25) |
| The queens enter the Workroom and it is revealed that Rita Baga would have sent Kendall Gender home. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play Reading is Fundamental and read each other to filth with Anita Wigl'it winning the mini-challenge. For the maxi-challenge, the queens must impersonate celebrities in the Snatch Summit. Anita Wigl'it as Adele Icesis Couture as Donatella Versace Ra'Jah O'Hara as Big Freedia Rita Baga as Guilda Silky Nutmeg Ganache as Lizzo Stephanie Prince as Cardi B Vanity Milan as Spice Victoria Scone as Kim Woodburn Before the runway, the queens receive a special visit from the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. On the runway, category is Celestial Bodies. Icesis Couture and Ra'Jah O'Hara receive positive critiques and are announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Anita Wigl'it, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Stephanie Prince and Victoria Scone receive negative critiques with Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone being saved from the bottom. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne. Icesis Couture wins the lip-sync and eliminates Stephanie Prince. Guest Judges: Priyanka and Sarain Fox Mini Challenge: Reading is fundamental Mini Challenge Winner: Anita Wigl'it Main Challenge: Impersonate celebrities in the Snatch Summit Runway Theme: Celestial Bodies Challenge Winners: Icesis Couture and Ra'Jah O'Hara Lip-Sync Song: "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Icesis Couture Bottom Two: Anita Wigl'it and Stephanie Prince Eliminated: Stephanie Prince Farewell Message: "I look GOOOOD!! Good luck ya'll!! Love you!!!! Keep slaying!! – Steph. Good luck cleaning." ||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Weather Ball" | December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) |
| The queens enter the Workroom and it is revealed that Ra'Jah O'Hara would have sent Stephanie Prince home. For this week's maxi-challenge, the queens must show three looks for the Weather Ball: Air Body Lace, Arctic Foxy Lady and Caught in the Rain Couture. The latter look must be constructed in the Workroom using unconventional materials. On the runway, Ra'Jah O'Hara and Icesis Couture are announced as safe. Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone receive positive critiques and are announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Anita Wigl'it, Rita Baga and Vanity Milan receive negative critiques with Vanity Milan being saved from the bottom. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (Dance Mix)" by Deborah Cox and Hex Hector. Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the lip-sync and eliminates Anita Wigl'it. Guest Judges: Hollywood Jade and Jeanne Beker Main Challenge: The Weather Ball Runway Theme: Air Body Lace, Arctic Foxy Lady and Caught in the Rain Couture Challenge Winners: Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone Lip-Sync Song: "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (Dance Mix)" by Deborah Cox and Hex Hector Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Silky Nutmeg Ganache Bottom Two: Anita Wigl'it and Rita Baga Eliminated: Anita Wigl'it Farewell Message: "To my queens, you can visit Down Under anytime. Come and go as you please, but know that you will always have a place in my heart. With love, Anita xxx" ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Comedy Queens" | December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09) |
| The queens enter the Workroom and it is revealed that Victoria Scone would have sent Anita Wigl'it home. For this week's mini challenge, the queens must record personalized Cameo-style videos. Ra'Jah O'Hara wins the mini challenge and gets to assign the performance order in the main challenge. For the main challenge the queens must write and perform a comedy routine. Prior to the main challenge Icesis Couture informs the other queens that she will be leaving the competition due to mental health issues. On the runway, category is Plaid Girls Club. Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone receive positive critiques and are again announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Rita Baga receives mixed critiques and is declared safe. Ra'Jah O'Hara and Vanity Milan receive negative critiques and are declared the bottoms of the week. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto. Victoria Scone wins the lip-sync but before she can reveal her lipstick it is announced that no one will be eliminated this week. Guest Judge: Gary Janetti Mini Challenge: Record Cameo-style personalized messages Mini Challenge Winner: Ra'Jah O'Hara Quit: Icesis Couture Main Challenge: Write and perform a comedy routine Runway Theme: Plaid Girls Club Challenge Winners: Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone Lip-Sync Song: "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Victoria Scone Bottom Two: Ra'Jah O'Hara and Vanity Milan Eliminated: None ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Spy Queens" | December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16) |
| The queens enter the Workroom and it is revealed that Victoria Scone would have sent Vanity Milan home. Silky Nutmeg Ganache does not reveal her lipstick choice to the group but privately informs Vanity that she picked her as well. For this week's main challenge the queens must act in the spoof Spy Queens. As the winner of last week's lip-sync Victoria gets to assign the roles: Ra'Jah O'Hara as The Body Ody Ody, Rita Baga as The Mother of the House, Silky Nutmeg Ganache as The Lip Sync Assassin, Vanity Milan as The Look Queen, and Victoria Scone as The Reading Fundamentalist. On the runway, category is Y2Gay: 2000s Club Kids. Ra'jah O Hara, Rita Baga and Victoria Scone receive positive with Rita Baga and Victoria Scone are announced as the Top 2 queens of the week and Ra'Jah O'Hara is declared safe. Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Vanity Milan receive negative critiques leaving them as the bottoms of the week. The Top 2 queens lip-sync for the world to "Freak" by Estelle ft. Kardinal Offishall. Rita Baga wins the lip-sync and eliminates Vanity Milan. Guest Judge: Joe Zee Main Challenge: Act in the spoof Spy Queens Runway Theme: Y2Gay: 2000s Club Kids Challenge Winners: Rita Baga and Victoria Scone Lip-Sync Song: "Freak" by Estelle ft. Kardinal Offishall Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Rita Baga Bottom Two: Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Vanity Milan Eliminated: Vanity Milan Farewell Message: ”When I’m doubt Twerk it out! Love ya! Keep killing it Vanity” ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Grand Finale" | December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| The queens enter the Workroom and it is revealed that Victoria Scone again would have sent Vanity Milan home. The next day it is announced that the season will culminate in a lip-sync smackdown for the crown. The queens are then interviewed by guest judge Monét X Change, who also coaches them in a cosmic-themed photo shoot. On the runway, category is Coronation Eleganza Extravaganza. After the judges' final critiques and appearances by the eliminated queens the lip-sync smackdown begins. The first lip-sync is between Ra'Jah O'Hara and Victoria Scone. They lip-sync to "Do It" by Nelly Furtado ft. Missy Elliott. Ra'Jah O'Hara wins the lip-sync and Victoria Scone is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Rita Baga and Silky Nutmeg Ganache. They lip-sync to "Broken Bones" by Love Inc.. Silky Nutmeg Ganache wins the lip-sync and Rita Baga is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Ra'Jah O'Hara and Silky Nutmeg Ganache. They lip-sync to "River Deep – Mountain High" by Celine Dion. Following the lip-sync it is announced that Ra'Jah O'Hara is the winner, leaving Silky Nutmeg Ganache as the runner-up. Guest Judge: Monét X Change Runway Theme: Coronation Eleganza Extravaganza Final Four: Ra'Jah O'Hara, Rita Baga, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Victoria Scone Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Ra'Jah O'Hara vs. Victoria Scone Lip-Sync Song: "Do It" by Nelly Furtado ft. Missy Elliott Eliminated: Victoria Scone Lip-Sync Smackdown #2: Rita Baga vs. Silky Nutmeg Ganache Lip-Sync Song: "Broken Bones" by Love Inc. Eliminated: Rita Baga Lip-Sync Smackdown #3: Ra'Jah O'Hara vs. Silky Nutmeg Ganache Lip-Sync Song: "River Deep – Mountain High" by Celine Dion Runner-up: Silky Nutmeg Ganache Winner of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: Ra'Jah O'Hara ||||

## Awards

| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result |
| Canadian Cinema Editors Awards | May 2023 | Best Editing in Lifestyle/Competition/Reality | Jonathan Dowler, "Grand Finale" - Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | Trevor Boris, Michelle Mama, Yette Vandendam, Betty Orr, Laura Michalchyshyn, Michael Kot, Justin Stockman, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Spencer Fritz | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Host or presenter, factual or reality competition | Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, Traci Melchor | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Casting, non-fiction | Heather Muir | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Editing in a reality or competition program or series | Jonathan Dowler, "Grand Finale" | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Editing in a reality or competition program or series | Kyle Power, "Comedy Queens" | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Sound in a lifestyle, reality or entertainment program or series | John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Rob Taylor, Eric Leigh and Alastair Sims, "Bonjour Hi" | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Direction in a reality or competition program or series | Shelagh O'Brien, "Bonjour Hi" | Won |
| Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Writing in a lifestyle or reality/competition program or series | Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz and Kevin Hazlehurst, "Spy Queens" | Won |