Dani's Fashion Race Season 5

Gemma Nyne

Christian

Dani's Fashion Race is reality competition show featuring the most fierce queens battling it out to become the next fashion superstar. With a similar format to RuPaul's Drag Race each week the queens must battle through a Maxi challenge and runway, the worst 2 of the week then lip-sync for there life and one person is eliminated. This repeats week after week until a winner is crowned

Dani's Fashion Race Season 5 Was announced 28th June with a casting call, Casting opened the next day and closed 24 Hours later.

The season premiered on July 10, 2021 with the rest of episodes releasing each week with 7 in total.

For the fist timer ever this seasons grand finale was pre-filmed and premiered On 21st August. Darlianka was crowned as the winner of season 5 with Kandy being crowned Miss Congeniality by her fellow queens *(Esther and aqua did not appear at the grand finale)*

Contestants

Judges

Episodes

### **Episode 1: "Season 4 Ball"**

*Airdate: 10 July, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Recreate a look from both previous winners.
* **Runway Theme:** Gemma and Alysaa Realness
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Tiana Wintour
* **Bottom Two:** **Derek** & Nova
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Touch" by Little Mix ft. Nicki Minaj
* **Eliminated:** Derek

### **Episode 2: "Taylor Swift The Musical"**

*Airdate: 20 July, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Perform to an era of Taylor Swift.
* **Runway Theme: 80s Eleganza**
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Nova
* **Bottom Two:** **Esther** & Gabbi Paige
* **Lip Sync Song:** "22" by Taylor Swift
* **Eliminated:** Esther

### **Episode 3: "One Woman Show"**

*Airdate: 25 July, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Prepare a comedy routine and perform it live.
* **Runway Theme:** Black Wedding
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Kandy Khane
* **Bottom Two:** **Tiana Wintour** & Aqua
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Nice To Meet Ya" by Megan Trainor ft. Nicki Minaj
* **Eliminated:** Tiana Wintour

### **Episode 4: "Horror Trailers"**

*Airdate: 1 August, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Create a mock horror trailer.
* **Runway Theme:** Night at the Prom
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Lana Ja’Rae, Aqua Colour, Gabbi Paige
* **Bottom Two:** **Nova** & Darlianka
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Last Friday Night” Katy Perry
* **Eliminated:** Nova

### **Episode 5: "Best Judy Makeovers"**

*Airdate: 6 August, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Make over your best judy!
* **Runway Theme:** Family Resemblance
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Lana Ja’Rae
* **Bottom Two:** **Kandy Khane** & Aqua
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Life Boat” from Heathers & “Va Va Voom” by Nicki Minaj
* **Eliminated:** Kandy Khane

### **Episode 6: “Loosing Is The New Winning”**

*Airdate: 14 August, 2021*

* **Maxi Challenge:** Write and record your own original verse.
* **Runway Theme:** Dripping in Denim
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Darlianka
* **Four Way Lip Sync :** **Aqua Colour**, Lana Ja’Rae, Darlianka & Gabbi Paige
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Ready or Not” by Brigit Mendler
* **Eliminated:** Aqua Colour

Top Three of Season

### **Episode 7: "Grand Finale"**

*Airdate: 21 August, 2021*

* **Top Three Lip Sync Song:** “How to be a heartbreaker” Marina And The Diamonds
* **Eliminated:** Gabbi Paige
* **Top Two of the Season:** Lana Ja’Rae & Darlianka
* **Top Two Lip Sync Song:** “Happier Than Ever” Billy Eilish
* **Winner of Season 5:** Darlianka
* **Mx Congeniality:** Kandy Khane

Miss Congeniality: Kandy KhaneSeason 5 Winner: Darlianka
Gallery

DANI PromoSeason 5 LogoGemma Promo

Trivia

* DFR 5 is the season with the lowest recurring judges *(Gemma & Dani)*
* DFR 5 is the longest season in dfr history spanning over 3 months and clocking in at 55 days
* Climaxx was originally on the cast of series 5 but dropped last minute, they later returned to compete on season 7
* This season is the first season to have a pre-filmed finale
* Darlianka is the second winner to have originated from The Lost Season after Gemma Nyne
* DFR 5 is the second season to feature a returning queen straight after their season *(Rapunzel From Season 2 & Aqua From Season 4)*
* DFR 5 is the season with the most contestants from the same drag hause *(Lana, Derek & Nova)*