Ball Challenge

Natasha's winning Ball looks in Season 3

The **Ball Challenge** is a recurring challenge every season on *Beat Yo Face.* Typically, the ball challenge involves the remaining queens receiving two or three runway categories they must design outfits for, one of which must be designed from scratch out of some unconventional materials or based on a certain theme.

This challenge takes inspiration from actual drag balls, which often include multiple categories of outfits and some sort of dance performance.

For the first 2 seasons of the show, the ball challenge took place at the Final 4. However, in season 3 and onward, the ball took place at the Top 7, meaning that there were 21 different looks showcased.

During Season 1 and Season 2, the challenge was only used as a gateway to the Final 3. Later on, Season 3 became the first season to incorporate the challenge mid-season and include a winner in the Ball episode.

## Winners of the Challenge

Natasha - Cosmic BallAmyNo iSaid - Decades BallNatasha - Decades Ball
## Types of Balls

### The Platinum Lipstick (Season 1): The S&M Ball

This ball took inspiration from everything sexy and sultry. The queens were asked to prepare three themed looks. The first category is **Bedroom Ball** where they were asked to make a gown fit for the bedroom. The second category is **Seductive Secretary** and the third category is **Leather and Lace** where they were asked to prepare a dominatrix look using said materials. There were no winners for this Ball challenge.

### The Ruby Eyeshadow (Season 2): The Inauguration Ball

Inspired by the previous election year, this season's Ball challenge was themed around patriotism and politics. The three categories were **Patriot Glamor**, where the queens had to showcase a patriotic yet glamorous look, **Monica Lewinsky Realness**, an intimate intern look, and **President of the United States Realness**, a professional look to showcase the first ever female U.S. president.

### The Crystal Mascara (Season 3): The Cosmic Ball

Firstly, since this season, the format for the Ball challenge changed as it was featured in a normal competitive challenge at the Top 7. Secondly, it's the first Ball challenge to feature a winner. Finally, it was the first Ball challenge with flexible and assignable themes as each queen was assigned a respective planet to design a look around for their third category.

Categories are **Zodiac Eleganza**, a look themed around the contestants' zodiac sign, **Space Race Realness**, a look themed around space automobiles, and finally **Planetary Goddess**, a look themed around the planet that each queen gets assigned. OzQueen assigns the planets since she won the episode prior.

### All Stars 1: The Decades Ball

Similarly to the previous season, this challenge was part of a normal competitive episode at the Top 7.

Categories are **Vintage Glamour**, a look themed around the chic and sleek fashions of the 50s, **Retro Apparel**, a look inspired by the over-the-top and colorful neon trends of the 80s, and finally **Future of Drag**, a look about what the contestants think drag will look like in the future.

## Trivia

* In addition to Snatch Game, this is the longest running challenge in Beat Yo Face herstory, as it was featured in every single season.
* Natasha is...
	+ the only queen in the series to perform well in the Ball challenge and not make it to the Final 3, as AmyNo iSaid and Queen of Snakes moved on to win their respective seasons.
	+ the first queen to win two Ball challenges, the Cosmic Ball in Season 3 and the Decades Ball in All Stars 1
* The Ruby Eyeshadow (Season 2) is the only season to not feature any "HIGH" placements for the Ball.
* All Stars 1's ball holds the record for the most looks (with reveals) in one episode of the franchise, with 26 looks.