The second season of The Switch Drag Race began airing on 25 March 2018 on the MEGA and WOW Presents Plus's streaming service. It ran for thirty-one episodes.
| The Switch Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Promotional poster for season two | |
| Hosted by | Karla Constant |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 15 |
| Winner | Miss Leona |
| Runners-up |
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| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MEGA (Chile) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 25 March – 15 July 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
The winner of second series of The Switch Drag Race was Miss Leona, with Gia Gunn, Pavel Arámbula and Sofía Camará as the runner-up.
Challenges
editEach episode, with the guidance of the six celebrity coaches, the contestants compete in the following challenges;
- Leaders Challenge: In this first test, each contestant from the Chilean group gets paired together with a contestant from the opposing group of "foreigners" to form duos. Together, they must impersonate a celebrity à la Season 1's Artistic Challenge. The duo that succeeds earned immunity and the power of leadership over both respective groups.
- Artistic Challenge: In this second test, the remaining contestants compete within their respective teams (one team consisting of the Chileans and the other consisting of the "foreigners") in a performance-based Artistic Challenge, similar to that of Season 1. Both groups compete in one Imitation Challenge each. The lowest performing contestant gets nominated by the judges to be a duelist in the Extreme Imitation Duel.
- Extreme Imitation Duel: The two lowest scoring performers in each of the teams' Artistic Challenges go up against each other in an extreme, rapid-paced Imitation challenge, in which they must transform into famous pop singers and perform a number within a given time frame, with the assistance of their respective team leaders. The loser of this duel effectively sends their entire team to the Elimination Gala.
- Nomination Mirror: The safe team will each nominate someone from the losing team to go straight to the Elimination Duel. The contestant with the most votes will not be able to participate in the Elimination Gala.
- Elimination Gala (Singing Challenge): The team whose member lost the previous duel must compete against each other in a singing gala à la Season 1, where their performances are scored from 1 to 7 by each judge, with the lowest scoring performer being sent to the Elimination Duel.
- Elimination Duel: The lowest scored performer in the Elimination Gala is put up against the contestant nominated during the Nomination Mirror round. They both perform a live song of their choosing and the judges vote by majority who shall be eliminated.
Contestants
editAges, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Team | Hometown | Season 1 placement | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Leona[a] | 21 | Foreign | Paris, France | — | Winner |
| Gia Gunn | 26 | Chicago, United States[b] | Runners-up | ||
| Pavel Arámbula | 32 | Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Sofía Camará | 26 | Chilean | Entre Ríos, Argentina | 4th place | |
| Fernanda Brown | 25 | Santiago, Chile | 9th place | 5th place | |
| Diva Houston | 38 | Foreign | São Paulo, Brazil[c] | — | 6th place[d] |
| Rochelle Mon Chéri | 25 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7th place[e] | ||
| Kandy Ho | 30 | New York City, United States[f] | 8th place | ||
| Luz Violeta | 29 | Chilean | Santiago, Chile | Winner | 9th place[g] |
| Arianda Sodi | 29 | Santiago, Chile | 7th place | 10th place[h] | |
| Laura Bell | 27 | Santiago, Chile | 8th place | 11th place | |
| Marie Laveau | 25 | Foreign | San Juan, Puerto Rico | — | 12th place |
| Luna di Mauri | 49 | Chilean | Santiago, Chile | Runner-up | 13th place |
| Francisca del Solar | 28 | Santiago, Chile | — | 14th place | |
| Fransiska Tólika[i] | 24 | Foreign | Sevilla, Spain | 15th place |
Notes:
- ^ Now Leona Winter, she is referred to as Miss Leona on the show.
- ^ Although living in Chicago at the time, Gia Gunn represented Japan on the show.
- ^ Although living in Spain at the time, Diva Houston represented Brazil on the show.
- ^ Diva Houston originally placed eleventh before re-entering the competition.
- ^ Rochelle Mon Chéri originally placed ninth before re-entering the competition.
- ^ Although living in New York at the time, Kandy Ho represented Puerto Rico on the show.
- ^ Luz Violeta quit the competition before the elimination duel.
- ^ Arianda Sodi originally placed thirteenth before re-entering the competition.
- ^ Now Pakita, she is referred to as Fransiska Tólika on the show.
Contestant progress
editLegend:
Miss Leona won The Switch Drag Race season 2.
Gia Gunn, Pavel Arámbula and Sofía Camará were the runners-up.
IMM (Immunity) indicates that the contestant won the immunity.
WIN indicates that the contestant won the Extreme Imitation Duel and saved their team.
ADV (Advanced) indicates that the contestant won the pass to the next semifinal or finale.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was safe in that week.
DUEL indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
QUIT indicates that Luz Violeta quit the competition.
Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
| Contestant | Week[a] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11[b] | 12[b] | 13[b] | 14 | |
| Miss Leona | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DUEL | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ADV | SAFE | ADV | Winner |
| Gia Gunn | IMM | IMM | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IMM | DUEL | ADV | ADV | ADV | Runner-up |
| Pavel Arámbula | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DUEL | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DUEL | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Sofía Camará | SAFE | IMM | DUEL | IMM | SAFE | IMM | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | IMM | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Fernanda Brown | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | DUEL | SAFE | IMM | ADV | SAFE | SAFE | Eliminated |
| Diva Houston | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Rochelle Mon Chéri | IMM | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| Kandy Ho | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | IMM | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Luz Violeta | WIN | SAFE | IMM | WIN | IMM | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | DUEL | QUIT | ||||
| Arianda Sodi | SAFE | ELIM | IMM | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||
| Laura Bell | SAFE | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Marie Laveau | DUEL | SAFE | IMM | DUEL | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||
| Luna di Mauri | SAFE | SAFE | DUEL | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||
| Francisca del Solar | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||||
| Fransiska Tólika | ELIM | |||||||||||||
- Notes
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Episode 1" | March 24, 2018 |
| 26 | 2 | "Episode 2" | April 1, 2018 |
| 27 | 3 | "Episode 3" | April 5, 2018 |
| 28 | 4 | "Episode 4" | April 8, 2018 |
| 29 | 5 | "Episode 5" | April 15, 2018 |
| 30 | 6 | "Episode 6" | April 22, 2018 |
| 31 | 7 | "Episode 7" | April 29, 2018 |
| 32 | 8 | "Episode 8" | April 29, 2018 |
| 33 | 9 | "Episode 9" | May 13, 2018 |
| 34 | 10 | "Episode 10" | May 16, 2018 |
| 35 | 11 | "Episode 11" | May 17, 2018 |
| 36 | 12 | "Episode 12" | May 18, 2018 |
| 37 | 13 | "Episode 13" | May 23, 2018 |
| 38 | 14 | "Episode 14" | May 24, 2018 |
| 39 | 15 | "Episode 15" | May 25, 2018 |
| 40 | 16 | "Episode 16" | May 30, 2018 |
| 41 | 17 | "Episode 17" | May 31, 2018 |
| 42 | 18 | "Episode 18" | June 1, 2018 |
| 43 | 19 | "Episode 19" | June 6, 2018 |
| 44 | 20 | "Episode 20" | June 7, 2018 |
| 45 | 21 | "Episode 21" | June 8, 2018 |
| 46 | 22 | "Episode 22" | June 13, 2018 |
| 47 | 23 | "Episode 23" | June 14, 2018 |
| 48 | 24 | "Episode 24" | June 15, 2018 |
| 49 | 25 | "Episode 25" | June 19, 2018 |
| 50 | 26 | "Episode 26" | June 20, 2018 |
| 51 | 27 | "Episode 27" | June 21, 2018 |
| 52 | 28 | "Episode 28" | June 24, 2018 |
| 53 | 29 | "Episode 29" | July 1, 2018 |
| 54 | 30 | "Episode 30" | July 8, 2018 |
| 55 | 31 | "Episode 31" | July 15, 2018 |
References
edit- ^ "The Switch 2 Presents New Contestants", Mega.cl. (in Spanish), September 12, 2016, archived from the original on August 27, 2017, retrieved April 8, 2018
- ^ Daniela Chávez (September 14, 2016), "Estas son las 13 participantes que darán vida a "The Switch 2"" [Here Are the 13 Participants on "The Switch 2"], Fotech.cl (in Spanish)