| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | RuPaul |
| Based on | RuPaul's Drag Race |
| Presented by | Brooke Lynn Hytes |
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| Ending theme | "U Wear It Well" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Production companies | Blue Ant Studios Bell Media World of Wonder |
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| Release | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) – present |
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Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World is an international all-stars series ofDrag Race that premiered viaCrave andWOW Presents Plus on November 18, 2022.[1][2] The series, a spinoff ofCanada's Drag Race, followsRuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, which brought together past competitors from theDrag Race franchise.[3]
Similar to the preceding iteration,Brooke Lynn Hytes assumes the dual responsibilities of hosting and serving as the head judge inCanada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. The show enlists a panel of supporting judges, includingBrad Goreski andTraci Melchor.[4]
The contestants compete for a prize package consisting of $100,000 and the esteemed title, "Queen of the Motherpucking World".[5][4] In June 2023, the show was renewed for a second season.[6]
In the first season, the format is similar to seasons2 to4 ofRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. The top two queens of the maxi challenge will participate in a Lip Sync For The World. The winner of the lip sync received either a luxury vacation or $10,000, alongside the power to eliminate one of the bottom queens from the competition. In the finale, the top 4 will participate in a Lip Sync For The Crown tournament to determine the winner.[7][8]
The second season saw a change to the format, with the format now similar to thefourth andfifth season of Canada's Drag Race. Each week, there are 1 maxi challenge winner and 3 bottom queens. The winner of the maxi challenge will win the Golden Beaver, with the power to save one of the bottom 3 queens from participating in a lip sync. The other 2 queens who are not saved by the Golden Beaver will have to Lip Sync For Their Lives, to determine which queen will be eliminated. In the finale, the top 4 will participate in a Lip Sync For The Crown tournament to determine the winner.[9]
The competition is hosted and judged primarily byBrooke Lynn Hytes, withBrad Goreski andTraci Melchor returning as regular judges, andSarain Fox appearing as a guest judge on both seasons.[10]
| Judge | Season | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
| Brooke Lynn Hytes | Main | |
| Brad Goreski | Main | |
| Traci Melchor | Main | |
| Sarain Fox | Guest | Recurring |
| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally released | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Miss Congeniality | ||
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| 1 | 9 | 6 | November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) | December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) | Ra'Jah O'Hara | Silky Nutmeg Ganache | Anita Wigl'it | |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19) | August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) | Lemon | Alexis Mateo | Eureka! | |
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The premiere season featured contestants competing from theUnited Kingdom,Canada,New Zealand, and theUnited States. The season was ultimately won byRa'Jah O'Hara, who previously competed onseason 11 ofRuPaul's Drag Race as well asseason 6 ofRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
The second season featured contestants competing from theUnited States,France,Canada, and theUnited Kingdom. The season was ultimately won byLemon, who previously competed onseason 1 ofCanada's Drag Race, andseries 1 ofRuPaul's Drag Race: UK. vs the World.
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