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The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on MTV in January 2024, featuring fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". Nymphia Wind was the winner, Sapphira Cristál and Xunami Muse were the runners-up and Miss Congeniality, and Morphine Love Dion won the LaLaPaRuZa Lip-Sync Smackdown.
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The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was officially announced by World of Wonder on October 31, 2022. Casting opened the same day with deadline of January 6, 2023.
On December 6, 2023, the cast of Season 16 was officially announced, alongside a premiere date of January 5, 2024.
█ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
█ The contestant placed as a runner up while also awarded the title of "Miss Congeniality at the finale.
█ The contestant was eliminated during the finale.
█ The contestant appeared on the reunion episode and was still in the running.
█ The contestant had immunity in this episode.
█ The contestant was one of the maxi challenge winners.
Episode 1: "Rate-A-Queen"
•Special Guests: Derrick Barry and Love Connie •Guest Judge: Charlize Theron •Mini Challenge: Photoshoot through a Doorbell Camera on RuPaul's porch •Mini Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál •Mini Challenge Prize: $2,500 cash prize •Maxi Challenge: Perform in the MTV Spring Break Talent Show •Runway Theme: RuVeal Yourself •Top Two: Sapphira Cristál and Q •Lip Sync Song: "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé •Maxi Challenge Winner: Sapphira Cristál •Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash prize and immunity from a future challenge Entrance Order Talent Show Performances RuPaul's Front Porch Photoshoot •Amanda Tori Meating •Dawn •Mirage •Morphine Love Dion •Q •Sapphira Cristál •Xunami Muse
Episode 2: "Queen Choice Awards"
•Special Guest: Derrick Barry, Love Connie and Ts Madison •Guest Judge: Becky G •Mini Challenge: Get a photo taken at the She-MV •Mini Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind •Mini Challenge Prize: $2,500 cash prize •Maxi Challenge: Perform in the Queen Choice Award Talent Show •Runway Theme: Made Ya Look •Top Two: Geneva Karr and Plane Jane •Lip Sync Song: "Shower" by Becky G •Maxi Challenge Winner: Plane Jane •Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash prize and immunity from a future challenge
Episode 3: "The Mother of All Balls"
•Guest Judge: Isaac Mizrahi •Maxi Challenge: Ball Challenge •Runway Themes: Mother Goose, Significant Mother and Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza •Maxi Challenge Winner: Nymphia Wind •Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash prize •Bottom Two: Geneva Karr and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté •Lip Sync Song: "Maybe You're the Problem" by Ava Max •Eliminated: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté •Farewell Message: "Whiplash!!! Love Hershii"
•Season 16 is the first season...
•...to have an East Asian winner in an American season, Nymphia Wind.
•...since Season 3, to have an Asian winner in an American season. Season 3 was won by Raja who is of Indonesian descent.
•...since Season 3 where none of the contestants shared a final placement.
•...since Season 8 to not feature a double shantay.
•...to feature a four-way Maxi Challenge win on the original series.
Find out the cast, prizes, judges, and challenges of the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, premiering on January 5, 2024. See the rate-a-queen rankings, trivia, gallery, and more for each episode.
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- Amanda Tori Meating. Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Instagram: @amandatorimeating. Official bio: Calling all staff: there’s a mandatory meeting to discuss this funny queen!
- Dawn. Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Instagram: @upuntil.dawn. Official bio: The self-described "ethereal elf goddess of Brooklyn," Dawn is a fitting name for a queen who often stays up late enough to see the sunrise.
- Geneva Karr. Hometown: Brownsville, Tex. Instagram: @geneva_karr. Official bio: ¡Viva México! RuPaul’s Drag Race’s first Mexican-born queen, Geneva witnessed her parents' struggles as they worked tirelessly to get her family safely to the United States in search of a better life.
- Hershii LiqCour-Jeté. Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Instagram: @hershiiliqcour. Official bio: It’s chocolate! Part of the legendary Haus of Jeté, Hershii counts Drag Race star Kornbread Jeté as her sister.
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Apr 20, 2024 · Nymphia Wind was crowned America's Next Drag Superstar in the season 16 finale, beating Sapphira Cristál in a lip-sync to Kylie Minogue's "Padam Padam". The episode also featured Sasha Colby as a guest judge, Xunami Muse and Sapphira tying for Miss Congeniality, and Morphine Love Dion winning a $50,000 prize.
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