World Of Wonder and Discovery+ have unveiled the ten sickening queens that will compete in the highly anticipated upcoming second season of Drag Race Italia.
It will premiere on 20th October, exclusively on the streamer of all things drag, WOW Presents Plus in the UK, day-and-date with its local airing on Discovery+ in Italy.
Judging to see who has what it takes to reach Drag Race Superstardom is acclaimed queen Priscilla, returning once again to host the season, alongside actress Chiara Francini and influencer Tommaso Zorzi, who will sit beside her on the judging panel as ten fierce new queens compete for the title of ‘Italy’s Next Drag Race Superstar’.
The ten new Italian queens competing for the title are: Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Gioffrè, Narciso, Nehellenia, Obama, Panthera Virus, La Petite Noire, Skandalove and Tanissa Yoncè. With bundles of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent at their disposal, which queen will rise above and win it all, following in the footsteps of Elektra Bionic who won the franchise’s premiere season in 2021?
The queens of Drag Race Italia series two:
Aura Eternal (@aura_eternal)
23-years-old, from Mondello (Palermo). Aura has excellent singing skills, having graduated from the Conservatory, and began drag to mix her two greatest passions of make-up and music. Her character is inspired by the great divas and supermodels of the Nineties, like Mariah Carey and Linda Evangelista. The message Aura Eternal wants to communicate to her audience is one of free love without prejudice; the hunger for freedom; and the desire to be whoever you want, always and in any case.
La Diamond (@la.diamond)
34-years-old, from Riesi (Caltanissetta). Eclectic and colorful, La Diamond is one of the most known and appreciated drag queens in Italy not only for her talent on stage and for her beauty, but also for her reputation as a highly skilled stylist. Artistically born in 2011 after seeing drag queens for the first time and making tailored costumes for them, over the years her flair and creativity lead her to become an example for all her Italian colleagues. With an image resembling Madonna’s, her outfits seem straight out of a Tim Burton film, always leaving everyone amazed.
Gioffré (@v.gioffre)
25-years-old, from New York. Gioffré’s drag character mixes horror and glamour in a “manifestation of the surreal”. Gioffré’s is known for her dark image through the crazy costumes and accessories that she makes herself. In the years she spent in New York, her character has undergone a real transformation that today is easy to identify in her typically New York style, inherited from the American drag queens she worked with.
Narciso (@narciso_drag)
Narciso is a drag singer originally from Frosinone, now living in Rome. A professional singer, Narciso was a finalist in the Songwriter category of the Tour Music Fest, one of the most important and appreciated international contests for new talents. Determined, refined and thoughtful, Narciso is the androgynous singer of Drag Race Italia Season 2.
Nehellenia (@nehellenia.90)
32-years-old, from Fiumicino (Rome). Nehellenia is a drag queen of many talents: she knows how to sew and is a very skilled make-up artist and hair stylist. Irony and fun are an essential part of her drag, however she does not want to limit herself to just being a comedy queen. At Drag Race Italia, she’ll bring good humour in her one goal: to get as far as possible.
Obama (@obama_queen_)
32-years-old, from Rome. Of Senegalese origins, Obama began drag in the early 2000s under the name ‘Naomo’. However, established herself in the Italian drag scene as ‘Obama’ in honour of Barack Obama, who became President of the United States in the same year. Her drag is inspired by beauty icons Grace Jones and Naomi Campbell. In 2018, out of drag, she participated in Big Brother, but sees Drag Race Italia as an opportunity to make another part of herself known.
Panthera Virus (@panthera.virus)
27-years-old, from Florence. Panthera Virus is the drag daughter of Season 1’s Ava Hanger. Panthera is a dark-fetish queen in style. She likes to define herself as a drag queen with a thousand personalities, capable of being something different every time. Before Drag Race Italia, she only performed in clubs a few times, but is determined to become a respected professional and is not afraid of the other competitors.
La Petite Noire (@la.petite.noire)
32-years-old, from Palermo. La Petite Noire’s name is inspired by Coco Chanel’s Petite Robe Noire, a dress that left the knee uncovered which was taboo in the 1920s. She is a dancing beauty queen who expresses all the uniqueness of the new generation of Italian drag queens. In her career, La Petite Noire has won several awards: Miss Drag Queen Sicily 2014; Miss National Drag Factor and Miss Beauty Queen 2015; Miss Drag Queen Emotion and Miss Muccassassina 2017; and Miss Beauty Queen Italia 2019. She arrives at Drag Race Italia with great ambitions and an incredible desire for victory.
Skandalove (@skandalove)
33-years-old, from Bari. Skandalove’s is a story of a comeback queen after years of inactivity. Skandalove became very famous in the first half of the last decade, breaking into the drag scene at a very young age, winning numerous national competitions with her enormous talent, versatility, charm and technical skill. Drag Race Italia has given her the opportunity to take back the stage and prove that she is still number one.
Tanissa Yoncè (@tanissa_yonce)
Tanissa Yoncè, born in 1994, defines herself as “the most beautiful drag queen in Sicily”, perhaps because she has won the Beauty Queen Sicily competition three times in 2015, 2018 and 2021. She is sunny, colorful and the quintessential symbol of Trinacria. She makes high quality clothes and is bringing all her Sicilian character to Drag Race Italia.
Drag Race Italia will air weekly from Thursday 20th October, exclusively on the streamer of all things drag, WOW Presents Plus. Subscribe at uk.wowpresentsplus.com
