Several sold-out stand-up comedy tours, two Hurricane Bianca movies centered around her, and one book from a major publisher later, Bianca Del Rio hasn't just carried the Drag Race torch, she's proudly burning a new one all on her own.Īquaria is the youngest winner in the history of the show thus far, but took the title after clearly trumping her season 10 sisters in nearly every runway challenge (followed by two epic lip-syncs during the finale) with a poise well beyond her years. Quick on her feet, witty, and classically glamorous (for a painted circus clown, that is), Del Rio embodies everything the Drag Race brand is, and her post-show success has only proven she was the right choice for this show's audience. From the moment she clicked her stilettos into the Werk Room for the first time, it was clear that season 6 champion Bianca Del Rio had the confidence and talent to push her through to the end of the competition. When someone mentions RuPaul's Drag Race, you think of the wigs, the lewks, Snatch Game drama, or the shady reads spewed with love and affection each time Mama Ru opens the library - but some personalities are big enough to break through the superficial mold of expectation with a unique mastery of all the talents Drag Race asks of its contestants (and more). Here's to getting to see more of what she can milk out of the original title now that Lady Camerooooooon is on equal ground. In the end, Benet got her footing on the right stage at the wrong time, but All-Stars 3 reintroduced her to a new audience. Drag Race rose to prominence after she had been crowned, with the original season even being affectionately referred to as "The Lost Season" by Mama Ru. But as far as her reach as America's Drag Superstar goes, Benet still has a long way to go to catch up to her sisters, and it's not entirely her fault. Thankfully, RuPaul made the right decision to cast her on 2018's All Stars 3, repositioning her for contemporary audiences. The only problem is the relative brevity of her original season's run, meaning less Benet to go around as the show skyrocketed in popularity and all but eclipsed season 1's shine in subsequent years. OG champion BeBe Zahara Benet had all the essential elements that carried her across the first Drag Race finish line back in 2009.
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