Drag Race Belgique (season 1)
The first season of Drag Race Belgique premiered on 16 February 2023. The season airs on Tipik and  in Belgium and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 29 April 2022. The winner of the first season of Drag Race Belgique was Drag Couenne, with Athena Sorgelikis as the runner-up. Valenciaga was named Miss Congeniality. Production 
World of Wonder, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, announced that a Belgian adaptation of the show, specifically from the French-speaking area of Wallonia, was in the works on 29 April 2022. On the same day, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the first season was now open. Applications remained open for one week until closing on 8 May 2022. The series marks the second French-language adaptation of the American show, after Drag Race France. French Canadian drag queen Rita Baga, who was a runner-up on the first season of Canada's Drag Race and finalist on the first season of Canada vs. the World, was confirmed as a host and head judge in July 2022. The other two judges, Lufy and Mustii, were confirmed on 7 January during RuPaul's DragCon UK. Ten contestants were announced on 25 January 2023. Contestants 

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming. Notes:

Contestant progress

Lip syncs
Legend:

Guest judges 
Listed in chronological order:
, comedian
Rokia Bamba, DJ
BJ Scott, singer
, actor and comedian
, fashion designer
, examining magistrate and television personality
Plastic Bertrand, musician, producer, and television presenter
, television columnist
Sandra Kim, singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Lio, singer and actress
Elena Gambardella, choreographer
Vanessa Van Cartier, winner of the second season of Drag Race Holland

Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Episode 5
Juriji Der Klee, contestant on the second season of Drag Race España

Episode 6
David Wathelet, journalist and television presenter
Lara Bellerose, musician, television and radio presenter
Oliver Fraipoint, journalist and television personality
, television and radio presenter
Tamara Payne, impersonator and television personality

Episode 8
, music duo and record producers

Episodes

References

2023 Belgian television seasons
2023 in LGBT history
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