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Drag-queen Paloma won the first edition of the show “Drag Race France”, broadcast on the France TV Slash platform. After eight episodes, Hugo Bardin, alias Paloma, won against La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse. And, his victory delighted many viewers, who assiduously followed the tele-hook. How to explain the success of this program?
Drag Race France, the drag-queens competition broadcast on the France TV Slash platform did not go unnoticed. After eight episodes, Hugo Bardin, alias Paloma, won against La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse. How did the show conquer an audience with varied profiles?
A success that goes beyond the LGBT+ community
The success was there, not in terms of audiences (we do not know those of the platform) but rather in terms of esteem. The program was indeed very popular, commented on social networks by cheerful and addicted viewers. And then, some viewers even gathered to watch the final together, at the Café Beaubourg in Paris. But the popularity of this adaptation of an American show has gone beyond the LGBT+ community.
On Twitter, Paloma, the big winner of the tele-hook, was thus congratulated by Isabelle Rome, the Minister in charge of Equality between women and men, Diversity and Equal opportunities.
A big congratulations to #Palomathe winner of #DragRaceFrance
Thank you for this show which highlighted the talent of Drag and raised the fight for equality, the fight against LGBTphobia and serophobia. @Francetele@thenickydoll@DragRace_En
— Isabelle Rome (@RomeIsabelle) August 11, 2022
But also by Olivier Bianchi, the mayor of Clermont-Ferrand, and Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez, director of programs at France TV, who immediately announced that a season 2 would take place. While waiting for this deadline, the drag queens of season 1 are going on tour all over France with their show.