Aquaria

Aquaria is the stage name of Giovanni Palandrani, a drag queen, performer, makeup artist, New York's IMG model and the Season 10 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Name Origin

Aquaria's name comes from her zodiac sign, Aquarius.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Before her season, Aquaria already was popular on Instagram, making some fans of the TV show believe (specially when she was announced as a contestant of Season 10) that she was all about beauty and with no talent. But Aquaria proved them wrong, doing a great job not only in most of fashion challenges, but also in performing and comedy ones like "Snatch Game".

Aquaria had some struggle with her diction during the competition, and landed 2 times in the Bottom 3 (on Episodes 8 and 10) but never in the Bottom 2.

On Episode 14, "Grand Finale", after lip-syncing (for the crown) twice (1st against Eureka and then against Kameron Michaels and Eureka at the same time) Aquaria was crowned the 10th "America's Next Drag Superstar".

Entrance Quote

"Bonjour!... Sorry to keep you waiting."

Memorable Quotes

• "My name is Aquaria and I am a superstar!"
• "I don't define drag, drag is defined by me."
• "I need something to stand out because RuPaul doesn't see the star in me. That means that I'm not showing him my star... does that make sence?"
• "The key to doing well in this challenge is keeping your lip-sync straight, your choreography gay, and your characterization bicurious."
• "Some girls in the werkroom chose to read books, I chose to turn looks."
• "Oh! Come on, Buzz Lightyear!"
• "Yesss! C'mon Postmates!"
• "My humor comes from a... very confused place in my brain."
• "Any hole is a goal." (as Melania Trump on "Snatch Game").
• "It's alright Barack, no worries." (to RuPaul, on "Snatch Game")
• "I can't see shit!"
• "The only vers I am is Versace."
• "I am very comfortable in front of a camera and I love me a good photoshoot."
• "I can tell by the twinkle in RuPaul's eyes that he is living for this (her runway look)."
• "If you pee clear, cheer!"
• "Sometimes in life you're not always given a second chance. But if you do, take advantage of it and go out with a bang." (winner acceptance speech)

Trivia

• Aquaria has being doing drag since 2014;
• Her drag mother is Season 4 winner Sharon Needles. This makes Aquaria and Sharon the only drag mother/daughter duo to both win a season;
• She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in womenswear and living in the dorms. However, she dropped out after the second week of her sophomore year;
• Before the show, she trained as a dancer for 4 years and hosted parties at Art Basel;
• She's a fan of pop singers like Madonna and Lady Gaga (both of them, like her, being from New York, and with Italian ancestry), as well as the anime "Pokémon";
• She's often confused with fellow Season 10 contestant Miz Cracker in New York's drag scene;
• Much like Plastique Tiara, she was the youngest contestant on her season (at age 21), had a large number of social media followers that wanted her competing, and has a drag mother who's a successful alumni;
• She's the 2nd contestant with the largest social media following prior to her season's cast reveal, being the 1st Plastique Tiara;
• She is the first winner to have been safe in the first 3 episodes;
• She is the 4th winner to win the Snatch Game, others being Jinkx Monsoon, Bob The Drag Queen and Alaska. Chad Michaels won the Snatch Game of Season 4, however Chad won All Stars 1, not her original season. Aquaria is followed by Trinity the Tuck;
• She's the 1st contestant to have won both the "Snatch Game" and the "Ball Challenge" on the same season, as well as the 9th contestant to reach the Top 4 without ever lip syncing for her life and the 10th one (overall) to never lip sync for her life;
• She and Monét X Change are the only Winner/Miss Congeniality duo to both be from the same place (New York City);
• Her statistics throughout Season 10 are very similar to Season 7 winner Violet Chachki's. She was safe for 5 challenges, Violet was safe for 4, both never landed in the Bottom 2, were in the Bottom 3 twice, won 3 challenges, won the ball challenge, won the last challenge, and were crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar".

Gallery

Season 10 Looks

Season 11 Looks

Met Gala 2019 Look

Videos

Meet Aquaria

Before the Workroom

Aquaria's Runway Looks

Best of Aquaria

Aquaria Rising Portrait of a Queen

Discography

 Singles

• "Burn Rubber" (2018)

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Appearances

• "Looks" (2016) by Linux ft. Aquaria
• "American (Season 10 Remix)" (2018) by RuPaul ft. Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, Eureka & Kameron Michaels

Social Media

• Aquaria's Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Aquaria on YouTube | Apple Music | Wikipedia

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