Fernanda Brown is a Chilean drag queen, dancer, comedian, web show co-host, model and reality television personality best known for competing on the first and second season of The Switch Drag Race, the Chilean version of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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| Statistics | The Switch 1 | The Switch 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking: | 9th/10th Place La Más Pretenciosa |
5th Place |
| Immunities Won: | 7 (Weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9) |
3 (Weeks 1, 10, 11) |
| Times with Highest Score in Singing Gala: | 1 (Week 8) |
0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 1 (Week 10) | 1 (Week 8) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Week 10 | Episode 31 |
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- Fernanda is the lowest placing queen from Season 1 to compete on Season 2.
- Fernanda is a transgender woman.
- She is the first transgender queen to appear on The Switch Drag Race.
- Fernanda was voted "La Más Pretenciosa" by the queens of Season 1.[2]
- With 7 wins, Fernanda holds the record for the most wins in one season of the Drag Race franchise.
- Fernanda is a regular co-host on Botota Fox’s web series El Juego e La Botota.
- Alternatively, Fernanda goes by the nickname ‘Feña’, a diminutive or affectionate form of her first name.
- Fernanda won the Miss Fausto drag pageant in 2014.
- At the age of 16, Fernanda moved out from her family’s home.
- In February 2022, Fernanda announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
- She also mentioned that she would be starting chemotherapy treatment.
- In October 2021, she revealed that she had been hospitalized in a medical facility in Santiago, Chile.
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | The Switch Drag Race (Season 1) | Self | Contestant (Placed 9th) | |
| 2018 | The Switch Drag Race (Season 2) | Self | Contestant (Placed 5th) |
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| Winner | Luz Violeta |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Botota Fox & Luna di Mauri • 4th: Sofía Camará • 5th: Yoyi |
| Other Contestants | 6th: Rubí • 7th: Arianda Sodi • 8th: Laura Bell • 9th: Fernanda Brown (La Más Pretenciosa) • 10th: Jessica Parker (Mejor Compañera) • 11th: Paulette Palmery • 12th: Nery Lefferti • 13th: Yume Hime • 14th: Veneno • 15th: Francisca Thompson • 16th: Elizabeth San Martín (La Peor Transformista) • 17th: Álvaro Lynch |
| Host | Karla Constant |
| Judges | Nicole Gaultier • Íngrid Cruz • Juan Pablo González • Sebastián Errázuriz |
| Coaches | Íngrid Cruz • Karla Constant • Nicanor Bravo • Nicole Gaultier • Patricia Maldonado |
| Winner | Miss Leona |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd, 3rd & 4th: Gia Gunn, Pavel Arámbula & Sofía Camará |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Fernanda Brown • 6th: Diva Houston • 7th: Rochelle Mon Chéri • 8th: Kandy Ho • 9th: Luz Violeta (Quit) • 10th: Arianda Sodi • 11th: Laura Bell • 12th: Marie Laveau • 13th: Luna di Mauri • 14th: Francisca Del Solar • 15th: Pakita |
| Host | Karla Constant |
| Judges | Nicole Gaultier • Íngrid Cruz • Óscar Mediavilla |
| Coaches | Álvaro Véliz • Darwin Ruz • Íngrid Cruz • Karla Constant • Nicanor Bravo • Nicole Gaultier • Patricia Maldonado |