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Leona Winter

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Leona Winter (formerly known as Miss Leona) is a French drag queen, singer and the winner of the second season of The Switch Drag Race.

She later competed on the first season of Queen of the Universe.

Leona would return to Drag Race on the third season of Drag Race France.

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Leona Winter's name was influenced by her admiration for Leona Lewis and her husband, Lorenzo Werner. The 'Winter' in her name not only matches her husband's initials but also complements a commercial. The 'Miss' prefix was dropped after her participation in Miss Europa Continental.
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Leona Winter, previously known as Miss Leona, was a competitor in The Switch Drag Race Season 2, where she won, and Queen of the Universe Season 1, where she ranked 6th.
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French drag queen Leona Winter, formerly Miss Leona, achieved fame by winning The Switch Drag Race's second season. She later competed in Queen of the Universe's inaugural season, finishing in 6th place. Her journey ended in the fourth episode when La Voix eliminated her.
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Born in Céret, Occitania, France, Leona Winter started her drag career as Miss Leona, inspired by Leona Lewis and her work with Lady Diamond. After participating in Miss Europa Continental, she dropped 'Miss' from her name. 'Winter' was chosen to align with her husband Lorenzo Werner's initials and for its commercial appeal. She rose to fame by winning the second season of The Switch Drag Race in Chile and later ranked 6th in the first season of Queen of the Universe.
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Drag Name Origin

Her drag name comes from her love with lions and how they represent a quiet strength, a part of her personality. She is also a huge fan of Leona Lewis.

When she started doing drag, she worked with Lady Diamond, and decided to use "Miss" to keep the same line.

She decided to remove the "Miss" from her name, since she competed in Miss Europa Continental and it is no longer possible to have Miss as your name, and you can't win a "Miss" if you already have one.

Winter comes from the fact that she wanted her initials to look like her husband's, Lorenzo Werner (LW) and also because it goes with a commercial for Continental Europe of Miss Universe in Chicago, in which her photo had the phrase "Winter is coming" as in the show Game Of Thrones.[6][7]

Track Records

Statistics The Switch
Season 2 		France
Season 3
Ranking: 1st Place
(Winner) 		3rd/4th Place
Maxi Challenges Won: 2 (Week 7, 11) 1 (Ep. 4)
Mini Challenges Won: 0 0
Times as Team Captain: 0 0
Times in Bottom: 1 (Week 6) 1 (Ep. 7)
Episode Eliminated: N/A Episode 8

Memorable Quotes

The Switch Drag Race Season 2

Queen of the Universe Season 1

  • "The French Revolution has started, every girl on her own!"

Drag Race France Season 3

  • "Préparez-vous pour une avalanche de frissons !" (entrance quote)
  • "Je ne suis pas venu ici pour souffrir okay ?"
  • "♪Du lionceau à la lionne qui parcourt le monde. Du glamour, je rayonne sans perdre une seconde. Retenez bien ce nom-là. Car Leona c'est moi !♪" (verse in Voulez-Vous Drag Race Avec Moi Ce Soir?)

Songs

Week Song Selection Result
1 "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Édith Piaf ADV
3 "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA BTM3
4 "Friends Forever" by La Voix and Leona Winter ELIM

Trivia

  • Leona is the youngest contestant from the foreign team on The Switch Drag Race Season 2, being 21 years old at the time of competing.
  • Leona is the second French queen to appear on The Switch Drag Race after Yume Hime.
  • Leona was born in Ceret, the South of France.
  • Leona started taking dance classes when she was eight, singing classes at the age of nine and theater classes at the age of twelve.
  • Leona started doing drag at the age of seventeen.
  • Leona resided in Barcelona before participating in The Switch Drag Race.
  • In 2017, Leona Winter was the winner of the Miss Continental prelim pageant Miss Europe Continental in 2017. She was the winner of the Miss Latina Continental prelim in 2018.
  • Leona is a countertenor baritone with a three-octave voice.[8]
  • Leona competed on the eighth season of the French version of The Voice in 2019 where she was a semi-finalist.
  • In 2018, Leona revealed that she was called by the producers of RuPaul's Drag Race upon winning the second season of The Switch Drag Race. However, she stated that she believed the format was not for her at the time.[9] Later, in 2021, she would compete on another World of Wonder production with Queen of the Universe and eventually in 2024, compete on the traditional Drag Race format with Drag Race France.
    • This makes her the first winner to compete on Drag Race again while still reigning, this being due to the status of The Switch Drag Race being on an indefinite hiatus.
  • Leona is married to Lorenzo Werner.
  • Leona and Lorenzo got married in Arles-sur-Tech, a small town in the south of France.
  • Leona and Lorenzo both chose to wear blue suits for their wedding. Leona chose to add a long train to her suit as a reference to her drag character.
  • Leona and Le Filip are the first contestants to Lip Sync for the Win on Drag Race France.

Gallery

The Switch Drag Race Season 2

The Switch Drag Race Season 2 Looks

Queen of the Universe Season 1

Queen of the Universe Season 1 Looks

Drag Race France Season 3

Drag Race France Season 3 Looks

Filmography

TV

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The Switch Drag Race (Season 2) Self Contestant (Placed 1st)
2019 The Voice France (Season 8) Self Contestant (Placed Semi-Finalist)
2020 Les Anges (Season 12) Self
2021 Queen of the Universe (Season 1) Self Contestant (Placed 6th)
2024 Drag Race France (Season 3) Self Contestant (Placed 3rd/4th)

Discography

Singles and EPs

Year Title Notes
2020 "Como Soy"

Appearances/Features

Year Title Artwork Notes
2021 "Friends Forever" by Queens of the Universe
2021 "Every Day is a Holiday
When You're a Drag Queen" 		by Queens of the Universe

External Links

References

  1. ↑ (FR) S3 E1 : Voulez-vous Drag Race avec moi ce soir ? | France TV — May 31, 2024
  2. ↑ (FR) Le Cérétan Rémy Solé est Leona Winter pour The Voice sur TF1 | La Clau — April 8, 2019
  3. ↑ (FR) Découvrez les défis et les Queens de Drag Race France 3 : Leona Winter, Misty Phoenix, Perseo, Magnetica... | LeBlogTVNews — April 24, 2024
  4. ↑ (FR) Léona Winter : "J’ai hâte de retrouver le public catalan" | L'Indépendant — June 5, 2019
  5. ↑ (PT) Who’s That Queen? Leona Winter | Draglicious — May 14, 2021
  6. ↑ (ES) The Switch 2 - ¿Cuál es el origen del nombre de "Miss Leona"? | YouTube — April 18, 2018
  7. ↑ https://www.gmz.cl/single-post/remy-sole-el-hombre-tras-miss-leona-winter-ganadora-del-programa-the-switch
  8. ↑ No Lip Syncing Here: ‘Queen Of The Universe’ Contestants Unveiled And They Are Ready To Slay Global Drag Singing Competition | DIASPORA — November 10, 2021
  9. ↑ (ES) Miss Leona revela cuantos millones se llevó al ganar la corona de The Switch 2 | YouTube — July 20, 2018
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Post by novaczar | Instagram — December 19, 2021

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