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The Switch Drag Race: Desafío Mundial (Spanish for "The Switch Drag Race: Global Challenge") is a Chilean drag show that airs every Thursday and Sunday on Mega. The show is hosted by Karla Constant and judged by Íngrid Cruz, Nicole Gaultier and Óscar Mediavilla
The second season of The Switch aired on March 25, 2018, with 13 contestants from Chile and from other countries, dividing them into 2 teams according to their country. Also, Luz Violeta, the previous winner, competed in this season.
Contestants
Contestants Progress
(Until Week 10, 3 episodes translated into 1 week of competition. Week 11 & 12 and Week 13 were 1 episode)
| Rank | Photo | Contestant | Name | Age | Country | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st (Winner) |
|
Miss Leona | Rémy Solé | 21 | France | HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
SAFE TEAM |
HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
DUEL | WIN | HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | FINAL | WINNER | ||||||
| 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th (Runners Up) |
|
Gia Gunn | Gia Ichikawa | 26 | Japan | WIN | WIN | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | SAFE | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | FINAL | RUNNER UP | ||||||
|
Sofia Camará | Pablo Carayani | 26 | Argentina | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | DUEL | WIN | HIGH | WIN | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | DUEL | SAFE | SAFE | FINAL | RUNNER UP | ||||||
|
Pavel Arámbula | Pavel Arámbula | 32 | Mexico | HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
SAFE TEAM |
HIGH | DUEL | WIN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | DUEL | SAFE | FINAL | RUNNER UP | ||||||
| 5th | 
|
Fernanda Brown | Roberto Cortés | 25 | Chile | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
SAFE | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | DUEL | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
| 6th | 
|
Diva Houston | Felipe Marques | 38 | Brazil | SAFE | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | ELIM | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 7th | File:Imagesss.jpg | Rochelle Mon Chéri | Roberto González | 25 | Puerto Rico | WIN | ELIM | SAFE TEAM |
SAFE | SAFE TEAM |
SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 8th | 
|
Kandy Ho | Frank Díaz | 30 | Puerto Rico | SAFE | WIN | SAFE TEAM |
DUEL | SAFE TEAM |
HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | WIN | SAFE TEAM |
ELIM | |||||||||
| 9th | 
|
Luz Violeta | Sebastián Aguirre | 29 | Chile | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | SAFE | DUEL | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 10th | 
|
Arianda Sodi | Ariel Cerda | 29 | Chile | SAFE TEAM |
ELIM | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
| 11th | 
|
Laura Bell | Andrés Sáez | 27 | Chile | SAFE TEAM |
DUEL | HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
DUEL | HIGH | SAFE TEAM |
ELIM | ||||||||||||
| 12th | 
|
Marie Laveau | Noel García | 25 | Puerto Rico | DUEL | SAFE TEAM |
WIN | DUEL | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 13th | 
|
Luna di Mauri | Marcelo Ramírez | 49 | Chile | SAFE TEAM |
SAFE | DUEL | SAFE TEAM |
ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| 14th | 
|
Francisca Del Solar | Rodrigo Astudillo | 30 | Chile | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | 
|
Pakita | Francisco Venegas | 24 | Spain | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
- █ The contestant is the Winner of The Switch.
- █ The contestants are the vice-champions of The Switch.
- █ The contestant is from the "Queen/Team".
- █ The contestant is from the "Diva/Team".
- █ The contestant is from the "Foreign/Team".
- █ The contestant is from the "Chilean/Team".
- █ The contestant became team captain and won immunity from elimination.
- █ The contestant was part of the winning team.
- █ The contestant was one of the best/highest qualifications of the gala.
- █ The contestant wins the artistic test and advances to the next semifinal.
- █ The contestant wins the challenge and becomes a finalist.
- █ The contestant lost the Artistic Test & won the Impersonation Test and saved their team.
- █ The contestant was sent to the gala by her classmates or lost in the free choice show and becomes a duelist.
- █ The contestant was nominated by her teammates or received low grades from the judges (at the gala), then wins the elimination duel (singing duel).
- █The contestant was nominated for the Elimination Duel, but didn't participate after a contestant quit the competition.
- █ The contestant becomes a Duelist due to a disease that prevents her from continuing in competition.
- █ The contestant refuses to attend the elimination gala and the participants decide to eliminate them.
- █ The contestant was eliminated.
Episodes
Week 1
Episode 1
Airdate: March 24th
- Challenge: Impersonate celebrities in pairs.
- Winners: Fernanda Brown (Chilean Team) and Gia Gunn (Foreign Team).
- Prize: Being team leaders, immunity from elimination and an exclusive dressing room.
- Nominated by the Chilean Team: Pakita
- Artistic Test: Impersonate Shakira songs
- Loser (Nominated): Marie Laveau
Test of Leaders
| Chilean Team | Foreign Team | Celebrity Impersonation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Camará | Kandy Ho | Cecilia Bolocco | |
| Arianda Sodi | Marie Laveau | Diana, Princess of Wales | |
| Fernanda Brown | Gia Gunn | Madonna | |
| Luna Di Mauri | Pavel Arámbula | Pakita | Marie Antoinette |
| Luz Violeta | Miss Leona | Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) | |
| Laura Bell | Diva Houston | Queen of Hearts (Helena Bonham Carter) | |
Artistic Test
| Contestant | Shakira Impersonation |
|---|---|
| Marie Laveau | Loba |
| Kandy Ho | La Tortura |
| Miss Leona | Ojos Asi |
| Diva Houston | Ciega, Sordomuda |
| Pavel Arámbula | Suerte |
Episode 2
Airdate: April 1st
- Artistic Test: Impersonate Movie songs.
- Loser (Nominated): Luz Violeta.
- Extreme Impersonation Test: In 20 minutes, transform themselves in Madonna (Material Girl) and Jennifer Lopez (Let's Get Loud).
- Winner: Luz Violeta.
- Nominated: Marie Laveau.
Artistic Test
| Contestant | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Bell | Stayin' Alive | Saturday Night Fever |
| Sofia Camará | Hey Pachuco! | The Mask |
| Arianda Sodi | Unchained Melody | Ghost |
| Luz Violeta | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life | Dirty Dancing |
| Luna Di Mauri | A Very Spirited Dancer | The Mask of Zorro |
Episode 3
Airdate: April 5th
Trivia
- This is the first season of Drag Race to feature queens that have competed on a different edition of the show, that being Gia Gunn and Kandy Ho who both competed on the American Edition (RuPaul's Drag Race, season 6 and 7 respectively)
- This season has the most returning contestants (not including All Stars) with 3
- Those being Luz Violeta from The Switch Drag Race (Season 1), Gia Gunn from RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 6), and Kandy Ho from RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 7)