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Welcome to MsMojo,
and today,
we'll be counting down our picks for the Top 10
worst outfits from RuPaul's Drag Race.
"Who else has been carb free for two weeks?"
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For this list,
we've selected some of the least successful
runway looks from the first eight seasons
of this reality competition series.
As well as the first two seasons
of the All Stars edition.
"She's got goggle up there."
"Apparently she's going skiing."
"Oh, I hate when Drag Queens have
bigger boobs than me!"
Number Ten: Country Realness,
Mystique Summers Madison.
"Mystique is pretty,
everybody loves Mystique."
That may be true,
but that doesn't make this country look
anymore, well, country.
Between the over-the-top makeup
and the basic shirt pants combo,
that looks like it could've been bought
at Wet Seal,
It completely misses the mark
on the 'Country Realness' challenge.
More reminiscent of a soccer-mom
with middling fashion sense,
and a bit too much eyeshadow
than anything else.
Not to mention Mystique made the fatal error of
wearing the same top on the runway
and in the challenge.
The look landed her in the bottom,
where she proved no match
for the now legendary second season
runner-up, Raven,
who sent her sashaying away.
"Now sashay...
...away."
Number Nine: Roller Girl,
Cynthia Lee Fontaine.
"Cynthia Lee Fontaine!"
"She's a little bit country."
"Miss Barbara Mandrell on wheels!"
Cynthia Lee Fontaine may have the shortest run
of any Miss Congeniality winner.
But sadly,
This outfit simply did not match the fierceness
of her charming personality.
A confusing mashup of an elegant top
with a country-inspired bottom half and hat
resulted in an ill fitting mess.
An admirable, but ultimately unsuccessful attempt
to try something new by the hot-blooded
puerto rican.
In the end, it was a bit of an assault
on the eyes.
Though Cynthia lipsynced for her life,
she was no match
for Robbie Turner's rollerblading skills,
which ultimately sent her packing.
"Keep spreading your Cucu."
"Now, sashay away."
Hopefully, she was able to take
solace in the golden trophy the fans
later awarded her.
"Cynthia Lee Fontaine!"
Number Eight: Bed Sheet Caftan,
Honey Mahogany.
"What is with you
and the caftan collection?"
"Why don't we get to see your figure?"
Only two times in the herstory
of the series has a lipsync resulted in
a double elimination,
and one half of the very first can be
attributed to Honey Mahogany's third
and final loose-fitting caftan
to be torn apart by the judges.
Though the previous attempts were
elegant enough to keep her out of the bottom,
the third strike more resembled a sparkly bedsheet
tied together with a belt
than an actual outfit.
Coupled with an equally gawdy wig,
there's no point of focus.
So the only option
is to take the entire jumble
in one unsavoury gulp.
At least she was able to prove her range
come finally time.
"And, um,
I have a little something
I'd like to show you."
"Oh!
Oh, okay ooh!
D- Oooh!"
Number Seven:
Gone with the Window,
Shangela Laquifa Wadley,
"The Debutantess
of the Deep South."
Shangela may now be one of the
most recognisable name to come out
of RuPaul's Drag Race.
But her first impression on the show was
memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Tasked with creating a runway look
out of window curtains,
the admittedly burgeoning queen
made a dress more reminiscent of
corn stalks than couture.
And was criticized by the judges
for it's overabundance of accessories,
design and failure to be form fitting.
"Your bust line...
...is..
nonexistent.
There's no waist definition there."
Luckily for all of us,
she was given the chance
to return in season three,
to show us what she's really made of.
And show us she did.
"Halleloo ladies!"
Number Six:
Dead... Chicken?
Kennedy Davenport.
"Laguardia,
Newark,
Kennedy,
Davenport."
"Kennedy fried chicken!"
"Is she a chicken or a horse?"
Kennedy Davenport was lucky
that her team managed
to not be on the bottom the week
she chose to wear this number.
She took to the runway,
the theme of which was 'Death Becomes Her',
in a bizarre orange jumpsuit
adorned with feathers,
and what looks like coagulated blood.
In Untucked, she explained that the story behind it
is that a pimp gutted a hooker,
and burned her alive.
But instead of dying,
she crystalised?
They say a joke is no good if it has to be explained,
and here, apparently, the same could be said
for a high concept outfit.
"Cos' you know I didn't die."
"Okay..."
"I had crystalised."
"Ooh!"
"And now I'm a Glamazon Bitch,
ready for the runway!"
Number Five:
Cowardly Lion,
Robbie Turner.
"Serving cowardly lion couture,
Robbie
and Hedda
Turner."
"Nobody mention Cecil."
Robbie Turner may have been able to
out lipsync Cynthia,
but her fate was sealed with this
Wizard of Oz themed challenge.
Robbie was assigned to create not one,
but two looks based on the cowardly lion.
"This looks like
just
a bunch of ruched up fabric
stuck."
"And we have to work on that hairline."
It was already an uphill battle,
since Kim Chi had previously created
an instantly iconic lion look earlier that same season.
Robbie's offering was really nothing more than
some poorly fitting fabric
with a wig and some fur thrown on.
None of these elements look good on their own,
but together with a messy wig/crown combo,
it made for a completely disjointed look that
resulted in the Seattle queen's elimination.
"Thank you guy so much."
"Love you!"
"Love you, love you, love you!"
"Mwah!"
"Goodmorning!"
Number Four:
Garbage Couture,
Serena Cha Cha.
"Aw, does that mean you guys were rooting for me?"
Poor Serena Cha Cha.
She was only able to serve up two looks
during her brief tenure on Drag Race,
and both were seriously considered for this list.
The challenge was to turn garbage
into couture,
and Serena didn't entirely finish the transformation.
We're honestly not entirely sure how
she was able to escape elimination
with this abysmal outift.
From the lack of creativity,
to the shoddy exucution,
there's little room to defend this offering.
However, we have to cut her some slack
for being the season's youngest queen.
She clearly learnt from her time on the show
and has since developed her aesthetic.
Number Three:
Apocalypse Couture,
Jiggly Caliente.
"Uh oh!"
Jiggly Caliente's run
certainly got off to an explosive start,
though not in a good way.
The first challenge was to create an apocalyptic look
based on materials gathered from garbage.
And for Jiggly,
it unfortunately shows.
"Alright listen I'm gonna let you get back to work."
"Yes Mama."
Appearing as though she threw everything she could get her hands on
into the outfit,
the final product was an amalgamation
of mismatched colors
and material.
It seemed she was destined to be the first elimination,
however,
Jiggly's bubbly personality
allowed her to overcome her initial misstep,
and find a decent ranking among the queens of season four.
"I have to pull out every trick,
if i have to shoot ping pongs out of my
ass I will do it."
Number Two:
Drag on a Dime,
Naysha Lopez.
"Hola!
The Beauty is here."
To be fair,
Naysha was the first to admit
that she was an amateur designer.
A skill level which wasn't helped
by the fact that her task involved making her dress
out of pieces of garbage.
"This is actually the first garment I've ever made,
I don't really sew.
I felt like it was wearable and
and you know, I got the... the challenge down."
With an unflattering shape
and a baffling colour combination
of green and gold,
The finish look was less
"Garbage Inspired Glamour" and more...
...nauseating.
The garbage theme was apparent from the end result,
as was the lack of design experience.
Unsuprisingly,
RuPaul decided to give her the boot.
Though she would later return to the show
with a brief stint of two episodes.
"I'm sorry that I wasn't able to
show you everything that I had to offer."
"Thank you Ru, for this opportunity."
Before we unveil our top pick,
here are a few honorable mentions.
"Rainbow Brite."
"I'm featuring my arms,
"I try not to carry over five pounds,
so I'm very proud to have the petite arms that I have."
"She forgot to shave."
"Janice Combs"
"I'm giving fish,
I'm giving face,
I'm giving you Vogue.
I know my runways.
Fierce!"
"Look at those legs my goodne-
and they go all the way up!"
"They do!"
"Are you sure?
"Girl please,
I've taken selfie to a whole 'nother level.
Paparazzi who?
Oh I see why you love me, Darling."
"That is amazing."
Number One:
Bacon,
Kelly Mantle.
"Christine Baranski's in the house!"
For Kelly Mantly,
a well intentioned use of flower fabric
went terribly wrong
in the sixth season premiere.
In an attempt to make a look inspired by Downtown Abbey,
she presented an outfit that
while unremarkable at first glance,
was critiqued for having a top piece
looking more like bacon
than flower petals.
"What is it?"
"They're flower petals."
"I'm still getting bacon."
And once that was pointed out,
there was no way not to see uncooked breakfast meat
across her chest.
Despite being remembered mostly for
the unfortunate looking outfit,
Kelly has shown she's able to laugh at her mistakes
in hindsight.
Which makes a winner.
At least when it comes to attitude.
"You know, what surprised me the most was
that the judges weren't hungry for my bacon!"
"I mean what, is everyone a vegan nowadays
in LA?
Gee."
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