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BEAUTY FORUM Festival 2026 · Munich

Drag Championship 2026

Feel Ageless Beauty & Beyond

The first drag championship at the BEAUTY FORUM Festival 2026: Use your drag art to show what beauty means to you and present your personal concept of aesthetics, charisma and performance to the audience and the industry.

Application deadline: 04. September 2026

Apply now Conditions of Participation
Theme Feel Ageless Beauty & Beyond
Starting places Maximal 10
Minimum age 18 years
Drag-Meisterschaft 2026 – Feel Ageless Beauty and Beyond Fotocredit: © Shell Eide

What it's about

The competition is aimed at drag artists of all experience levels who want to present their skills in a professional and international setting.

What means beauty for you? Young or old - with make-up -, glittering-happy or mystical-theatrical, smooth or wrinkled skin, colorful or no hair at all: present your concept of aesthetics and charisma in a very personal performance.

Apply by 04.09.2026 and secure one of ten places at the first drag championship at the BEAUTY FORUM Festival 2026 in Munich.

Competition

Creativity at the highest level

The topic Feel Ageless Beauty & Beyond demands innovative looks, strong concept ideas and precise implementation. The championship provides a stage for exceptional drag artistry and true visibility in the makeup industry.

  • Only 10 participants will be admitted
  • Professional competition as part of the festival
  • Presentation to the audience and the make-up industry
  • Strong platform for talent, creativity and reputation
participation

Who can participate

Drag artists of all experience levels are welcome to apply on time with complete and meaningful application documents.

  • Dragqueens
  • Dragkings
  • Dragquings
  • The draft animal
  • Dragthings

Application documents

Please submit your application completely and on time. Incomplete applications cannot be considered for selection.

Necessary

These documents are required

  • Sedcard, CV or Instagram account
  • Full address and date of birth
  • At least 2 photos with a professional look
  • Full photo credit for all submitted images
  • Videoperformance
  • Information about setting up the stage for the on-site performance
Criteria

Registration criteria

  • Minimum age: 18 years
  • Work as a drag artist
  • Meaningful and complete application
  • Binding commitment after the final selection
Important: The application alone does not guarantee a starting place. The final selection is made by the organizing team.

Conditions of participation on site

Please note these organizational and legal information during the festival.

Photos & Videos

Consideration and consent

  • When filming and taking photos, other people and trade fair participants may not be recorded without their consent
  • When publishing content, please always @beauty_forum_de mark
Organisation

Places and deadlines

  • Only 10 participants will be admitted
  • The application deadline is September 4th, 2026
  • After selection, a binding confirmation of participation is required

Note on image rights

Please ensure that you have the necessary usage rights for all photos, videos, music and other content submitted and that all people involved have agreed to their use.

Apply now

Submit your documents using the application form and use the stage photo as a guide for planning your performance.

Application for the 2026 Drag Championship

Please fill out all mandatory fields and attach all required documents.

Frist 04.09.2026
Starting places 10
Ort Munich
Stage of the drag championship as an orientation for the construction on site Photo credit: Michael Imielski
Stage construction on site: This image serves as orientation for planning your performance, props and movement sequences. Please describe your planned structure as precisely as possible in the application documents.

Application form

Please fill out the following form completely and upload all required application documents. With * Marked fields are mandatory.

Only one file possible.
500 MB Limit.
Allowed file types: pdf, doc, docx.

Only one file possible. Portrait (min. 300dpi resolution, if possible no selfie)
500 MB Limit.
Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc, docx.

Only one file possible. Full body (min. 300dpi resolution, if possible no selfie)
500 MB Limit.
Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc, docx.

Only one file possible. Face (min. 300dpi resolution, if possible no selfie)
500 MB Limit.
Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc, docx.

(if possible, please use a public link such as YouTube, GoogleDrive, Dropbox, etc. without an expiry date, not a temporary download link such as WeTransfer, Swisstransfer, etc.); If possible, video of the performance that should also be performed there, if not, then the person's signature performance

(if possible, please use a public link such as YouTube, GoogleDrive, Dropbox, etc. without an expiry date, not a temporary download link such as WeTransfer, Swisstransfer, etc.); If possible, video of the performance that should also be performed there, if not, then the person's signature performance


Is there background projection for the performance? (Attention, the screen here is slightly elevated and is slightly above the stage instead of next to the stage! see picture on this subpage)

(only GoogleDrive, Dropbox or Swisstransfer)

I am sending the application documents attached. I created the make-up in the application photos myself. I have read the criteria and conditions and accept them.

I agree that the photos of my submitted looks will be used for promotional purposes during the advertising period and the duration of the BEAUTY FORUM Festival.

I agree that images, film and sound material from the championship may be used for publication on the Internet as well as in printed form for editorial and advertising purposes without restriction in terms of time and space. Health and Beauty is not liable for the misuse of the image, film and sound material (e.g. film sequences posted on the Internet) by third parties.

Yes, I would like to stay well informed. I therefore agree that Health and Beauty Germany GmbH will inform me by email about news from the industry and interesting offers. If I don't want any more advertising, I'll let Health and Beauty know.

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