Show RuPaul's Drag Race
Winner BeBe Zahara Benet
Miss Congeniality Nina Flowers
Premier February 2, 2009
Finale March 23, 2009
Host RuPaul
Where it all began. Nine queens, a Logo TV budget, and a dream. BeBe Zahara Benet brought African elegance and unshakeable grace to the inaugural crown — and Nina Flowers became the first Miss Congeniality, a tradition that lives on. The one that started everything. BeBe Zahara Benet was crowned as the Winner and Nina Flowers as Miss Congeniality on March 23, 2009.