Former Miss Gay Seattle not bamboozled about takg over the fay bs – Seattle Gay Scene

Contents:

• WHAT IF THEY GAVE A “MISS GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT” AND NO ONE ENTERED TO COMPETE?
• THE MR & MISS GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT
• FORMER MISS GAY SEATTLE NOT BAMBOOZLED ABOUT TAKG OVER THE FAY BS
• THE 58TH ANNUAL GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT
• TIME TO SAY BYE-BYE TO ALEXANR & DONNATELLA AND HELLO TO A NEW MR/MISS GAY SEATTLE
• GAY SEATTLE MR. MS. MISS. MX. INTRODUCTN OF CANDIDAT SHOW @ NEIGHBOURS
• AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS HER*STORY ALEKSA MANILA FIRST APPEARED 1998 ON ALL HOLLOW'S EVE.  THEREAFTER, APPLYG THE MAGIC OF MAKE-UP EVERY HALLOWEEN NIGHT THROUGH THE NEW MILLENNIUM. SEATTLE PRI 2001 LNCHED A NEW PHASE WHICH CULMATED HER BEG CROWNED MISS GAY FILIPO WH THE ENURAGEMENT OF T.R.I.B.E. (TO REACT IN BASIC EVOLUTN), A DANCE TROUPE THAT EMERGED OM RECESS II, A SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YOUNG ASIAN MEN'S STUDY [YAMS], A CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL [CDC] – FUND, UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCIS – CENTER FOR AIDS PREVENTN STUDI [UCSF-CAPS] REARCH PROJECT SEATTLE. AND THE RT HAS BEEN, AS THEY SAY, 'HISTORY...'DURG HER YEAR AS MISS GAY FILIPO, ALEKSA FOUND THE "LOLA MAHARLIKA" LGBT YOUTH COLLEGE BOOK FUND WH THE FILIPO COMMUNY OF SEATTLE ORGANIZATN. THE FUND IS NAMED HONOR OF LOLA MAHARLIKA AKA LOLA MARIA, EMPRS VII OF TAA, FOR HER OUTSTANDG ACHIEVEMENTS AS AN OPENLY GAY FILIPO THE MUNY.IN 2002, ALEKSA WAS CROWNED LA FEMME MAGNIFIQUE OF PUGET SOUND, THE PAGEANT SEARCH OF THE "MOST GLAMORO FEMALE IMPERSONATOR." SHE ANIZED VAR MUNY FUNDRAISERS, CLUDG "HEART TO HEART, COAST TO COAST," A FUNDRAISER FOR THE RHO ISLAND NIGHTCLUB THAT BURNED DOWN AND LEFT MANY UNFORTUNATE FAI.SHE IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN THE ST OF A LOL SEATTLE EDN OF EVE ENSLER'S VAGA MONOLOGU, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY JOANN NATALIA AQUO, 2003 AND 2004. SHE MA BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANC AS THE ONLY DRAG QUEEN/TRANSGENR ACTOR THE ALL-FEMALE ENSEMBLE.IN 2003, ALEKSA WAS CROWNED THE 40TH MISS GAY SEATTLE, BELIEVED TO BE THE OLST DRAG TLE WT OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IF NOT THE WORLD! ALEKSA TRAVELED ACROSS NORTH AMERI REPRENTG THE EMERALD CY AT VAR BENEFS AND FUNDRAISERS, AND RAISG AWARENS OF LGBTQ HISTORY AND REPRENTATN.IN 2004, WORLD-FAMO BAND, PK MARTI BAND LEAR THOMAS LRDALE ASKED ALEKSA TO SG, “BAYAN KO” [MY COUNTRY] AT THE FAL PEACK IN THE PARK BENEF AT THE ROSE GARN PORTLAND, OR. IN THE NEXT UPLE OF YEARS, ALEKSA NTUED AS GUT VOLIST AT NCERTS SUCH AS THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM PORTLAND, OREGON; AND MICROSOFT COMPANY’S HOLIDAY GALA, CHATE STE. MICHELLE WERY’S SUMMER CONCERT SERI AND WASHGTON MUTUAL’S ZOO TUN SEATTLE, WASHGTON.ON PRINT'S DAY WEEKEND 2006, ALEKSA WAS ELECTED AND CROWNED OLYMPIA XXXV- THE EMPRS OF SEATTLE, ONE OF THE OLST AND RPECTED DRAG TL THE SEATTLE LGBT MUNY. ALEKSA ANIZED VAR FUNDRAISERS FOR THE COURT OF SEATTLE ORGANIZATN, CLUDG A WEEK'S WORTH OF FUNDRAISG DURG EMPRS EXPRS JUNE, FOR THE JC/LADY GRAYTOP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SHE CHOSE THE MONIKER, “THE PEARL OF THE PACIFIC & ORIENT SEAS - THE THRILLA OM MANILA,” TO HONOR HER CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND HER NEW HOME.IN MARCH 2007, ALEKSA WAS NAMED HEIR APPARENT TO THE QUEEN MOTHER OF THE AMERIS, EMPRS NILE THE GREAT SAN DIEGO, PRINT OF THE INTERNATNAL COURT COUNCIL (ICC) OF THE INTERNATNAL COURT SYSTEM, THE WORLD'S LARGT LGBT ANIZATN. SHE ALSO SERVED AS BOARD MEMBER OF THE ICC, SECRETARY OF THE JOSE HONORS BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND MEMBER OF THE ANTI-DISCRIMATN COMMTEE.TO DATE, ALEKSA HAS PRODUCED & DIRECTED ANNUAL FUNDRAISERS FOR VAR CHARI, CLUDG “ALEKSA MANILA & FRIENDS,” AND SEATTLE COUNSELG SERVICE’S “ICON: A CELEBRATN OF DRAG, ART & LIFE!” SHE IS A FAVORE EMCEE AND SPEAKER AT VAR FUNCTNS, SUCH AS THE SEATTLE LGBT COMMUNY CENTER’S QUEER FT AND F BOWL AWARDS, GREATER SEATTLE BS ASSOCIATN’S DNER AWARDS, INGERSOLL GENR CENTER’S SNOW BALL, CHI BOOM’S NATNAL WOMEN OF COLOR BURLQUE SHOW: KALEIDOSPE, SEATTLE EROTIC ART FTIVAL, AMERIN FRIENDS' SERVICE COMMTEE, SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNY COLLEGE, UNIVERSY OF WASHGTON, SEATTLE UNIVERSY, UNIVERSY OF PUGET SOUND, SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNY COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA.FROM LOL BARS TO AMPHHEATERS, LIP SYNCG TO LIVE SGG, SOLOS TO PRODUCTNS, BLACK BOAS TO PK MARTI, ALEKSA MANILA HAS TRAVELED AS AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOTE, PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND MUNY LEAR ACROSS NORTH AMERI. ALEKSA MANILA IS KNOWN SEATTLE AND BEYOND AS A STELLAR DRAG ARTIST, NSUMMATE HOST AND MUNY ACTIVIST. SHE IS A BELOVED PANELIST AND SPEAKER AT VAR LGBTQIA [LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, INTERSEX AND ALLI], YOUTH, PEOPLE OF LOR AND POLIL/ACTIVISM WORKSHOPS, TRAGS AND NFERENC.WHEN NOT FACE, "HE" IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF PROJECT FIRST, THE TRANSGENR ARM OF CDC'S NATNAL HIV BEHAVRAL SURVEILLANCE PROJECT TH PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KG COUNTY. FOR ALMOST TWO S, HE TED THE MUNY AND UNSELED CLIENTS ABOUT THE HARMS OF CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAME WH PROJECT NEON, A PROGRAM OF SEATTLE COUNSELG SERVICE. CURRENTLY, WHERE HE WAS PROGRAM COORDATOR AND ADDICTNS SERVIC PROGRAM SUPERVISORS. FOR MANY YEARS, HE TTED FOR AND UNSELED ABOUT HIV & STD WH PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KG COUNTY; AND SERVED AS HONORABLE COMMISSNER WH THE SEATTLE COMMISSN FOR SEXUAL MORI WH THE CY OF SEATTLE - OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, ADVISG THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE, CY COUNCIL & CY DEPARTMENTS ON LGBTQI EQUAL RIGHTS.​ MAISON MANILA (HOE OF MANILA)
• THE MR AND MISS GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT

WHAT IF THEY GAVE A “MISS GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT” AND NO ONE ENTERED TO COMPETE?

While her crown llectn clus Miss Gay Filipo, Miss Gay Seattle and Emprs of Seattle, many regnize her social activism and muny learship. So, 2001, I was crowned Miss Gay Filipo – wng all the tegori, except Miss Congenialy. Eventually, while beg Miss Gay Seattle and Emprs of Seattle, allowed me to exprs myself drag performance.

One would be sgg live wh Pk Marti as Miss Gay Seattle ont of thoands of people; beg a spokperson/poster child for Public Health; beg on the ver of Seattle Child magaze, beg regnized by the muny wh physil awards that look like giant rhtone jewelry! We’re seeg a lot of growth and diversy Seattle’s drag and trans scene already – be the lik of A, Arson Nicki, Cookie Couture, Thaday Wilson, Atasha Manila, Gaysha Starr to Arnaldo! Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twter, or our email newsletter to hear about future blog posts and other happengs at Gay Cy: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center.

Learn more about Gay Cy Arts. Pri ASIA, Miss Gay Seattle, Project NEON.

THE MR & MISS GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT

As a celebrated drag personaly, she has won many awards cludg Miss Gay Seattle and Seattle’s Miss Gay Filipo, a petn which Aleksa proudly rells wng every tegory except Miss Congenialy!

In 2012, she found Pri ASIA whose missn is to celebrate, empower and nurture the multi-cultural diversy of the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer muni through the Asian Pacific Islanr lens. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle hosted the 2021 Gay Seattle Pageant on Saturday, Nov. MX Gay Seattle 1, Daddy Issu; Ms.

FORMER MISS GAY SEATTLE NOT BAMBOOZLED ABOUT TAKG OVER THE FAY BS

Gay Seattle 16, Catty Womp; Mr. Gay Seattle 44, Dean the Vampire; and Miss Gay Seattle 56, Skyy Marti Ice, stepped down after a spectacular two years of service to muny. Crowned as the current Gay Seattl were Miss Texas 1988 as MX Gay Seattle 2; Skarlet Dr Black as Ms.

THE 58TH ANNUAL GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT

Gay Seattle 16, and Cookie Couture as Miss Gay Seattle 57. The LaGarce Royale Reign of Terror ends tonight, Saturday Nov 8 as the tly malevolent Miss Gay Seattle 50, OLIVIA LAGARCE and the super nice Mr. Gay Seattle 38, JAMES LAGARCE step down for new spots.

TIME TO SAY BYE-BYE TO ALEXANR & DONNATELLA AND HELLO TO A NEW MR/MISS GAY SEATTLE

The last time we checked, (5 mut ago) looked like the 51st annual Miss Gay Seattle Pageant was gog to be a helluva lot of fun but maybe missg one valuable ponent….

(Crossg fgers that Shela Potroast shows up tonight… TRULY reprents the HAWNGRY soul of gay Seattle! It’s 21+ and a $20 ver which is probably worth bee ’s Mark “Mom” Fley’s 20th anniversary as Miss Gay Seattle so the crazy old ot has somethg big planned for her anniversary performance. The Court of Seattle is pleased to announce the followg anniversari celebratg at the Gay Seattle Pageant this year (Performanc by 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 year):.

Gay Seattle 34 Michael and Miss Gay Seattle 46 Glamazonia. Gay Seattle 29 Mark DuBois and Miss Gay Seattle 41 Na Maxwell. Gay Seattle 24 Mark Surreal and Miss Gay Seattle 36 Sapphire Knight.

GAY SEATTLE MR. MS. MISS. MX. INTRODUCTN OF CANDIDAT SHOW @ NEIGHBOURS

Gay Seattle 20 Ken Geary, Ms. Gay Seattle 8 LadyHawk Kristie and Miss Gay Seattle 31 Mark “Mom” Fley.

Gay Seattle 16 Billie De, Ms.

Gay Seattle 3 Ta Marie and Miss Gay Seattle 26 Tiffany Sapphire Dr. Gay Seattle 11 Kenny Felks and Miss Gay Seattle 21 Crystal Lane. Gay Seattle 4 Matt Wright; Mr.

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS HER*STORY ALEKSA MANILA FIRST APPEARED 1998 ON ALL HOLLOW'S EVE.  THEREAFTER, APPLYG THE MAGIC OF MAKE-UP EVERY HALLOWEEN NIGHT THROUGH THE NEW MILLENNIUM. SEATTLE PRI 2001 LNCHED A NEW PHASE WHICH CULMATED HER BEG CROWNED MISS GAY FILIPO WH THE ENURAGEMENT OF T.R.I.B.E. (TO REACT IN BASIC EVOLUTN), A DANCE TROUPE THAT EMERGED OM RECESS II, A SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YOUNG ASIAN MEN'S STUDY [YAMS], A CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL [CDC] – FUND, UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCIS – CENTER FOR AIDS PREVENTN STUDI [UCSF-CAPS] REARCH PROJECT SEATTLE. AND THE RT HAS BEEN, AS THEY SAY, 'HISTORY...'DURG HER YEAR AS MISS GAY FILIPO, ALEKSA FOUND THE "LOLA MAHARLIKA" LGBT YOUTH COLLEGE BOOK FUND WH THE FILIPO COMMUNY OF SEATTLE ORGANIZATN. THE FUND IS NAMED HONOR OF LOLA MAHARLIKA AKA LOLA MARIA, EMPRS VII OF TAA, FOR HER OUTSTANDG ACHIEVEMENTS AS AN OPENLY GAY FILIPO THE MUNY.IN 2002, ALEKSA WAS CROWNED LA FEMME MAGNIFIQUE OF PUGET SOUND, THE PAGEANT SEARCH OF THE "MOST GLAMORO FEMALE IMPERSONATOR." SHE ANIZED VAR MUNY FUNDRAISERS, CLUDG "HEART TO HEART, COAST TO COAST," A FUNDRAISER FOR THE RHO ISLAND NIGHTCLUB THAT BURNED DOWN AND LEFT MANY UNFORTUNATE FAI.SHE IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN THE ST OF A LOL SEATTLE EDN OF EVE ENSLER'S VAGA MONOLOGU, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY JOANN NATALIA AQUO, 2003 AND 2004. SHE MA BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANC AS THE ONLY DRAG QUEEN/TRANSGENR ACTOR THE ALL-FEMALE ENSEMBLE.IN 2003, ALEKSA WAS CROWNED THE 40TH MISS GAY SEATTLE, BELIEVED TO BE THE OLST DRAG TLE WT OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IF NOT THE WORLD! ALEKSA TRAVELED ACROSS NORTH AMERI REPRENTG THE EMERALD CY AT VAR BENEFS AND FUNDRAISERS, AND RAISG AWARENS OF LGBTQ HISTORY AND REPRENTATN.IN 2004, WORLD-FAMO BAND, PK MARTI BAND LEAR THOMAS LRDALE ASKED ALEKSA TO SG, “BAYAN KO” [MY COUNTRY] AT THE FAL PEACK IN THE PARK BENEF AT THE ROSE GARN PORTLAND, OR. IN THE NEXT UPLE OF YEARS, ALEKSA NTUED AS GUT VOLIST AT NCERTS SUCH AS THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM PORTLAND, OREGON; AND MICROSOFT COMPANY’S HOLIDAY GALA, CHATE STE. MICHELLE WERY’S SUMMER CONCERT SERI AND WASHGTON MUTUAL’S ZOO TUN SEATTLE, WASHGTON.ON PRINT'S DAY WEEKEND 2006, ALEKSA WAS ELECTED AND CROWNED OLYMPIA XXXV- THE EMPRS OF SEATTLE, ONE OF THE OLST AND RPECTED DRAG TL THE SEATTLE LGBT MUNY. ALEKSA ANIZED VAR FUNDRAISERS FOR THE COURT OF SEATTLE ORGANIZATN, CLUDG A WEEK'S WORTH OF FUNDRAISG DURG EMPRS EXPRS JUNE, FOR THE JC/LADY GRAYTOP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SHE CHOSE THE MONIKER, “THE PEARL OF THE PACIFIC & ORIENT SEAS - THE THRILLA OM MANILA,” TO HONOR HER CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND HER NEW HOME.IN MARCH 2007, ALEKSA WAS NAMED HEIR APPARENT TO THE QUEEN MOTHER OF THE AMERIS, EMPRS NILE THE GREAT SAN DIEGO, PRINT OF THE INTERNATNAL COURT COUNCIL (ICC) OF THE INTERNATNAL COURT SYSTEM, THE WORLD'S LARGT LGBT ANIZATN. SHE ALSO SERVED AS BOARD MEMBER OF THE ICC, SECRETARY OF THE JOSE HONORS BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND MEMBER OF THE ANTI-DISCRIMATN COMMTEE.TO DATE, ALEKSA HAS PRODUCED & DIRECTED ANNUAL FUNDRAISERS FOR VAR CHARI, CLUDG “ALEKSA MANILA & FRIENDS,” AND SEATTLE COUNSELG SERVICE’S “ICON: A CELEBRATN OF DRAG, ART & LIFE!” SHE IS A FAVORE EMCEE AND SPEAKER AT VAR FUNCTNS, SUCH AS THE SEATTLE LGBT COMMUNY CENTER’S QUEER FT AND F BOWL AWARDS, GREATER SEATTLE BS ASSOCIATN’S DNER AWARDS, INGERSOLL GENR CENTER’S SNOW BALL, CHI BOOM’S NATNAL WOMEN OF COLOR BURLQUE SHOW: KALEIDOSPE, SEATTLE EROTIC ART FTIVAL, AMERIN FRIENDS' SERVICE COMMTEE, SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNY COLLEGE, UNIVERSY OF WASHGTON, SEATTLE UNIVERSY, UNIVERSY OF PUGET SOUND, SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNY COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA.FROM LOL BARS TO AMPHHEATERS, LIP SYNCG TO LIVE SGG, SOLOS TO PRODUCTNS, BLACK BOAS TO PK MARTI, ALEKSA MANILA HAS TRAVELED AS AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOTE, PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND MUNY LEAR ACROSS NORTH AMERI. ALEKSA MANILA IS KNOWN SEATTLE AND BEYOND AS A STELLAR DRAG ARTIST, NSUMMATE HOST AND MUNY ACTIVIST. SHE IS A BELOVED PANELIST AND SPEAKER AT VAR LGBTQIA [LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, INTERSEX AND ALLI], YOUTH, PEOPLE OF LOR AND POLIL/ACTIVISM WORKSHOPS, TRAGS AND NFERENC.WHEN NOT FACE, "HE" IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF PROJECT FIRST, THE TRANSGENR ARM OF CDC'S NATNAL HIV BEHAVRAL SURVEILLANCE PROJECT TH PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KG COUNTY. FOR ALMOST TWO S, HE TED THE MUNY AND UNSELED CLIENTS ABOUT THE HARMS OF CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAME WH PROJECT NEON, A PROGRAM OF SEATTLE COUNSELG SERVICE. CURRENTLY, WHERE HE WAS PROGRAM COORDATOR AND ADDICTNS SERVIC PROGRAM SUPERVISORS. FOR MANY YEARS, HE TTED FOR AND UNSELED ABOUT HIV & STD WH PUBLIC HEALTH - SEATTLE & KG COUNTY; AND SERVED AS HONORABLE COMMISSNER WH THE SEATTLE COMMISSN FOR SEXUAL MORI WH THE CY OF SEATTLE - OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, ADVISG THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE, CY COUNCIL & CY DEPARTMENTS ON LGBTQI EQUAL RIGHTS.​ MAISON MANILA (HOE OF MANILA)

Gay Seattle 5 Jack Lehman and Miss Gay Seattle 15 Diree; Miss Gay Seattle 16 Jamie St. 40 Year – Miss Gay Seattle 10 Brandy Summer. 45 Year – Miss Gay Seattle 5 Gary Swenson.

THE MR AND MISS GAY SEATTLE PAGEANT

Gay Seattle 38 Jam LaGarce and Miss Gay Seattle 50 Olivia LaGarce to. The 51st Annual Mr and Miss Gay Seattle Pageant: Life After Death!

I chose the Filipo Communy Center for var reasons - primarily, 's the place where I was crowned as Miss Gay Filipo 2001, my very first drag pageant where I won every tegory except for Miss Congenialy (sert lghter here).

"- ALEKSA MANILA, Miss Gay Filipo 2001/ Miss Gay Seattle 2004, Founr - Pri ASIA FUN FACT: In the mid-2000's, Mx.