Ltle Rock to host 50th annual Miss Gay Ameri pageant next week - Talk Bs & Polics

Contents:

• FOREVER MISS GAY ARKANSAS
• CROWNG ACHIEVEMENT: MISS GAY ARKANSAS PETG FOR NATNAL TLE
• ANTI-DRAG BILL MIGHT FORCE ‘MISS GAY AMERI’ OUT OF ARKANSAS
• MISS GAY AMERI: SPEECHLS AFTER W LTLE ROCK
• ARKANSAN COMPET FOR MISS GAY AMERI CROWN
• D.C. NTTANT CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI ARKANSAS AS STATE'S DRAG LEGISLATN ADVANC
• LTLE ROCK TO HOST 50TH ANNUAL MISS GAY AMERI PAGEANT NEXT WEEK

FOREVER MISS GAY ARKANSAS

Miss Gay Ameri 19892007Alexis LaRue2008Stephanie Richards2009Christa Saxton2010Shawn Tyler Andrews2011Zia D'Yor2012Veroni Duvall2013Brooklyn Bisette2014Ambrosia Borx2015En Alive2016Charnay Cassade2017Cassandra Rae Realy2018Chloe Jabs2019-2020Iman DeMar. She's a equent performer drag shows at C-4 Nightclub Fayetteville, has been travelg to attend and help nttants at other stat' Miss Gay Ameri prelimari, and she has an ternatnally known hair bs, makg those amazg wigs that help fe drag M. He was able to talk about those passns earlier this week the terview portn of the Miss Gay Ameri Pageant, which wraps up wh the fals petn tonight at Robson Performance Hall Ltle Miss Gay Ameri Pageant is celebratg 50 years 2022, makg one of the olst petns for female impersonators.

" His goal was to w every tegory the Miss Gay Arkansas petn -- and Athena did, on her first try, July of Miss Gay Ameri pageant is stctured very much like the other Miss Ameri event.

"Acrdg to, the Miss Gay Ameri wner receiv a prize package cludg sh, jewelry and other gifts, sponsorship packag and the chance for many engagements throughout the year of her reign, among them appearanc at each of the prelimari for the next pageant season.

CROWNG ACHIEVEMENT: MISS GAY ARKANSAS PETG FOR NATNAL TLE

Unfortunately, the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system has experienced tremendo loss, cludg former Miss Gay Ameri tleholrs, nttants, promoters and supporters. This page is an opportuny to remember those who wholeheartedly supported this system and left this world much too soon, many of whom have signifintly ntributed to the succs that the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system enjoys you have a submissn to be nsired for this page, please Email Us.

Asya Alexanr - former Miss Gay Louisiana and Miss Gay Ameri top ten Alexanr-former multi-time top 5 falist nttant to Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri and former Miss Gay Northeast Arkansas Ameri Emer 1985Brandy Alexanr- former Miss Gay Misouri AmeriBri Alexanr-longtime promoter of the Miss Gay Ameri systemKim Alexis-Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1988, Miss Heart of Ameri 1989Eri Andrews-long time supporter of the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system and an spiratn to many (Former Miss Gay US of A, Former Miss Contental, Former Miss EOY and many others...

ANTI-DRAG BILL MIGHT FORCE ‘MISS GAY AMERI’ OUT OF ARKANSAS

)Terry Jean Arnell-former Miss Gay Virgia Ameri and former Top 10 falist to the Miss Gay Ameri pageantRob Banks-Miss Gay Delaware Ameri 1993Diana Black - First Alternate to Lren Colby, Miss Gay Ameri 1986Lady BarbaraBarbie Grant-multi time petor the Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri pageantBeverly Hills- former promoter of Miss Gay Southern Elegance Ameri & longtime Miss Gay Texas Competor Brazon - Two time Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriSadie Brooks-multi-time nttant to Miss Gay Arkansas AmeriRick Camp - former Mr.

Candice Carrgton - Miss Gay Arkansas AmeriFrz Capone-multi Top 10 falist at the Miss Gay Ameri pageantTanisha Cassade, Former Miss Contental Pl Clarissa Cavalier​Pure Cholate- Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 2005Brianna Colby-Miss Gay South Carola AmeriCloe Coleman-Miss Midwt and multi-time Top 10 falist at Miss Gay AmeriJan Chamblee-Miss Greenville Ameri 1979-1st alternate to Miss Gay North Carola Ameri 1984Co - Miss Gay Texas Ameri, three time Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriCasey Cole - Miss South Carola 1988Chantelle Douglas-former Miss Gay Wtern Stat AmeriChristi Cole-Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1979Dan Curry-Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1985Donna Day - Miss Gay Texas Ameri, three time Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriTamara Demore - Miss Wt Virgia Ameri, Miss Gay Oh AmeriBian DeMo- former Miss Gay Harrisburg Ameri 2015Cece Deval - Miss Wt Virgia AmeriDty Deville-former Miss Gay Arkansas AmeriSteve Devore- 3 time Miss Gay Ameri judge ​Ashley Dr- former Miss Gay Texas Ameri petor Reviala Donroe-multi-time petor to Miss Gay Louisiana AmeriDarlene Dunn- Miss Gay North Carola Ameri 1987Aami Dyshea - Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1984Michael Evans- Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1982Alexis Fairchild-multi-time nttant at Miss Gay Arkansas AmeriDenise FairchildKiara Cartier Fontae-Miss Gay Oh Ameri 2002Tamara Fox-longtime promoter of the Miss Gay Ameri systemElizabeth Ann Frick-long time supporter of the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system and the mother of former Miss Gay D.

Ameri Promoter Blair MichaelsBob Gale - Admistrative Assistant to the Miss Gay Ameri pageant systemGigi - Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1992Amazg Grace - Miss Gay Texas Ameri, two time former Top 10 falist to Miss Gay Ameri​Carmella Marcella Garcia Curley (Curry L'Earnt) Greer - Long time support of the Miss Gay Ameri pageant systemRichard Greer-Mr. Gay All Ameri 1999Tajma Hall- Long time supporter of the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system (Former Miss Gay USofA at Large and Miss Contental Pl)Gib Hersperger-Owner and Print of the Mr. Gay All-Amerin Contt SystemHope Holloway-multi-time nttant the Miss Gay Missouri Ameri pageant Hope Holloway-multi-time nttant the Miss Gay Missouri Ameri pageantBobbie Holliday-Miss Gay Missouri 1978 and Miss Gay Arkansas 1981Summer Holliday - Miss Southern Elegance Ameri Emer 1993Mya Mokka Iman-1st alternate to Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 2010Ashley Kelly-Miss Gay Kansas Cy Ameri, multi top 10 falist to Miss Gay Missouri AmeriLarry Kidd - one of the origal Miss Gay North Carola Ameri promotersKolby Kid-Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1998 1st alternateAshley Kiz-former Top 10 falist to Miss Gay Ameri 1996, Miss Gay Alabama Ameri 2006Lren LaMasters - Miss Gay Texas Ameri, Miss Southern Elegance AmeriEri Lane- former Miss Gay Arkansas AmeriBlah Lamont - Miss Gay Universe at Large and long time emcee for the Miss Gay Ameri PageantPletta Leigh - Miss Gay Texas AmeriKty Lter - Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1985Sasha Loren-Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1988Daray Lorez- Miss Gay Dayton Ameri 2008 and 2nd Alt.

MISS GAY AMERI: SPEECHLS AFTER W LTLE ROCK

To Miss Gay Oh Ameri 2009 and 2011Ldsey Love-Miss Gay Texas Ameri 1980Andy Lus - a longtime pageant supporter and promoterToni Lenoir - Miss North Carola Ameri, former Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriDarrell Madn-multi-time Judge and long time supporter of the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system prelimariTman May-long time supporter and five-time natnal judge to the Miss Gay Ameri Manchter - Miss Gay South 1979, 2nd alt- MGA 1980Gger Manchter- former Top 10 falist to Miss Gay Ameri Sicely Manchter-Miss Gay Mississippi Ameri 1977Dn Martel - Miss Gay Texas Ameri, Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriMichelle McCsland- Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 2012Misty McCall-Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri 1990, Miss Gay Mid South 1991Miss Marc-former Miss Gay Arizona AmeriChantel McKee - Miss Gay Delaware Ameri 1990Eri Meadows-nttant to Miss Gay Ameri-1st alternate to Miss Maryland Gabriel Mell- Co-Promoter, Miss Gay Phoenix AmeriPeach Melba - Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri, Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriHoward Meyer- former promoter and judge the Miss Gay Ameri pageant systemDyan Michaels - Miss Gay Texas Ameri, Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriJalissa Aundrea Michaels- former Miss Gay Arizona Ameri cy prelim nttantTracy Man-Miss Gay North Carola Ameri 1995Kendra Monroe- Miss Gay California Ameri 2014, Miss Gay Indiana Ameri 1998Na Monroe-Miss Gay San Anton Ameri, Top 5 falist to Miss Gay Texas Ameri Sasha Nile-Miss Gay Missouri Ameri, Miss Gay Heart of Ameri, Miss Mid AmeriBian Paige-long time entertaer and legend to female impersonatn Nashville, TennseeWhney Paige-multi time former Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriTillie Plumk-former Miss Gay Southeast AmeriPenelope Poupe (a/k/a Craig Loucks)-former promoter for Miss Gay Arizona AmeriZsa Zsa Prciple-Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1986 and recipient of the Lady Barbara AwardEartha Quake- Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri 2019 1st AlternateDennis Ray, admistrative assistant for Miss Gay Ameri and promoter TexasTa Renee - of Dallas, Texas, Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriAmber RichardsNatasha Richards- former Miss Gay USofATara Richmond-Miss Gay Oh Ameri 1st alternate 2000 and 2001Terri Rogers - Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1989Valencia Rolls-multi-time nttant Miss Gay Missouri AmeriCote’ RossmoreRicci Rsex - Miss Gay Texas AmeriDanae Rso- Miss Gay Pennsylvania Ameri 1991Domique Sanchez (of St. Louis, Missouri)-multi-time Miss Gay Ameri nttantSweet Savage- Miss Gay USofA 1993, former Miss Gay Texas Ameri and Miss Gay Southwt AmeriMIchael Ser- former Promoter, Miss Gay Eastern Stat AmeriEbonae Shane- Miss Gay Phoenix Ameri 2009Shayla Simpson-Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1990-Miss Heart of Ameri 1996Sable Starr - former Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriJamie Stehour/Pandora Boxx- Miss Gay Cleveland Ameri 2005 and long time Oh Ameri supporter and nttantSheri Powers-former MIss Gay South and Top 10 falist to Miss Gay AmeriTreva Perry-multi-time petor to Miss Gay Oh AmeriTuna StarrVany Starr-former Top 5 falist at Miss Gay Maryland AmeriTracey Stephens-1st alternate to Miss Gay North Carola Ameri 2010Dyanna Stryker - Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1988Gger TaylorSache Van Cartier, Miss Gay Arizona Ameri 2008 & Miss Gay Wtern Stat Ameri 2010Vnsa Vale-Miss Gay Pennsylvania Ameri 2004Cherelle Ventura, Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1993Bob Velk - a longtime pageant supporterVansa Vcent- Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1982 and Miss Gay Ameri state promoterVicki Vox- Miss Gay Maryland Ameri 1988Miss Vogue - Miss Gay Missouri Ameri 1994Robbie Walker-Miss Gay Oklahoma Ameri 1995Rob Wayne-Miss Gay New Jersey Ameri 1988Ivy Whe- Miss Gay Tennsee AmeriBrtney Wells-Miss Gay At Ameri 1994Rick Wils-Promoter of Miss Gay North Carola AmeriGary Wilkerson-Co-viographer of the Miss Gay Ameri 2006, 2007 and 2008 Wolfkill- Cy Prelimary Promoter for Miss Gay Northeast PA Ameri (an official prelimary to Miss Gay Pennsylvania Ameri).

ARKANSAN COMPET FOR MISS GAY AMERI CROWN

“They’re takg to outlaw drag, an art form not solely performed by LGBTQ performers, but that was created by the LGBTQ muny as a form of self-exprsn — and tryg to classify trans people as drag performers who wouldn’t be able to speak at church assembli or do a lot of thgs, ” Chris Davis, who performs as drag queen Savvy Savant, a former Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri, told The Daily Beast.

For the Miss Gay Ameri pageant, which has been hosted multiple tim Arkansas (one of the pageant’s former owners, Norma Christie was the first crowned Miss Gay Ameri and a longtime Arkansas rint), the bill has ser implitns. While Ltle Rock’s Robson Center has played host to the pageant several tim, most recently durg the 2023 Miss Gay Ameri Pageant January, anizers are now searchg for a venue outsi the state, reports Ltle Rock NBC affiliate KARK. Michael Dutzer, the CEO and executive producer of Mad Angel Entertament, the productn pany that owns and operat Miss Gay Ameri, said that the Robson Center had prevly offered the pageant a ntract to e the Robson Center through 2026, but retracted that ntract after SB 43 was troduced.

York said producers of the var state pageants and Miss Gay Ameri anizers had an “open and ndid” nversatn at this year’s pageant, and termed that if SB 43 do pass, and “is signed by the awful, evil Sarah Huckabee Sanrs, ” next year’s pageant will not be held Arkansas. READ NEXTChechen Pop Star Was Tortured and Executed‘Monsters of the Amerin Cema’ Review: Monster HighActor Tom Holland’s Gay Sex Scene Sparks ControversyBible Challenged Florida School District Due to Explic Content.

D.C. NTTANT CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI ARKANSAS AS STATE'S DRAG LEGISLATN ADVANC

While drag is about illn and performance, thenticy is important to MD Hunter who’s petg the 50th anniversary of the Miss Gay Ameri pageant this week Ltle Rock.

As the reigng Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri, Athena Sclair, Hunter says wng the petn would be a big al bee would show there’s bety embracg who you are.

For example, one of the first thgs Hunter did as the reigng Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri was gog to urt wearg a su and his sash to support trans youth. In 1997, filmmaker, wrer and former Miss Arkansas and Miss Ameri, Elizabeth Gracen, terviewed three young female impersonators who peted the Miss Gay Ameri Pageant system for her ptivatg, betifully filmed black-and-whe documentary “The Damn Deal” (Flapper Films). Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri (a prelimary to the natnal Miss Gay Ameri 2018 Pageant happeng October 4-7 New Orleans) tak place Augt 11 and 12 at the Tri and Disvery nightclubs Ltle Rock.

LTLE ROCK TO HOST 50TH ANNUAL MISS GAY AMERI PAGEANT NEXT WEEK

As the largt natnal lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr civil rights anizatn, HRC envisns an Ameri where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights and n be open, hont and safe at home, at work, and the muny.

HRC Arkansas is the lol prence of the Human Rights Campaign the Natural State they work to promote tn and polil iativ on behalf of LGBTQ Gay Arkansas AmeriBs DcriptnEstablished 1972, the Miss Gay Arkansas Ameri has provid a platform for gay theater and some of the ft female impersonatn Arkansas. Norma Kristie, the reprentative om Arkansas, was crowned the first Miss Gay Ameri 1973 Nashville, Tennsee, and Ltle Rock served as the natnal headquarters for the work of official prelimari for over 35 years. The Miss Gay Arkansas pageant is the longt nng prelimary the Miss Gay Ameri system and boasts two former Miss Gay Ameri's, five total Arkansans holdg the Miss Gay Ameri tle, and multiple top ten falists.