Miss Gay Ameri 2020: 46 Photos om the Mother of All Drag Pageants

Contents:

• MONROE PERFORMER REACH DRAG QUEEN SUMM, CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI 2022
• MISS GAY AMERI
• MISS MANNERS: NOSY WOMEN AT RETIREMENT MUNY ASK RINT ‘ARE YOU GAY?’ DURG DNER
• CROWNG ACHIEVEMENT: MISS GAY ARKANSAS PETG FOR NATNAL TLE
• “ALWAYS STAY TE TO YOURSELF”: SAYS WNER OF MISS GAY AMERI 2022
• MISS GAY AMERI IS TRYG TO KEEP DRAG PAGEANTS ALIVE
• D.C. NTTANT CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI ARKANSAS AS STATE'S DRAG LEGISLATN ADVANC
• MISS GAY D.C. CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI
• THE BIGGT CROWN TEXAS BELONGS TO MISS GAY USOFA

MONROE PERFORMER REACH DRAG QUEEN SUMM, CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI 2022

In late 1972, Nashville, TN (at The Watch Your Hat and Coat Saloon), Norman Jon (a/k/a Norma Kristie), was the first man to be crowned as Miss Gay Ameri.

Through the visn of Jerry Peak, the origal owner of the Miss Gay Ameri Pageant, Norman Jon, Miss Gay Ameri Emer, not only sired to enhance the art of female illn as a petor but also to one day create his mark history as promoter the art form.

After relquishg reign as Miss Gay Ameri 1973, Norman Jon purchased ( 1975) the Miss Gay Ameri pageant, om origal owner Jerry Peek, hop of one day growg the pageant system to be the most prtig and most rpected pageant for female impersonators the world.

MISS GAY AMERI

Many thanks go to Jerry Peek, for his pneer visn and effort pageantry through the art of female impersonatn, and to Norman Jon for his 30 years of ditn and sire to mold the Miss Gay Ameri pageant to the “bt of the bt” many years of trial and tribulatn, Norman Jon achieved this goal as the official Miss Gay Ameri pageant ntu today, to be the most prtig, most well rpected, the olst and the largt pageant system for female impersonators the untry and world. Now owned by Mad Angel Entertament, the pageant ntu to grow and is expected to bee even greater and more prtig, years to as the “Symbol of Excellence”, each wner of the Miss Gay Ameri system reprents profsnalism and the utmost of qualy entertament that the art of female impersonatn has to offer.

Wh no body gmentatn below the neck allowed, many nttants rely on breast pads, hip pads, flatterg clothg, hairstyle and make-up to merge to a wng batn that will sre high enough to bee the natn’s next Miss Gay nearly thirty (and growg) direct State and Regnal prelimary pageants to the Miss Gay Ameri natnal petn, each year the wner and first alternate of each direct prelimary will travel to the Natnal petn hop of achievg their goal of beg the next Miss Gay Ameri.

Likewise many of the State pageants have direct prelimari whereby the wner and first alternate of the “metropolan” prelimary pageants will travel to the State ntt, effort to be the State’s next Symbol of Excellence and to qualify for the natnal petn, hop to be crowned as the next Miss Gay Ameri. While this pageant at first, was marketed exclively for the gay muny, people om all walks of life have grown to enjoy and admire the ditn and talent need to be succsful this pageant system. Each of the aforementned tegori are signed to produce a well round Miss Gay Ameri that n lead by example.

MISS MANNERS: NOSY WOMEN AT RETIREMENT MUNY ASK RINT ‘ARE YOU GAY?’ DURG DNER

The newly crowned Miss Gay Ameri n earn as much as $70, 000 durg their reign as Miss Gay Ameri, sh, priz, travel, appearance fe and gratuy for appearance. Shocked dience members at the Miss Gay Mato Grosso 2023 pageant shrieked Saturday as the partner of first nner-up nttant Nathally Becker, who was reprentg the cy of Cuiabá, vlently terpted the crowng ceremony of wner Emannuelly Beli — who was reprentg the municipaly of Várzea Gran.

But pageant ordator Malone Haenisch, who anized the Miss Gay Mato Grosso, released a statement about the fierce outburst, sistg that the pageant’s judg were fair clarg Beli as queen and shamg the vlent behavr of Becker’s hband. “The Miss Mato Grosso Gay pageant team ngratulat Miss Várzea Gran, Emannuelly Beli, elected Miss Gay Mato Grosso 2023 on the night of 27 May, ” said the anizer.

Dex Poxter, perhaps better known as drag queen Dextaci, was crowned Miss Gay Ameri at the 50th Miss Gay Ameri pageant Jan.

CROWNG ACHIEVEMENT: MISS GAY ARKANSAS PETG FOR NATNAL TLE

Conttants pete at var cy, state, and direct regnal prelimari for the chance to advance to the official Miss Gay Ameri tle. "Now wng, while 's not as much as a heartache petg, 's also still gog to require effective game-planng and beg proactive wh my support work jt to make sure the bells and whistl n still go along wh beg Miss Gay Ameri. "A Glamoro Gamble:Dex Poxter's qut to be crowned Miss Gay AmeriPoxter referred to the tle as the "ambassador, " the "CEO" and the "spokmol for Miss Gay Ameri pageantry.

" "She has to travel the untry and appear at every prelimary that directly go to her give-up, such as Miss Gay Oklahoma, Miss Gay Missouri, Miss Gay Louisiana, Miss Gay Texas, " Poxter said. "The tegori the Miss Gay Ameri petn are analogo to those featured the Miss Ameri pageant, such as talent, eveng wear, and terview.

“ALWAYS STAY TE TO YOURSELF”: SAYS WNER OF MISS GAY AMERI 2022

"The last tegory is male terview, which is very specific to the Miss Gay Ameri pageant system, " Poxter said. It's an 8-mute tegory where they really ask you the different thgs that make you the bt ndidate for the job to bee the next Miss Gay Ameri. "I feel to w somethg of the liber like Miss Gay Ameri, really do blow the hg the door off of the hg of such a nservative, bible-belt type area, " Poxter said.

"A lot of people thk that somethg like Miss Gay Ameri probably would never happen here but I'm fely so proud of myself for really breakg down those barriers and really phg the envelope for people that really don't matter where you live or how you live your life. Anythg is possible, most pecially a small-town guy, like myself, om Monroe to w somethg of such liber and prtig like Miss Gay Ameri. Date: September 23, 2023Promoter(s): Chris "Alan" Domgo and Joshua Gray-HeimPromoters Phone: 919-449-1422 or 910-973-3599Web Se: Email: @missgayfancyameri.

Lotn: Raleigh, North CarolaLotn Webse: Lotn Phone: Host Hotel: Entry Fee: Early Entry: $75 until July 1st $125 after July 1stRegistratn Deadle: Augt 26, 2023- 11:59pm Prize Package: Individual - Crystal Etched Trophy Awards Prentatn Interview Eveng Gown On Stage Qutn Talent Congenialy Coti Colls Award - Determed by Reigng MGA Wner Prize Package: Crown, Sash, Crystal Award/Trophy Jewelry by Stt Krs Hotel for Miss Gay Ameri Entry Fee Paid for Miss Gay Ameri Photoshoot wh DJ Bo om After Six Photography $500 Travel budget to Miss Gay Ameri $2, 000 ( 2 Disbursements of $750 Each At Crowng & 1 Month Prr to MGA, and $500 at Give Up) Next Day bookg at Carola Drag Bnch - Raleigh 1st Alternate Prize Package clus: Crystal Award/Trophy Hotel for Miss Gay Ameri Entry Fee Paid for Miss Gay Ameri Photoshoot Budget of $200 $250 Travel Budget to Miss Gay Ameri $500 Cash (2 Disbursements $250 Each At Placement and 1 Month Prr to MGA) Bookg next day wh Carola Drag Bnch - RaleighNOTE: RECEIPT OF PRIZES WILL REQUIRE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THROUGH E-SIGNATURE OR IN PERSON SIGNATURE AS DISBURSED.

MISS GAY AMERI IS TRYG TO KEEP DRAG PAGEANTS ALIVE

“There’s a big group of , ” said Na Zky, the first openly gay Miss Buffalo, who started a group chat for other LGBTQ+ tleholrs at the Miss New York petn this sprg. “It wasn’t until I was able to stop and look and be like, what the heck are you dog, you are super gay! While there is growg LGBTQ+ diversy at the lol and state levels, and ndidat are now ee to wear outfs like sus on the “red rpet, ” O’Flaherty remas the only openly gay nttant to have ever walked the natnal Miss Ameri stage.

In 1971, “Miss Gay Ameri” was created, based part on the Miss Ameri, Miss Gay Ameri is not for everyone. ” Readg more about Miss Gay Ameri’s history remd me of Miss Ameri’s history, which is siarly fed by a tensn between empowerment and excln. Established Nashville 1972, The Miss Gay Ameri Pageant is the world's first, longt nng and most prtig natnwi female impersonator (aka drag) petn.

Louis, New York Cy's Pattaya Hart was recently crowned Miss Gay Ameri as the "Symbol of Excellence, " Miss Gay Ameri wners reprent the utmost profsnalism and entertament the art of female impersonatn. Each October, dozens of nttants om over one hundred cy, state and regnal prelimari across the untry pete over four nights for the Miss Gay Ameri crown.

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

Wng on her first attempt, Pattaya Hart is the send nsecutive wner to be om New York Cy, followg the footsteps of Manhattan entertaer, Miss Gay Ameri 2019, Andora Te'tee. Also om New York Cy is the Miss Gay Ameri 2020 Fourth Alternate, Fifi is not Pattaya Hart's first drag tle. "The Miss Gay Ameri 2020 wners (last photo) are L-R: Fourth Alternate Fifi DuBois (Miss Gay Midwt Ameri 2019), First Alternate Dextaci (Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic Ameri 2019), Miss Gay Ameri 2020 Pattaya Hart, Miss Gay Ameri 2019 Andora Te'tee, Send Alternate Ivy Dripp (Miss Gay Louisiana Ameri 2019), and Third Alternate Tly Fabu (Miss Gay New York Ameri 2019).

MISS GAY D.C. CROWNED MISS GAY AMERI

“The pageant is nsired a breakthrough ncept as claims to be one of the first succsful gay bety pageants here Cambodia, ” Manabat says. Manabat tells The Post: “I ntued wh Miss Calendar Queen bee as I talked wh my lol iends who are members of the LGBTQIA+ muny, [I found] they are very thankful to have a bety pageant for the gay muny like Miss Calendar. State and Regnal Prelim HistoryMiss Gay Arizona AmeriMiss Gay Arkansas AmeriMiss Gay Atlantic Coast AmeriMiss Gay Buckeye AmeriMiss Gay California AmeriMiss Gay Central Stat AmeriMiss Gay D.

AmeriMiss Gay Delaware AmeriMiss Gay Diamond AmeriMiss Gay Eastern Elegance AmeriMiss Gay Eastern Stat AmeriMiss Gay Excelsr AmeriMiss Gay Florida AmeriMiss Gay Geia AmeriMiss Gay Great Lak AmeriMiss Gay Gulf Stat AmeriMiss Gay Heart of AmeriMiss Gay Illois AmeriMiss Gay Indiana AmeriMiss Gay Kansas AmeriMiss Gay Louisiana AmeriMiss Gay Maryland AmeriMiss Gay Mid AmeriMiss Gay Mid Atlantic AmeriMiss Gay Midwt AmeriMiss Gay Mississippi AmeriMiss Gay Missouri AmeriMiss Gay Nevada AmeriMiss Gay New York AmeriMiss Gay North Carola AmeriMiss Gay Northern AmeriMiss Gay Oh AmeriMiss Gay Oklahoma AmeriMiss Gay Pennsylvania AmeriMiss Gay Rocky Mounta AmeriMiss Gay S Cy AmeriMiss Gay South East AmeriMiss Gay Southern AmeriMiss Gay Southern Elegance AmeriMiss Gay Southern Stat AmeriMiss Gay Southwt AmeriMiss Gay Tennsee AmeriMiss Gay Texas AmeriMiss Gay Wt Virgia AmeriMiss Gay Wtern Stat Ameri.

THE BIGGT CROWN TEXAS BELONGS TO MISS GAY USOFA

Miss Gay Ameri 2023Wner – Tatiyanna Voche’1st Alternate – Dsie Love Blake2nd Alternate – Barbra Seville3rd Alternate – Aria B.

Miss Gay Ameri 2022Wner – Dextaci1st Alternate – Shela Bo Hoyle2nd Alternate – Tatiyanna Voche’3rd Alternate – Brenda Dharlg4th Alternate – Atheena VoceRemag Top 10Buff FayeAthena SclairVegaGrecia Mont D’OcAva Aurora FoxxARCHIVE: Miss Gay Ameri | Robson Center (Ltle Rock, Arkansas) | 1/17 – 1/20/2022Promotnal photos of Mr.

Miss Gay Ameri 2020Wner – Pattaya Hart1st Alternate – Dextaci2nd Alternate – Ivy Drip3rd Alternate – Tly Fabu4th Alternate – Fifi DuboisRemag Top 10 (In No Particular Orr)Esprsa GranEdna AnrsonAria RsoKali CoutourBarbra SevilleARCHIVE: Miss Gay Ameri | Hamburger Mary’s (St.