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 Miss Gay America logo 2016 | |
| Formation | 1972 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Frederick, Maryland |
Owner | Mad Angel Entertainment, Michael Dutzer, Rob Mansman |
Current Titleholder | Dessie Love Blake |
| Website | www |
Miss Gay America is a national pageant for female impersonators. Established in 1972, the pageant is based on the Miss America contest and follows a similar format.[1]
Each year, contestants compete at various city, state, and direct regional preliminaries for the opportunity to advance to the official Miss Gay America pageant. Titleholders are often seen as the best in the industry and are frequently hired to entertain in a variety of venues, such as Las Vegas shows, cruise ships, and LGBT events.[1]
The Miss Gay America pageant system is the longest running pageant system for female impersonators. It is one of the four major pageant systems for the art form, in addition to Continental Pageantry, Gay USofA Pageantry, and Entertainer of the Year. Miss Gay America is unique in that it is the only national pageant that prohibits contestants from using female hormones or having undergone any feminizing plastic surgery, such as breast implants or liquid-silicone injections below the neck.[1]
Lady Gaga, on the 10th of September 2017, was crowned as the first Honorary Miss Gay America.
The current Miss Gay America titleholder is Dessie Love Blake, the 52nd titleholder, crowned on January 19, 2024 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- ^ a b c L&T Entertainment. "What is Miss Gay America?". Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.