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Miss Gay USofA Classic 2007
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Miss Gay USofA Classic 2007
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Sunday, May 20
Kelexis Davenport is the hostess and emcee for the
evening.
Chelsea Pearl opens in a gorgeous, stunning black and aurora stone gown.
Stunning. Classic Chelsea. Classic. Period. Crowd worships. As they should.
Evening Gown Competition
1. Bridget Nickles – Bridget is escorted by a lovely man in a tuxedo. She enters
in a full length caramel feather coat. Sweeping updo, smooth and lovely. Very
visible wigline. She’s in a gown inspired by Bob Mackie. It’s a nude gown with
gold beads and covered in aurora stones. Matching aurora earrings. Some feather
strands stuck to her gown, left over from the coat. Modeling a little rushed.
2. Dina Jacobs – Dina is in a red and gold Asian-inspired gown. Smooth blonde
updo. Bottom of gown is red chiffon. Bust is Asian print. Matching small
jewelry. Arm cuffs made of print material and long flowing chiffon.
3. Scarlett Dailey – Scarlett is in a teal off-the-shoulder gown, covered in
aurora stones. The gown fit is perfect with matching Rhinestone Art jewelry.
Hair is sweeping updo, very smooth. Matching teal dyed pumps.
4. Jewel Holiday – Jewel is in a silver and black beaded gown, covered in
crystal rhinestones. Hair is smooth with “donuts” in back. Very elegant.
Matching silver and rhinestone pumps.
5. Monica West – Monica is in a black and white beaded flower gown. Her beaded
flowers flow up one shoulder and into her beautifully coiffed evening hair. The
fish tail of the gown is in black layers of ruffles. Matching black and crystal
jewelry. Matching black pumps, which she proudly showed to the judges.
6. Nancy Taylor – Same green and yellow gown from last year. See last year’s
coverage for details. She may have lost some weight because it is loose fitting
under the breast. She is gorgeous, elegant and models well.
7. Christiana Sinclair – Presents in a black fox tail wrap. She’s in a black and
nude chiffon wrap dress. It reveals her waistline on both sides and comes to a
point at the bellybutton, where there is a diamond of crystal stones. Back is
VERY deeply cute and lace “panties” show and are stoned. Very fast modeling.
8. Nicole Dubois – Nicole is in a purple and gold beaded gown by Claire’s
Collection. This is her winning America gown. It has a chevron from along the
waist, very good fit and very fast modeling as well. Hair is beautiful back
sweep in hues of blonde. Parts covered in aurora stones. Very nice.
9. Anita Mann – Anita is in a Coco Vega beaded gown in orange, chocolate and
silver beads. It is black nude material in parts with aurora stones throughout.
The hips have chocolate cutouts with stones throughout.
10. Erica King – Erica is in a nude stretch gown with small aurora stones
throughout. Gown is a little tight and you can see the lines of her
undergarments. Hair is in a lovely pile of curls upon the top of her head. Very
smooth modeling. Very full fishtail at the very bottom of the gown.
11. Alicia Markstone – Alicia is in her purple gown from last year. See last
year’s coverage for details. Hair is updo in large curls in light blond. Hair
underneath is darker shade.
BREAK
Special Entertainment: Kelexis, Maya Douglas and Chelsea Pearl
Talent
1. Bridget Nickles – Video on movie screen backdrop; Bridget is doing “Listen”
by Beyonce in Dreamgirls. She has a movie playing that mimics Beyonce’s video
somewhat but features Bridget in various poses, backstage, photos, etc. Very
well done video. She is lip syncing Listen in a blue chiffon gown in front of
the screen. Very good emotion. She went behind the screen; she took her wig off
before she got backstage. Two female dancers come out as the Dreams (Dreamgirls
theme). They are in matching sequin swirl dresses in gold, green and purple. A
little off at first but overall very well done. Audience liked very much.
2. Dina Jacobs – Dina is lip syncing Lena Horne’s From This Moment On in a steel
blue sequin dot gown with blue satin overlay. She’s very enthusiastic. Great
stage presence. Stays in middle of stage. Skip in CD. Song changes to I Gotta
Name.
3. Scarlett Dailey – U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got no alibi is playing. She comes out
as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty. She is decked out in a Guadelajara poncho and
braces on her teeth. Total comedy number with Mode magazine and crazy dances.
Lip sync was a little off in places – probably because of braces. Cute.
4. Jewel Holiday – Starts off with “I’m Every Woman.” She’s in a black coat,
covering everything. This is the popular Patty Labelle into “Get on Up” mix.
Good dancing, cute interaction with Kelexis.
5. Monica West – Monica is on a box as a jewelry box ballerina. A man in tuxedo
opens and takes a giant key and winds her up. Song is “music Box.” She turns on
the box. Very well done. She gets wound up again with key. She pushes off guy
with key. And six dancers enter in matching costumes. Wow! Song goes into
something very dramatic (Ram-a-lama-bang-bang). Dancers are on. The competition
has now officially begun. This was hot. I can’t believe she’s over 40 years old!
Very entertaining. Incredible stage presence. This was a unique and entertaining
talent that had the audience on their feet. Color me impressed. Monica is the
monkey wrench in this competition.
6. Nancy Taylor – Sitting in a chair in a leather outfit in middle of
stage-rhinestones across her face. She’s doing No More Drama by Mary J. Blige.
The sound is static-y and a little muffled – CD quality issue. She sits in the
chair for a little too long. She’s got a whip. She gets up, throws the chair
away, cracks the whip some and then “dances” some. This is a solo talent. Lip
sync is off.
Break
Special entertainment – Chelsea, Ginger, Latoya
7. Christiana Sinclair – Black velvet and crystal rhinestone outfit with big
tophat and feathers. Song is “Dreams” by Grace Slick. Solo talent. Outfit and
hair are sickening. Her contacts are white and a little freaky looking. Lip sync
is totally on. She is lovely. Her contact came out at end and she had one blue
and one white eye. Hot.
8. Nicole Dubois – Wicked. Copy of Miss Gay America talent of Savannah Delorean.
Green witch makeup is spotty at arms, around eyes and neck. Savannah is playing
the Good Witch part. Lip sync is awesome. She’s really feeling it and selling
it. Green makeup has rubbed off all over her costume. Ending is sickening – same
as Savannah’s – she rises from the “clouds” with a giant cape blowing from
beneath and glowing green. Audience worshiped.
9. Anita Mann – Dreamgirls. Starts with One Night Only and she’s dancing the
house down. Four dancers. Dancing is on. She’s really selling it. Audience
clearly was for her from the beginning but she earned it in the end. WOW! Great
job. Total energy all the way throughout. I can’t believe some of these girls
are over 40!
10. Erica King – Wynona talent. Hair is blondish instead of red. She’s in a
black and red fringe pantsuit but is a little thin for Wynona. No One Else on
Earth. She was enthusiastic.
11. Alicia Markstone – Makeup table on stage. She’s doing “My Life.” She enters
in a pink silk robe and headwrap. She sits at table and puts on makeup during
the first 2/3 of talent. Lip sync off a little. She takes off headwrap and puts
on hair pieces. She takes off her robe and puts on stretch velvet gown and then
earrings and mascara. Really???? Bra showing in back of “gown.” Uneventful
ending.
Standouts in gown: Alica and Monica.
Standouts in talent: Monica, Anita, and Nicole.
Kelexis is emcee.
Opening presentation: Arabian Nights – Chelsea enters in a full-length purple
feather coat, decked out like the photo on the program and web site. Six dancers
flank her in black unitards. Song is “My Love is For Real. She sheds the coat to
reveal a hot belly dancer costume. Fun, appropriate choreography.
Introduction of USofA royalty, starting with Alyssa Edwards in a hot red sequin
see-through outfit. She performs some of the song and exits. Next performer is
Kathryn York in a beaded headdress and bellydancer costume in gold and black.
Song is Buttons. Next up is Miss Black USofA Amaya Mann in a pink, yellow and
gold bellydancer costume. Song is Baby Boy. Next up is Latoya Bacall doing
Cleopatra is My Name in a gold and blue Cleopatra costume.
Presentation of contestants in Arabian Nights costumes. Chelsea re-enters in an
amazing gold and baby blue beaded, rhinestoned for filth costume. Music ends.
Great opening.
USofA royalty introduced: Tina Devore, Ginger Manchester, Latoya Bacall, Amaya
Mann, Kathryn York, Alyssa Edwards and Chelsea Pearl. Each reigning queen
carried her crown out. When Chelsea came out, she held both her USofA crowns!
HOT!
Contestants introduced themselves. Promoter Awards:
Top eight are:
1. Scarlett Dailey
2. Nicole Dubois
3. Anita Mann
4. Bridget Nickles
5. Monica West
6. Nancy Taylor
7. Dina Jacobs
8. Alicia Markstone
Special entertainment: Ginger, Chelsea
Talent:
1. Scarlett Dailey – Ugly Betty talent from prelim night. Lots more enthusiasm
than last night.
2. Nicole Dubois – Wicked talent from prelim night. Makeup is much better than
last night. She’s covered her hands with green gloves with nails on them but
they don’t really match the green face. Much better. Lip sync is ON. Earring
fell off Glenda.
3. Anita Mann – One Night Only. Starts with slow version tonight instead. She
has on a silver and purple ruffled coat. Video screen comes down. A night video
of stars comes on. Jerry Bird’s face comes on. Beach scene on video. Lip sync is
sickening. Tina Devore comes on screen, then Ginger, then Latoya. Then Chelsea.
A review of Miss USofAs comes on screen. The USofA crown appears. She sheds the
coat and it goes into the disco version of the song. She’s in red and silver
beaded dance costume with matching backup dancers in pink. A little problem with
the costume coming down and she has to keep pulling it up.Six more male dancers
enter in pink and white costumes. High energy. Great dancing. Standing ovation
from the crowd.
4. Bridget Nickles – Same Dreamgirls talent as prelim night. Choreography was on
tonight.
5. Monica West – Same as prelim talent. Incredible. Well done, only a slight
bump into a backup dancer. Audience lived.
6. Nancy Taylor – Starts with One Night Only, slow version. Nancy is in red and
black “gown” with hair snatched back. Four dancers in black capes and red
glitter masks covering whole faces. Nancy stands alone as dancers move back and
forth in front. Nancy moves forward. Costume is coming apart early. She turns
her back and undoes her coat, goes behind a prop with her name on it and comes
out in a red salsa looking outfit. Male dancers come with her. Good
choreography. Also has two black girls as “Dreams” on stage. Males leave. She
bumped into a dancer. Needs just a little more rehearsal.
7. Dina Jacobs – She’s doing Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. Prop is a huge
silver glitter star with a doorway cut out. Dina enters in a black and
rhinestoned suit with feather headdress and rhinestone eye mask. Lip sync is
perfect. Great stage presence.
8. Alicia Markstone – Dancers enter in Elizabethean-inspired costumes. Song is
Vogue. Alicia enters in Madonna MTV Awards drag (circa 1985) with two backups.
Costumes are lovely. Lip sync off at times. Could stand a little more rehearsal.
Special Entertainment
Evening Gown
1. Scarlett Dailey – Same gown as prelim. Hair is smoother and more elegant with
aurora accessories.
2. Nicole Dubois – Nicole is in a nude and green rhinestone bodiced gown with a
green satin bottom. Gown has spaghetti straps that tie in the back of the neck.
Her hair is horgeous in a snatch-back wth large curls. Breasts? Face was
flawless.
3. Anita Mann – She’s in a Coco Vega gown of black beads COVERED in crystal
stones with a black fox tail collar that cascades down her back. Gown has s
split up the middle. Hair is smooth and well done. Modeling is also very well
done.
4. Bridget Nickles – Same as prelim night gown. Overcoat is only on her
shoulders and does not leave feathers tonight. Hair is taller and accented with
many aurora accessories.
5. Monica West – Monica is in a pink and nude stoned flower gown with a pink
chiffon ruffle. Once again, she lifted her gown to show FLAWLESS shoes. Hair
perfect, with matching rhinestone accessories. Modeling is confident and best
yet.
6. Nancy Taylor – Gown is royal blue with aurora chain rhinestones in a pattern
from hip to breast. Gustavo gown. Jewelry is blue and aurora stones. Blue stones
in jewelry are different color than gown. Fit is excellent. Hair is up and
off-centered.
7. Dina Jacobs – Dina is in a black off-the shoulder gown with a design of disco
glitter dots throughout. Cut is a-line. Hair is pretty and smooth with
rhinestone accessories.
8. Alicia Markstone – Alicia has four men in tuxedos. The gown is black with
crystal rhinestone chain throughout. It is sickening with rhinestones. Hair is
gorgeous and smaller but more elegant than many of the other contestants.
Understatedly beautiful. Modeling was excellent. Gorgeous. Brava!
Comparative judging.
Special entertainment.
Crowning
Interview Winner: Nicole Dubois
Evening Gown Winner: Nancy Taylor
Talent Winner: Anita Mann
2nd Runner Up: Monica West
1st Runner Up: Nicole Dubois
Winner: Anita Mann