Miss Gay USofA Classic 2006
The Dish
By Celeste Holmes

 

Kelexis Davenport is the emcee for the event.  She looks fabulous in a lavender and blue flower on white background evening gown.

 

Opening production was canceled for some reason.  Contestants were introduced by Kelexis.

 

Special entertainment included Maya Douglas, Ginger Manchester, Layla LaRue and Chevelle Brooks.

 

I hope the girls are ready b/c I understand that the stage is VERY slick.

 

TALENT COMPETITION

 

  1. Lady Pearl:  Gypsy Rose Lee talent, original Ethel Merman version.  She enters in a short black coat with lapels and silver short skirt.  Seems to be a solo talent.  She left the stage, presumably for a costume change.  We can see her hand on the curtain.  She sticks her head out and she has had a wig change.  The song is now “Let Me Entertain You.”  She’s holding the curtain together and you can only see her head.  She seems distracted by the costume change that’s happening behind there.  The curtain drops and she has hand-held fans in the front and back.  The fans could stand a little more embellishment.  Lip sync was off a couple of times.  The end.
  2. Monique Johnson: Enters in a gold “gown” to the floor, lip sync to Linda Eder’s “It’s Time to Risk it All.”  Her hair is black finger waves.  A sailor enters and begins slow dancing with her.  Music changes to “Big Time” and she pushes away the sailor, who exits the stage. Another gentleman enters in a suit.  Two more tuxedoed gentlemen enter and take away her “gown.”  She’s in a silver beaded dance costume.  She keeps adjusting the straps of her costume.  Three dancers and they are dancing around her.  She goes into a 20s Charleston-type dance with one of the guys.  Crowd lives.  She drops the top to reveal silver stone pasties.  Very pleasing overall and mostly clean.
  3. Joy Marnier:  Missy Elliot talent, with dancers that most will be familiar with b/c they were in Victoria Lace’s talent last year at Miss USofA.   Five dancers in private school outfits.  Joy enters in red sequin sweat suit.  One of the boys loses his tie by mistake.  Boys strip their white shirts to reveal green sleeveless tees.  They take away her outfit to reveal black patent leather with green cob webs.  Snatch her wig off to reveal short wig.  Her earring falls off during a dance move.  Dancers are excellent and on point throughout.  They do the “river dance” and people live; Explosion at end, dancers fall.
  4. Chelsea Pearl: Chelsea is doing a Pussycat Dolls mix.  She enters in a silver full length “gown.”  Her hair is jacked to the ceiling.  The song is slow and sultry and a dancer is sexily moving with her.  She pushes him off.  Typical Chelsea emoting.  She takes her hair down, loses the gown and four dancers enter.  The tempo is up and she moves to the rhythm with the dancers in a boustier and black jacket.  Music changes and she dances to an up-tempo.  Girls enter including Natasha Richards and Monica St. James and they dance around her.  Music changes again to “Don’t Cha.”  Another costume change and all come to front for the big ending.
  5. Kofi:  Begins with her coming to “audition” for the job of Miss Classic and talking to “Marty.”  He asks her how it feels to be home.  She lips syncs “Wonderful” from Dreamgirls.  He takes off her red coat to reveal a silver dance costume.  Music changes to Linda Eder’s “Big Time.”  There are four dancers on stage.  She dances with each of them one at a time.  Kofi looks great but her she seems reserved and holding back.  Ends in a kick line.
  6. Joey Wynters:  Knock on door, “we’re ready for you Miss Crawford.”  She enters painted as Joan and in a long black gown over pants – very Joan.  Music is Donna Summer’s “This is My Song.”  Music scratches and you hear some dialogue from Joan.  Music changes again to “Paid my Dues.”  More Joan dialogue.  Then it goes into R-E-S-P-E-C-T.  A couple of verses of that, then Dolly Parton singing “I Beg Your Pardon.”  More Joan dialogue.  Then Eartha Kitt’s “Where is My Man?”  More Joan dialogue.  Then the 70s tune “Leave me Alone.”  Joan says “no more wire hangers.”  Then changes to “I’m a Bitch.”  More Joan dialogue.  Explosion at end.
  7. Purrssia Leialoha: Enters with flowers as hair and a giant lei around her neck that goes below her waist.  White gown underneath.  She lip syncs a slow song that I’m not familiar with.  I think it’s called “Waikiki” based on the fact that the chorus says the word.  It’s a Hawaiian song.  She’s barefoot and is doing a hula dance. Her hair in back goes beyond her booty.  Probably about 3 ˝ minutes long.
  8. Sundae DeLarouge:   There’s a giant prop of a TV Guide.  Opens with theme from “All in the Family.”  She has a dead-on Archie Bunker.  She’s got a house dress on with a scarf on her head.  They do the song “Those Were the Days.”  They leave the stage.  Green Acres theme plays and a farmer with a rake enters singing the theme.  Sundae enters in a silver sequin and feather coat as Eva Gabor.  They leave and we see a commercial with the old Oscar Mayer boy singing BOLOGNA.  She enters in a red sequin outfit and black hair singing the theme from The Nanny.  Another commercial: Almond Joy and Mounds.  Sundae enters in a maid outfit to the theme of Gimme a Break.  She’s dusting the floor and doing the song.  Another commercial: Meow mix…meow, meow, meow, meow…Sundae then enters in a choir robe and does theme from The Jeffersons.  Crowd is laughing along with her, two backup choir singers join her.  Fade to black.
  9. Alexis Winter:  She enters in black tails trimmed in rhinestone, a dance belt and red vest with white tuxedo shirt and black tie singing what I think is Liza Minelli.  Slight stumble.  Four dancers enter in black and white tuxedos.   She serenades them and then they move into a kick line.  She seemed to get a little off and ad libbed some.  They do a lift with her.  Song changes to “Clang, clang, clang went the trolley.”  They put he on a trunk, which is rolled around the stage.  Music changes again.  She seems very hesitant.  Back into another kick line.  Lift at end.
  10. Morgan Wells:  Dancers on stage in Victorian costumes, three males, two females.  Morgan enters in a huge silver gown and white “powdered” wig.  She’s lip syncing something I’m not familiar with but it’s slow and pretty.  Dancers pose around her.  I think it’s an opera singer.  Music moves up tempo and they dance in unison.  Dancer removes her skirt and the other girls remove theirs to reveal silver pantsuit type outfits.  Song remains the same.  They all have small hand-held fans but she got off the choreography somewhat during the transition.  Very visual talent.
  11. Alicia Markstone:   She enters in a white mother of the bride type dress with a handkerchief, singing a gospel song, “His Eye is on the Sparrow.”  Music changes and a large black choir in white robes enter and she “feels the emotion.”  Tempo is up.  Choir is choregraphed.  Alicia is in front doing her own thing.  Alicia then leaves and two street dancers enter.  Choir strip sinto multi-colored t-shirts.  Alicia re-enters in a white capri-pant and vest with rhinestones and does a little choreography with others.  Then moves back in front to do her own thing.
  12. Scarlett Daily: She enters in a poodle skirt, pink sweater and cat-eye glasses, singing a song about her apartment building.  It’s a very cute and comical number.  She stopped her lip sync before the note ended.  She’s very emotive and seems to be having a ball with it.  This is a very interesting talent and I wish I could describe it a little better.
  13. Alexis O’Hara:  She enters in a red sequin robe to the floor as Liza Minelli.  It’s a very good illusion.  She’s doing a monologue from a live show.  It goes into Cabaret and she strips the coat to reveal a black vest and dance costume with white tuxedo shirt and black tie.  She’s dancing alone as Liza.  Two dancers enter and she puts on tails and is handed a cane.  She’s doing New York, New York with the backup boys.  A couple of lip sync bobbles but overall good.
  14. Nancy Taylor:  Men in tuxedos with large white feather fans at stage middle.  Boys in orange and silver dance costumes at sides of stage.  Fans open and she’s in a big white feather coat singing Linda Eder’s “This Time Around.”  She looks lovely.  She’s very emotive.  Music changes to “I Just wanna be Happy.”  She changes to an orange and silver costume.  She’s dancing her heart out.   Dancers leave and she dances alone.  Dancers slightly off in places but a very visual talent. More dancers enter with big silver shiny rain curtain balls on sticks.  Explosion at end.  Very entertaining.
  15. Bridget Nickles:  Large American flag covers the entire backdrop.  It’s being held by two “military” guys.  She’s doing a Bette Midler talent.  “Stuff like that there,” by herself.  She’s in a military jacket studded with rhinestones.  It’s a good illusion.  Lights go out.  She changes.  There are two girls who do Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy with her.  She re-enters in a red, white and blue flag dance costume.   The choreography is simple but one of the girls is slightly off most of the time.  Ends with her blowing the bugle for real.
  16. Latisa Moore:  Backdrop of a bar scene with several “patrons.”  Music is from Color Purple “Sister.”  She’s in a red furry coat and feather and sequin hat.  She finishes the song and the music changes to the up tempo tune from the same movie.  She drops the coat to reveal a red sequin and black fringe flapper costume.  Patrons begin dancing with her.  Simple choreography.  She has very sweet friends helping her with this talent.

 

Special entertainment includes Raven St. James, Tenisha Cassidine and Latoya Bacall.  Latoya’s real mother is in the audience tonight.

 

EVENING GOWN COMPETITION

 

  1. Lady Pearl:  Red beaded tuxedo gown with black lapels and split insert.  I think I’ve seen this gown on sequinqueen.com.  Black and crystal rhinestone earrings.  Red highlighted hair in upsweep hairdo.  Her modeling is a little stilted.
  2. Monique Johnson:  Peach overcoate and boy in tuxedo.  Coat reveals a peach gown with beaded fringe sleeves.  Gown has deep neckline with beads and stones barely covering her breasts.  Beaded and rhinestone neckline as well.  Hair is blonde upsweep   Gown is a little too big.  She’s wearing Frederico Leone Star shoes, dyed to match.
  3. Joy Marnier:  Joy enters in a white and rhinestone gown, wrapped in white foxtails.  Hair is upsweep with rhinestone accent in hair.  She stands motionless in front of the judges.  White gown has a few stones and besads scattered throughout.  Very bottom of gown is white beads.  Silver shoes to match.  Has trouble going back up stairs.
  4. Chelsea Pearl:  Crowd lives as Chelsea enters the stage in a solid rhinestone bodice and blue gown.  Gown is blue taffeta like material with large and small buttons/flowers of same material.  Each button is adorned with multiple layers of stones.  Chelsea shines here and LIVES her gown.  The crowd eats her up. Modeling is staple Chelsea, milking every moment.  Fishtail bottom.  Matching blue and crystal necklace, earrings and bracelets.
  5. Kofi: Light blue fitted gown with fishtail bottom.  Bra is rhinestone and beaded.  Under the bust is a rhinestone strap that is matched at the top of the fishtail.  Matching blue and crystal stones.  Her hair is in a beautifully done upsweep with large curls at top.  Modeling is relaxed and comfortable. Very elegant.
  6. Joey Wynters:  Blue and silver scroll Coco Vega gown.  Her hair is in an upsweep with explosion of hair in back.  She is very comfortable and models with ease and grace.
  7. Purssia Leiahola:  Gown is white lace over a blue swimsuit.    It is stoned throughout.  Snowflake crystal earrings.  Modeling is a little rushed.  I would like to see more shape in gown.  Acrylic shoes.
  8. Sundae DeLarouge:  Gown is multi-colored rhinestone bodice.  Ball gown with purple, blue, green crepe.  Very wide skirt and matching sleeves.  Bodice is blinding to the eyes.  Her smile is infectious.  The crowd likes her.  Modeling is smooth and quick.
  9. Alexis Winter: Gown is nude with rhinestones/beads in triangle shapes.  The bottom of the gown is all peacock feathers.  She is wearing crystal rhinestone necklace, earrings and bracelet.  Modeling is erratic.
  10. Morgan Wells:  Forest green and silver gown with large rhinestone bow on left shoulder.  Stripes of silver go from floor on right side to bow on left side.  There are small forest green feathers on very bottom of gown.  Hair is ribbon curls that are pulled out loosely.  Modeling is a little reserved and slightly off.
  11. Alicia Markstone:  Lavender gown, off the shoulder, with rhinestones throughout over beads.  Purple and crystal matching jewelry.  Hair is beautifully coiffed upsweep with matching purple and clear rhinestone accents.  Train in back .  Alicia models beautifully.
  12. Scarlett Daily:  Silver Coco Vega with high collar and stiff cuffs.  It’s covered in rhinestones over silver beads.  Hair is upsweep in front with hair explosion in back.  Train in back.  Star Frederico Leone shoes in silver.  Rhinestone jewelery to match.  Modeling is smooth and elegant.
  13. Alexis O’Hara:  Black velvet and pewter gown. Bra and skirt and lower sleeves are black velvet.  Pewter fabric of puffy sleeves and corset has a zebra design.  Long train from bustle in back in pewter with black polka dots.  Modeling is appropriate.
  14. Nancy Taylor:  Gown is lime green crepe.  Immediately sheds it to reveal lime green and yellow swirled beaded gown with rhinestone straps.  Crowd lives.  Hair is neat “bubble” on back.  Crystal rhinestone jewelry.  Swirls remind me of Victoria Lace’s final night gown from USofA last year.   Modeling is good.
  15. Bridget Nickles:  Gown is royal blue and baby blue beads covered in rhinestones.  Nude illusion on top with baby blue vines throughout.  Hair is large swirl bangs in front upswept into neat curls in back.  Modleing is a little too fast.  Blue and crystal rhinestone jewelry to match.  Train.  Gown looks a little too big in the hip area.
  16. Latisa Moore:  Coral and silver gown, beaded silver scrolls and chevrons.  Stumble down the stairs made audience gasp.  Hiar is straight up with piles of curls on top.  Modeling is a little stiff.  Crystal rhinestone jewelry.

 

Special entertainment includes Tommie Ross, Tamisha Iman and Latoya Bacall.

 

Preliminary of the year: Miss Ohio USofA Classic

Promoter of the year: Miss Georgia USofA Classic

 

Interview:  Chelsea Pearl

Talent: Nancy Taylor

Evening Gown: Chelsea Pearl

 

2nd RU: Alicia Markstone

1st RU: Nancy Taylor

Winner: Chelsea Pearl