Miss Gay America pageant in St. Louis
Date: 11/1/2009 Album ID: 878923
Photos by John L. White
The 2009 Miss Gay America pageant was held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis Sunday evening.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Mikaila Kay from Arizona, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 2008, performs at the start of this year's Miss Gay America pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Patti Le Plae Safe (right) from Dallas, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 1995, wishes good luck to the contestants in this year's pageant backstage at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Contestants in the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant wait backstage at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - (left to right) Mikaila Kay, Miss Gay America 2008, and Raquel Chevallier, Miss Gay America 2005, take the stage during opening introductions of this year's pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Robert York (left), the promoter of the Miss Gay Washington DC pageant, smiles while talking with the current winner of his pageant Jessica Jade (right) backstage during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Coco Montrese (left) from Orlando, Florida, who holds the title of Miss Heart of America, gets well wishes from Tyler Hill (right), the vice president of Pride St. Louis backstage during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Mikaila Kay from Phoenix, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 2008, prepares backstage during this year's pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Rachael Erikks from Oklahoma City, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 2004, prepares backstage during this year's pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Patti Le Plae Safe (right) from Dallas, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 1995, chats with contestants in this year's pageant backstage at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Charity Case (right), who holds the title of Miss Gay America 2001, performs onstage during this year's pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Jessica Jade (left), who holds the title of Miss Gay Washington DC, prepares herself alongside Robert York (right), the promoter of the Miss Gay Washington DC pageant, backstage during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Jessica Jade, who holds the title of Miss Gay Washington DC, exhales while talking with Robert York (left), the promoter of the Miss Gay Washington DC pageant, backstage during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Symphony Alexander Love, who holds the title of Miss Gay Ohio, walks the stage during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Symphony Alexander Love, who holds the title of Miss Gay Ohio, has her eye makeup applied backstage prior to her performance during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Finalists in the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant celebrate after making it to the second round at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Symphony Alexander Love, who holds the title of Miss Gay Ohio, waits backstage prior to her performance during the 2009 Miss Gay America pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Kristina Kelly (center) from Washington, D.C., who holds the title of Miss Mid-Atlantic, is congratulated backstage by Steven Lofton (left) and other friends after she made it to the second round during this year's Miss Gay America pageant at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Vicki Vincent, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 1989, takes the stage during this year's pageant held at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - Patti Le Plae Safe (in orange) from Dallas, who holds the title of Miss Gay America 1995, chats with contestants in this year's pageant backstage at the Millenium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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