News Missouri produces first ever..........openly Gay Miss America contestant - Page 2

scho63 · 09-07-2016, 06:45 AM

Does she get an extra 5 points if she scissors her girlfriend during the talent contest?

NOT hot.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/she-close...043629792.html

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry's biggest stages.

Miss Missouri, Erin O' Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown this weekend as the first openly lesbian contestant.

"Behind the scenes, we've been well-represented, but I'm the first openly gay title holder, so I'm very excited," she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I knew going in that I had the opportunity to make history. Now I get to be more visible to the community and meet more people."

Rich Helfant, executive director of the Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance, helps run the Miss'd America pageant, a drag spoof of the Miss America pageant that has become popular in Atlantic City as an entertainment and fundraising event. He said he'll watch the Miss America pageant finals Sept. 11 with extra interest this year.

Miss'd America took its name from the fact that many gay pageant workers toiled behind the scenes during Miss America and never got to see what was happening onstage.

"They literally missed Miss America," Helfant said.

Robert Hitchen of Philadelphia appears regularly in the Miss'd America pageant under the stage name Sandy Beach and recalled decades of behind-the-scenes work on pageants, including designing floats, and later riding on them in Miss America parades.

The "Show Us Your Shoes" parade that has become a fixture of Miss America, in which contestants ride in vehicles on the Boardwalk and show off their state-themed footwear, sprang from the interest of gay spectators, he said.

"We would watch the parade from the deck of a hotel and we'd look down into the cars and see some of the women wearing slippers or being barefoot, and we started calling out, 'Show us your shoes!'" he recalled. "We sort of embarrassed them into wearing these big elaborate shoes, which are the highlight of the parade now."

Antwan Lee, who won the Miss Gay America 2016 pageant under the stage name Asia O'Hara, would excitedly watch Miss America every year as a child and a young man, imagining what it would be like onstage.

"I would always gravitate toward celebrities and singers and actresses that had a high level of glam: beautiful, poised people who would live their life with a high degree of dignity," he said. "To see that on TV with 50 women, as a young gay boy, that's the first place you see such a concentration of that. I was like, 'Wow, look at all those beautiful women, all the class, all the glamor!' It's very alluring."

Lesbians have been more visible in pageants lately. Djuan Trent competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Kentucky in 2011, when she finished in the top 10. She came out as a lesbian in 2014.

Patricia Yurena, two-time winner of the Miss Spain contest and a runner up in the 2013 Miss Universe competition, announced in 2014 that she is a lesbian, posting a photo of her and her girlfriend cuddling, titling it "Romeo and Juliet."

In 2012, two openly lesbian contestants, Jenelle Hutcherson and Mollie Thomas, competed in the Miss California USA pageant but did not advance to the national Miss USA pageant competition.

O'Flaherty is the first Miss America contestant to win a state title after coming out; Trent came out after competing.

Hitchen said the social activism of many Miss America contestants resonates with the gay community; the Miss'd America drag queen parody pageant raises $300,000 a year for local and national charities and has become the top social event of the year in Atlantic City's gay community.

Josh Randle, chief operating officer of the Miss America Organization, said the pageant reflects an evolving America.

"Through every major milestone of our nation's evolution, Miss America has provided a voice for women from all walks of life, and, this year, we welcome our first openly gay contestant," he said. "Miss America contestants continue to be the best and brightest in the country, and we proudly support each and every young woman who competes in our national program."

**ChiefGator** · 09-07-2016, 08:06 AM

Ehh.. wouldn't anyway.

Too skinny and her mouth has this look that always turned me off.

**loochy** · 09-07-2016, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by philfree

She's not that attractive so she must have won because if they didn't vote for the openly gay person they would have been called bigots.

Maybe

But you do know that they vote on other things besides attractiveness to males, right?

KCUnited · 09-07-2016, 08:12 AM

She should score well in the cargo shorts category.

**Baby Lee** · 09-07-2016, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by KCUnited

She should score well in the cargo shorts category.

Eveningwear accessorized with a wallet chain.

philfree · 09-07-2016, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

Maybe

But you do know that they vote on other things besides attractiveness to males, right?

Why would that matter if the I'm gay fix was in? I don't really give a shit that's they way things seem to be in America these days. Next year it'll be the first Transgender Miss America.

**Buehler445** · 09-07-2016, 08:24 AM

I'd Give her the D until she liked it.

scho63 · 09-07-2016, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by philfree

What has she been doing to get those sores on her wrists?

Maybe her GF uses handcuffs?

She could be into the kinky stuff......

ARROW2 · 09-07-2016, 08:32 AM

Looks lIke a dude. You thirsty as hell if you would hit that ugly cave chick, or whatever he/she is.

WhawhaWhat · 09-07-2016, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rooster

Is she a Royals fan or a Cards fan? That's what is important here.

She's from St Louis so probably a Cards fan.

CoMoChief · 09-07-2016, 08:52 AM

Wtf cares

WhawhaWhat · 09-07-2016, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Wtf cares

There is a certain stigma attached to those people.. Cards fans I mean.

**Anyong Bluth** · 09-07-2016, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Donger

"Hands up! Don't Penis!"

Fish · 09-07-2016, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rooster

Is she a Royals fan or a Cards fan? That's what is important here.

ThaVirus · 09-07-2016, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loochy

Maybe

But you do know that they vote on other things besides attractiveness to males, right?

This right here.

End of story.

**loochy** · 09-07-2016, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish

OMG she's so ugly. I wouldn't even talk to her. /CP

09-07-2016, 06:45 AM
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2261110	Missouri produces first ever..........openly Gay Miss America contestant Does she get an extra 5 points if she scissors her girlfriend during the talent contest? NOT hot. https://www.yahoo.com/news/she-close...043629792.html ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry's biggest stages. Miss Missouri, Erin O' Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown this weekend as the first openly lesbian contestant. "Behind the scenes, we've been well-represented, but I'm the first openly gay title holder, so I'm very excited," she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I knew going in that I had the opportunity to make history. Now I get to be more visible to the community and meet more people." Rich Helfant, executive director of the Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance, helps run the Miss'd America pageant, a drag spoof of the Miss America pageant that has become popular in Atlantic City as an entertainment and fundraising event. He said he'll watch the Miss America pageant finals Sept. 11 with extra interest this year. Miss'd America took its name from the fact that many gay pageant workers toiled behind the scenes during Miss America and never got to see what was happening onstage. "They literally missed Miss America," Helfant said. Robert Hitchen of Philadelphia appears regularly in the Miss'd America pageant under the stage name Sandy Beach and recalled decades of behind-the-scenes work on pageants, including designing floats, and later riding on them in Miss America parades. The "Show Us Your Shoes" parade that has become a fixture of Miss America, in which contestants ride in vehicles on the Boardwalk and show off their state-themed footwear, sprang from the interest of gay spectators, he said. "We would watch the parade from the deck of a hotel and we'd look down into the cars and see some of the women wearing slippers or being barefoot, and we started calling out, 'Show us your shoes!'" he recalled. "We sort of embarrassed them into wearing these big elaborate shoes, which are the highlight of the parade now." Antwan Lee, who won the Miss Gay America 2016 pageant under the stage name Asia O'Hara, would excitedly watch Miss America every year as a child and a young man, imagining what it would be like onstage. "I would always gravitate toward celebrities and singers and actresses that had a high level of glam: beautiful, poised people who would live their life with a high degree of dignity," he said. "To see that on TV with 50 women, as a young gay boy, that's the first place you see such a concentration of that. I was like, 'Wow, look at all those beautiful women, all the class, all the glamor!' It's very alluring." Lesbians have been more visible in pageants lately. Djuan Trent competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Kentucky in 2011, when she finished in the top 10. She came out as a lesbian in 2014. Patricia Yurena, two-time winner of the Miss Spain contest and a runner up in the 2013 Miss Universe competition, announced in 2014 that she is a lesbian, posting a photo of her and her girlfriend cuddling, titling it "Romeo and Juliet." In 2012, two openly lesbian contestants, Jenelle Hutcherson and Mollie Thomas, competed in the Miss California USA pageant but did not advance to the national Miss USA pageant competition. O'Flaherty is the first Miss America contestant to win a state title after coming out; Trent came out after competing. Hitchen said the social activism of many Miss America contestants resonates with the gay community; the Miss'd America drag queen parody pageant raises $300,000 a year for local and national charities and has become the top social event of the year in Atlantic City's gay community. Josh Randle, chief operating officer of the Miss America Organization, said the pageant reflects an evolving America. "Through every major milestone of our nation's evolution, Miss America has provided a voice for women from all walks of life, and, this year, we welcome our first openly gay contestant," he said. "Miss America contestants continue to be the best and brightest in the country, and we proudly support each and every young woman who competes in our national program."
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