Miss’d America Returns
Miss'd America, 1998.
Back when the Miss America Pageant left town, it meant the end of another local event, the drag queen spoof of the pageant, the Miss’d America Pageant. Now comes the news that one of the pageants is coming back. The Miss’d America Pageant comes roaring back to town Sunday, Jan. 31, with major sponsors and a high profile slot at Boardwalk Hall where the Miss America winner was crowned for so many decades.
The 2010 Grey Goose Vodka Miss’d America Pageant will be presented by Trump Entertainment Resorts, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., and the Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance in association with the Schultz-Hill Foundation.
The pageant, originally created as a fundraiser, is being written and directed by Robert “Sandy Beach” Hitchen as it has since its inception. The hilarious pageant will star drag queens strutting down the world’s most famous runway. The title sponsor of this event is Grey Goose Vodka. Benefactors of this event include: The Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance, The Schultz-Hill Scholarship Foundation, The William Way Center of Philadelphia, Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS of New York City, and the South Jersey AIDS Alliance.
Left to right: Jeff Vassar, Gary Hill, Johh Schultz, Rich Helfant, Sandy Beach and reigning Miss’D America Andrea LaMour. Photo by Lew Steiner.
The pageant will be hosted by TV personality Carson Kressley of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. It will take place at Boardwalk Hall’s 2,800-seat Adrian Phillips Ballroom.
“I’ve been getting calls from all around the country about this event,” says Gary Hill, co-chairman of the Schultz-Hill Foundation along with event founder John Schultz. “What great publicity for the city.”
Special room packages will be available at all Trump Entertainment and Harrah’s Entertainment locations. Tickets are available at the Boardwalk Hall box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Tags: Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance, Miss'd America Pageant, the Schultz-Hill Foundation, Trump Entertainment Resorts