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fany Arieagus who won regionals in Florida;
Zori Zannell, who won Indiana, with RU Alana
Dupree Steele (Top 12 finalist from last year);
and Syimone, who won Miss Bluegrass (another
finalist from ’98). You better come on and go
with us, girl! It will be fierce! My most sincere
best wishes to Daisy Deadpetals who gives up
her first national title!
Following EOY will be Miss NC America
at Scorpio August 18-21. The most recent pre
lim was Miss Asheville, which Anjelica Dante
won; her RU was Detra Penucci from Char
lotte. Just two more to go: Charlotte and
Cabarrus County. On the national level, Naomi
Knight won Western States and her RU was
Celia Putty; Miss Niagara, Celebrity Starr;
Queen City, Laken Edwards; Central States,
Truly Fabu, and Miss Gay DC
America, Sabrina White.
The reigning Miss USofA at
Large, Dena Cass, has moved
from Chicago to Rock Island,
IL (where my sister Dana St.
James is), and is covering the
country for her prelims. Recent
winners include Indiana, Leslie
Ryan, with RU Sybil Ann
Storm; Crossroads, Chevelle
Brooks; Missouri, Alicia
Markstone; Georgia, Ivy White,
with RU Monica Layne; and
Miss West Virginia, NC’s
Shelby “Damn” Daniels and RU
Chelsey Nicole Stevens from Louisville, KY.
The owners of the Solar System pageant in
Greensboro announce a change in queendom:
Paisley Parque is the new girl in charge. And
speaking of stars and such, did you think you’d
actually read a Drag Rag after the month of
May without a mention of Miss USofA Erica
Andrews? Surely you jest! She’s a goddess and
is looking to do a long weekend in NC in Sep
tember or October. Prepare yourself now!
In closing, we’ll discuss the placements at
the Miss Liberty pageant held in Atlanta...4th
RU, Maxine Sinclair Blue; 3rd, Paula Sinclair;
2nd, Victoria “Model the Hell Out of that
Sportswear” Parker; 1st, Tasha Long; and the
by Miss Della
Q-Notes Staff
Howdy, and welcome back to the one place
where a crown will get you all the attention
you need. (If you wear it well, that is!) You’ll be
glad to hear this may be a short one, since I am
in the middle of changing residences. Who
cares? There’s drag to report on!
I was recently reminded that I never did
mention the winner of Miss Scandals in
Asheville; her name is Roxy Hart, and I under
stand she’s quite talented. We have a couple new
girls on the scene in NC who are turning it out
these days: Misty Blue from
Fayetteville just won a contest
at Legends and brought revival
to the children, and I was able
to see Luscious, Scorpio’s new
diva, in a show a couple weeks
ago, and I have a good feeling
about that dancin’ queen, too!
I guess if Big Mama B is her
drag mother, that makes her my
niece? Not sure there. Y’all old
girls better step to the side, new
blood’s coming through. Don’t
get left behind, baby!
Speaking of old girls (oh, I
feel a reading coming on),
Scarlett Dailey recently had the distinction of
being the first female impersonator to host the
19th Crepe Myrtle festival in Raleigh and was
afterwards named to the planning council for
next year. She got a fierce Queen Amidala cos
tume out of it, too. Congrats, Skillet!
Our pic this time is of Michelle Dupree, who
reigns as Miss Continental for about five more
weeks. Her most recent prelim winners include
Miss Tennessee, Mokha Montrese; Miss Indi
ana, Xviara Cuffey Colby Snow; Miss Toronto
Continental, a queen by the name of Diva; Miss
Wisconsin, Fontasia L’Amour (my roommate
Ben-El insists that I mention that she was first
RU at TN — she’s one of her faves); and Miss
Alabama, Alexis Gabrielle Shearrington.
Michelle has been asked to go to — of all places
— Morocco to perform for the Prince. More
details as I get them. It’s all about going from
one crown to another, I say!
The National Entertainer of the Year pag
eant is the next national taking place, to my
knowledge, in Louisville, KY, August 12-15.
Contestants that I have yet to mention include
Whitney Paige, who just won Miss Texas, and
her RU Victoria West; Tamisha Iman and Tif-
Hollywood
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Steve Hayes at the film’s Outfest ’99 premiere
in Los Angeles. The gay-themed film has al
ready opened in limited release and will roll
out across the country in the coming
weeks...Bill Condon, the director and Oscar-
winning writer of Gods and Monsters, will next
direct the film Queen Bess. The script, devel
oped by Condon with writer John Hoffman,
tells the real-life tale of former Miss America
Bess Myerson who held office in Ed Koch’s New
York City administration only to be embroiled
in a messy corruption scandal in 1987...MTV’s
latest installment of The Real World, this time
from Hawaii, has seemed to rejuvenate the se
ries. Ratings for the eighth season of the in-
your-face series have been strong. Among the
cast, the show features bisexual Ruthie and
hardly-seen gay man Justin. Regular viewers
know that the issue of homophobia hit the fan
in a recent episode...Melissa Etheridge is head
ing to her 20th High School reunion in
Leavenworth, Kansas to mingle with old
friends, some of whom she still talks to. “I’m
not one of those artists that was tortured in high
school. I had lots of friends,” she told the Asso
ciated Press..So-Called Life and Rent alum
Wilson Cruz will have a recurring role this fall
on fox’s Party of Five. He’ll portray Victor,
the new nanny for baby Diana...Legendary di
rector John Schlesinger {Midnight Cowboy, Sun
day, Bloody Sunday) will next direct a gay com
edy, entitled Two Gentlemen Sharing, about a
town turned upside down when a gay couple
moves in. Schlesinger recently wrapped produc
tion on another gay-themed project. The Next
Best Thing, starring Rupert Everett and Ma
donna. ▼
Michelle Dupree
winner, a fish named Az’sia. T
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