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Drag pageantry is a developed form of pageantry for female impersonators, drag queens, and trans women, styled after traditional beauty pageants or contests for cisgender women. It has also evolved into a pageantry for male impersonators , drag kings and trans men .
Miss Continental is an annual drag queen pageantry system founded in 1980 by Jim Flint. The pageant itself takes place at the Baton Show Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, and is usually held over Labor Day weekends. [1]
Nicole Onoscopi is a drag performer. In 2019, she was first runner-up at Miss'd America, an annual drag pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nicole Onoscopi was also named the first Miss'd Popularity at the same pageant, based on audience vote. [2] [3] She was named Miss Gay Oregon in 2021 and Miss Portland Gay Pride in 2024. [4] [5] [6]
Turning to drag queens and kings, talented performers who are good at drawing a crowd and creating a festive environment, seemed like an obvious way to get the LGBTQ community and its allies back out.
Her drag grandmother is Texas pageant legend Sweet Savage and her drag father is Bob Taylor. [6] O'Hara continued to perform and in the following years won many titles in the drag pageantry system, including three National titles. She has worked as a makeup artist and behind the scenes during pageants, helping to plan and promote preliminary ...
According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, she was considered to be "one of the most decorated queens on the pageant circuit". [12] She was also called "the most beautiful drag queen in captivity". [13] The first pageant title that Andrews won was Miss Just Us (1989). [14] She was a promoter for the Miss Texas Continental franchise. [15]
A photo of a drag queen wearing a set of red-tipped horns while reading to children at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library in Long Beach, California, is going viral online.
Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022. Angeria Paris VanMicheals is a drag queen who has described her style as "pageant, glamorous, and country". [5] Joseph S. Pete of The Times of Northwest Indiana called her "the epitome of southern charm, high glamour, and Atlanta drag pageantry at its absolute finest".