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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.

National drag pageants became enmeshed within the gay community during the 1960s with a national circuit of pageants organized by Flawless Sabrina and have become increasingly prevalent since. Drag pageants were held in individual gay bars, and discothèques during the post Stonewall era. Drag pageants evolved independently, in the decade subsequent to the first gay Mardi Gras coronations.

Mirroring the format of the Miss America contest, the first national gay pageant Miss Gay America (MGA) was held in 1972 at the Watch Your Hat & Coat Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville's first gay dance and show bar.^[1] Jerry Peek opened this bar in 1971, and it was an instant sensation, not only with gay patrons, but also with the straight crowd. Norma Kristie, state representative of Arkansas, was crowned as the winner of the 1973 Miss Gay America Pageant, and in 1975 Norman "Norma Kristie" Jones took ownership of the pageant from Jerry Peek, who founded the Miss Gay America Pageant. Norman Jones would form Norma Kristie, Inc. and operate the pageant and its network of preliminaries for the next 30 years.^[1]

Since its inception, MGA has prided itself as a showcase for pure female impersonation: Contestants must be men who live as men, achieving a convincing feminine illusion solely through their own ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness. Bodily feminization via female hormones, breast implants, and/or injectable fillers such as liquid silicone is strictly forbidden (plastic surgery and fillers above the neck are permitted, however). An interview in male attire is a key component of the pageant; contestants are judged not only for their poise and articulateness but for their overall masculine presentation—points may be deducted for feminine aspects such as overly plucked eyebrows or long fingernails.

In February 2005, the Miss Gay America pageantry system was purchased by Larry Tyger and Terry Eason of L & T Entertainment. Currently, contestants are judged in 5 categories: Male Interview, Solo Talent, Evening Gown, Stage Question & Answer, and Production Talent.

On February 4, 2016, Michael Dutzer and Rob Mansman of Mad Angel Entertainment purchased the Miss Gay America pageant From L & T Entertainment.^[2]

Year	Titleholder	Given name	First alternate	Second alternate	Third alternate	Fourth alternate	Crowning venue	Notes
1973	Norma Kristie, Miss Gay Arkansas	Norman Jones	Charlie Brown, Miss Gay Georgia	Genie Dee, Miss Gay ?	No record	No record	Watch Your Hat & Coat Saloon, Nashville, TN	Retired
1974	Lady Baronessa, Miss Gay Illinois	Carmel Santiago	Roski Fernandez, Miss Gay Florida, Alt.	Billie Boots, Miss Gay Florida	No record	No record	Glass Menagerie Nightclub, Nashville, TN	Deceased, 1992 - *1
1975	Shawn Luis, Miss Gay Illinois	Shawn Ocampo	Roski Fernandez, Miss Gay Florida	Michael Andrews, Miss Gay ?	Jodi Lane, Miss Gay Texas	No record	Atlanta Americana Hotel Ballroom, Atlanta, GA	Retired; underwent gender reassignment.
1976A	Shan Covington, Miss Gay South	Shan Covington	Michael Andrews, Miss Gay Southwest	Dani Daletto, Miss Gay Michigan	Shannon Forrester, Miss Gay Texas	No record	Depository Nightclub, Houston, TX	Decrowned, Deceased, 1998 - *2
1976B	Dani Daletto, Miss Gay Michigan	Jose Mondelano	X	X	X	X	Vapors Nightclub, Hot Springs, AR	Deceased, 1989
1977	Michael Andrews, Miss Gay South	Michael Androlewicz	Naomi Sims, Miss Gay Texas	Shannon Forrester, Miss Gay Southwest	Jimi Dee, Miss Gay South, Alt.	Rachel Wells, Miss Gay Georgia	Old Plantation Nightclub, Houston, TX	Deceased, 1989
1978	Jimi Dee, Miss Gay South	Jimmy Dillard	Hot Chocolate, Miss Gay ?	Lady Shawn, Miss Gay ?	Ginger Roberts, Miss Gay ?	Lisa King, Miss Gay ?	Machinist's Hall, St. Louis, MO	Deceased, 1996
1979	Rachel Wells, Miss Gay South, Alt.	John Greenwell	Hot Chocolate, Miss Gay Texas	Lady Shawn, Miss Gay South	Lisa King, Miss Gay ?	No record	Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA	Retired[3]
1980	Hot Chocolate, Miss Gay East Coast	Larry Edwards	Lady Shawn, Miss Gay Texas	Dana Manchester, Miss Gay South	Satyn DeVille, Miss Gay Georgia	Donna Drag, Miss Gay Midwest	Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA	Active, Las Vegas Headliner
1981	Lady Shawn, Miss Gay East Coast	Shawn Danny Marshall	Genevieve Ryder, Miss Gay Great Lakes	Jennifer Foxx, Miss Gay Michigan	Lindsey Love, Miss Gay Texas	No record	Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI	Deceased, 2005
1982	Jennifer Foxx, Miss Gay North	Bobby Bruno	Francesca Wakeland, Miss Gay ?	Tasha Kohl, Miss Gay Southwest	Naomi Sims, representing Louisiana, Miss Gay ?	No record	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX	Active
1983	Francesca Wakeland, Miss Gay Tri-States	Jon Meadows	Naomi Sims, Miss Gay South	Tasha Kohl, Miss Gay Texas	Trudy Tyler, Miss Gay South, Alt.	Liza Blue, Miss Gay North Carolina, Alt.	Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC	Retired
1984	Tasha Kohl, Miss Gay Mid-America	Jerry Faulkner	Naomi Sims, first alternate to Miss Gay Tri-States	Stella Starr, Miss Gay North Carolina	Candi Stratton, Miss Gay Illinois, Alt.	No record	Oklahoma City Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK	Retired From Regular Performances
1985	Naomi Sims, Miss Gay Dreamstates	Newman Braud	Fritz Capone, Miss Gay Kansas	Melinda Ryder, Miss Gay Missouri	No record	No record	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX	Deceased, 1992
1986	Lauren Colby, Miss Gay North Carolina, Alt.	Robb Robinson	Diana Black, Miss Gay Great Lakes	Toni Lenore, Miss Gay North Carolina	No record	No record	Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN	Active
1987	Blaze Starr, Miss Gay Tri-States	David Brazil	Cherry Lane, Miss Gay Arkansas, Alt.	Kelly Ray Shelton, Miss Gay North Carolina	No record	No record	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX	Retired
1988	Cherry Lane, Miss Gay Tri-States	Michael Smothers	Rachel Masters, Miss Gay Texas, Alt.	Valerie Lohr, Miss Gay Texas	No record	No record	Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA	Retired
1989	Vicki Vincent, Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic	Roger Piatt	Brandi Alexander, Miss Gay North	Sweet Savage, Miss Gay Texas	No record	No record	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX	Active
1990	Brandi Alexander, Miss Gay Great Plains	Randy Fenoli	Valerie Lohr, Miss Gay Mid-West	Tiffany Bonét, Miss Gay Atlantic Coast	Charity Case, Miss Gay Illinois	Sweet Savage, Miss Gay Southwest	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX	Retired
1991	Valerie Lohr, Miss Gay South, Alt.	Gary Lytle	COCO, Miss Gay South	Tiffany Bonét, Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic	Leslie Rage, Miss Gay New York	Donna Day, Miss Gay Heart of America, Alt.	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX	Active
1992	Tiffany Bonét, Miss Gay Mid-East	Acey Hendricks	Leslie Rage, Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic	Blair Williams, Miss Gay North Carolina	Amazing Grace, Miss Gay Texas	Coco, Miss Gay D.C., Alt.	Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX	Active
1993	Leslie Rage, Miss Gay Mid-East	Leslie DeLaCruz	COCO, Miss Gay Southwest, Alt.	Dieta Pepsi, Miss Gay Heart of America	Tumara Mahorning, Miss Gay Missouri	Kelly Cruise, Miss Gay Arkansas	Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX	Deceased, 1995
1994	Jacqulyn DeVaroe, Miss Gay Delta States, Alt.	Darius Cordell	Ramona LeGér, Miss Gay Miss Gay Mid-East, Alt.	Coppa Lamé, Miss Gay Mid-America	Blair Williams, Miss Gay Mid East	Kerri Nichols, Miss Gay North Carolina	Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX	Retired
1995-A	Ramona LeGér, Miss Gay Mid-East	Louis Marcello	Patti Le Plae Safe, Miss Gay Gulf States, Alt.	Nicole DuBois, Miss Gay Southern Elegance	Dieta Pepsi, Miss Gay Great Plains	Loreal Chillane, Miss Gay Gulf States	Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX	Deceased, 1995 - *3
1995-B	Patti Le Plae Safe, Miss Gay Gulf States, Alt.	Rodd Grey	X	X	X	X	Robinson Center Music Auditorium, Little Rock, AR (During the 1996 Pageant)	Active
1996	Kerri Nichols, Miss Gay Mid-America	Jeff Capell	Lauren Taylor, Miss Gay Texas	Linda Carrero, Miss Gay Mid-East	Kofi, Miss Gay Gulf States[4]	Lana Eastman, Miss Gay Gulf States, Alt.[5]	Robinson Center Music Auditorium, Little Rock, AR	Active
1997	Lauren Taylor, Miss Gay Mid-West, Alt.	Darrell Cantu	Laken Edwards, Miss Gay Texas	Lana Eastman, Miss Gay Mid-West	Shae Shae LaReese, Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic[6]	Dieta Pepsi, Miss Gay Mid-America, Alt.[7]	Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC	Semi-Retired
1998	Maya Montana, Miss Gay Virginia	Renante Borromeo	Linda Carrero, Miss Gay Mid-America	Lana Eastman, Miss Gay Mid-East	Kirby Kolby, Miss Gay Mid-West, Alt.[8]	Celia Putty, Miss Gay Land of Enchantment[9]	Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC	Active
1999	Linda Carrero, Miss Gay Mid-South, Alt.	Omar Reyes	Kirby Kolby, Miss Gay West Virginia	Catia Lee Love, Miss Gay ?	Charity Case, Miss Gay Texas[10]	Jessica Daniels, Miss Gay Louisiana[11]	Athena Theater, Little Rock, AR	Active
2000	Catia Lee Love, Miss Gay Mid-America	Aron Harvey	Charity Case, Miss Gay Southern Elegance	Kirby Kolby, Miss Gay Miss Mid-West[12]	Sabrina White, Miss Gay D.C.[13]	Laken Edwards, Miss Queen City[14]	Lincoln Theater, Washington D.C.	Active
2001	Charity Case, Miss Gay Central States	Mark Coleman	Sabrina White, Miss Gay Atlantic Coast[15]	Dominique Sanchez, Miss Gay ?	Truly Fabu	Laken Edwards	Athena Theater, Little Rock, AR	Active
2002	Sabrina White, Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic	Russell Marcum	Kitty Bob Aimes, Miss Gay Oklahoma	Dominique Sanchez, Miss Gay Mid-West, Alt.[16]	Angela Dodd, Miss Gay Arizona, Alt.	Victoria DePaula, Miss Gay Central States[17]	Dallas Convention Center-Dallas, TX	Active
2003	Dominique Sanchez, Miss Gay Mid-America	Chris Williams	Jayda Alexander, Miss Gay Louisiana, Alt.	Angela Dodd, Miss Gay Arizona	Raquel Chevallier, Miss Gay Florida, Alt.	No 4th Alt this year	Athena Theater-Little Rock, AR	Active
2004	Rachael Erikks, Miss Gay Heart of America	Ray Robertson	Alana Steele, Miss Gay Indiana	Truly Fabu, Miss Gay Mid-Atlantic	Kitty Bob Aimes	Raquel Chevallier	Athena Theater, Little Rock, AR	Active
2005	Raquel Chevallier, Miss Gay Tri-States	Scott Peters	Alina Meletti, Miss Gay Florida, Alt.	Alyssa Edwards, Miss Gay Texas	Chantel Reshae	Alana Steele	Athena Theater, Little Rock, AR	Active
2006	Nicole DuBois, Miss Gay Mid-America	Tommy Davis	Coti Collins, Miss Gay East Coast	Victoria Parker, Miss Gay ?	Alyssa Edwards	Layla Larue, Miss Gay Texas	Cannon Center, Memphis, TN	Active
2007	Luscious, Miss Gay Western States	Monica Gates	Coti Collins, Miss Gay North Carolina	Alina Maletti	Victoria DePaula	China Collins	Cannon Center, Memphis, TN	Active
2008	Mikaila Kay, Miss Gay Western States, Alt.	Josh Bolin	Layla Larue, Miss Gay Southern Elegance, Alt.	Victoria DePaula, Miss Gay Midwest	Coti Collins	Chanel Reshae	Holiday Inn Select Airport Ballroom, Memphis, TN	Active
2009	Victoria DePaula, Miss Gay D. C.	Carl Glorioso	Chantel Reshae, Miss Gay East Coast	Coti Collins, Miss Gay Mid-East	Alyssa Edwards	China Collins	Millennium Hotel Ballroom, St. Louis, MO	Active
2010-A	Alyssa Edwards, Miss Gay Heartland, Alt.[18]	Justin Johnson	Coco Montrese, Miss Gay Heart of America	Jessica Jade, Miss Gay D. C.	Sally Sparkles	Kristina Kelly	Millennium Hotel Ballroom, St. Louis, MO	Active, Decrowned - *4
2010-B	Coco Montrese, Miss Gay Heart of America	Martin Cooper	X	X	X	X	The Grey Fox Nightclub, St. Louis, MO	Active
2011	Coti Collins, Miss Gay D. C.	David Lowman	Jessica Jade, Miss Gay Mid-East	Chantel Reshae, Miss Gay Gulf States	Sally Sparkles, Miss Gay Heart of America, Alt.	Tajma Stetson, Miss Gay Missouri, Alt.	Lifestyles Pavilion Auditorium, Columbus, OH	Deceased - *5
2012	Kirby Kolby, Miss Gay D. C.	Mark Smith	Jessica Jade, Miss Gay Atlantic States	Jenna Skyy, Miss Gay Texas	Araya Sparxx	Blair Williams	Capitol Theater at the Riffe Center, Columbus, OH	Active
2013	Sally Sparkles, Miss Gay Mid-America	Michael Sharp	Blair Williams, Miss Gay Mid-America, Alt.	Jessica Jade, Miss Gay Southern Elegance	Kofi, Miss Gay Mid-West	Deva Station, Miss Mid-Atlantic, Alt.[19]	Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Columbus, OH	Active
2014	Jessica Jade, Miss Gay East Coast	Billy Wilson	Blair Williams, Miss Gay D. C.	Christa Collins, Miss Gay MO	Kofi	Truly Fabu	Millennium Hotel Ballroom, St. Louis, MO	Active
2015	Blair Williams, Miss Gay Southern States	Todd Mauldin	Truly Fabu, Miss Gay Eastern States, Alt.	Kelly Ray Shelton, Miss Gay North Carolina	Dextaci	Adria Andrews, Miss Gay Missouri	Millennium Maxwell House Ballroom, Nashville, TN	Active
2016	Asia O'Hara, Miss Gay Texas	Antwan Lee	Kelly Ray Shelton, Miss Gay Southeast	Dextaci, Miss Gay Miss Gay Southern States	Truly Fabu	Nevaeh McKenzie, Miss Gay Arizona	Holiday Inn Express Airport Ballroom, Memphis, TN	Active
2017	Suzy Wong, Miss Gay Western States	Arnold Myint	Kelly Ray Shelton, Miss Gay Heart of America	Sofia Anderson, Miss Gay Texas	Savannah Stevens, Miss Gay Arizona	Dextaci	Holiday Inn Express Airport Ballroom, Memphis, TN	Active
2018	Deva Station, Miss Gay Heart of America	Shane Carpenter	Brooke Lynn Hytes, 1st Alt Miss Gay Heart of America	Kelly Ray Shelton, Miss Gay New York America	Dessie Love Blake, Miss Gay Northeast America	Mary Nolan, 1st Alt Miss Gay Northeast America	Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, LA	Active
2019	Andora Te'tee, Miss Gay New York America	Michael Collins	Dessie Love Blake, 1st Alt Miss Gay New York America	Sofia Anderson, Miss Gay Nevada America	Janessa Highland, Miss Gay Missouri America	Alexis Mateo, Miss Gay Florida America	Ferrara Theatre at America's Center, St. Louis, MO[20]	Active
2020	Pattaya Hart, 1st Alt Miss Gay New York America	Methawee Plu Sayampol	DeXtaci, Miss Gay Mid Atlantic America	Ivy Dripp, Miss Gay Louisiana America	Truly Fabu, Miss Gay New York America	Fifi DuBois America, Miss Gay Midwest America	Gateway Classic Events, O'Fallon, Ill[21]	Active
2021	No pageant due to COVID-19	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2022	Dextaci, Miss Gay Diamond America	Dex Poindexter	Shelita Bonet Hoyle, Miss Gay Southern America	Tatiyanna Voche', Miss Gay Western States America	Brenda Dharling, Miss Gay New York America	Atheena Voce, 1st Alternative Miss Gay Eastern States America	Robinson Center, Little Rock, AR.[22]	Active
2023	Tatiyanna Voche', Miss Gay D.C. America		Dessie Love Blake, Miss Gay Southwest America	Barbra Seville, Miss Gay Western States America	Aria B. Cassadine, Miss Gay California America	Tia Wanna Ross, Miss Gay California America, Alt.	Robinson Center, Little Rock, AR.	Active
2024	Dessie Love Blake, Miss Gay Midwest America	Ron Kerr	Aria B. Cassadine, Miss Gay Tennessee America	Emory Starr, Miss Gay Fancy America	Princess Prozac, First Alt Miss Gay Arizona America	Heavens 2 Betsy, First Alt Miss Gay Pennsylvania America	Robinson Center, Little Rock, AR.	Active

• *1 Lady Baronessa's full name was "The Lady Baroness Maria Andrea del Santiago."
• *2 Shan Covington had his title revoked for conduct unbecoming a Miss Gay America titleholder. The title was offered to the 1976 First Alternate, Michael Andrews, who passed it up because he wanted to win the title. The title was then passed to the 1976 Second Alternate, Dani Daletto. Dani Daletto was crowned in a special ceremony at the 1976 Miss Gay South Pageant held at Vapors Nightclub in Hot Springs, AR.
• *3 Ramona LeGer' died 5 months into his reign. 1995 First Alternate, Patti Le Plae Safe, requested not to be crowned or wear the crown during the pageant year in Ramona's memory. Patti La Plae Safe served as the official Miss Gay America Representative, until the night of the 1996 Miss Gay America Pageant, at which he was finally crowned the official 1995 Miss Gay America in a special ceremony.
• *4 Alyssa had his title revoked due to scheduling conflicts with previous engagements and his Miss Gay America duties. The title was passed to the 2010 First Alternate, Coco Montrese, who was crowned in a special ceremony at The Grey Fox Nightclub in St. Louis, MO.
• *5 Coti Collins was the longest competing Miss Gay America winner. His first appearance at Miss Gay America was in 1988 as the First Alternate from the Miss Gay West Virginia America franchise.

As Miss Gay America grew in popularity and prestige, many professional female impersonators who lived full-time as women found they were unable to compete in the pageant due to its longstanding rule barring transgender contestants. Aside from the prestige of holding a national title, MGA afforded its winner guaranteed show bookings at every state preliminary held during the title year; thus, the MGA crown turned what was often local, part-time work into a full-time job. Because many trans women also use drag shows as a source of income, it was only natural that a pageantry system would evolve to meet their needs.

In 1980, Chicago nightclub promoter Jim Flint, owner of the Baton Show Lounge, filled this void with the creation of the Miss Continental U.S.A. Pageant. Contestants were scored in interview, swim wear, talent, and evening gown; for the finalists, an on stage question. A number of notable winners either were "boy queens" at the time that they won or have never pursued gender transition—including Chilli Pepper, the first Miss Continental, Michelle Dupree, Miss Continental 1998, Naysha Lopez, Miss Continental, 2013 and Brooke Lynn Hytes, Miss Continental 2014–15—but over time the Continental Pageantry System became renowned for its "titty girls," or pre-/non-operative transsexual contestants. On January 7, 2019 Jim Flint released a statement that Continental would be the second pageant out of the top 5 to allow post-operative contestant to compete in its pageants, the only other National System that allowed that until this time was All American Goddess. Today, Miss Continental has preliminaries representing various U.S. states as well as Canada and Europe.

(All winners were crowned in Chicago, Illinois)

List of Former Miss Continental Titleholders

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Third alternate	Fourth alternate	Fifth alternate	Notes
1980	Chilli Pepper	Andrea Necole	Dina Jacobs	Tiffany Arieagus	Amber Richards		Deceased
1981	Heather Fontaine	Tiffany Arieagus	Amber Richards	Dana Douglas	Chena Black		Active
1982	Tiffany Andretta Arieagus	Dena Jacobs	Cherine Alexander	Andrea Necole	Jahna Reis		Active
1983	Chena Black	Cherine Alexander	?	?			Retired
1984	Cherine Alexander	Dina Jacobs	Dawn Dupree	Candi Stratton	Kelly Lauren		Deceased
1985	Maya Douglas	Candi Stratton	Alana Kela	Shanté (Alexandra Billings)	Tissy Malone		Active
1986	Tandi Andrews	Dana Douglas	Ginger Grant	Shanté	Alana Kela		Deceased
1987	Dana Douglas	Shante'	Denise Darshell	Lauren Michaels	Griselda	Ginger Grant	Active
1988	Kelly Lauren	Shanté	Whitney Carlysle	Nikki Adams	Amber Richards		Active
1989	Lakesha Lucky	Christina D’Angelo	Chanel Dupree	Ginger Valdez	Amber Richards		Retired
1990	Chanel Dupree	Lauren Michaels	Monica Munro	Mimi Marks	Bobbie Blake		Retired
1991	Amber Richards	Chena Kelly	Monica Munro	Brandy Lee	Kerrin Alexander		Deceased
1992	Mimi Marks	Cézanne Blincoe	Christina Piaget	Sasha Valentino	Tasha Long		Active
1993	Monica Munro	Kelly Anderson	Michelle Mitchells	Latasha Mills	Tasha Long	Obsession	Retired
1994	Cézanne Blincoe	Paris Frantz	Natasha Richards	Angela Carrera	Sherri Payne	Danielle Hunter	Active
1995	Lady Catiria	Natasha Richards	Paris Frantz	Sasha Valentino	Jasmine Bonét		Deceased
1996	Paris Frantz	Tasha Long	Basia	Danielle Hunter	Tommie Ross		Active
1997	Tasha Long	Ashley Kruiz	Martina Diamante	Danielle Hunter	Damianne Dee-Vine (Allanah Starr)		Active
1998	Michelle Dupree	Silkie Munro	Sasha Valentino	Erica Andrews	Armani		Retired
1999	Tommie Ross	Erika Norell	Michelle Mitchells	Kourtney Paige Van Wales	Sasha Valentino		Active
2000	Danielle Hunter	Erika Norell	Candis Cayne	Amalia Black	Tina Sparkles		Active
2001	Candis Cayne	Yoshiko Oshiro	Raquell Lord	Sasha Valentino	Amalia Black	Erica Andrews	Active
2002	Yoshiko Oshiro	Barbra Herr	Armani Stevens	Raquell Lord	Stasha Sanchez		Retired
2003	Erika Norell	Fontasia L’Amour	Stasha Sanchez	Lorna Vando	Regine Phillips		Active
2004	Erica Andrews	Sasha Valentino	Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington	Barbra Herr	Regine Phillips		Deceased
2005	Domanique Shappelle	Sasha Valentino	Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington	Jasmine Bonet	Sasha Colby		Active
2006	Victoria LePaige	Necole Luv Dupree	Regine Phillips	Mokha Montrese	Jasmine International		Active
2007	Necole Luv Dupree	Armani Stevens	Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington	Lorna Vando	Jasmine International		Active
2008	Tulsi Balram	Sasha Colby	Mokha Montrese	Shantell D'Marco	Melania Cortez		Active
2009	Armani Stevens	Mokha Montrese	Naysha Lopez	Kim Moore	Aurora Sexton		Active
2010	Mokha Montrese	Sassy Devine	Fontasia L’Amour	Angel Cavali	Melina Varela		Active
2011	Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington	Fontasia L’Amour	Tiffany T. Hunter	Stasha Sanchez	Jennifer St. Cartier		Active
2012	Sasha Colby	Fontasia L’Amour	Kourtney Paige Van Wales	Stasha Sanchez	Queen Bee Ho	Tiffany T. Hunter	Active
2013	Naysha Lopez	Brooke Lynn Hytes	Stasha Sanchez	Aurora Sexton	Tiffany T. Hunter	Shantell D'Marco	Active
2014	Brooke Lynn Hytes	Joan Jullian Stratton	Queen Bee Ho	Aria B. Cassadine	Regine Phillips		Active
2015	Tiffany T. Hunter	Kourtney Paige Van Wales	Fontasia L'Amour	Serenity Lopez	Renaita Ferrara		Active
2016	Jazell Barbie Royale	Sunny Dee-Lite	Brittany Moore	Serenity Lopez	Regine Phillips		Active
2017	Shantell D'Marco	Sassy Devine	Jasmine Rice	Stasha Sanchez	Pattaya Hart		Active
2018	Stasha Sanchez	Raquell Lord	Melony VonKruz	Pattaya Hart	Yeisa Jovovich		Active
2019	Vanessa Van Cartier	Kaina Jacobs	Jessica Manson	Melony Munro	Yeisa Jovovich		WOMAN/SRS
2020	Sasha Valentino - Honorary					No contest due to COVID-19	Deceased
2021	Juliana Rivera	Gadfrie Arbulu	Silkie O’Hara Munro	Sunny Dee-Lite	Aria B. Cassadine		Active
2022	Sunny Dee-Lite	Daesha Richards	Pattaya Hart	Fonda LaFemme	Eva Angelica Stratton		Active
2023	Zhané Dawlingz	Gadfrie Arbulu	Melony Munro	Aria B. Cassadine	Miss Stephany		Active
2024	Raquell Lord	Pattaya Hart	Melony Munro	Ava Glasscott	Lana Luxx		Active
2024	Dina Jacobs - Honorary						Active

In 2019, Jim Flint, owner of the Continental Pageant announced that long time competitor Sasha Valentino would be named an HONORARY Miss Continental. Sasha passed away 12/26/2011.

• 1991 - Ginger Grant (Deceased)
• 1992 - Denise Russell
• 1993 - The Lady Catiria Reyes (Deceased)
• 1994 - Erica Christian
• 1995 - Carmella Marcella Garcia (Deceased)
• 1996 - Victoria LePaige
• 1997 - Dena Cass
• 1998 - Santana T. Summers (Deceased)
• 1999 - Terri Williams
• 2000 - Tumara Mahorning
• 2001 - Angel Sherdian
• 2002 - Chevelle Brooks
• 2003 - Victoria Parker
• 2004 - Angelica Sanchez
• 2005 - Amaya
• 2006 - Desiree Demornay (Deceased)
• 2007 - Tajma Hall (Deceased)
• 2008 - Mercedes Tyler
• 2009 - CoCo Van Cartier
• 2010 - Roxxxy Andrews
• 2011 - Chelsea Pearl (Deceased)
• 2012 - Tanisha Cassadine (Deceased)
• 2013 - Whitney Paige (Deceased)
• 2013 - Farra N. Hyte (Succeeded)
• 2014 - Tahjee Iman
• 2015 - Kofi
• 2016 - Natasha Douglas
• 2017 - KeKe Velazquez-Lord
• 2018 - Chy’enne Valentino
• 2019 - Darcel Stevens
• 2019 - Ivy White - HONORARY* (Deceased)
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - Britney Taylor
• 2022 - Rachel Meredith
• 2023 - Lindsay Paige
• 2024 - Alvion Arnell Davenport

• 2004 - Nikki Adams
• 2005 - Barbra Herr
• 2006 - Maya Douglas
• 2007 - Danielle Hunter
• 2008 - Angel Sheridan
• 2009 - Michelle Fighter
• 2010 - Electra
• 2011 - Daesha Richards
• 2012 - Dana Douglas
• 2013 - Kourtney Van Wales
• 2014 - Lady Charisse Estrada (Deceased)
• 2015 - Chantel Reshae
• 2016 - Teryl Lynn Foxx
• 2017 - Fontasia L'Amour
• 2018 - Lorna Vando
• 2018 - Misty Knight *HONORARY (Deceased)
• 2019 - A'zsia Dupree
• 2020 - Ginger Manchester *HONORARY (Deceased)
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - Yosmein Cambell Starr
• 2022 - Layla Larue
• 2023 - Taylor St. James
• 2024 - Lee Ann Feathers
• 2024 - Fantasia Dior (Honorary)

• 2004 - Carl Harris (Dethroned)
• 2004 - Ray Matthews
• 2005 - Antonio Edwards
• 2006 - Tony Desario
• 2007 - Simba Hall
• 2008 - Rasean Montrese
• 2009 - David "Freklz" Hunter
• 2010 - Christopher Iman
• 2011 - Nick Gray
• 2012 - Phillip Alexander
• 2013 - Angel Saez Amador
• 2014 - Kalil Valentino
• 2015 - Joey Taylor
• 2016 - Mykul Jay Valentine
• 2017 - Antwuan Steele
• 2018 - Ramon Ventura
• 2019 - Sir' Valentino
• 2020 - Desi M. Andrews
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Prince Travi
• 2023 - Syvon Sinatra Sanchez
• 2024 - Noels Ark
• 2025 - Raul Griffith-Valentin

• 2024 - Dominink

• 2024 - Dioscar DeMilo

This contest was created by George Stinson and Ed Lewis, owners of the successful Connection Complex in Louisville, Kentucky. They drew their inspiration from Female Impersonator of the Year, a one-time pageant event held in Houston in 1985, hosted by Ruth Buzzi and Lyle Waggoner, and released as a cable-TV special and home video. The winner of that contest, the late Naomi Sims (Newman Braud), is honored as EOY Emeritus.^[23] The headquarters for the contest was also in the Connection.^[24]

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Notes
Emeritus (held 1985)	Naomi Sims	Michael Andrews	Tasha Kohl	Deceased
1991	Tasha Kohl	Charity Case	Leslie Rage
1992	Amazing Grace	Charity Case	Ashley Kruiz	Deceased
1993	Shayla Simpson	Tandi Andrews	Terri Vanessa Coleman	Deceased
1994	Electra	Sweet Savage	Danielle Hunter
1995	Coco	Ashley Kruiz	Natasha Richards	Deceased
1996	Monica Munro	Bianca Paige	Stephanie Wells
1997	Maya Douglas	Ashley Kruiz	Angel Sheridan
1998	Daisy DeadPetals	Necole Luv Dupree	Angel Sheridan
1999	Stephanie Bofill	Whitney Paige	Roxie Hart	Deceased
2000	Roxie Hart	Raven	Versage Holt
2001	Raven	Ashley Kruiz	Necole Luv Dupree
2002	Necole Luv Dupree	Victoria Parker	Tamisha Iman
2003	Nina DiAngelo	Whitney Paige	Tamisha Iman
2004	Tasha Long	Camille Simpson	Jordan Kennedy
2005	Angelique Ali	Catia Lee Love	DeeRanged
2006	Erica Andrews	DeeRanged	Mokha Montrese	Deceased
2007	DeeRanged	Armani Stevens	Kitty Litter
2008	Nina West[25]	Armani Stevens	Domanique Shappelle
2009	Bianca Nicole	Vanessa DeMornay	Deangela Shannon
2010	Vanessa DeMornay	Shangela Laquifa Wadley	Erika Norell
2011	Aurora Sexton	Trinity the Tuck	Kristina Kelly
2012	Mokha Montrese	Raquell Lord	Shae Shae LaReese
2013	Raquell Lord	Brooke Lynn Hytes	Alana Steele
2014	Trinity the Tuck	Alyssa Edwards	Eureka O'Hara
2015	Sunny Dee-Lite	Delores T. Van Cartier	Shontelle Sparkles
2016	Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington	Aria B. Cassadine	Karime Lazaldi
2017	Ginger Manchester	Versage Holt	Paris Campbell	Deceased
2018	Danielle Hunter	Eva Angelica Stratton	Buff Faye
2019	Buff Faye	Jessica Jade	Sabrina White
2020	No Contest due to COVID-19
2021	Paris Campbell	EV Vega	Vita VonTesse Starr
2022	Shontelle Sparkles	Vita VonTesse Starr	Genesis
2023	Twila Holiday	Genesis	Jordan Kennedy

• 2002 - Carl Harris
• 2003 - D'Andre
• 2004 - Romeo Avila^[26]
• 2005 - Rasean Montrese
• 2006 - William Benion
• 2007 - Monte St. James
• 2008 - Savion Simpson (Deceased)
• 2009 - Xavier Valentino Litter
• 2010 - Alex Stabler
• 2011 - Mykul Jay Valentine
• 2012 - Xavier Cole
• 2013 - David "Freklz" Hunter
• 2014 - Matthew Jay Kelly
• 2015 - Judas Elliot
• 2016 - Rolly Villaverde
• 2017 - Charlton Alicea
• 2018 - Prince Travi
• 2019 - Prince Cole (Deceased 2024)
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - Zodiacx Iman
• 2022 - Jericho Habib
• 2023 - My'Kel Knight-Addams Iman

In 2011, after years of pushing from EOY promoters and a final agreement from major sponsor Anheuser Busch, National EOY introduced an MI division. On a preliminary level, the first MI crowned into the EOY system was Joey Paige, who captured the title of Kentucky EOY King at the preliminary pageant in Louisville on July 3, 2011. This was the only EOY MI prelim contest held that year. Michigan EOY also sent a representative to Nationals that year, Spacee Kadett, though Spacee was appointed the title in the state. The remaining contestants for the first EOY King contest entered as open competitors, and such open entry into EOY King competition continues to this day.

In July 2011, after national competition, EOY crowned Spacee Kadett as the first national king in its system. Spacee's victory and reign of outrageous drag helped push drag kinging to a more daring and theatrical level across the US, and set a standard for kings in the EOY system.

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternates	Notes
2011	Spacee Kadett	Richard Cranium
2012	Mystikal	Spikey Van Dykey	Tanner Taylor
2013	Owen McCord	Michael Christian	Bruno Diaz
2014	Chase McGroin	Gunner Daimon Gatlyn
2015	Chaos	Bruno Diaz
2016	Preston Dickerson	Jordan Reign	Leo Scott
2017	Romeo White	Rocky Valentino
2018	Liam Scott	Scrappy	Christian Gaye

In 2015, EOY promoters and owners expanded the contest to include the Femme counterparts with the first National Pageant held at the Connection Complex theatre.

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Notes
2015	Tymisha Harris	Nova Loza	Taylor Rene
2016	Bella Nicole Harlow	Ivy Les Vixens	Nevaeh Sweetness
2017	Cass Marie Domino	Miranda Casada	Qtip Chanel
2018	Olivia Jane	Miranda Casada	Venus Envy

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Houston, Texas based MGA promoter Jerry Bird purchased the bankrupt Miss Gay USA pageant from former MGA Jimi Dee in 1985.^[29] Within a few years he took the pageant from a small twelve contestant affair to a national showcase with over eighty participants. In 1986, the first Miss Gay USA Naomi Sims crowned Michael Andrews. In the mid-1990s the pageant was renamed Miss Gay USofA after complaints and legal threats from the owner of Miss USA, Donald Trump, who placed a cease and desist order until verbiage could be agreed upon that allowed for both competitions to continue without confusion or discrimination.

There have been a wide range of contestants in the Miss USofA System, and many USofA titleholders also count the Miss Gay America crown as accomplishments in female impersonation. These include:

Naomi Sims, Miss Gay USA 1979 (Miss Gay America 1985); Michael Andrews, Miss Gay USA 1986 (Miss Gay America 1977); Jacquelyn DeVaroe, Miss Gay USofA 1997 (Miss Gay America 1994); Lauren Taylor, Miss Gay USofA 1998 (Miss Gay America 1997); Alyssa Edwards, Miss Gay USofA 2006 (Miss Gay America 2010, though Edwards was stripped of the title a few short months after winning the crown); Dominique Sanchez, Miss Gay USofA 2010 (Miss Gay America 2003); Luscious, Miss Gay USofA 2011 (Miss Gay America 2007), and, Asia O'Hara, Miss Gay USofA 2007 (Miss Gay America 2016).

The following is the list of the winners of the Miss Gay U.S.A. Pageant — then a complete change of ownership — Miss Gay USA winners 1986 through 1994 and Miss Gay USofA winners from 1995 through present:

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Third alternate	Fourth alternate	Location	Notes
1979	Naomi Sims	Michael Andrews	Dina Jacobs	X	X	Crowned in Houston, TX	Deceased
1980	Jahnau Reis (Jahna Steele)	Dina Jacobs	Roski Fernandez	X	X	Crowned in Houston, TX	Deceased
1981	Dina Jacobs	X	X	X	X	X	No Contest Held Dina carried over from the previous year
1982	Eartha Kitt	Odessa Brown	Vonda DeLayne	X	X	Crowned in Austin, TX	Deceased
1983	Lady Nova Bernard	?	?	X	X	Crowned in Houston, TX	Deceased
1984	Lisa King	?	?	X	X	Crowned in Atlanta, GA	Deceased
1985	No Contest	X	X	X	X	X	Jerry Bird purchased the Miss Gay USA Pageant & became its promoter.
1986	Michael Andrews	Tandi Andrews	Tommie Ross	Jerry Harper	Lauren Brach	Crowned in Houston, TX	Deceased
1987	Diana Hutton	Tiffany Arieagus	Tommie Ross	Erica Adams	Dina Jacobs	Crowned in Columbia, SC	Deceased
1988	Tommie Ross	Netasha Edwards	Candi Stratton	Rita Ross	Tina DeVore	Crowned in Indianapolis, IN	Active
1989	Netasha Edwards	Candi Stratton	Eddie Dee	Monica Munro	Carmella Marcella Garcia	Crowned in St. Louis, MO	Deceased
1990	C’ezanne Blincoe	Rita Ross	Bianca Paige	Farrah McCray	Jamie Monroe	Crowned in Louisville, KY	Active
1991	Sable Chanel	Tandi Andrews	Mahogany	Rita Ross	Amber Richards	Crowned in Atlanta, GA	Retired
1992	Tandi Andrews	Mahogany	Bianca Paige	Denise Darcell	Sweet Savage	Crowned in San Antonio, TX	Deceased
1993	Sweet Savage	Nicole DuBois	Jamie Hunter	Coco	Victoria West	Crowned in San Antonio, TX	Deceased
1994	Coco	Victoria West	Amber Richards	Natasha Richards	Terryl Lynn Fox	Crowned in St. Louis, MO	Deceased - Due to copyright threats from Donald Trump who was then co-owner of Miss USA/Miss Universe, the pageant was renamed Miss Gay USofA. Coco was the last "Miss Gay USA"
1995	Maya Douglas	Natasha Richards	Victoria West	Coti Collins	Jamie Hunter	Crowned in Dayton, OH	Active
1996	Natasha Richards	Monica Munro	Victoria West	Shae Shae LaReese	Jacqulyn DeVaroe	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Deceased
1997	Jacqulyn DeVaroe	Kourtney Van Wales	Erica Andrews	Shae Shae LaReese	Tamisha Iman	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Retired
1998	Lauren Taylor	Ashley Kruiz	Dana St. James	Layla LaRue	Victoria Lace	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Semi-Retired
1999	Erica Andrews	Whitney Paige	Cherry Pie	Tamisha Iman	Kara Dion	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Deceased
2000	Chevelle Brooks	Whitney Paige	Michelle Dupree	Crystle Chambers	Cherry Pie	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2001	Erika Norell	Ashley Kruiz	Alicia Markstone	Roxy Marquis	Nina DiAngelo	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2002	Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington	Layla LaRue	Necole Luv Dupree	Nina DiAngelo	Lawanda Jackson	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2003	Raquell Lord	Layla LaRue	Danielle Hunter	Roxy Marquis	Jame Perry	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2004	Layla LaRue	Tamisha Iman	Whitney Paige	Angelique Ali	Tersa Mathews	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2005	Tamisha Iman	Whitney Paige	Victoria Lace	Nina DiAngelo	Roxy Marquis	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2006	Alyssa Edwards	Asia O'Hara	Roxy Marquis	Danielle Hunter	Victoria Lace	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2007	Asia O'Hara	Kara Young-Ross	Dominique Sanchez	Tasha Long	Stasha Sanchez	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2008	Kara Young-Ross	Sasha Andrews	Stasha Sanchez	Kelexis Davenport	Natasha Braxton	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2009	Stasha Sanchez	Natasha Braxton	Coti Collins	Dorae Saunders	Dominique Sanchez	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2010	Dominique Sanchez	Luscious	Amy DeMilo	Christina Ross	Tionia Steele	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2011	Luscious	Amy DeMilo	Natasha Braxton	Naomi St. James	Delores T. Van Cartier	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2012	Lawanda Jackson	Margeaux Powell	Nina DiAngelo	Alexis Mateo	Sunny Dee Lite	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2013	Shae Shae LaReese	Alexis Mateo	Naomi St. James	Sasha Lauren	Coti Collins	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2014	Jenna Skyy	Necole Luv Dupree	Victoria LePaige	Mokha Montrese	Porsche Paris	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2015	Mokha Montrese	Krystal Summers	Nina DiAngelo	Alexis Mateo	Amy DeMilo	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2016	Aurora Sexton	Porsche Paris	Aria B. Cassadine	Sasha Andrews	Crystal V. Lauren	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2017	Roxie Hart	Kennedy Davenport	Amanda Nicole	Porsche Paris	Ka'Aliyah McKim Diamond	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2018	Janet Fierce Andrews	Dee Ranged	Trinity K. Bonet	Sasha Lauren	Qya Cristal	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Deceased
2019	Kennedy Davenport	Porsche Paris	Ivy League	Mari Jane	April Rition	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2020	No contest due to COVID-19
2021	No contest due to COVID-19
2022	Tonica E. Cavalli	Ivy League	Josephine O'hara Andrews	Eva De Leon	Jessica Jade	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2023	Porsche Paris	Mulan Alexander	Jessica Jade	Dion Summers	Josephine O'hara Andrews	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active
2024	Jessica Jade	Alexxa Oasis	Silky Nutmeg Ganache	Alannah Davis	Sapphire Davenport	Crowned in Dallas, TX	Active

• 1989 - Carmella Marcella Garcia - Deceased
• 1990 - Denise Russell
• 1991 - Jeana Jones
• 1992 - Nancy Newton
• 1993 - Jaqueline St. James - Crowned at Club Cabaret in Hickory, NC
• 1994 - Maxi Houston - Deceased
• 1995 - Chelsea Pearl - Crowned in Dayton, OH - Deceased
• 1996 - Stacey Holliday
• 1997 - Whitney Paige - Crowned at Club Cabaret in Hickory, NC - Deceased
• 1998 - Dena Cass
• 1999 - Victoria LePaige - Crowned in Indianapolis, IN
• 2000 - Kofi - Crowned in Houston, TX
• 2001 - Niesha Dupree- Crowned at Club Odyssey in Winston-Salem, NC
• 2002 - Alicia Markstone
• 2003 - Kelexis Davenport-Crowned at Village Station (Station 4) Dallas, TX
• 2004 - Kitty Litter-Crowned at Throckmorton Mining Company- Dallas, TX
• 2005 - Raven St. James - Crowned at The Rose Room (Village Station) in Dallas, TX
• 2006 - Kathryn York - Crowned at Inergy in Houston, TX
• 2007 - Mahogany Knight - Crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2008 - Tajma Hall - Crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX - Deceased
• 2009 - April Reign - Crowned at Talbott Street in Indianapolis, IN
• 2010 - Tahjee Iman - Crowned at The Honey Pot in Tampa, FL
• 2011 - Desiree DeMornay - Crowned at the Honey Pot in Tampa, FL - Deceased
• 2012 - Dorae Saunders - Crowned at The Parliament House in Orlando, FL
• 2013 - Angelica Sanchez - Crowned at The Parliament House in Orlando, FL
• 2014 - Danielle DeLong - Crowned at The Parliament House in Orlando, FL
• 2015 - Ka'aliyah McKim Diamond - Crowned at Axis in Columbus, OH
• 2016 - Sasha Lauren - Crowned at Axis in Columbus, OH
• 2017 - Kenya M. Black - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4)- Dallas, TX
• 2018 - Shavonna B. Brooks - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2019 - Des'ree St. James - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Armani Nicole Davenport - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2023 - Bubblez - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX

• 2003 - Tina Devore - from Atlanta, GA - Emeritus- Deceased
• 2004 - Ginger Manchester - from Ft. Wayne, IN - crowned in St. Louis, MO - Deceased
• 2005 - Latoya Bacall - from Lexington, KY - crowned at the Rose Room in Dallas, TX
• 2006 - Chelsea Pearl - from Lexington, KY - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX - Deceased
• 2007 - Anita Mann - from Springfield, IL - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2008 - Shae Shae LaReese - from Laguna Beach, CA - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2009 - Lawanda Jackson - from Houston, TX - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2010 - Whitney Paige - from Little Rock, AR - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX - Deceased
• 2011 - Catia Lee Love - from Tulsa, OK - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2012 - Layla LaRue - from Dallas/San Antonio, TX - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2013 - Amy DeMilo - from Tampa, FL - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2014 - Chevelle Brooks - from Orlando, FL - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2015 - Roxie Hart - from Oklahoma City, OK - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2016 - Nancy Taylor - from Houston, TX - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2017 - Dominique Sanchez - from Little Rock, AR - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2018 - Tasha Long - from Birmingham, AL - crowned in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas, TX
• 2019 - Stacey Holliday - from Hereford, TX - crowned in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas, TX
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Myah Ross Monroe - from Atlanta, GA - crowned in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas, TX
• 2023 - Malaysia Black - from Atlanta, GA - crowned in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas, TX
• 2024 - Yosmein Campbell Starr - from Birmingham, AL - crowned in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas, TX

• 2010 - Phalon M. Steele - crowned at Talbott Street in Indianapolis, IN
• 2011 - Arianna Evans - crowned at the Honey Pot in Tampa, FL
• 2012 - Ka'aliyah McKim Diamond - crowned at Angles Events Center in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2013 - Tonica E. Cavalli - crowned at Angles Events Center in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2014 - Kira Daniels - crowned at the Park Inn Champagne Ballroom in Dallas, TX
• 2015 - Mari Jane - crowned at Love Field Inn and Suites Champagne Ballroom in Dallas, TX
• 2016 - Vanity St. James - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2017 - Domita Sanchez - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2018 - Eva DeLeon - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2019 - Alexxa Oasis - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Stacie Alexis Davenport - crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX (Stepped down)
• 2022 - Sapphire Davenport - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX (Succeeded)
• 2023 - Angelique Rodriguez Davenport - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX

• 2008 - Ram Crawford - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2009 - Simba Hall - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2010 - David "Freklz" Hunter - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2011 - GQ - crowned at Club Crystal in Houston, TX
• 2012 - Rasean Montrese - crowned at Club Crystal in Houston, TX
• 2013 - Christopher Iman - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2014 - Jeffrey Kelly - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2015 - Michael LaMasters - crowned at the Heat in San Antonio, TX
• 2016 - Desi M. Andrews - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2017 - Dione Kelly - crowned at Rich's in Houston, TX
• 2018 - Angel - crowned at Rich's in Houston, TX
• 2019 - Roman Tajoure - crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - Ky'Ron Iman Dickerson - crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2022 - Q Dominican Sanchez - crowned at Club Crystal - Houston, TX

• 2008 - Samson - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2009 - Seymour Chilton - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2010 - Ty Juan Davis - crowned at the Saint in San Antonio, TX
• 2011 - Felix "Big Fee" Correa - crowned at Club Crystal in Houston, TX
• 2012 - Nikko Andrews - crowned at Club Crystal in Houston, TX
• 2013 - O'Dey D. Brooks - crowned at The Heat in San Antonio, TX
• 2014 - Zayer York - crowned at the Heat in San Antonio, TX
• 2015 - Kane Connors - crowned at the Heat in San Antonio, TX
• 2016 - Dakota Whitney - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX
• 2017 - Ade' Tajoure - crowned at Rich's in Houston, TX
• 2018 - RyYon Tajoure - crowned at Rich's in Houston, TX
• 2019 - La’Darius Mirage Jackson - Crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - Lil Nugg - crowned at The Rose Room (Station 4) - Dallas, TX
• 2022 - JC Anthony-Crawford - crowned at Club Crystal - Houston, TX

• 2008 - Xander Kinidy - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2009 - Richard Cranium - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2010 - Amedeus K. York - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2011 - Jordan Allen - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2012 - Damian Matrix - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2013 - Will Ryder - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK (resigned)
• 2013 - Ivory Onyx - replaced Will Ryder after resignation
• 2014 - Eazy Love - crowned in Nashville, TN
• 2015 - Papa Cherry-Matrix - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2016 - Abs Hart - crowned at Angles in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2017 - Eddie Broadway - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2018 - D'Angelo - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2019 - Dustin Riot - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Brandon KC Young - crowned at Discovery Night Club in Little Rock, AR

• 2012 - Marc Meridian - crowned in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2013 - D Luv Savyion - crowned in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2014 - Brandon Packer - crowned in Nashville, TN
• 2015 - DC - crowned in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2016 - Valentino Rios - crowned in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2017 - Ivory Onyx - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2018 - Ken Dartanyan - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2019 - Freddy Prinze Charming - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Justin Case - crowned at Discovery Night Club in Little Rock, AR

• 2014 - Brandi Amara Skyy - crowned in Nashville, TN
• 2015 - Bella Nicole Harlow - crowned in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2016 - Victoria Rios - crowned in Oklahoma City, OK
• 2017 - Seduction D. Dickerson - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2018 - Ruby Scott Jacquet - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2019 - Glam Davenport - crowned in Dayton, OH
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Khamillion Adonis Dickerson Dartanyan - crowned at Discovery Night Club in Little Rock, AR
• 2023 - Honey Davenport - crowned at the Round-Up Saloon in Dallas, TX

During the 1990s, the range and variety of drag pageantry continued to expand; however the "big four" pageant systems of MGA, Continental, USofA and EOY still dominated the market. New competitions with new requirements brought a wider variety of performers to drag pageantry. Contests for plus-sized, mature and African American female impersonators became popular.

This pageant system was created by Scott Gonyaw. Unlike the "Big Four" of drag pageantry, AAG welcomes postoperative trans women as contestants. As of January 7, 2020, AAG is now promoted by former AAG, Nikki Vixxen.^[30]

• 2007 - Latoya Bacall
• 2008 - India Ferrah
• 2009 - Candi Stratton
• 2010 - Alyssa Edwards
• 2011 - Alana Steele
• 2012 - Asia O'Hara
• 2013 - Brittany Moore
• 2014 - Sunny Dee-Lite
• 2015 - Dena Cass
• 2016 - Alexis Mateo
• 2017 - Antwanette Chanel Roberts
• 2018 - Nikki Vixxen
• 2019 - Tiffany T. Hunter
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - Olivia Rae Taylor
• 2022 - Kamaree Williams
• 2023 - Tabbi Katt
• 2024 - Nina DiAngelo

• 2009 - Lawren LaMoore (Deceased)
• 2010 - Kelexis Davenport
• 2011 - Dena Cass
• 2012 - Whitney Paige (Deceased)
• 2013 - Danielle DeLong
• 2014 - Brooklyn Starr
• 2015 - Juliza T. Alezae
• 2016 - Kristina Kelly
• 2017 - Alexis Nicole Whitney
• 2018 - Adriana P.T. Fuentes
• 2019 - Sandra Onassis Lopez
• 2020 - Monica Moore
• 2021 - Lindsay Paige
• 2022 - Nadine Hughes
• 2023 - Jelitza Fearce
• 2024 - Ariel Nicole Knight-Addams

• 2013 - Monte R. St. James
• 2014 - Rasean Montrese
• 2015 - No Contest
• 2016 - Jose Manuel Vega
• 2017 - Cielo Whitney
• 2018 - Jeffrey Kelly
• 2019 - Antonio Edwards
• 2020 - Matthew Steele
• 2021 - Mykul Jay Valentine
• 2022 - Jovan Cardin IV
• 2023 - Angel Saez Amador
• 2024 - Roman Black

First held in 1972, a few months after the first Miss Gay America contest, this pageant was revived in 2014 after seven years of inactivity. Though technically a state pageant, Miss Florida FI held prestige comparable to that of a national pageant for many years, with entertainers from around the U.S. vying for the crown, and guests and judges who included international celebrities. Before Miss Continental and Miss Gay USA (now Miss Gay USofA) were created, Miss Florida was the only major female-impersonation pageant that permitted trans women to compete. (Jim Flint, owner and founder of the Continental Pageantry System, has acknowledged Miss Florida as his inspiration for creating Miss Continental.)

• 1972 - Tricia Marie
• 1973 - Emoré DuBois
• 1974 - Roxanne Russell
• 1975 - Noly Greer
• 1976 - Hot Chocolate
• 1977 - Dana Manchester
• 1978 - Tiffany Arieagus
• 1979 - Rachaell Santoni
• 1980 - Tiffani Middlesexx
• 1981 - Nikki Adams
• 1982 - Dana Douglas
• 1983 - Victoria Lawrence
• 1984 - Chena Black
• 1985 - Amber Richards
• 1986 - Mahogany
• 1987 - Sandy Laurent
• 1988 - Lakesha Lucky
• 1989 - Shanté (Alexandra Billings) (see note below)
• 1990 - Chena Kelly
• 1991 - Bobbie Lake
• 1992 - Stephanie Shippae/Monica Munro (see note below)
• 1993 - Esmeralda Russell
• 1994 - Gloria Klein
• 1995 - Heather Fontaine
• 1996 - Jasmine Bonét
• 1997 - Electra
• 1998 - Erika Norell
• 1999 - Danielle Hunter
• 2000 - Amy DeMilo
• 2001 - Valentina
• 2002 - Tasha Long
• 2003 - Cézanne
• 2004 - Angelique Ali (dethroned)
• 2004 - Gina DiAngelo
• 2005 - Champagne Bordeaux
• 2006 - No contest
• 2007 - Victoria Michaels
• 2008–2013 - Inactive
• 2014 - Brittany Moore
• 2015 - Chasity Ross Boen
• 2016 - Shantell D'Marco
• 2017 - Kalah Mendoza
• 2018 - Jazell Barbie Royale
• 2019 - Kylee Hunter
• 2020 - No Contest due to Covid
• 2021 - Melony VonKruz
• 2022 - Juliana Rivera
• 2023 - Yeisa Jovovich

• 1988 - Angel Sheridan
• 1989 - Joey Brooks
• 1990 - Andrea Lovelace
• 1991 - Robin Knight (dethroned), Lola Lush
• 1992 - Luna
• 1993 - Alicia Brooks
• 1994 - Sierrah Foxx (Deceased)
• 1995 - Lorrie Del Mar
• 1996–1999 - Inactive
• 2000 - Carmella Marcella Garcia (Deceased)
• 2001 - Nicolette Ashton
• 2002 - Jasmine Skiies
• 2003 - No contest
• 2004 - Jocelyn Summers
• 2005 - Sasha Sommers (Deceased)
• 2006 - No contest
• 2007 - TP Lords
• 2008–2015 - Inactive
• 2016 - Nicole T. Phillips
• 2017 - Angelica Sanchez
• 2018 - Noel Leon
• 2019 - Kimberly Venom
• 2020 - No Contest due to Covid
• 2021 - Velvet Lenore
• 2022 - Tayanna Love
• 2023 - Dorae Saunders

• 2018 - Dana Douglas (Emeritus)
• 2019 - Erika Norell
• 2020 - No Contest due to Covid
• 2021 - Kelly Anderson (Stepped down)
• 2021 - Joanna James (Succeeded)
• 2022 - Tasha Long
• 2023 - Brittany Moore

• 2016 - Jose Manuel Vega (Emeritus)
• 2017 - Antonio Edwards
• 2018 - Carlos Roque
• 2019 - Raul Vegas
• 2020 - No Contest due to Covid
• 2021 - Gustavo G. Rivers
• 2022 - Rolly Villaverde
• 2023 - Bobby Iman
• Note: In 1989, ownership of the pageant fell into dispute after its creator-owner, Keith Landon, died. An alternative pageant called Miss Florida State was held that year; Shanté (Alexandra Billings) was crowned the winner but is not officially recognized as a former Miss Florida FI. In 1992, ownership of the pageant again fell into dispute after the death of its second owner, René Rodriguez. This time, two competing pageants were held: Miss Florida FI, won by Stephanie Shippae ́, and National Miss Florida, won by Monica Munro. Monica is also unrecognized as an official former, but she walked in the Parade of Miss Floridas that opened the 2001 pageant at the invitation of the owners. Alyson Thomas became President and CEO of Miss Florida F.I. Pageanty, Inc in 2014. Under her control, she acknowledged Shante and Monica Munro as former Miss Florida F.I.s

Since 1984, Universal ShowQueen has been held annually in Honolulu, Hawaii. Similar to Miss Florida FI, USQ is a "local national" pageant that attracts contestants from not only Hawaii but also the mainland U.S. It is renowned for its signature category—Showgirl Costume—a showcase for lavish and elaborate Las Vegas–style costumes and headdresses.

• 1984 - Linda DeCrimsen
• 1985 - Cher Marisa
• 1986 - Michelle Tomas
• 1987 - Yoshiko Oshiro
• 1988 - Whitney Carlysle
• 1989 - Brandy Olsen
• 1990 - Dina Jacobs
• 1991 - Coco Vaughn
• 1992 - Kelly Ray
• 1993 - Angela Carrera
• 1994 - Aiko
• 1995 - Sharee L'Amour
• 1996 - Cézanne
• 1997 - Keisha
• 1998 - Jacqueline
• 1999 - Maya Douglas
• 2000 - Tasha Lee
• 2001 - Kaina Jacobs
• 2002 - Raven
• 2003 - Zia De Zaneiro
• 2004 - Erica Andrews
• 2005 - Cassandra Colby
• 2006 - Raquell Lord
• 2007 - Maddalyn Ashton
• 2008 - Cocoa Chandelier
• 2009 - Yuni Carey
• 2010 - Perla Welch
• 2011 - DeeRanged
• 2012 - Christina Doll
• 2013 - Shalani Dante
• 2014 - Marina Del Rey
• 2015 - Jerrica Benton
• 2016 - Sofia Andrews
• 2017 - Vicky Chavarria
• 2018 - Alina Malletti Galore
• 2019 - Chevelle Brooks
• 2020 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2021 - No pageant due to COVID-19
• 2022 - Gadfrie Arbulu
• 2023 - VV Vixen

(Formerly Miss Amateur National) This pageant founded for newer queens transformed into what is now Miss International Inc. -This system is not to be confused with the hostile split with former's (Vicki Valentino & Marlowe Septimius) with the now defunct Miss Gay International Inc.

• 1999 - Christine Mancini - From Clinton, MD
• 2000 - Stefani Valentino - From Toledo, OH
• 2001 - Lady Angelica - From Akron, OH
• 2001 - Chelsey Clinton *honorary - From Nashville, TN ~
• 2002 - Jessica Spaulding - From Washington D.C. - Deceased
• 2003 - Starr Powers - From Harrisburg, PA
• 2004 - Kiarra Marlowe Fontaine - From Toledo, OH - Deceased
• 2005 - Miss D. Meanor - From Wilmington, DE
• 2006 - Monet Dupree - From Washington, D.C. ~~
• 2006 - Amaya Mann - From Bloomington, IL
• 2007 - Vicki Valentino - From St, Louis, MO
• 2008 - Takiya Valentino Wynters - From Atlanta, GA
• 2009 - Sierra Spaulding - From Newark, DE
• 2010 - The Minx - From Orlando, FL
• 2011 - Rachel Mykels - From Austin, TX
• 2012 - Adora Blake - From Richmond, VA
• 2013 - Amanda Love - Parkersburg, WV
• 2014 - Danielle Revlon - From Baltimore, MD
• 2015 - Ivy Profen - From Charleston, WV
• 2016 - Pageant discontinued

~ Chelsey took over for Lady Angelica when she was temporarily dethroned. When Anjelica was rethroned after the crowning of a new winner, Chelsey was named Honorary for her service to the pageant.

~~ Monet was initially crowned in 2006 but shortly after it was discovered there was a scoring error and Amaya had actually won. They shared the title briefly before Monet was de-crowned for unknown reasons.

• 1999 - Gayla DeLust
• 2000 - Samantha Styles
• 2001 - Miss Peaches
• 2004 - Dena Cass
• 2005 - Victoria Parker
• 2007 - Kitty Litter
• 2008 - Danielle Revlon
• 2009 - Chevelle Brooks
• 2010 - Adina Ronee
• 2011 - Pageant Was Discontinued

In 2016 this system was founded to provide individuals who did not fit the "standard norm" of drag. National Bearded Queen is a system that provides an opportunity for Bearded Queers to compete and showcase their talents. This system is open to individuals of all genders with the only requirement to compete being they must perform regularly as a bearded performer (Real or Prosthetic). Prelims started in 2017 with the first National Competition held in May 2018.

Year	Winner	First Alt	Second Alt	Location
2018	Joey Gallagher	JerFay	KC Starr	Cash Inn, Phoenix AZ
2019	Dion Dior Black	Bearonce Bear	Kiara Chimera	Play, Louisville KY

Bearded Pageantry Inc created America's Bearded Queen in 2019 and the first national contest was held in November 2021. It will be held in November each year in Dallas, TX.

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Third alternate	Fourth alternate	Crowning venue
2021	Starlet Skye	Ms Mykie	Blackberri	Myss Myka	none	Rose Room, Dallas, TX
2022	Sasha V. King	Jasmine Pryce Lords	Rita Room	Natalia Masters	Jacklyn Dior	Rose Room, Dallas, TX
2023	Natalia Masters	Karmella Uchawi	Taszia De'Assassin LeMore Ross	Sarah Tonin Katz	Fatty Acid	Rose Room, Dallas, TX

Bearded Pageantry Inc created America's King in 2024 and the first national contest was held in October 2024.

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Third alternate	Fourth alternate	Crowning venue
2024	Chamo DeLour King	August Edwards	Kamarian Lavish	Davian St. James	Justin Case	Rose Room, Dallas, TX

Bearded Pageantry Inc created America's Queen in 2024 and the first national contest was held in October 2024.

Year	Titleholder	First alternate	Second alternate	Third alternate	Fourth alternate	Crowning venue
2024	Sasha V. Davenport King	Keri Traid	Polly Trix Savage Diamond	Star Lyht	Pinky Promise	Rose Room, Dallas, TX

• Ball culture
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