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The GaYBOR District Coalition was thrilled to host The National Miss Gay USofA at Large Pageant 2010 at The Honey Pot in Ybor City. Crown holders from 39 states were in this year’s pageant. Each contestant brought with them full entourages including hair & make up stylist, back up dancers, stage managers, spouses, friends, fans and more. The group sold out 2 1/2 hotels for four to six nights! A lot of the contestants arrived early Tuesday to check out the historic Ybor City sights. On Wednesday, the first night, 1/2 of the group took to the stage for their auditions.

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dishing-mark-carrie-1The GaYBOR District Coalition was thrilled to host The National Miss Gay USofA at Large Pageant 2010 at The Honey Pot in Ybor City. Crown holders from 39 states were in this year’s pageant. Each contestant brought with them full entourages including hair & make up stylist, back up dancers, stage managers, spouses, friends, fans and more. The group sold out 2 1/2 hotels for four to six nights! A lot of the contestants arrived early Tuesday to check out the historic Ybor City sights. On Wednesday, the first night, 1/2 of the group took to the stage for their auditions. On Thursday, the second half was on stage. On Friday night, the top 12 contestant were called out and given the opportunity to give it their merry all! Many in the pageant had incredible backup dancers and full Las Vegas style routines. We still have a crush on the back up dancers from Iowa (wink, wink)! Many past crown holders were here to perform and socialize with old friends and fans. Congratulations to this year’s winner from Atlanta, Georgia, Miss Tahjee Iman! The contestants and fans repeatedly commented on how welcomed they felt here. They all loved being able to walk from their hotels to party, eat and shop in Ybor City, so much so that they have already booked to bring the national pageant back the next 2 years. Another national pageant has also picked Ybor City for its national pageant! Congratulations and thanks to all Ybor City businesses and resident for making out of towners so welcome.

 

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On Thursday Night it was the final for JJ’s Got Talent! Lady in black walked away with 1st place! Naughty is naughty, and so it went at the Ybor Eagle! Sunday was Orlando out with Pride! It was GaYBOR’s first time in the parade. The GaYBOR float had 45 people onboard and was it rock’n! We even had a private dressing room for Ms. Melanie Minyon! What an impressive event all around downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola! Grand Marshall and American Olympian Greg Louganis came up and met up with us for a picture. Other celebrities included diva singer Martha Walsh and the openly gay mayor of Gainesville, the Honorable Craig Lowe. The gay film festival is in full swing and having some great crowds and very cutting edge eclectic GLBT movies. The Desperate House Wives of GaYBOR were everywhere, and what a fight they had on Facebook! This Sunday is the opening of a new club called RISE in Ybor City. This week we saw 6 hot hunks dismantle and move the beautiful bar in the former Teatro’s on Seventh. Hum…wonder where it will reappear in GaYBOR? The Penet Parking lot on 7th Ave. and 15th Street has been sold and the old fenced Blue Ribbon Grocery sand lot too will become a parking lot. Ybor Ghost Tours are starting tours throughout Ybor City again.

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