The smell of expensive French Perfume floating through GaYBOR District could only mean one thing… The NATIONAL Miss Gay USofA at Large Pageant was in town! 40 contestants from across the USA were here to compete for the highly prestigious crown at the Honey Pot. The talent competition rivaled anything you would find in Las Vegas! Making the Top 12 were two GaYBOR Divas, Desiree DeMornay and Jocelyn Summers. When it came time for the Crowning it sounded like a 747 had just landed on 7th Ave! Our very own Miss Desiree DeMornay was crowned the National Winner! This was also the very first time a Miss Gay Florida USofA at Large Crown holder won the National! GaYBOR is very proud of our First National crown holder! Congratulations to Miss Desiree DeMornay!!!
– Everybody is asking where the 30-foot bright pink bra at the TaTas Party for Breast Cancer came from? We have it from a very good source that it came from none other than VJ Greg Anderson’s DJ Booth at the Honey Pot!
– Talking about TaTas, a drag queen wearing balloon TaTas was caught charging admission at a club where the admission is free! Hmm… next thing you know she will be charging for Ybor’s free parking spaces. LOL.
– Speaking of the famous VJ Anderson, he and new friend, Dr. Robinson, are in Paris, France sightseeing.
– Famous Washington, DC music artist and Gloria Estefan’s music mixer, VJ/DJ Yiannis filled in at the G.Bar last Saturday. There were some great Latin sounds a-beating!
-Talent scouts were in town from the 4 Queens Casino in Las Vegas talking with our local divas. – Opening Soon in Gaybor is a new Mediterranean-themed restaurant on the corner of 8th Avenue and 15th Street, more to come soon.
– There is a new bar opening on the corner of 7th Avenue and 18th Street. There are three other locations in the process of remodeling to open too. With the Blue Shark closing the rumors are flying about a new GLBT Club opening there soon too!
– Lights Camera Action!!! There is a new movie to start filming in Ybor soon called, “Ybor City” a Mike Niche Film. Visit their Facebook page for information at: Facebook.com/#!/YBORCITYfilm?sk=wall
– Interested in Ybor History? There is a new fun website to check out TampaChanging.com
– The Ghostly Historic Ybor City Walking Tours have added another storytelling guide to its ghostly historical walks— Ybor resident Joe Howden. He is known for his charisma at the King Korona cigar isle. Yborcitywalkingtours.com
