Draft:Miss Gay Caribbean
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Comment: Please see the notability guidelines for events. Need sources with in-depth coverage that are not just routine announcements. Also some the sources are not reliable, YouTube, articles with no by-line or written by a "contributor" rather than staff, etc. S0091 (talk) 13:43, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
| Type | Beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
Founder | Marlon 'Hemish' Gervis[1][2] |
The Miss Gay Caribbean Pageant was a Brooklyn-based beauty pageant for LGBT Caribbean Americans, lasting from 2010 to 2014.[3][4]
Winners and notable contestants[edit]
Jennifer Banks won the pageant for Trinidad in 2010.[3] In 2011, Stefon Imon became the first drag king to compete, representing Puerto Rico.[5] The title best face was awarded to Alicia Dupree, Miss Bahamas. The winner of the 2011 pageant was Miss Barbados.[6][7] Miss Decembre Snow won the September 29, 2012 iteration of the pageant, having been sponsored by United and Strong Inc. to travel from St. Lucia to compete in Brooklyn.[2][8] Monet X Change won the pageant for St. Lucia on September 27, 2014.[4][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gay Caribbean USA Pageant Enters Fifth Year". September 19, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "United & Strong congratulates St Lucian winner of Gay Pageant!". October 18, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Sarah Darville (June 22, 2011). "Beauty queen Jennifer Banks, reigning champ of Miss Gay Caribbean USA pageant, dies at 39". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "UPDATED: St. Lucia wins gay pageant (photos added)". St. Lucia News Online. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ 2011 Gay Caribbean USA Pageant. heatwaveprod. June 27, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Miss Gay Caribbean Bahamas, Alicia Dupree wins Best Face Award in 2011 Pageant". October 3, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Gay Caribbean Pageant 2011 Whtz Up D TV Episode 2. WhtzUpD. Sep 28, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "St Lucian wins gay pagean". 19 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Gay Caribbean Pageant 2014. WhtzUpD. November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via YouTube.
