On, Sunday, September 12, 2010, Nightlife Maven, Michael Stanley and Celebrity Wrangler/Publicist Brian Long will host the Miami, Mr. Gay Pageant at Mecca (950 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132) and the home to Miami’s first annual Miami Mr. Gay Pageant. VIP guests will enjoy a cocktail meet and greet from 10-11pm with all of the celebrity hosts and contestants. During this hour approximately 100 VIPs will enjoy an open bar After the VIP meet & greet, the event will open up to the general public (from 11pm). Guests will be entertained by the sounds of DJ Roxx and DJ George Figares. Additionally, there will be a runway show with fashions by Creative Male, the pageant contest itself and the evenings celebrity judges: Flavio Nistri, Kevin Aviance, Pachi Lake and Richie Rich as well as a drag queen MC. A portion of the night’s proceeds will benefit Cyndi Lauper's charity, True Colors Fund that helps aid gay homeless youth.
Leading up to the event co-chairs will be hosting a series of open casting calls at various South Florida hotspots to find the contestants for the evening. At these casting calls, Co-Producer, Michael Stanley will be on hand disseminating information about the event and signing up contestants.
Mr. Gay Competition Nationals
The Noble Beast Foundation, in collaboration with organizers of the Mr. Gay Competition, are thrilled to announce that Philadelphia will serve as host city for the United States National Mr. Gay contest. Foundation President and Mr. Gay Founder, Don Spradlin, will collaborate with Bruce Yelk and Nightlifegay.com, Philadelphia’s premier LGBT event promotions company, to coordinate and execute this year’s Competition. Scheduled to take place on November 13th, 2010 at Voyeur Nightclub (1221 St. James St), the United States National Mr. Gay Competition is an exciting addition to Philadelphia’s calendar of special LGBT events.
Due to the way in which the local LGBT community has embraced and supported Philadelphia Mr. Gay over the last several years, in addition to the city’s rising profile as an acclaimed destination for LGBT leisure travelers, the Noble Beast Foundation’s Board was thrilled to award their contest to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. This marks the first time that the United States National Mr. Gay Competition will take place on the east coast.
Mr. Gay United States brings together contestants representing the nation’s most prestigious cities, a wide variety of celebrity judges, performers, and hosts, as well as spectators from all around the country. A series of competitive categories and performances will culminate in the naming of the 2011 US Mr. Gay titleholder. The winner of this Competition will go on to compete as the US Delegate to the International Mr. Gay (IMG) Competition Grand Finale. The IMG Competition is the largest and oldest running international contest to select an ambassador or spokesman to support the mission of the sponsoring nonprofit Noble Beast Foundation.
The Mission of the Foundation, explains Spradlin, is to “Advocate International Equal Rights by confirming the essential nature and contributions of gay men to a healthy society where “gay” is not a stereotype. We are especially concerned about the damage done by our society’s acceptance of the ‘gay stereotype’ to define all gay people. We showcase real gay men to show that we are not the ‘other’.”
To learn more about Mr. Gay competition and the Noble Beast Foundation, visit www.mrgaycompetition.com. As competitors, judges, performers, and hosts are named in the coming months, Nightlifegay.com will post updates and new information on their website. To book your trip to Philadelphia for the 2010 Mr. Gay United States Competition and view the local LGBT visitor’s guide, log onto www.visitphilly.com.
Cyndi Lauper True Colors Fund
www.truecolorsfund.org
For press inquiries or ticket purchase, please contact Brian Long at MrLong@BL-PR.com.