13 Fab Farewell Photos of NYCs Andora Te’tee, Miss Gay America 2019
| 09/27/19
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On the evening of October 5 at the forthcoming 48th annual Miss Gay America pageant in St. Louis, New York City drag queen Andora Te'tee will relinquish her crown as she steps down from her 2019 reign as Miss Gay America, considered the most coveted national title in drag pageantry.
Photography by Kiet Thai.
Established in Nashville in 1972, The Miss Gay America Pageant is the world's first, longest running and most prestigious nationwide female impersonator (aka drag) competition. Nearly 50 contestants from over one hundred city, state and regional preliminaries across the country will compete for the Miss Gay America 2020 crown.
Andora Te'tee is Michael Collins, an event designer and resident of New York City's Hell's Kitchen. In March of 2018 he won the Miss Gay New York America preliminary, which took him to the nationals in St. Louis where he was crowned Miss Gay America in October. See video of the moment Andora won and her crowning here.
She is the first ever Miss Gay America from New York City and known for her glitzy, choreographed, cast-of-thousands, Broadway-style production numbers.
Contestants at Miss Gay America 2020 will compete in five judged categories: Presentation (themed costume), Male Interview (in suit and tie), Talent (big production number with costumes, sets and dancers), Evening Gown, and On Stage Interview.
The pageant will honor the reigning Miss Gay America 2019 Andora Te'tee and feature performances by a dozen former Miss Gay Americas, known as "Forevers," including Deva Station (2018), Suzy Wong (2017), Asia O'Hara (2016), and Coco Montrese (2010).
The pageant's theme, chosen by the Andora Te'tee, is "Beyond the Stars." "We are taking Miss Gay America into the future," she says about the theme. "Miss Gay America 2020 contestants will dress in futuristic space couture, creative costumes for the Presentation category on the final night. Former MGAs will dress as space goddesses. I chose a space theme because the future is unknown, so the contestants can be extremely creative. I can't wait to see the future of drag come to life right before our eyes!"
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