America
2012, 2014, 2017 State Preliminary of the Year
2018 Overall Preliminary of the Year
Class of 2024
Contestant Information
Applications are due June 15th by 5:00pm. Admin points will be deducted for each day an application is late.
Application link here: https://form.jotform.com/230315341956049
Music (talent and crowning song) are due on June 22nd at 5:00pm. Admin points will be deducted for each day music is late. Email in MP3 or MP4 format to daniel.missgayazamerica@gmail.com
Crown song may or may not be played depending on time.
Personal Interviews will take place on Saturday, June 29th at Aunt Rita's Foundation. Address is located below.
Prop Load in at the Tempe Center for the Arts will be on Sunday, June 30th at 9:00am. Please have someone on your team coordinate this. It would also be smart to ask your dresser to help you take things into the theater so you have time for rehearsal. Enter TCA through the Stage Door which is located on the west side of the theater.
All props will have to fit through the loading doors. No props will be able to be assembled at the venue, unless it is simple putting together.
Stage Dimensions:
Full Stage- 40' wide by 45' deep.
Half Stage- 40' wide by 22' deep
Each contestant will get 10 minutes of stage time, with the sound and visual operators, starting promptly at 9:10am. So please be there on time!
If you have dancers, tickets for them will be $15 plus the theater fee. These tickets will only be available for purchase in the Balcony 1. Select the seats in Balcony one and "add" Dancers option. The password code for those is DANCE2024.
Please purchase those tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/68292159/miss-gay-arizona-america-2024-tempe-tempe-center-for-the-arts-
Dancers will be allowed backstage in the morning for rehearsal. ALL dancers should have a physical ticket to the pageant. Tempe Center is being very strict with the amount of people they are allowing backstage. Therefore, no dancers will be allowed backstage after 3pm. All dancers should enter through the main entrance with their ticket. During rehearsal we will show you how your dancers will get backstage once the pageant begins. Dancers will be allowed backstage THREE (3) entertainers/talents prior to your talent. They are to immediately go back out into the theater after they are finished in your talent. If dancers are backstage early or lingering backstage after, admin points will be deducted.
You are allowed one dresser badge per contestant.
MISS GAY ARIZONA AMERICA 2024
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024
CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS
9:30AM- Aunt Rita’s Foundation
326 E. Coronado Road, Suite 102 Phoenix, AZ 85004
We will have our contestant orientation with Miss Gay America and interview will follow immediately after. Please only bring 1 dresser with you. We will only allow contestants, 1 dresser and promoters.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2024
TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
700 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY
PARK IN THE GARAGE AND ENTER THROUGH THE STAGE DOOR ENTRANCE (on the west side of the building).
YOUR NAME WILL BE ON THE LIST.
9:00AM PROP LOAD-IN
REMEMBER THAT ANY AND ALL PROPS HAVE TO BE PRE-BUILT OR BUILT OUTSIDE BEFORE BRINGING THEM INTO THE VENUE. LOADING DOCK IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE THEATRE.
REHEARSAL AND A/V TIME BLOCKS-
PLEASE PLAN ON BEING AT TCA AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR REHEARSAL TIME.
EACH CONTESTANT WILL GET 10 MINS ON STAGE. AFTER ALL CONTESTANTS ARE DONE, STAGE WILL BE OPEN. IF YOU PLAN ON USING THE STAGE AFTER SOUNDCHECK, PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BLUETOOTH SPEAKER TO UTILIZE FOR EXTRA REHEARSAL.
9:30AM- CONTESTANT #1: FIONA THE HIPPO
9:40AM- CONTESTANT #2: LOU ALLURE
9:50AM- CONTESTANT #3: PATRICIA MASON
10:00AM- CONTESTANT #4: ABOMINATIA
10:10AM- CONTESTANT #5: SAYYORA DEMORNAY
10:20AM- CONTESTANT #7: MISSY D. GRANDE
10:30AM- CONTESTANT #8: ANYA C. MANN
10:40AM- CONTESTANT #9: WILMA CARSTART
10:50AM: CONTESTANT #10: CHINA COLLINS
11:00AM- CONTESTANT #11: CHRIS MORT
11:10AM- CONTESTANT #12: SONJA JAE SAVAGE
11:20AM- CONTESTANT #13: NIKOLE YVONNE BLANCO
11:30AM- CONTESTANT #14: PRINCESS PROZAC
4:00PM CONTESTANT CHECK IN
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Please be in your dressing room so our backstage managers can come and do a roll call in your room. Failure to do so will result in admin. Points
5:00PM Welcome from MGAZ Promoter Daniel Eckstrom & Miss Gay America 2024, Dessie Love Blake (moment of silence will be before introducing Dessie)
Opening Production from Miss Gay Arizona America 2023 Franzia McKenzie (1)
ENTERTAINMENT 1 (5:20pm)
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Miss Gay Maryland America 2023 Stormi Skye (2)
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Miss Gay America 2023 Tatiyanna Voche (3)
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Awards from Fran and Daniel
COMPETITION 1 TALENT (5:45pm)
CONTESTANT #1: Fiona the Hippo (4)- dancers can be backstage once opening production begins
CONTESTANT #2: Lou Allure (5)- dancers can be backstage at start of entertainment
CONTESTANT #3: Patricia Mason (6)- dancers can be backstage when awards start
CONTESTANT #4: Abominatia (7)- dancers can be backstage when Fiona starts
CONTESTANT #5: Sayyora Demornay (8)- dancers can be backstage when Lou starts
CONTESTANT #7: Missy D Grande (10)- dancers can be backstage when Patricia starts
ENTERTAINMENT 2 (6:30pm)
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Miss Gay Arizona America 1994 Lucinda Holliday (11)- all dancers from first part of competition should no longer be backstage
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Miss Gay Arizona America 2004 Bunny FuFu (12)
COMPETITION 1 TALENT- CON’T (6:40pm)
CONTESTANT #8: Anya C. Mann (13)- dancers can be backstage when Missy starts
CONTESTANT #9: Wilma Carstart (14)- no dancers
CONTESTANT #10: China Collins (15)- dancers can be backstage when Bunny starts
CONTESTANT #11: Chris Mort (16)- dancers can be backstage when Anya starts
CONTESTANT #12: Sonja Jae Savage (17)- dancers can backstage when Wilma starts
CONTESTANT #13: Nikole Yvonne Blanco (18)- dancers can be backstage when China starts
CONTESTANT #14: Princess Prozac (19)- dancers an be backstage when Chris starts
ENTERTAINMENT 3 (7:25pm)
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Miss Gay Western States America 2023 Olivia Gardens (20)
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Mr. Gay America 2023 Geo (21)- all dancers from second part of competition should no longer be backstage
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Miss Gay Arizona America 2009 TC Taylor (22)
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Maddie Hague Wells (Live Singing) (23)
COMPETITION 2 EVENING GOWN (7:50pm)
CONTESTANT #1: Fiona The Hippo (24)
CONTESTANT #2: Lou Allure (25)
CONTESTANT #3: Patricia Mason (26)
CONTESTANT #4: Abominatia (27)
CONTESTANT #5: Sayyora DeMornay (28)
CONTESTANT #7: Missy D Grande (30)
CONTESTANT #8: Anya C Mann (31)
CONTESTANT #9: Wilma Carstart (32)
CONTESTANT #10: China Collins (33)
CONTESTANT #11: Chris Mort (34)
CONTESTANT #12: Sonja Jae Savage (35)
CONTESTANT #13: Nikole Yvonne Blanco (36)
CONTESTANT #14: Princess Prozac (37)
INTERMISSION (8:15-8:30pm)
COMPETITION 3 – Announcement of Top 5 and On-Stage Question
ENTERTAINMENT 4 (9pm)
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Miss Gay Arizona America 2014 Grecia Montes D’Occa (38)
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Miss Gay Arizona America 2019/2020 Espressa Grande (39)
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Miss Gay Arizona America 2022 Janee’ Starr (40)
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Miss Gay America 2024 Dessie Love Blake (41)
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Miss Gay Arizona America 2023 Franzia McKenzie (42)
AWARDS and CROWNING