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AUGUST 19. 2011
This year’s confirmed contestants include
2010 finalists La Femme Magnifique Ore
gon Heavenly Bliss and her runner-up, Joc
elyn Weaver; La Femme Magnifique Plus
Oregon Kelly Johanna; LFM Washington
Lady Chablis (competing for her 10th year)
and her runner-up, Jada Star; LFMP Wash
ington Athena Kiss and her runner-up,
Celys St. James Black; LFM Hawaii Mez
Carsie and Selena Blaque of Boise, Idaho.
For Sunday’s pageant, contestants will
walk in a procession before competing in
four categories: formal wear, theme, talent
and Malone’s favorite, showgirl. The show
girl portion is all about the headdress, and
how well the contestant carries it.
“The showgirl costumes are enormous,”
Malone said, adding, “I love anything with
rhinestones and lots of feathers.”
In honor of the 30th anniversary, the
pageant will include a procession of past
winners in a recreation of their original
theme costume.
“This year, any former winner can come
back and recreate their theme and walk on
the stage,” Malone shared. “They [also] get
to compete among themselves.”
Current contestants get to choose from
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any of the past years’ themes for that seg
ment of the competition, such as Big Top,
On the Cover of a Magazine, or Wild Wild
International Pageant to
West. With so many costume changes,
Crown Top Female
contestants pour significant time and
Impersonators
money into bringing their best to the
Portland icon Darcelle XV will host her stage.
30th Annual La Femme Magnifique Inter
“It’s about the night, and putting every
national and La Femme Magnifique Plus thing you have into that night,” Malone
International Pageant over Labor Day week said. “It’s a prestigious thing to win.”
end at the Oregon Convention Center.
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personator in the world,” said contestant Oregon Convention Center's Portland Ballroom,
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‘Glamour’ is the operative word.”
The competition is open to finalists from PFLAG Portland Hosts
La Femme Magnifiques regional contests in
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Oregon, Washington, Northern California
and Hawaii as well as any interested partici an Universalists
pants from other states or countries. Per
The four Portland-area chapters of Par
formers who have physically altered their ents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and
body to appear more feminine (via surgery, Gays will join three Unitarian Universalist
hormones, etc.) are not eligible to compete. fellowships to host a family barbecue from
1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 20 at Creston
Park (SE 44th Ave. and Powell Blvd.).
The event will include games, contests,
prizes, food and fun for the whole family.
The meal is a potluck, but the hosts will
provide hamburgers, hot dogs, picnic wear
and cutlery. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-
free options will be included.
Before the barbecue, from noon to 2
p.m., the PFLAG Portland Black Chapter
will hold its monthly meeting at the Sexual
and Gender Minority Youth Resource
Center (3024 NE Martin Luther King, Jr.
Blvd.) to discuss support, advocacy and
education initiatives.
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said, citing Maine’s failed marriage equality
initiative.
“In 2009 in Maine they had polling
showing 48 percent support,” Frazzini said.
“On election day they won 48 percent of
the vote.”
According to Public Policy Polling, O r
egon likewise sits at 48 percent approval—
close, but not quite there. Encouraging, but
not yet enough. Even if the majority of
Oregonians support marriage equality,
winning it via ballot measure requires time
and “significant amounts of money,”
Frazzini said, both to win public approval
via ad campaigns and to support the daily
work of collecting signature and running
an office.
“Engagement so far in the community
has been solid and strong, but it needs to
continue to build,” Frazzini said. “Every
thing is headed in the right direction, but
before we make the decision to go to the
ballot, we want to be looking at strong ma
jority support.”
When that time comes, BRO will make
an announcement. In the meantime, get
involved and stay up to date by visiting
basicrights.org.
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