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Best In Drag Show 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009 – By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California (Thursday, October 22, 2009) - Best In Drag Show 2009 raised more than $300,000 for Aid For AIDS (AFA), which has served Los Angeles County for 25 years, playing to a full house at The Orpheum Theater last Saturday
L to R, Front row: the 2008 Winner, Jennifer Coolidge, Color Commentator Lott Slots, Jo Anne Worley, Anna Faris, Producer/Director Tom Pardoe, Chris Pratt, Color Commentator Ida Dunham, Molly Shannon, MC/Producer Patrick Rush, John C. Reilly, Camryn Manheim, Holland Taylor, Contestant, Jama Mays, Kathy Kinney; Back row: three Contestants, the 2009 Winner, Mary-Louise Parker, and two Contestants. Photo by David Livingston, JPI Studios, Inc. WeHo News. |
AFA proudly presented the 7th annual Best In Drag Show because, according to a press release, "‘The Battle’ is far from over.” Best In Drag Show is a beauty pageant fundraiser that has raised more than $1.8 million during the past seven years. Aid For AIDS (AFA) made thanks to this year's underwriters, voluntary cast and crew, and the many supporters and donors who enable such a large portion of event proceeds to go directly to client programs and services. The pageant had a roster of celebrity judges that laughed all the way to the crowning of Miss District of Columbia, the pageant's first African-American contestant, as Miss Best In Show 2009. During the evening, several celebrity judges sent checks up to the Master of Ceremonies, Patrick J. Rush. Mary-Louise Parker, John C. Reilly, and Kathy Kinney -- a former judge -- each donated $10,000. Holland Taylor donated $5,000, and Kathy Griffin, who could not attend for the first time in many years, provided a personal video message and $5,000. Additionally, The Orpheum Theatre donated $7,000. Many other donations came from audience members and were announced during the show. For more details, visit "Events" at AFA’s website.
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