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About Miss Gay America
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Miss Gay America Job Summary
The primary function of The Miss Gay America titleholder is to positively
promote the official Miss Gay America pageant. The Miss Gay America titleholder
is expected to behave in a professional manner both onstage and offstage and
uphold the tradition of being a “Symbol of Excellence” which has been
established by the sisterhood of Miss Gay America titleholders. As the job of
The Miss Gay America titleholder is in and of itself a full time position with L
& T Entertainment, it is understood that while reigning as the current Miss
Gay America, the Miss Gay America titleholder acknowledges that the job of
promoting and entertaining on behalf of the official Miss Gay America Pageant is
to be a priority and that all other opportunities for employment, whether now
held or hereafter acquired, is subordinate to the daily job functions and job
description of The Miss Gay America titleholder.
The purpose of this job description is to include but does limit the
expectations from L & T Entertainment, of the Miss Gay America titleholder.
It should be understood that the expectations noted herein, is also
expressed for the other titleholders, as they apply, of the Miss Gay America
pageant system (including but not limited to City titleholders, State
titleholders, Regional titleholders and other official representatives of
preliminaries to the Miss Gay America pageant system).
General Rules and Regulations of the Miss Gay America System.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder will uphold and
enforce all rules and regulations of the official Miss Gay America pageant
and its preliminaries, to the best of his ability.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder will review and
become familiar with all rules and regulations of the Miss Gay America
pageant system, as detailed in the Miss Gay America Handbook For Promoters,
in order to ensure that all rules and regulations are followed.
It is understood that the handbook will most always be a “work in
progress” and that the handbook includes but is not limited to all the
rules and regulations of the Miss Gay America system. From time to time, a
“judgment call”, regarding a “gray area” might be required, however
L & T Entertainment shall be advised of all happenings, either addressed
in the handbook or that considered to be a “gray area”, that warrants a
“judgment call”.
Appearances:
- The Miss Gay America titleholder shall be required to
attend all direct preliminaries to the Miss Gay America pageant. (There are
no excused absences)
- Appearance compensation for The Miss Gay America
titleholder is to be no less than $250.00 per final night of each
preliminary contest. The other evenings of the preliminary including Revue
Show and Preliminary Competition shall be negotiable between the promoter
and The Miss Gay America titleholder, but in no event shall be less than
$150.00 per day. L & T Entertainment reserves the right to settle any
disagreement of appearance compensation between the promoter and The Miss
Gay America titleholder.
- Travel accommodations including actual travel cost and
hotel shall be paid by the promoter, unless otherwise agreed to by the Miss
Gay America titleholder and approved by L & T Entertainment.
Attire/Personal Appearance:
- The appearance of The Miss Gay America titleholder
shall be professional at all times, while in male or female persona. As the
eyes of the country will always be focused on the Miss Gay America, the
appearance should be nothing short of “excellence” at all times. L &
T Entertainment reserves right to determine what is
acceptable attire.
- Dress at the preliminaries should be professional at
all times including registration and Male Interview.
Apparel for registration and Male Interview is expected to be
“business casual”, at minimum, regardless of the circumstance. While a
neck-tie may not be required, the wardrobe should be professional and neat
in appearance at all times. The official Miss Gay America lapel pin,
provided by L & T Entertainment should be worn, while in male persona,
during any official appearance, of Miss Gay America.
- Apparel for performances, observing the pageant
competition and “mingling” should be “dress to impress”. Since the
Miss Gay America titleholder is deemed to be, the “best of the best”,
your wardrobe should reflect the prestige associated with the title.
- Although both the crown and the tiara will be provided
to Miss Gay America, he is expected to primarily wear the crown, at the
majority of the preliminaries and for other appearances, while reigning as
Miss Gay America. The crown should be worn during public appearances such as
during ballad performances, mingling in the audience, entrance into any
event (i.e. entering a facility, from the hotel) and observing competition
while sitting in the audience.
- Wardrobe malfunction is not acceptable. The Miss Gay
America titleholder should be certain that there is sufficient time to
prepare to appear in public and should not have any wardrobe malfunction
including but not limited to runs/snags/tears in hosiery, breast pads (or
other pads) visible, snags, holes or tears in costumes, un-kept hair,
hairlines showing, “campy” makeup, earrings and other accessory falling
off, undergarment lines or ridges, scuffed shoes or wrinkled clothing.
Attire should not be ill fitted at any time. L & T Entertainment,
reserves the right to declare what is inappropriate and unacceptable.
- Appropriate padding should be worn including breast
pads and hip pads. While it is recognized that some costumes, particularly
those that are of a “high cut” may not warrant hip pads however, these
costumes should be approved, in advance, by L & T Entertainment.
- False fingernails should be worn at all times, during
any public appearance, while in female attire.
- Hosiery should be worn at all times, during any public
appearance, while in female attire.
- Tattoos should be covered, and not be seen, while in
female attire.
- Miss Gay America is prohibited from wearing “hair
jewelry” while wearing the crown or tiara.
- Miss Gay America is expected to arrive at each
event/preliminary pageant in full female attire, including wearing the
crown/tiara. (An exception would be that if Miss Gay America completely
prepares for the event/preliminary pageant, at the location of the
pageant…. that is, Miss Gay
America should not arrived at an event/preliminary pageant location half
prepared, such as in “face” but also in male attire).
The Crown/Tiara
- The crown/tiara should be held in the highest regard,
at all times.
- While traveling, Miss Gay America should ensure that a
protective carrying case is used, which will ensure against damage to the
crown.
- While traveling. Miss Gay America is expected to wear
the crown, rather than the tiara, during the majority of the appearances
during his reign.
- The tiara is provided as an additional prize and can
be worn occasionally, however the majority of appearances should be in the
crown.
- The crown and tiara, as well as other jewelry, should
be kept clean and in good condition throughout the reign.
- Miss Gay America should ensure that the hairstyle is
complimentary to the crown and/or tiara and does not cover the crown or
tiara.
- The crown should be worn during the majority of public
appearances including but not limited to a ballad performance, mingling in
the crowd, arrival into the facility and observing the contest.
- The crown/tiara should be worn upon arrival (when
making entrance), into any facility, provided that Miss Gay America does not
“dress” at the location of the preliminary pageant.
- Hair jewelry should not be work, while wearing the
crown/tiara.
No Smoking
- At no time while in female attire (including but not
limited to performing, mingling or observing the contest, should the
reigning Miss Gay America smoke.
- If smoking is completely necessary, the reigning Miss
Gay America should smoke in the privacy of a dressing room, when allowed, or
in the area away from the general public.
- At no time, should the reigning Miss Gay America smoke
while wearing the crown or tiara.
Travel Accommodations:
- The Miss Gay America titleholder shall be responsible
for arranging all travel accommodations with promoters and others, desiring
his appearance.
- L & T Entertainment will have final authority to
approve or disapprove a certain appearance or the schedule of a preliminary
contest, during the current reign of The Miss Gay America titleholder.
(Current reign is defined, for this and all others purposes, as being from
the moment of coronation to the coronation of the next Miss Gay America.)
Responsibilities:
1.
The Miss Gay America titleholder shall attend and participate in, as a
representative of the Miss Gay
America
Pageant and L & T Entertainment, all state and regional preliminary
pageants leading to The Miss Gay America pageant, during his reign.
The Promoter of preliminary pageants in conjunction with The Miss Gay
America titleholder will set the date(s) for these pageants (with final approval
of L & T Entertainment).
2. All expenses of The
Miss Gay America titleholder, as set forth in the Miss Gay
America
Promoters Handbook and/or Preliminary Franchise Agreement(s), shall be at the
expense of the regional or state promoter. These
expenses include but may not be limited to the cost of transportation, lodging,
and the performance fee.
3. The Miss Gay
America
titleholder MUST attend all preliminaries to The Miss Gay
America
pageant. There are no excused absences.
4.
The Miss Gay
America
Titleholder must agree to hold the title of Miss Gay
America
, the Miss Gay America system, Miss Gay America Promoters, and
franchises in the highest esteem. The
Miss Gay America titleholder must agree,
that while appearing, entertaining, or representing the Title during the
year of his reign, to the following:
a.
Present him-self professionally (both on-stage and off-stage).
b.
Never demean the Miss Gay America system or the title of Miss Gay
America.
c.
Never cause substantial problems for the Miss Gay America promoters or
for those for whom they perform.
d.
Try to solve any problems with the Miss Gay
America
Promoter and Regional and State Promoters and/or co-performers in a peaceful
manner and in good faith. Problems may be mediated through L & T
Entertainment or the Miss Gay America Board of
Advisors, as directed by L & T Entertainment) however; L & T
Entertainment must be informed of all issues involving the Miss Gay America
Board of Advisors. All complaints must be documented in written (typed) format
for opinion/official mediation
from L & T Entertainment.
e.
Never lecture the audience.
f.
Not to commit acts of a violent nature.
g.
Not to use illegal drugs.
h.
Not to commit the act of stealing.
i.
Not to participate in malicious gossip.
j.
To attend and participate in The Miss Gay America preliminary pageant at
such time and place as set forth by L & T Entertainment.
k.
Titleholder agrees to provide a satisfactory publicity photograph with
crown, within thirty (30) days of assuming the title of The Miss Gay America
titleholder, for use by the L & T Entertainment and the Miss Gay America
Regional and State promoters.
l.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder agrees to keep a valid cellular telephone number in service during
the year of his reign.
m.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder agrees to have a valid email address within seven (7) days of being
crowned as Miss Gay America and keep it active for entire reign. The email
address should correlate the address with the title (example: SusiesmithMGA2008@aol.com)
n.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder shall return telephone calls and email correspondence in a timely
manner. (Timely shall be defined by L & T Entertainment)
o.
Never become intoxicated while representing the title of Miss Gay
America. (L & T Entertainment reserves the right to determine what is
excessive)
5.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder will be required to provide post pageant reports to the office of L
& T Entertainment. Post pageant reports must be submitted in the format
approved by L & T Entertainment, which at this time is via the Miss Gay
America website. The pageant report must be submitted no later than 10 days
after the particular preliminary has concluded.
6.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder will assist L & T Entertainment in the planning, when needed
and requested, of next The Miss Gay America Pageant.
7.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder, as required by L & T Entertainment, while representing the
title of Miss Gay America, is
responsible to do the following:
a.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder will work with L & T Entertainment in the creation,
implementation, execution, and advertising of a “theme” for The Miss Gay
America Pageant.
b.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder will work with L & T Entertainment, in the soliciting and
selling of advertising for The Miss Gay America souvenir program and/or the Miss
Gay America website.
c.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder will work with L & T Entertainment in securing a location for
The Miss Gay America Pageant.
d.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder agrees to work with L & T Entertainment with the promotion of
the Miss Gay America Pageant.
e.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder will work with L & T Entertainment in any other aspect of The
Miss Gay America Pageant as determined by L & T Entertainment.
f.
The Miss Gay
America
titleholder is expected to sell new preliminaries (franchises) throughout his
reign in effort to grow the Miss Gay America Pageant system.
g.
The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected to motivate contestants and
increase the contestant base.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder will be required to
write an article to the monthly newsletter (The Excellence) of the Miss Gay
America pageant. The article shall be ready for publication no later than
the 25th of each month preceding the month in which the article
will be posted. (ex.
October 25, 2006
will be the deadline for the article to be published on
November 01, 2006
)
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected to show
concern for the promoters, the contestants and the audience. This includes
but is not limited to frequent “inquiry” to the contestants to ensure
that their needs, if possible, are met.
- The promoters should know that the Miss Gay America
titleholder is there to ensure that the pageant becomes a smooth process for
ALL
involved. Miss Gay America should constantly reassure the promoter that she
is there to help in any way possible to ensure that their contest is smooth.
- The contestants should be consulted frequently
throughout the preliminary competition to ensure their needs are met
including issues that may occur with dressing rooms and other pageant
situations.
- Miss Gay America should make a concerted effort to
meet the owners/management of the club/location of the pageant. Miss Gay
America should also provide reasonable reassurance that she will do all
possible to make their pageant experience, a pleasant one.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder should arrive at each
contest early, in order to “mingle” with and “meet and greet” the
audience, as this will validate that the Miss Gay America titleholder and
its owners are accessible.
- Miss Gay America is expected to be seated, near the
judges, and observe as much of the contest as possible, as this is crucial
to be able to validate the judges opinion and to monitor the contest for any
irregularities, including biased judge scores
- Performance music of the Miss Gay America titleholder
shall be professionally mixed, as needed. The Miss Gay America titleholder,
should not ask a DJ to blend one CD into another, but rather, the
performance music should already be customized to the desire of Miss Gay
America. Performance music should be on a quality CD-R disc (with no
damages, scratches or skips) and should clearly identify the name of the
titleholder.
- The performances of Miss Gay America should contain a
variety of entertainment levels. Miss Gay America should appear in a variety
of costumes and gowns. Different “looks” are an important part of the
entertainment value, especially to those pageant supporters who frequent
more than one preliminary pageant during each pageant season.
- The performances of Miss Gay America should also
include a variety performance type. Music selection, type of performance
(ballad, dance, character illusion, drama, comedy etc.) and costuming should
vary as much as possible (within the realm of talent, of the reigning Miss
Gay America), to ensure the entertainment of those pageant supporters who
frequent more than one preliminary pageant during each pageant season.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder may find it sometimes
necessary to withdraw certain entertainment performances when it is in the
best interest of the contest, including time constraints of the promoter.
- Miss Gay
America shall validate all scores at each preliminary. There will be no
exceptions unless otherwise approved by L & T Entertainment.
Documentation of score validation should include signature on the
preliminary score sheet calculations, the sub-master score sheets and the
master score-sheets. As part of the validation process, the Miss Gay America
should review the score sheets for errors and omissions, scoring
irregularities among judges, biased scoring and appropriate scoring
procedures etc.
- Miss Gay America should ensure that the Score Sheet
Instruction are followed. completely There will be no exceptions.
- Miss Gay America shall arrive at each preliminary to
supervise registration, and to provide a complete and thorough orientation
to the contestants (regardless of how many times a particular contestant has
competed in the Miss Gay
America
system). The orientation should include detail of category descriptions,
scoring procedures, critique, helpful hints to the contestants and other
standard Miss Gay America pageant detail. Please see the Contestant
Orientation Agenda, in the Promoters Handbook, for detailed guidance.
- Miss Gay America shall also provide a complete and
thorough orientation to the panel of judges (regardless of how many times a
particular judge has adjudicated within the Miss Gay America system). The
orientation should include detail of the pageant schedule, category
descriptions, scoring procedures, Judges etiquette, critique and other
standard Miss Gay America pageant detail.
Please see the Judges Orientation Agenda, in the Promoters Handbook,
for detailed guidance.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is required to be
well versed on all rules and regulations of the Miss Gay America pageant
system, including but not limited to information
noted in the Promoters Handbook.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is required to
observe the Male Interview category. Any inappropriate comments or questions
should immediately be rescinded.
- Miss Gay America is expected to ensure that critiques
flow in a smooth manner. It is recommended that critiques do not exceed 10
minutes in length. The amount of critique time should be constant for all
contestants, except the winner and first alternate of the pageant, by which
the judges, at their discretion, may wish to spend more time in critiques,
better preparing the contestant for the national competition.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is required to
observe the Judges Critique Session. The opinion of the Miss Gay America
should be heard when necessary, during critique, but not to the extent of
being rudely or offensively contradictory to the opinion of the judges,
after all, the primary focus of the critique is so that the opinion of the
judges will be heard, since they have been selected to adjudicate that
particular preliminary pageant. The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected
to remain in female attire during critique, unless there is time to
“de-character” however critiques should occur immediately following the
contest. There should be no delay in the commencement of the critique
process, because Miss Gay America was removing female attire/makeup. Miss
Gay America is expected to ensure that all appropriate persons (judges,
contestants and promoters, if the promoters are able to attend) are
immediately assembled to immediately begin the critique process.
- Miss Gay America should monitor the behavior of the
judges and immediately resolve any issues that are to the contrary of the
detail in the Judges Etiquette/Information section of the Promoters
Handbook, or that which is of common and acceptable behavior.
- Miss Gay America should ensure that the Promoter has
posted the Master Score Sheet in the dressing room, immediately following
the pageant. An alternative to posting the score sheet in the dressing room
would be that every contestant receives a copy of the Master Score Sheet,
immediately following the pageant.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder will be required to
sit near the panel of judges and observe all phases of competition so as to
verify the scores. Additionally, Miss Gay America will verify the scores
(via re-tabulation) to ensure no score errors. Close attention should be
given to time between the final category of competition and the coronation
ceremony. There should be ample
time for the Miss Gay America to verify the scores and to get ready for his
“crown” song performance. He
may wish to consider dividing the final category into halves, whereby the
first half of the final category competition could be in tabulation process,
by tabulators, while the second half is in process of category competition.
- The Miss Gay America shall declare an
“intermission” during the preliminary competition as needed, in the
event that contestants are rushed, or there are issues that require greater
than normal attention to detail.
- The first introduction of Miss Gay America, at
official preliminaries, should be in crown. The Miss Gay America, usually,
at this point, shall speak on the microphone. The message to the audience
should include a welcome, thank you to the club/facility for hosting the
location, advertisement of the www.missgayamerica.com
website and announcement of the national Miss Gay America pageant (date and
location)
- More often than not, the Miss Gay America titleholder
will perform at least two times, during a preliminary pageant. It shall be
the discretion of the Miss Gay America to perform more than twice, if
needed, however the other responsibilities should not suffer because of an
excessive number of performances. The first performance shall be a song,
other than a ballad. The second performance shall be the “crown song”
and is performed to a ballad and while wearing the crown.. The “crown
song” shall be elegant at all times, thus setting a regal, glamorous and
elegant mood.
- All entertaining and/or appearances of an official
nature by The Miss Gay America titleholder at a preliminary pageant,
contest, or other event outside the Miss Gay America pageant system must be
cleared and approved by L & T Entertainment. The Miss Gay America
titleholder is an official representative of the Miss Gay America system and
therefore is representing the Pageant, L & T Entertainment. As the
official representative of the Miss Gay America pageant, the Titleholder
must be recognized, during his reign, as such when brought on stage to
entertain, emcee or making other appearances
- Miss Gay America is required to attend each
preliminary pageant, with a copy of the Handbook and extra score sheets.
- Miss Gay America should always possess promotional
photos, so as to autograph photos as requested. (This is an exceptional
marketing tool for both the Miss Gay America pageant and the reigning Miss
Gay America)
- Consuming beverages from a bottle (i.e beer bottle,
wine cooler bottle) is prohibited. Other beverages should be consumed using
a straw.
Compensation-
The Miss Gay America titleholder
shall receive the cash sum of $7,500 payable as follows (this does not include
other prizes that may be provided):
- 1/3 or $3,000.00 shall be paid after the coronation
- $300.00 per month for 11 months (November thru
September)
- $1,200.00 on the final night of the next Miss Gay
America pageant. (This is the compensation
for appearance during the week of The Miss Gay America titleholder pageant)
- Reasonable “photographer sitting fees” for the
official Miss Gay America photos. The sitting fee must be approved by L
& T Entertainment prior to the photo session and is estimated to be near
$300.00
- Travel accommodations of The Miss Gay America
titleholder, for next The Miss Gay America national pageant will be paid by
the national office and is estimated to be near $1,000.00 (including airfare
if needed and hotel)
- The Miss Gay America titleholder will also receive
various jewelry, from L & T Entertainment including the official Miss
Gay America scepter,
MGA
necklace,
MGA
earrings, the Miss Gay America lapel pin, the Miss Gay America crown
and the Miss Gay America tiara (all of which is valued to be near
$3,000)
- It should be noted that L & T Entertainment will
provide a 1099 MISC form to Miss Gay America for
IRS
reporting purpose.
- Various other prizes may be presented from various
pageant sponsors and supporters.
No compete clause
- The Miss Gay America titleholder shall enter no other
competitions, of any kind, until his reign as The Miss Gay America
titleholder has concluded.
- Miss Gay
America is likewise prohibited from stating intention of entering other
competitions until the conclusion of her reign
Resignation of Other Titles
- The newly crowned Miss Gay America shall immediate
tender resignation of all other titles currently held (outside the Miss Gay
America pageant system), unless otherwise approved by L & T
Entertainment.
Reputation
- The reputation of any Miss Gay America, past, present
or future is expected to be nothing less than positive.
- Negative reputation will result in sanctions from the
national office. Negative reputation of any current Miss Gay America will
not be tolerated and will be dealt with in a very serious manner.
- Negative reputation is to be defined by L & T
Entertainment.
Other Employment
- L & T Entertainment shall be notified of all other
employment (income streams) opportunities to The Miss Gay America
titleholder. This to ensure no conflict of interest and to ensure that no
other employment exists that would cast a negative reflection on The Miss
Gay America titleholder.
Confidentiality
- From time to time, issues will be discussed between L
& T Entertainment and The Miss Gay America titleholder, all of which
should be kept confidential.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder shall assess whether
certain information should be repeated however all comments from The Miss
Gay America titleholder should be made in the “best interest of the
contest”.
- After the reign has concluded, The Miss Gay America
titleholder agrees that information discussed between L & T
Entertainment and The Miss Gay America titleholder will continue to remain
confidential. Issues of confidentiality include, but are not limited to
financial situations, behavioral issues and various issues concerning all
affiliated, past or present, with the Miss Gay America pageant system.
Communication
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected to
communicate with the national office regarding any and all issues associated
with the Miss Gay America pageant and its preliminaries.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected to carry
a cellular telephone in order to be accessible to the national office, at
most times.
- The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected to have
internet access and be somewhat computer literate in order to more
efficiently communicate with the national office of Miss Gay America, and
its preliminary promoters, contestants and audience.
- Miss Gay America is prohibited from carrying a
cellular phone during the pageant competition. While in male person, a
cellular phone may be carried in the pocket or attached to a belt, but must
be in the “silence” mode. While in female attire, a cellular phone may
be carried in a purse, but must be in the “silence” mode.
- Miss Gay America is prohibited from sending text
messages during ANY phase of pageant competition.
Official photos-
- Within 30 days after being crowned, The Miss Gay
America titleholder will have official promotional photographs taken whereby
L & T Entertainment reserves full rights to deem a certain photograph as
the “Official The Miss Gay America titleholder” photo.
- L & T Entertainment shall approve the photographer
used.
- Proofs of the sitting fee should be submitted to the
National office no later than 30 days after the crowning of The Miss Gay
America titleholder.
- All expenses relating to the cost of reproduction of
the photographs, will be paid by L & T Entertainment, as L & T
Entertainment and the Miss Gay America pageant will be the “owners” of
the copyright to the photos made in said photo session.
- L & T
Entertainment will deem at least one photograph, as the official Miss Gay
America photo.
- In order for a certain photo to be deemed the official
Miss Gay America photo, the reigning Miss Gay
America must be wearing the Miss Gay America crown, the official Miss
Gay America scepter and the official Miss Gay America jewelry (including the
Miss Gay America earrings and necklace), unless otherwise approved by L
& T Entertainment.
- Photo proofs presented for consideration to be deemed
as the official photo should include but not be limited to photos with the
above mentioned jewelry, as well as some photos without the scepter. P
- Photos presented for consideration shall include both
a “solid white”, “solid black” and “solid gray” background.
Photos should not be in sleeveless attire, unless otherwise approved by L
& T Entertainment.
- Other photo requirements will be provided to the
photographer, prior to engagement of the photographer services.
- A different photo will be placed on the Miss Gay
America website each month therefore there should be sufficient quality
photos included in the proof furnished to L & T Entertainment, for
selection of use on the website home page and the Miss Gay America
titleholder gallery.
- Before the photo session occurs, Miss Gay America
should consult with L & T Entertainment for other specific photo
requirements.
- L & T
Entertainment will post photos of its choice, on the website, on a monthly
basis therefore there will need to be several (at least 12) quality photos
(in crown or tiara) available to post.
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- The Miss Gay America titleholder is expected to
acquire approval from L & T Entertainment regarding all forms of
advertisement of his character including but not limited to website
advertisements, interviews and other media advertisement.
Advisory Board of Directors
- At the conclusion of the reign, Miss Gay America 2009,
unless otherwise stated by L & T Entertainment, will serve on the
Advisory Board of Directors of the Miss Gay America pageant system.
- Service on the Board might include judging,
entertaining or making appearance as the official representative of the Miss
Gay America pageant system.
- While serving on the Advisory Board or acting in
official capacity of the Miss Gay America system, the below signed will
continue to honor and abide by all requirements now known or hereinafter
implemented.
The Next Miss Gay America Pageant
- Miss Gay America 2009 is required to submit a theme,
to be approved by L & T Entertainment, for final night of the Miss Gay
America 2009 pageant on or before
March 01, 2009
.
- Additionally, the music selection, at minimum, for
opening number, parade of contestants, formers and others shall be arranged
and provided to L & T Entertainment, on or before
July 01, 2009
.
Revocation of title and Crown
- If The Miss Gay America titleholder is deemed to be
guilty of non-compliance with the above mentioned or any other acts,
including but not limited to conduct unbecoming to a national titleholder,
determined by L & T Entertainment, to be harmful to the title of Miss
Gay America, or the Miss Gay America system, the title, crown, official
jewelry and appearance stream may be revoked.
- t should be noted, that in the event that the
revocation of the title occurs, the unpaid cash stream will immediately halt
and The Miss Gay America titleholder will not receive any other monies from
L & T Entertainment.
- Should the national office deem necessary to remove
the title and crown, the national office may or may not recognize the winner
of The Miss Gay America titleholder pageant, as The Miss Gay America
titleholder for all intents and purpose, including but not limited to the
history section of The Miss Gay America titleholder portion of the website
or any other publication on or about the Miss Gay America pageant.
The contract constitutes an agreement between L & T Entertainment and
The Miss Gay America titleholder. It is understood that the contractual
agreement, required to be signed by the newly crowned Miss Gay America
titleholder, includes but is not limited to “other” responsibilities of The
Miss Gay America titleholder. Failure to comply with specific requirements noted
herein and in the Promoters Handbook and other requirements by L & T
Entertainment, can result in the removal of title, crown, appearance stream and
cash prize stream. Additionally, L & T Entertainment has option to promote
the “1st alternate” (or other placements) winner of The Miss Gay
America titleholder Pageant to be the official representative and/or The Miss
Gay America titleholder, in the event that there is need for removal of the
title and crown from the individual selected to be The Miss Gay America
titleholder.
Breach of the contract, in whole or in part, by The Miss Gay America
titleholder, may result in monetary penalties levied by and deemed appropriate
by L & T Entertainment. L & T Entertainment reserves the right to set
administrative sanctions, as it deems appropriate, including but not limited to
monetary penalties according to its discretion.
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