The Miss Gay America 2008 Pageant 

held in The Grand Ballroom at the Holiday Inn Select Airport Memphis (in Memphis, Tennessee)

Top 10 Finalists:

Miss Gay America 2008              Mikaila Kay                 
(Miss Western States 1^st alternate)       

1^st alternate                            Layla LaRue                 
(Miss Southern Elegance America)

2^nd alternate                          Victoria DePaula          
(Miss Midwest America )         

3^rd alternate                           Coti Collins                  
(Miss North Carolina )  

4^th alternate                           Chantel Reshae 
(Miss East Coast 1^st alternate) 

Chelsea Delorean Divine                                               (Miss Louisiana America )

Coco Montrese                                                            (Miss Florida America )

Victoria Parker                                                 
( Miss D.C. America )

Melody Michaels                                                          (Miss Oklahoma 1^st alternate)

China Collins                                                                (Miss Mid America )

Category Award Winners:

Group Category-Male Interview Award (for the highest score in Male Interview Preliminary Competition in each group)-

Alexis LaRue- Miss Gay Arkansas America
Coti Collins- Miss Gay North Carolina America
Akasha Cassadine- Miss Gay Maryland America

Group Category-Solo Talent Award (for the highest score in the Solo Talent Preliminary Competition in each group)

Victoria DePaula- Miss Midwest America
Mikaila Kay- Miss Western States America 1^st alternate
Layla LaRue- Miss Southern Elegance America

Group Category-Talent Award (for the highest score in the Talent Preliminary Competition in each group)-

Victoria DePaula-Miss Midwest America
Araya Sparxx- Miss Keystone America
Layla LaRue- Miss Southern Elegance America

Group Category-Evening Gown Award (for the highest score in the Evening Gown Preliminary Competition in each group)

Victoria Parker- Miss Gay D.C. America
Mikaila Kay- Miss Western States America 1^st alternate
China Collins- Miss Mid America

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient-    Roger Dimick

Dani Daletto Male Interview Award-winner (presented to the contestant who scores highest in the category of Male Interview):

Alexis LaRue- Miss Gay Arkansas America

Naomi Sims Solo Talent Award-(presented to the contestant who scores highest in the category of Solo Talent)  

Layla LaRue-   Miss Southern Elegance America

Leslie Rage Talent Award-(presented to the contestant who scores highest in the category of Talent) 

Layla LaRue-   Miss Southern Elegance America

Lady Shawn On Stage Question Award-(presented to the contestant who scores highest in the category of On-Stage Question)

Melody Michaels- Miss Gay Oklahoma America 1^st alternate

Ramona LeGer’ Evening Gown Award-(presented to the contestant who scores highest in the category of Evening Gown)

China Collins-               Miss Mid America

Jimmi Dee Award- presented to the best overall contestant, not in the Top 10

Akasha Cassadine        Miss Gay Maryland America

Lady Baronessa Congeniality Award-presented to the contestant, voted on by peer contestants, for having the best attitude, helping the most and exhibiting great sportsmanship qualities. 

Chelsea Delorean Divine-   Miss Gay Louisiana America

Michael Andrews Photogenic Award-this award was voted on by some of the former Miss Gay America titleholders and is presented to the contestant, whose photo was chosen as “Most Photogenic”. 

Jade Sinclair-                Miss Gay Missouri America

Door Decorating Award-this award was voted on by some of the former Miss Gay America titleholders and is presented to the contestant, whose hotel door decorations were deemed to be the “best”.

Lindsay Paige- Miss Gay Oklahoma America

Regional Preliminary of the Year:                
Miss Gay East Coast America

Nominees:         Miss Gay East Coast America

                        Miss Gay Heart of America

                        Miss Gay Western States America

State Preliminary of the Year:                      
Miss Gay Missouri America

Nominees:         Miss Gay East Coast America

                        Miss Gay Maryland America

                        Miss Gay Louisiana America

Other Awards:

Best Set Design-                        Miss Gay D.C. America

Best Opening Production Number- Miss Gay Arizona America

Largest Preliminary-                    Miss Gay Texas America

Best Hospitality-                         Miss Gay Delaware America

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