Fun Fact: Vicki Vincent, crowned Miss Gay America in 1989, was the first Miss Gay Missouri America (1983) to go on and win the national title. Beyond the stage, she was a trailblazer in the fight for government-funded assistance during the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Vicki also played a pivotal role in defining and developing the role of "systems administrator" within Miss Gay America—a set of business practices that remain an essential part of the titleholder’s responsibilities to this day.