Ashley shines at Diva
Kings Cross was awash with sequins, feathers, high heels and big hair on Monday night as drag’s night of nights, the DIVA Awards, dazzled at The Bourbon.
The venue was packed with drag queens, drag kings, community leaders and supporters who all witnessed Trevor Ashley walk away with a swag of awards, and the adorable Chelsea Bun inducted into the DIVA Hall of Fame.
More pictures: pages 34 & 35 and www.starobserver.com.au
Outstanding Technical Contribution – Decoda Secret
DIVA Variety Award – Trevor Ashley
Queen of Hearts – Mitzi Macintosh
Show of the Year – Gentlemen Prefer Blokes
DIVA Rising Star – Decoda Secret
Miss Congeniality – Minnie Cooper
Most Popular Male Performer – Daniel G
Most Popular Venue – Stonewall Hotel
Favourite Drag Personality – Tora Hymen
Most Popular Show – Country Ladies @ Midnightshift with Minnie Cooper, Tora Hymen and Charisma Belle
Bitch of the Year – Tora Hymen
Hall of Fame – Chelsea Bun
Belle of the Ball – Summer Salt
Entertainer of the Year – Trevor Ashley
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Congrats to Sydney’s fabulous Drag Queens who do a wonderful job and keep our scene alive. With that said, I must know say how dissapointed I was in he venue. It looked awful, we were like sardines, they ran out of wine glasses in the first hour of the event.
No drag entertainment and what entertainment there was could not be scene.
Bring back Mitzi or Candy Box to host and a bigger venue.
Bring back drag shows!
Sorry guys this event was embarrassing!! Poorly run and managed. (I really wanted it to be great. Sorry I am only telling the truth.
Congrats to Trevor and also to Chelsea for Hall of Fame, both their speeches were fantastic, very gracious.
Next year, a bigger venue please, and maybe not the third DJ, who decided that awful, crash-bang, explosive, non-vocal and extremely hard music was appropriate for the DIVAs – he cleared the floor and the room almost instantly!
Overall though, well done to the DIVA team for carrying on this important tradition.
Jx
Congratulations to all the Divas and especially to Trevor Ashley, a true professional!