La Femme Magnifique International Pageant is an annual drag pageant. In
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
, the event has been hosted by
Darcelle XV
Darcelle XV (November 16, 1930 – March 23, 2023) was the stage name of Walter Willard Cole, an American drag queen, entertainer, and cabaret owner and operator in Portland, Oregon. Guinness World Records had certified him as the oldest drag q ...
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See also
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Drag pageantry
Drag pageantry is a developed form of pageantry for female impersonators, drag queens, and trans women, styled after traditional beauty pageants or contests for cisgender women. It has also evolved into a pageantry for male impersonators, drag ...
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LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon
LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon is an important part of Pacific Northwest#Culture, Pacific Northwest culture.
History
* Portland vice scandal
* Burnside Triangle
* Jeannace June Freeman's murder of lesbian partner at Peter Skene Ogden State Sc ...
References
External links
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Annual events in Portland, Oregon
Drag events
LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon
LGBT events in Oregon
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