‘BEAUTY’ PAGEANT FOR SCRAWNY ARTISTS

‘BEAUTY’ PAGEANT FOR SCRAWNY ARTISTS



NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – The contestants in an upcoming “beauty” pageant are more likely to look like David Spade than Cindy Crawford. That’s because the “Mr. Lower East Side Pageant” will pay tribute to the scrawny, geeky male artists who populate New York’s Lower East Side. The pageant will take place October 24 and organizer Jen Miller says, just like the Miss America pageant, the contest will have a talent competition and a swimsuit strut. However, unlike those other beauty queens, she says the Mr. Lower East Side competitors are likely to show up wrapped in Saran Wrap or in drag because they are “...freaky performance artists.” The winner will receive a crown covered with plastic rats, a six-pack of Budweiser and a pair of “Manties” – panties for men.

Tue 10-16-01