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Hookers gone wild…
Dedicated to keeping Hollywood’s trashy legacy intact for a whole new generation of Angelinos, painter/exhibitionist NATALIA FABIA staged the debut of her “MISS HOOKER” pageant last week at West Hollywood’s DRAGONFLY on April Fool’s Day as a decidedly fitting tribute to the excesses of left coast culture. Of course, Fabia uses the term “Hookers” loosely as the pageant was not actually a contest for the working girls of Hollywood Blvd, but rather a celebration of Natalia’s loose group of sultry and empowered danger girl muses & femme fatale friendsâ€â€many of whom have provided the subject matter of Fabia’s ongoing series of “hooker” paintingsâ€â€with a bit of a Suicide Girls-esque twist on the institution of American pageantry. Hosted by comedian Skyler Stone, and featuring a musical performance of the show’s theme song, “There She is, Miss Hooker,” by Torrance Jackson, the show tantalized revelers with an ocean of tattooed female flesh and entertained with enough tongue-in-cheek “talent” displays to constitute a circus sideshow. Luckily, our girl JULIE KLIMA was busy with the camera. HAVE A LOOK:
Combat stripes…
A pensive pre-show moment with “Miss Sailor”…
Some pre-game revelry in the “ladies” room…
And a last-minute manicure before the opening bell…
The honor roll…
The opening number…
And the obligatory creepy clown dude…
Spectators Jayme Foxx and Audrey Kitching give the contestants a run for their money…
“Miss Guided” displays her formidable yo-yo chops…
“Miss One Dolla No Holla” flexs her fine egg-flipping form…
“Miss Squirt” treats her sinuses like a construction site…
And “Miss Platinum Puss” performs her ever-tasteful “baby strip-tease”…
While “Miss Strawberry” rolls hard in her “lady of the evening” dress…
And “Miss Sailor” gives good hand…
Awaiting the final verdict…
While the judges hastily compare notes…
Before crowning “Miss One Dolla Holla” the belle of the ball…
Who is quickly serenaded by one Torrance Jackson…
The recap…
And the souvenir featuring art by Natalia Fabia…
