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Guam, LA and Tinian rule Saipan Pride 2008
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Posted on Jul 02 2008
Revelers from Guam, Los Angeles and Tinian ruled the second annual CNMI LGBT Pride Dance Party held Wednesday last week at the island’s premier party hub, Club V, after being voted as the best dressed participants during the event.
Mike and Denny flew to Saipan from Guam and Los Angeles just to attend the Pride Party here on Saipan. The couple—dressed as the Truth or Dare Madonna—said the party was the best Pride Party they have ever attended in a small town. “We had so much fun!” said the winning couple.
Another pair from Tinian, Chris and Jeff, impressed judges with their costumes, coming in second with their Madonna’s Angels outfit inspired by the gay icon’s Erotica album. Saipan’s Linda Cullen won third place with her Vogue Madonna outfit.
Five participants dueled it out for the best Madonna outfits and impersonation, with Trends Salon’s Sunshine besting six other participants in the Madonna Lip Synch Contest. ASKS’ Sharmaine ranked second while Jaz of Trends Salon came in third.
For Saipan Grand Hotel’s Club V, last week’s Wednesday night was the best one they’ve ever had, with over 150 partygoers transforming the traditionally slow evening into a night of dancing and revelry.
This year’s revelry celebrated the release of Madonna’s newest album Hard Candy. Several raffle prizes were given away, including Madonna’s brand new album. Proceeds of the event went to Napu Life Foundation, a group that advocates HIV and AIDS awareness in the CNMI. Napu Life Foundation president Joaquin Sablan provided a brief speech about the group and its objectives for the year.
DJ Tattinouk served as the guest disc jockey while Club V in-house band Remyx provided curtain music.
Non-profit groups Napu Life Foundation and RaveSaipan organized the event this year, in collaboration with Saipan Grand Hotel. Major sponsors were Traders Insurance, Carlsberg, Excel Insurance, Esolutions, Vargas Construction, Cielo Jewelry, Genoveva’s Hair Power, Labtech, Sun Palace Hotel, SaipanCell, Salon de Manila, and Wear-a-Marconi. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
