Behind the festive occasion of Dayanara Mesmeize on the 19th of October this year was a hard work and perseverance. Her incomparable hands-on attitude transformed a conventional area at the Millennium Point in Birmingham into a floridly grandiose venue.
Her endeavour has given myself the opportunity to attend and witness- together with her invited guests, friends and family- her ultimate 50th birthday celebration. That is why, creating and producing this video especially for her was worthy of my effort, time and trouble.
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From Left to Right Alternative Miss London 2018, Miss Nicole Williams Alternative Miss London 2019, Miss Iwa Moto
On the 28th of September this year, the 26th anniversary catwalk contest of the WayOut Club entitled Miss Alternative London took place at the Minories in London, United Kingdom. It was organised by the inspirational Miss Vicky Lee and bolstered by her closest hard working collaborators. They produced a dazzling spectacle which was attended by a swarm of LGBTQIA+ community members, admirers and compatible people. Kindly click the links beneath for supplementary and underpinning information,
The Alternative Miss London 2019 took place late at night. Taking part was a set of eager and flambouyant hopefuls. Generally speaking, each contestant had the opportunity to don herself in 3 categorised semblances. One by one they walked onto the improvised red carpet that was fastened and placed on the dance floor. They emerged from their tightly secured dressing room and swung around in front of the jury and the frisky crowd. Yes, there was "red ceremonial carpet" with crowd control stanchions that provided an unrestricted space for each contestant to prance back & forth. This was the replacement for the conventional and demountable 12-foot long platform stage with LED lights on the dance floor. Personally speaking, it was an avant-garde undertaking and a brilliantlly embracing arrangement!
Miss Nicole Williams and Contestant Number 1, Miss Iwa Moto
Miss Geri Love and Contestant Number 2, Miss Jade Chloe Calolong
Miss Vicky Lee and Contestant Number 3, Miss Tiana Delosata
Contestant Number 4, Miss Jolie Cooper and Miss Geri Love
Photo courtesy of Miss Geyzhel Sparkes' Facebook account
During the event, the familiar and sophisticated Miss Alexandra Marie Diaz who has been single- handedly hosting the event since 2014 was unable to attend due to personal commitments. That is why, the inspirational Miss Vicky Lee stepped into her shoes and delivered the affairs with aplomb. When Miss Vicky began holding the floor, signalling the start of proceedings for the contest, she called upon the presence of Miss Geyzhel Sparke to express her gratitude for her invaluable support and reinforcement. Thereafter, the members of the jury and the tabulator were introduced beginning with Miss Natasha Mckenzie- Daniels of Ted's Place; Doctor Woof of X Factor 2017 and the 'Cancer is a Drag' ambassador; the multi pageant title holder, Miss SaHHara; Miss Alex Ceciliato of Roma TV/TS Party in London and Lesly, the proficient recorder of the scores. They were all stationed on a roomy elevated section of the dance floor rather than the regular cramming spot with closed proximity to the conventional platform stage. Personally speaking, this change of layout was a wise plan as the members of the jury could attentively see and clearly view each contestant's creativity, seductiveness and elegance.
Miss Geyzhel Sparkes and Miss Vicky Lee
From Left to Right
Miss Natasha Mckenzie- Daniels Doctor Woof Miss SaHHara Miss Alex Ceciliato
Without further ado, here are the contestants wearing their first semblance on the red carpet. It's their scintillating CREATIVE COSTUMES which were carefully remodelled.
After the appearance of the last contestant, Miss Jolie Cooper, the red carpet was then taken over by Miss Vicky Lee. After emphasizing the resourcefulness of the candidates and appreciating the ecstatic numbers of people, a first intermission number from the Dragqueen Showgirl Entertainer, Katt Kitten, took place. She invigorated the crowd with her vocal version of the late Whitney Houston's “Queen of the Night”.
The contestants dressing room door opened for the second category, SEXY COSTUME, and contestant number 1, Miss Iwa Moto, emanated wearing her evoking ensemble. In this category, the eagle eyed crowd witnessed an on cloud nine mutual promise of a later marriage to contestant number 3, Miss Tiana Delosata. After she won the hearts of everybody, especially her handsome boyfriend, she was named the Queen of Hearts during the proclamation of AML 2019 runners-up and the reigning Queen .
Miss Vicky Lee chatting to Miss Tiana Delosata and her Fiancé
For the verve in the crowd to sustain, Miss Geyzhel Sparkes lifted up her voice. She supplemented the crowd with her glamorous boogie rendition of “Aint Nobody (Loves Me Better)” song by Jasmine Thompson.
Miss Geyzhel's delivered number gave sufficient time for the contestants to glamorously restyle themselves. Each winsomely came into the light wearing monochromatic serpentine floor length EVENING GOWNS. Additionally, this was when the common question, “What is your wish for the World?”, was asked by Miss Vicky Lee to each contestant and their prepared written answers were also articulated by her. I have to say that contestant number 2, Miss Jade Chloe Calolong, was very coquettish in her embellished fringe sleeves see-through appliqué evening gown.
It was already in the wee hours of the morning and the crowd's peppy energy was still ascending. More so, when the “phoenix” urban pop singer, Miss Geri Love, influenced the dance floor with her “Love You Like A Love Song” by Selena Gomez.
What an ignitable emote voice Miss Geri has. Actually, her performance didn't just earn applause but also drew in a generous benefactor. After her bouncy performance, the 2018 Queen of Alternative Miss London, Miss Nicole Williams, was called upon by Miss Vicky Lee for her short and sweet farewell message. A finesse Queen who was very classy and stylish in her all pearly white motif.
Thenceforth, the Alternative Miss London 2019 runners-up and the Queen were declared by unanimous decision. To be more specific, the winner (runners-up and the Queen) was individually announced and called on to the red carpet to exclusively hold the spotlight and cherish her victory.
From Left to Right
Miss Vicky Lee Alternative Miss London 2019, Miss Iwa Moto 1st Runner- up, Miss Jolie Cooper 2nd Runner- up, Miss Jade Chloe Calolong Miss Geyzhel Sparkes
From Left to Right
Queen of Birmingham, Miss Dayanara Mesmeize Miss Tiana Delosata's Fiancé Alternative Miss London 2018, Miss Nicole Williams Alternative Miss London 2019 Queen of Hearts, Miss Tiana Delosata Miss Mikaella Jane Attay
The Alternative Miss London 2019 catwalk contest may not have acquired a large numbers of contestants. However, the overall outcome- from night until the wee hours of the morning- had an affable & engaging feeling and more importantly, it filled the stomping ground with love. Not to mention, the battle of the contestants for the coveted crown/title was compassionate and never overshadowed by a pernicious strife!
