{"id":22770,"date":"2019-06-10T21:25:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T01:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=22770"},"modified":"2019-06-10T21:27:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T01:27:26","slug":"miss-mjs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=22770","title":{"rendered":"Miss MJ&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11139402_432507463576706_8818837273106372004_n-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss MJ&#8217;s is a bar pageant for MJ&#8217;s on Jefferson (formerly MJ&#8217;s Cafe) in Dayton, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss MJ&#8217;s Titleholders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10481619_975109315841473_548859950699948419_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10481619_975109315841473_548859950699948419_n.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Williams\" data-id=\"69750\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69750\" class=\"wp-image-69750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10481619_975109315841473_548859950699948419_n.jpg 402w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10481619_975109315841473_548859950699948419_n-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10481619_975109315841473_548859950699948419_n-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10481619_975109315841473_548859950699948419_n-326x415.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Wendy Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/01128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/01128.jpg\" alt=\"Dena Cass\" data-id=\"7727\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=7727\" class=\"wp-image-7727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/01128.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/01128-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dena Cass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/21151700_1392639564138651_40040326445612925_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/21151700_1392639564138651_40040326445612925_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61104\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=61104\" class=\"wp-image-61104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/21151700_1392639564138651_40040326445612925_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/21151700_1392639564138651_40040326445612925_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/21151700_1392639564138651_40040326445612925_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/21151700_1392639564138651_40040326445612925_n-326x326.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Jade Sexton<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/601372_10153120343405711_819940239_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/601372_10153120343405711_819940239_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14238\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=14238\" class=\"wp-image-14238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/601372_10153120343405711_819940239_n.jpg 615w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/601372_10153120343405711_819940239_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/601372_10153120343405711_819940239_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/601372_10153120343405711_819940239_n-326x325.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tova Uravitch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/73045_144156325632270_2550251_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/73045_144156325632270_2550251_n.jpg\" alt=\"Daray Lorez\" data-id=\"11216\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=11216\" class=\"wp-image-11216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/73045_144156325632270_2550251_n.jpg 438w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/73045_144156325632270_2550251_n-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Daray Lorez<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/155737_1056131204448719_2485976264436734188_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/155737_1056131204448719_2485976264436734188_n.jpg\" alt=\"Leah Halston\" data-id=\"37571\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=37571\" class=\"wp-image-37571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/155737_1056131204448719_2485976264436734188_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/155737_1056131204448719_2485976264436734188_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/155737_1056131204448719_2485976264436734188_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/155737_1056131204448719_2485976264436734188_n-326x489.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Leah Halston<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/61613288_2380395335617746_5387044803538059264_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/61613288_2380395335617746_5387044803538059264_n.jpg\" alt=\"Soy Queen\" data-id=\"78822\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=78822\" class=\"wp-image-78822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/61613288_2380395335617746_5387044803538059264_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/61613288_2380395335617746_5387044803538059264_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/61613288_2380395335617746_5387044803538059264_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Soy Queen &#8211; Photo by Laura Dark Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss MJ&#8217;s Titleholders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2014<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3636\"> Wendy Williams<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\"> Dena Cass<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2015&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23160\">Jade Sexton<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=466\"> Tova Uravitch<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2017&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2342\">Daray Lorez<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2018&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1179\">Leah Halston<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=38676\">Soy Queen<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Miss MJ&#8217;s History<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss MJ&#8217;s 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=38676\" data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Soy Queen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss MJ&#8217;s 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1179\">Leah Halston<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1st Alternate &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3331\">Alana Reign<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Complete Contestant List:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=11911\">London Desmond Asia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3331\">Alana Reign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=69319\">Baby Girl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=11125\">Stacy Z. Candy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1179\">Leah Halston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=58686\">Jamona Remini Fever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52213\">Sheridan Steele<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_69575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69575\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69575#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69575\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o.jpg\" alt=\"Shampaine Austen Lee and Leah Halston shortly after their respective wins as Mr. and Miss MJ's 2018 at MJ's on Jefferson in Dayton, Ohio on the night of February 24th, 2018.\" width=\"600\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o-768x1032.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o-326x438.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28239003_10155724215959093_8644721415921808698_o-700x940.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shampaine Austen Lee and Leah Halston shortly after their respective wins as Mr. and Miss MJ&#8217;s 2018 at MJ&#8217;s on Jefferson in Dayton, Ohio on the night of February 24th, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68967\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68967#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68967\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Miss and Mr. MJ's | MJ's on Jefferson (Dayton, Ohio) | 2\/23-2\/24\/2018 \" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n-326x183.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/27656960_10155673994004093_1433924171910674198_n-700x394.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Show Ad | Miss and Mr. MJ&#8217;s | MJ&#8217;s on Jefferson (Dayton, Ohio) | 2\/23-2\/24\/2018<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss MJ&#8217;s 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2342\">Daray Lorez<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss MJ&#8217;s 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=466\">Tova Uravitch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss MJ&#8217;s 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/a>&nbsp;reigned in the first part of the year and&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23160\">Jade Sexton<\/a>&nbsp;reigned for the latter stepping down when Tova Uravitch was crowned the following year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss MJ&#8217;s 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3636\">Wendy Williams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss MJ&#8217;s is a bar pageant for MJ&#8217;s on Jefferson (formerly MJ&#8217;s Cafe) in Dayton, Ohio. 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