{"id":29282,"date":"2023-02-12T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29282"},"modified":"2023-02-12T17:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T21:53:41","slug":"miss-gay-california-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29282","title":{"rendered":"Miss Gay California America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Gay America\" class=\"wp-image-56977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-326x167.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-700x359.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o.jpg 1942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss Gay California America is a prelim to <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23209\">Miss Gay America<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America Titleholders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"23625\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon Forrester\" class=\"wp-image-23625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n.jpg 804w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n-326x389.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/293685_124698770966920_1488103619_n-700x836.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shannon Forrester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/194037_102733473143769_4360828_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12238\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/194037_102733473143769_4360828_o-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alina Malletti Galore\" class=\"wp-image-12238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/194037_102733473143769_4360828_o-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/194037_102733473143769_4360828_o-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/194037_102733473143769_4360828_o.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alina Malletti Galore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1558551_703214009709456_1299110817_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"29283\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1558551_703214009709456_1299110817_n.jpg\" alt=\"Rochelle D'Leight\" class=\"wp-image-29283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1558551_703214009709456_1299110817_n.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1558551_703214009709456_1299110817_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1558551_703214009709456_1299110817_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1558551_703214009709456_1299110817_n-326x326.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rochelle D&#8217;Leight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1377564_10200545043047908_213362813_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"16355\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1377564_10200545043047908_213362813_n.jpg\" alt=\"Paju Munro\" class=\"wp-image-16355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1377564_10200545043047908_213362813_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1377564_10200545043047908_213362813_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1377564_10200545043047908_213362813_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1377564_10200545043047908_213362813_n-326x489.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paju Munro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/316383_286821268018142_396802514_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"29270\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/316383_286821268018142_396802514_n.jpg\" alt=\"Kendra Monroe - Photo by Luke Goodman Photography\" class=\"wp-image-29270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/316383_286821268018142_396802514_n.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/316383_286821268018142_396802514_n-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/316383_286821268018142_396802514_n-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/316383_286821268018142_396802514_n-326x458.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kendra Monroe &#8211; Photo by Luke Goodman Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"29299\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Barbra Seville - Photo by Scotty Kirby\" class=\"wp-image-29299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-326x489.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10655167_10153015304517001_5690088965419390373_o.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barbra Seville &#8211; Photo by Scotty Kirby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"126179\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-1200x1500.jpg\" alt=\"Aria B. Cassadine\" class=\"wp-image-126179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-1246x1558.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-946x1183.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-675x844.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/321546318_2135428829969635_4145023938230355499_n.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aria B. Cassadine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America Titleholders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23624\">Shannon Forrester<\/a> ***<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1998 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=569\">Alina Malletti Galore<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2006<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=11895\">Rochelle D&#8217;Leight<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=13450\">Paju Munro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1877\">Kendra Monroe<\/a>&nbsp;***<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2016<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=8654\">Barbra Seville<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=20102\">Aria B. Cassadine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*** In Loving Memory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miss Gay California America History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 1991<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23624\">Shannon Forrester<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 1992 &#8211; 1997<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pageant status needs researched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 1998<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=569\">Alina Malletti Galore<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 1999 &#8211; 2005<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pageant status needs researched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2006<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=11895\">Rochelle D&#8217;Leight<\/a> was selected to represent the system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2007 &#8211; 2012<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No pageant held.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2013<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=13450\">Paju Munro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=13549\">La Moni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2014<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1877\">Kendra Monroe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=13065\">Suzy Wong<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2015<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No pageant held.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2016<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=8654\">Barbra Seville<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=832\">Jayla Desmond Foxx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12821418_10156840473570556_910261371382057599_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12821418_10156840473570556_910261371382057599_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Miss Gay California America | Rich's (San Diego, California) | 4\/17\/2016\" class=\"wp-image-29121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12821418_10156840473570556_910261371382057599_n.jpg 630w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12821418_10156840473570556_910261371382057599_n-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12821418_10156840473570556_910261371382057599_n-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12821418_10156840473570556_910261371382057599_n-326x497.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Show Ad | Miss Gay California America | Rich&#8217;s (San Diego, California) | 4\/17\/2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2017 &#8211; 2021<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No pageant held.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay California America 2022<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=20102\">Aria B. Cassadine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=37392\">Tia Wanna Ross<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=129868\">ARCHIVE: Miss Gay California America | Heart (West Hollywood, California) | 11\/19\/2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Gay California America is a prelim to Miss Gay America. Miss Gay California America Titleholders Miss Gay California America&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29282\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> Miss Gay California America<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-29282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-california","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/56977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}