{"id":38989,"date":"2023-02-14T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=38989"},"modified":"2023-02-14T19:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T23:53:04","slug":"miss-gay-united-states-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=38989","title":{"rendered":"Miss Gay United States Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15665747_1348413208503136_8441847013453429045_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53289\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15665747_1348413208503136_8441847013453429045_n.jpg 574w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15665747_1348413208503136_8441847013453429045_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15665747_1348413208503136_8441847013453429045_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15665747_1348413208503136_8441847013453429045_n-326x326.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 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\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1786\" height=\"1322\" data-id=\"17460\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Warner\" class=\"wp-image-17460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o.jpg 1786w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o-326x241.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1606421_10152201229146061_929278797_o-700x518.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1786px) 100vw, 1786px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jennifer Warner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/01128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"7727\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/01128.jpg\" alt=\"Dena Cass\" 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 class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dena Cass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"33543\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o.jpg\" alt=\"Faleasha Savage\" class=\"wp-image-33543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o-326x489.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10710475_766964080033925_5959285752238078651_o-700x1050.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Faleasha Savage &#8211; 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Photo by April Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"124570\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n.jpg\" alt=\"Bionka Simone\" class=\"wp-image-124570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-1246x1869.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-675x1013.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/273142526_157053980011456_7398407580142965083_n-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bionka Simone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"129935\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1200x1500.jpg\" alt=\"Jordyn Sinclair\" class=\"wp-image-129935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1246x1558.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-946x1183.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-675x844.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jordyn Sinclair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon Titleholders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=6278\">Jennifer Warner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2006\">Faleasha Savage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=20668\">Ashauntee DeFoxx Black<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019 &#8211; 2020 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2150\">Mercedes Alexander<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=33528\">Bionka Simone<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=129934\">Jordyn Sinclair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon Prelims<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=125451\">Miss Gay Southeast United States Icon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=92646\">Miss Gay West Virginia United States Icon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"miss-gay-united-states-icon-history\">Miss Gay United States Icon History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2012<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=6278\">Jennifer Warner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note: Jennifer was the Emeritus to this title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2013<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/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\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Miss Gay United States Icon | Ziegfeld's (Washington, DC) | 10\/6\/2013\" class=\"wp-image-38990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n-326x423.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1011357_4743945411512_1372708878_n-700x908.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Show Ad | Miss Gay United States Icon | Ziegfeld&#8217;s (Washington, DC) | 10\/6\/2013 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2014 &#8211; 2016<\/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 United States Icon 2017<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2006\">Faleasha Savage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2018<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=20668\">Ashauntee DeFoxx Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2019<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2150\">Mercedes Alexander<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2020<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No pageant held due to Covid-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2021<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=33528\">Bionka Simone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miss Gay United States Icon 2022<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=129934\">Jordyn Sinclair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Gay United States Icon Titleholders Miss Gay United States Icon Titleholders Miss Gay United States Icon Prelims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38989","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=38989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}