{"id":42719,"date":"2016-11-19T20:13:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T00:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=42719"},"modified":"2016-11-19T22:45:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T02:45:37","slug":"miss-gay-illinois-usofa-at-large","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=42719","title":{"rendered":"Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large is a prelim to <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=25432\">Miss Gay USofA at Large<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-42719 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=1314'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/jpg106-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1314\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1314'>\n\t\t\t\tHolly Vegas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=9488'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blanche DuBois\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9488\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9488'>\n\t\t\t\tBlanche DuBois\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=2156'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jpg92-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dena Cass\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2156\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2156'>\n\t\t\t\tDena Cass\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=3673'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg48-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3673\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3673'>\n\t\t\t\tMahogany Knight\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=3602'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg34-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3602\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3602'>\n\t\t\t\tKara Belle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=11896'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/546084_463073373723522_1334822244_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rochelle D&#039;Leight\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/546084_463073373723522_1334822244_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/546084_463073373723522_1334822244_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/546084_463073373723522_1334822244_n.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11896'>\n\t\t\t\tRochelle D&#8217;Leight\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=42707'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cee-Cee LaRouge\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-42707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-326x407.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o-700x874.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13483230_10153618472577483_4728027144223199932_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-42707'>\n\t\t\t\tCee-Cee LaRouge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=3607'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg35-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3607\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3607'>\n\t\t\t\tJericha Knight\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unknown:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1313\">Holly Vegas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9487\">Blanche DuBois<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>1992 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>1998 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>2007 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3672\">Mahogany Knight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>2008 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3601\">Kara Belle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=11895\">Rochelle D&#8217;Leight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=10403\">Cee-Cee LaRouge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>2014 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3606\">Jericha Knight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large History<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3606\">Jericha Knight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42720\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=42720#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42720\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1002664_774361965922042_1073877385_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large | (Clubl Station House - Springfield, Ohio) | 4\/5\/2014\" width=\"600\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1002664_774361965922042_1073877385_n.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1002664_774361965922042_1073877385_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1002664_774361965922042_1073877385_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1002664_774361965922042_1073877385_n-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1002664_774361965922042_1073877385_n-700x701.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Show Ad | Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large | (Clubl Station House &#8211; Springfield, Ohio) | 4\/5\/2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2012 &#8211; 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pageant status unknown.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=10403\">Cee-Cee LaRouge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2010<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=11895\">Rochelle D&#8217;Leight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2009<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1st Alternate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=647\">Bianca Defy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2008<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3601\">Kara Belle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 2007<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3672\">Mahogany Knight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 1999 &#8211; 2006<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pageant status unknown.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 1998<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 1993 &#8211; 1997<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pageant status unknown.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 1992<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2155\">Dena Cass<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 1991<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9487\">Blanche DuBois<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Remaining Top Ten (in no particular order)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=12251\">Brenda Leigh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large 1990<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Winner &#8211;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Remaining Top Ten (in no particular order)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=12251\">Brenda Leigh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Gay Illinois USofA at Large is a prelim to Miss Gay USofA at Large. 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