{"id":45738,"date":"2019-10-10T23:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45738"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:32:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T02:32:25","slug":"mr-gay-diamond-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45738","title":{"rendered":"Miss Gay Diamond America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/14939956_948622158601484_5597497183140919464_o-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Gay America\" class=\"wp-image-56977\" width=\"512\" height=\"263\" 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: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss Gay Diamond America is a prelim to <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=35571\">Miss Gay North Carolina America<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miss Gay Diamond America Titleholders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16754502_188970304922303_908236233_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16754502_188970304922303_908236233_n.jpg\" alt=\"Felicity Ferraro\" data-id=\"45740\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=45740\" class=\"wp-image-45740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16754502_188970304922303_908236233_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16754502_188970304922303_908236233_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16754502_188970304922303_908236233_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16754502_188970304922303_908236233_n-326x489.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Felicity Ferraro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-684x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Reina Parque LaReese - Photo by Cody Perry Photography\" data-id=\"34966\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=34966\" class=\"wp-image-34966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-326x488.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o-700x1048.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/13029675_1076217492451838_5327928566863293782_o.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Reina Parque LaReese &#8211; Photo by Cody Perry Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n.jpg\" alt=\"Shelita Bonet Hoyle\" data-id=\"45749\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=45749\" class=\"wp-image-45749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/16730730_188970591588941_2145057989_n-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shelita Bonet Hoyle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71880459_449703732322378_3035908855927144448_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71880459_449703732322378_3035908855927144448_n.jpg\" alt=\"Odette Dynasty O'Hara\" data-id=\"90143\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=90143\" class=\"wp-image-90143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71880459_449703732322378_3035908855927144448_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71880459_449703732322378_3035908855927144448_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71880459_449703732322378_3035908855927144448_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Odette Dynasty O&#8217;Hara<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/16736667_188970628255604_369686979_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/16736667_188970628255604_369686979_n.jpg\" alt=\"London Nichole Dior - Photo by S J Photography\" data-id=\"45756\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=45756\" class=\"wp-image-45756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/16736667_188970628255604_369686979_n.jpg 643w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/16736667_188970628255604_369686979_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/16736667_188970628255604_369686979_n-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/16736667_188970628255604_369686979_n-326x487.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">London Nichole Dior &#8211; Photo by S J Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13782188_1263880683652319_5732715434133535479_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13782188_1263880683652319_5732715434133535479_n.jpg\" alt=\"Shana Nicole\" data-id=\"40111\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=40111\" class=\"wp-image-40111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13782188_1263880683652319_5732715434133535479_n.jpg 531w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13782188_1263880683652319_5732715434133535479_n-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13782188_1263880683652319_5732715434133535479_n-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13782188_1263880683652319_5732715434133535479_n-326x545.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shana Nicole<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n.jpg\" alt=\"Kenya C. McCooter\" data-id=\"45618\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=45618\" class=\"wp-image-45618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736090_188953654923968_1893560653_n-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kenya C. McCooter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miss Gay Diamond America Titleholders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2011 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45090\">Felicity Ferraro<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2012 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=10295\">Reina Parque LaReese<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2012 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26841\">Shelita Bonet Hoyle<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2013 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=15108\">Odette Dynasty O&#8217;Hara<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2014 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=6125\">London Nichole Dior<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2015 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=4179\">Shana Nicole<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Honorary 2016 <\/strong>&#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45149\">Kenya C. McCooter<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Gay Diamond America is a prelim to Miss Gay North Carolina America. Miss Gay Diamond America Titleholders Miss Gay&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45738\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> Miss Gay Diamond 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":[28],"class_list":["post-45738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-north-carolina","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45738","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=45738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45738\/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=45738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}