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PHOTOS: Mr. and Miss Capital Pride 2012

Preston J. Adams and Alexandra B. Childs crowned winners

Published

13 years ago

May 16, 2012

(Washington Blade photo by Denis Largeron)

Four contestants vied for the titles of Mr. and Miss Capital Pride on Saturday, May 12 at a pageant at Town Danceboutique.

Between the Pride wear, formal wear, talent and question competitions were guest performances by Brandon Biller, Destiny B. Childs, Xavier Bottoms, Regina Jozet Adams, Patti Lovelace and Monet Dupree. Preston J. Adams, competing unopposed, was crowned Mr. Capital Pride 2012 and Alexandra B. Childs beat out her competition to be named Miss Capital Pride 2012.

“It makes me extremely proud to be able to represent our community as a whole,” Childs said. “By having this title, I hope that people can look at me just being myself and that it would encourage people to do the same.”

(Washington Blade photos by Denis Largeron)

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Crush Dance Bar on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Revelers enjoyed an evening out at Crush Dance Bar (2007 14th Street, N.W.) on Saturday.

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PHOTOS: 2024 Year-in-Review

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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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Activists stage a rally in front of the Heritage Foundation on Jan. 1 to bring awareness to Project 2025.

**Hennessey** performs at Black Friday at As You Are on Jan. 5.

Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend brings leather enthusiasts from across the country to D.C. in January.

**Sasha Adams Sanchez** performs at the Freddie’s Follies drag show at Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington, Va. on Jan. 20.

Patrons enjoy a night out at Thurst Lounge on Feb. 3.

The 2024 Cupid’s Undie Run is held at The Wharf on Feb. 17.

**Mistress Isabelle Brooks** of RuPaul’s Drag Race performs at ‘Drag Me to the Disco’ at the Howard Theatre on March 2.

JR.’s annual Bonnet Ball is held on March 31.

Exhibitors show their wares at the National Cannabis Festival at the RFK Stadium grounds on April 20.

The Mr./Miss/Mx. Capital Pride Pageant is held on April 26 at Penn Social.

The Taste of Point fundraiser for the Point Foundation is held at Room & Board on May 2.

**Freddie Lutz** passes out signs to supporters outside of Freddie’s Beach Bar on May 4. The ‘Love Fest’ counter-demonstration outside of the Arlington, Va. gay bar is in response to a group of anti-LGBTQ protestors outside the establishment.

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**Billy Porter** is the headline performer at D.C. Black Pride on May 25.

**Lorenzo Hall** of WUSA9 emcees at the Pride Honors on May 31.

The Capital Pride Parade is held on June 8.

**Keke Palmer** performs at the Capital Pride Festival and Concert on June 9.

The Washington Blade holds Pride on the Pier at The Wharf on June 9.

Baltimore Pride is held on June 15.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington perform “Portraits” at the Kennedy Center in June.

Fredericksburg Pride is held on June 29.

Hagerstown Pride is held on July 13.

The Republican National Convention is held in Milwaukee, Wis. in July.

Former President **Donald Trump** attends the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. on July 17.

The SMYAL for Summer fundraiser was held on July 25.

**Noah Van Gilder** is crowned the winner of the NJB+ Pageant on Aug. 4.

President **Joe Biden** and **Christopher Kane** in the Oval Office on Aug. 12, 2024.

President **Joe Biden** speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19.

Maryland Gov. **Wes Moore** attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19.

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Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson speaks at the HRC National Dinner on Sept. 9.

Virginia Pridefest was held in Richmond, Va. on Sept. 14.

National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund President **Kierra Johnson** speaks at the group’s D.C. Board cocktail reception on Sept. 20.

D.C. Council member **Robert White** speaks at the Washington Blade’s candidate forum at Crush on Sept. 24.

**Dominique Jackson**, star of ‘Pose’ on FX, leads the ‘Kunty’ dance party at Bunker on Oct. 5.

Winchester Pride is held at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Va. on Oct. 5.

**Kidd O’Shea** of ‘Good Morning Washington’ is voted Best Local TV/Radio Personality in the Washington Blade’s Best of LGBTQ D.C. readers’ poll.

Franklin County Pride is held on the campus of Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa. on Oct. 13.

The Washington Blade holds its Best of LGBTQ DC Party at Crush on Oct. 17.

The High Heel Race is held on 17th Street, N.W. on Oct. 29.

Vice President **Kamala Harris** gives her concession speech at Howard University on Nov. 6.

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PHOTOS: Freddie’s Follies

Destiny B. Childs hosts show at Arlington Beach Bar

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Drag artists Patti Lovelace, Sasha Adams Sanchez and MaKayla Starr perform at Freddie's Beach Bar on Saturday, Dec. 21. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The Freddie’s Follies drag show was held at Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington, Va. on Saturday. Performers included Destiny B. Childs, Monet Dupree, Sasha Adams Sanchez, Jasmine Blue, Patti Lovelace and MaKayla Starr.

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