Miss WESA 2010

Last Saturday’s annual Miss WESA (West End SloPitch Association) competition at Celebrities…well, let’s just say I expected a bunch of semi-professional baseball jocks and a whole lotta bad drag. Sure, my brain was sun-addled from a day at Third Bitch…I mean Beach…and from an unexpected car tow that prevented me from making it to the Big Gay Wedding 2 gala elsewhere in town.

In any case, you can imagine my surprise when this blew onto stage:

Can you say ringer?

No seriously…congratulations to Miss Downtown Vancouver Rentals, Gina Talia, for a well-deserved win.

Brandon Gaukel was also onsite shooting the event and shared these two photos with Up Your Alley. Check out his Gaukel’s Boys series by clicking here.

Miss WESA 2010 Gina Talia (Photo by Brandon Gaukel)

2nd Runner Up Dick Fondal, Runner up Gai-Ping Ho and Winner Gina Talia (Photo by Brandon Gaukel)

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