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Battle for the Tiara
Battle for the Tiara is the original name for the Aid For AIDS (California) fundraiser, Best In Drag Show, held annually in Los Angeles. It also is the name of the award-winning 1998 documentary film that chronicles the fundraiser.〔(''Battle for the Tiara'', 1998, Dakota FilmWorks )〕〔''Battle for the Tiara'' documentary film. Directors Charley Lang, Eric Schiff. IMDb website. "()"Accessed January 5, 2010.〕
==History==
The well-known〔Diroll, Pat. "Quest for the Crown Brings Out Bevy of Beauties at AIDS Benefit." ''Los Angeles Times''. March 7, 2000."()"Accessed January 5, 2010.〕 drag show fundraiser was founded by Alexis Pittman and a small group of friends in Los Angeles in 1989.〔Maynard, Kevin. "Nostalgia for the Discontinued LA Fund-raiser 'Battle For The Tiara' that helped Aid For AIDS annually." ''The Advocate''. August 17, 1999."()" Accessed April 27, 2010.〕 It is a farcical beauty pageant where amateur, male contestants dress and perform as women in categories of evening gown, swim suit, talent, and question and answer segments. ''Battle for the Tiara'' began as a small, annual AIDS fundraising event in a private home, and due to its popularity,〔"My Favorite Weekend." ''Los Angeles Times''. Booth Moore. September 17, 1998."()" Accessed January 5, 2010.〕 it was moved to subsequently larger venues. An award-winning,〔Winner Best Documentary: Outfest Los Angeles; Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sydney queerDOC Film Festival entries."()"〕 1998 documentary was made of ''Battle for the Tiara'',〔Kelley, Shannon. "Visions of L.A. in the Age of AIDS – Battle for the Tiara." KCET Online."()" Accessed April 27, 2010.〕 by Charley Lang and Eric Schiff, which chronicled the history of the Los Angeles fundraising event that has raised millions of dollars for HIV/AIDS treatment and assistance through Aid For AIDS in California.〔〔 When Pittman died, the group stopped production for two years, then brought the event back in 2003 with the name, ''Best In Drag Show''. During the interim two years, another version was produced by the show beneficiary entitled, ''Quest for the Crown'',〔 the subject of director Roger Hyde's documentary, ''Queen of the Whole Wide World''.〔IMDb website. "()"Accessed October, 2010.〕 By 2008, the renamed fundraiser was being held at the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, which seats 1,900. In 2010, the benefit raised $300,000.〔() Accessed October 29, 2010.〕 In 2011, the winning show contestant from 1998 ''Battle For The Tiara'', Jeffrey Drew as "Lotta Slots, Miss Nevada," became the director and choreographer of the later version of the fundraiser, ''Best In Drag Show''. ''Quest for the Crown'' and ''Best In Drag Show'' are registered trademarks of the California non-profit Aid For AIDS, founded in 1983.
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