Male pageant benefits Renew center for domestic violence
Ms.Ter 2017, Bill Conner, performs a lip sync to “Black Velvet” as his talent in the pageant.
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Ms.Ter 2016 Gary Noyes performs as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” He placed second this year.
Zane Gray, performing as Doris Day, chose origami as his talent.
Third-place winner Shawn Bittle performs as Granny from “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
Rory Pfotenhauer performs as Rita Hayworth.
Gary Noyes performs as Dorothy, from “The Wizard of Oz,” and Shawn Bittle plays Granny from “The Beverly Hillbillies” at Saturday night’s “An Evening in Her Shoes” event.
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Larry Easterling performs as Kate Hepburn in the talent portion of the pageant.
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Carrie Schneider LeMay performs a song for the crowd before the festivities begin.
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Audience and judges laugh as Gary Noyes performs his talent on stage as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.”
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Three of the pageant judges laugh along with the performances.
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Alan Klein performs as Tina Turner with Carrie Schneider LeMay.
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Mitchell Toms performs with his wife, Diana, as Sonny and Cher.
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Bob Waggoner performs as Elizabeth Taylor.
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Alan Klein performs as Tina Turner with Carrie Schneider LeMay.
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Shawn Bittle, playing Granny, from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” gets caught stealing by Patrol Sgt. Brad Ray.
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Shawn Bittle as Granny, from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” gets caught stealing by Patrol Sgt. Brad Ray for Shawn Bittle’s talent portion.
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Shawn Bittle, playing Granny, from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” gets caught stealing by Patrol Sgt. Brad Ray.
Emily Rice/The Journal
Host Jill Carlson asks Lance McDaniel for a little more cowbell after his talent performance.
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Mis.Ter 2017, Bill Conner, performs a lip sync to “Black Velvet” as his talent in the pageant.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Zane Gray chose origami as his talent while performing as Doris Day.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Last year’s Mis.Ter, Gary Noyes performs as Dorothy from the “Wizard of Oz.”
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Host Jill Carlson asks Lance McDaniel for a little more cowbell after his talent performance.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Third-place winner Shawn Bittle performs as Granny from the “Beverly Hillbillies.”
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Carrie Schneider LeMay performs a song for the crowd before the festivities begin.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Bob Waggoner performs as Elizabeth Taylor.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Larry Easterling performs as Kate Hepburn in the talent portion of the pageant.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Audience and judges laugh as Gary Noyes performs his talent on stage as Dorothy from the “Wizard of Oz.”
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Rory Pfotenhauer performs as Rita Hayworth.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Gary Noyes performs as Dorothy from the “Wizard of Oz,” and Shawn Bittle plays Granny from “The Beverly Hillbillies” at Saturday night’s “An Evening in Her Shoes” event.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Shawn Bittle, playing Granny, from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” gets caught stealing by Patrol Sgt. Brad Ray.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Three of the pageant judges laugh along with the performances.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Shawn Bittle as “Granny” gets caught stealing by Patrol Sgt. Brad Ray for Shawn Bittle’s talent portion.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Shawn Bittle, playing Granny, from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” gets caught stealing by Patrol Sgt. Brad Ray.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Alan Klein performs as Tina Turner with Carrie Schneider LeMay.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Alan Klein performs as Tina Turner with Carrie Schneider LeMay.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Mitchell Toms performs with his wife, Diana, as Sonny and Cher.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>
Renew/Wings held the second annual “An Evening in Her Shoes” on Saturday at the Elks Club in Cortez.
Men competed as “cinematic bombshells” in the categories of talent, evening gown and interview, with a chance at the title of “Ms.Ter 2017.”
This year, Shawn Bittle won third place as Granny from “The Beverly Hillbillies,” and last year’s winner, Gary Noyes, took second as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.”
The title “Ms.Ter 2017” went to Bill Connor.
The event benefits Renew, a domestic and sexual violence and advocacy center in Cortez. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Renew wanted to bring attention to domestic violence, said Renew’s program director, Mary Fuller.
For Kristy Aiken, it was her second year attending the pageant.
“It was just a lot of fun,” she said. “The guys made it very entertaining, and the money goes to a very good cause, and I just wanted to support Renew again this year.”
This year’s pageant was hosted by Jill Carlson and DJ’d by PA Jackson, with performances by Durango comedians Bailey Rae Lammon and Elliot Webber, and local musician Carrie Schneider LeMay.
“We had quite a bit of presale,” said Fuller. “I don’t know about the final numbers because the contestants sold tickets too.”
“I thought some of the guys enjoyed it more than they should have,” Mary Ann Findley said. “It made it all the more fun, and we got a kick out of it.”
Renew offers free and confidential services to Montezuma and Dolores county residents that include a safe house, a 24-hour hotline, professional counseling, and criminal and civil justice support.
All proceeds from “In Her Shoes” benefit victims served by Renew/Wings.
