Alyssa Edwards’s Miss Gay America 2010 title was snatched away on December 9, 2010, leading to significant controversies online.
Alyssa gained prominence by participating in the third season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars.
Highlights
- Alyssa Edwards initially won the Miss Gay America 2010 title but had it revoked.
- Alyssa gained fame from her performances on “Ru Paul’s Drag Race,” particularly her memorable lip-sync with Tatianna.
- Despite the pageant controversy, Alyssa maintained a supportive friendship with Coco Montrese.
While talking about Alyssa, how can we forget her legendary lip-sync performance on Shut and Drive alongside Tatianna in the second season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars?
Both the drag queens performed splendidly and were tied, ultimately progressing to the show’s next round.
Coco Montrese Clarifies Alyssa Edwards’ Miss Gay America 2010 Controversy
As Alyssa lost the pageant, she had already won; a thread was created on Reddit that said,
Why did Alyssa Edwards have her Miss Gay America win revoked?
Redditor
Although Edwards was declared Miss Gay America in 2010, the crown was handed to Coco Montrese, the runner-up with 6 points.
Consequently, a considerable controversy arose between the two, with Edwards missing for almost two years.
The prime reason behind this drastic step was conflicting business dealings in which Edwards was involved. However, the specifics are not explicitly mentioned anywhere.
In an interview,
Coco cleared the air regarding the controversy, clarifying the pure relationship between the two that had surpassed the competency.
Coco shared that Alyssa was very supportive, and they made checklists for Coco to come back and win the next season, indicating they were very close friends.
After knowing that crown had been away from her, Coco recalled,
I felt so bad for her but I couldn’t get on the phone really and we used to talk everyday.
Coco Montrese
Later, Coco discovered that Alyssa was going through her own emotional thing at the time. Thus, there was a huge communication gap between them.
Specifying the reason, Coco said,
She is all about the business and getting things done. The pagaent wanted so much time but she couldnt give the that much time. So the owners got into it.
Therefore, Edwards didn’t lose the crown for her incompetency; there were certain expectations from the organizers that she refused to fulfill.
Additional Information
- Alyssa Edwards, born Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson, was one of seven children and grew up in Mesquite, Texas.
- In 2010, Edwards also lost the title of the All-American Goddess after losing her Miss Gay America Crown.
- The drag queen got ninth place in The GOAT Season 1, a reality show about the legends.
