With a packed crowd on a rainy and cloudy Sunday night in Pittsburgh, the Blue Moon Bar in Lawrenceville shone as bright as the sun as Akasha L. Van-Cartier was crowned Miss Blue Moon 2023. Akasha is the first person of color to win the title of Miss Blue Moon.
In a social media post, Akasha said “I need to thank Andrew Henderson for providing us all with a home away from home and a safe space for us to be the best misfits we can be.”
Akasha praised her fellow contestants. “[They] all looked and did amazing. To see so much talent in one building was so intimidating and mind-blowing. I know that Pittsburgh will be in good hands with the future of drag.”
Van-Cartier thanked Phoenix Fatale, Miss Blue Moon 2022; her LeStat and Van Cartier drag family; Sam Green-King and Brody Stitt for help with her winning looks; Dixie Surewood for making her musical mix; and Margaret Halo, Kat De Lac, Jeremy Creamer and the judges.
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“Stay green, stay growing, and always remember love looks better in color,” Akasha told QBurgh.
Congratulations to Akasha. Long may she reign.