All requests for permission to publish or quote from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Doheny Memorial Library 206, 3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189 Silver Lake Neighborhood Council; Beat, Jackie; Carrara-Rudolph, Leslie; Garcetti, Eric USC Libraries. Special Collections. Bob Herzog Memorial Archives specol@usc.edu
Description
Queen of Silver Lake beauty pageant, Glendale Boulevard, parking lot of California Federal Savings & Loan Association [later Citibank], 2002. "The second pageant was staged in the larger parking lot of Cal Fed on Glendale Blvd. (now Citibank) thanks to SLCC Treasurer Marisa Bernal, the Cal Fed Branch Manager and Honorary Queen for the event. Judges included Anna Nicole Smith, Mo Collins of 'Mad TV', Councilmember Tom La Bonge and actress Jennifer Coolidge ('Legally Blonde', 'Dog Show'). Additionally, Councilmember Eric Garcetti got in touch with his inner Henny Youngman in his entertaining presentation. When returning Host Jackie Beat fell sick in the opening minutes of the show, reigning Queen Leslie Carrara-Rudolph channeled her own inner Shirley MacLaine and — in a move that would have made the overnight star of 'The Pajama Game' proud — stepped up and saved the day in brilliant and energetic fashion. 'Miss Acme Pet Care' (aka Dragzilla, nee Mario Arreola) was crowned Queen after wowing the crowd of 2,700+ with his twirling cage dance number. The event proceeds benefitted Project New Hope to the tune of about $6500." -- Park to Park (http://kurtrademaekers.com/park2parkla/030715/qsl/qsl.htm). Part of a series of oral histories "The people of Silver Lake". Available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anGen3yz2QE
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
