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photo provided by Estate of Dixie Evans
n 2011 a dark cloud settled above
I our community. Dixie became
estranged from the museum and
pageant she created. It was a hard
and confusing time for many of us
who were close to both Dixie and
the event. Yet, I have no doubt that
it was the hardest on Dixie. Dixie
loved the energy of the weekender. And even though she wasn’t as
hands on with the production after
its relocation to Las Vegas, she still
had show ideas, opinions and concepts that she was passionate about
and which were respected and integrated into the nights. And beyond
the action on stage, every June in
Las Vegas, Dixie basked in the light
of love she received from fans and
performers alike. It is a great sadness that Dixie’s relationship with
the museum, now known as the
Burlesque Hall of Fame, was not
reconciled before her death.
“...booked two years in advance,I thought,‘Boy,I have arrived.’”
~Dixie Evans
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