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***Miss Subways Is Here!***
Stand clear of the closing doors, please: after three years in the storage yard, **Miss Subways** is back on track and ready to roll! Read on for event details, tickets, and how YOU can be Miss Subways 2023!
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After a covid-imposed hiatus, Miss Subways returns! The beloved event, known for highlighting NYC’s underground and outsider talent, will take place on **Friday, April 28, 7:00-11:00 p.m.**, at New York’s historic nexus of the weird and whimsical, **Coney Island USA's Sideshows by the Seashore Theater (1208 Surf Ave., Brooklyn)**.
Miss Subways celebrates the historic “Miss Subways” beauty contest held in New York City from 1941 to 1976 (and resurrected once in 2004) while challenging traditional ideas of beauty. Updated for the 21st century, the event expands on the progressive history of Miss Subways as the first racially integrated beauty competition and is open to contestants of **all gender identities, body types, and ages 18+** to compete for the title of ***Miss Subways***.
**Tickets on sale now. All proceeds benefit The City Reliquary and Coney Island USA. Space is limited!**
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**Miss Subways 2023 Celebrity Judges**
Local celebrity judges will determine who takes home the **Transit Tiara**. This year’s panel features some of the best of NYC's artists, performers, historians and daily documentarians:
- Performance artist and Miss Subways 2017, [**Lisa Levy**](https://www.listentodrlisa.com/) - Instagram sensation** **[**Maxine the Fluffy Corgi**](https://www.instagram.com/madmax_fluffyroad/?) - Elf Girl and LES Art Star, [**Reverend Jen Miller**](https://www.instagram.com/revjenmiller) - Unofficial talent scout of New York, [**New York Nico**](https://www.instagram.com/newyorknico) - **Greg Young** of the [**Bowery Boys**](https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/)| [Miss Subways Contestant Application](https://forms.gle/1hkfYEGRZ1zPL7eW8) |
We welcome contestants of **all gender identities, body types, and ages 18+** to compete for the title of Miss Subways with an original performance that captures their relationship with the NYC subway, in all its complexity. “Performance” may be interpreted creatively. We welcome song, dance, poetry, or any other talent—surprise us!Â
[**Application open now. Submit by April 18**](https://forms.gle/1hkfYEGRZ1zPL7eW8).
Past performances have included an ode to the G train, an experimental soundscape inspired by the Q, songs about subway proselytizers, and an appearance by the Wicked Witch of the Upper East Side and an immigrant from Oz. Read more about the Reliquary’s previous Miss Subways events on [**Atlas Obscura**](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/miss-subways-competition-lisa-levy-city-reliquary-history.amp) and [**The New York Times**](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/nyregion/Miss-Subways-NYC.html?smid=url-share).
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For over 20 years, the City Reliquary has preserved New York City history while also making it--through exhibits and programs that showcase the histories of our city, and events that provide a space for new talent happening in New York right now.
Please consider making a one-time donation or purchasing a membership, and be part of something wonderful in your neighborhood. *We can't do this work without you!*
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