[View this email in your browser]() ## **Now Arriving: Miss Subways 2025!** ## **Friday, July 18, 7:00-10:00 pm (8 pm showtime)** **Coney Island USA Sideshows by the Seashore Theater (1208 Surf Avenue)** **Tickets on sale now: $30 general/$10 City Reliquary members** # Introducing the 2025 Miss Subways Master of Ceremonies and Celebrity Judges

This year’s Miss Subways emcee and judges come from the worlds of performance, comedy, and journalism. They’re artists who help make and keep NYC a cultural hotspot, advocates for the best of local culture, style icons, award winners, and the voice of our daily commute. We're honored and thrilled to work with them.

# The Master of Ceremonies

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# The Celebrity Judges

The Miss Subways judges will evaluate a diverse lineup of contestants in Costume, Talent, and Interview categories. The contestant with the highest score wins the transit tiara, the subway sash, and the title of Miss Subways 2025. Learn more about the judges on our <a href="https://www.cityreliquary.org/2025-miss-subways/" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#660066">website</span></a>!

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**Brini Maxwell, domestic doyenne**
Described as part Donna Reed, part Mary Tyler Moore, Maxwell makes kitsch feel classy through her unparalleled personal flair for home design, entertaining and savvy household tips. She’s currently producing content for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BriniMaxwell" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#660099">YouTube</span></a> and acting as a muse for the art of her creator, Ben Sander.  

**Charlie Pellett, voice of the New York City Subway**
Charlie is a veteran news anchor and reporter for Bloomberg Radio. Most importantly, as one of the designated official voices of the New York City subway system, Charlie Pellett asks riders to *“Stand clear of the closing doors, please!”*

**Ella Louise Smith, “Miz E with a Z”**
Ella Louise is an actress, and performer who has been called <a href="https://astoriapodcast.com/episodes/powellaproductions" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#660066">*“*the Oprah of Astoria*”*</span></a> for her role in producing *“*The Kong Show*”* with Powell Leonard, filmed in Astoria, Queens and featuring a wide array of local talent and uncovering the best of the neighborhood's shops and restaurants. Ella was awarded Miss Congeniality at the Miss Subways 2023 event. 

**Lisa Levy, Miss Subways 2017**
Lisa Levy is a comedian, conceptual artist, and Miss Subways 2017 (the first postmenopausal Miss Subways!). Her work has been featured in publications such as the *New York Times* and *The London Times* and exhibited at The New Museum, The Bronx Museum, and The Brooklyn Academy of Music. She hosts a weekly show on Radio Free Brooklyn, <a href="https://www.radiofreebrooklyn.org/show/dr-lisa-gives-a-shit/" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#660066">Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t</span></a>, where she conducts funny, emotionally revealing “psychotherapy sessions.” 

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Don't miss this year's subway-themed spectacle. Get your tickets now! ## About Miss Subways The City Reliquary Miss Subways updates the historic “Miss Subways” beauty contest held in New York City from 1941 to 1976 (and resurrected once by the MTA in 2004) for the 21st century. **The event expands on the progressive history of Miss Subways as the first racially integrated beauty competition and invites contestants of all gender identities, body types, and ages 18+ to apply. **The first City Reliquary Miss Subways was presented in 2017.

Contestants representing their subway line of choice compete for the prized title of ***Miss Subways*** and the **transit tiara**. A panel of **local celebrity judges** will evaluate their costumes, talent performances, and answers to subway-themed questions to decide who will represent NYC straphangers as the next Miss Subways!

More info at **cityreliquary.org. **

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