HEADDRESS BALL IN KEY WEST WOWS CROWD WITH CREATIVITY

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Cheered on by Virginia Wark, Jasmine Sanchez of Key West wins First Prize in the Key West Business Guild’s 39th annual Headdress Ball for her interpretation of Jasmine from the Disney classic ‘Aladdin.’ LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

The Key West Business Guild’s 39th Headdress Ball took place Oct. 27 at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. 

A panel of judges awarded $4,500 in cash prizes. Headdress creations portrayed the Disney hit “Aladdin,” “Finding Nemo,” “Beetlejuice,” and other interpretations of the 2022 Fantasy Fest theme “Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos.”

The flamboyantly creative annual ball celebrates the LGBTQ community and is one of the highlights of Key West’s Fantasy Fest celebration.

Key West Mayor Teri Johnston channels a bloodied Tippy Hendren from the Hitchcock film ‘The Birds.’ CAROL TEDESCO/FantasyFest.com
Cindy McCausland of Key West displays a lionfish headdress created by her husband Ric ‘Mac’ McCausland, which won the third-place prize of $500. CAROL TEDESCO/FantasyFest.com
Virginia Wark of Key West wins the second-place prize of $1,000 for her ‘Lights, Camera, Action’-inspired headdress. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

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