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The Exotic World Burlesque Museum and the Burlesque Hall of Fame is located on the site of an abandoned goat farm in Helendale, California. The museum documents the history of burlesque from its 19th century origins through its golden age in the mid 20th century, and displays artifacts commemorating historic burlesque performers. Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ...
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Helendale is a town located in San Bernardino County, California, on historic U.S. Route 66 west of the Mojave Freeway, between Barstow and Victorville, in the Victor Valley. ...
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Exotic World originated as the private collection of retired exotic dancer Jennie Lee. It's currently curated by retired burlesque performer Dixie Evans, who often personally leads tours through the exhibits. The terms exotic dancer and exotic dance can have different meanings in different parts of the world and depending on context. ...
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Exotic World also serves as the home office for the Exotic Dancers' League of America trade union, and as the site of the annual Miss Exotic World Pageant. A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...
The Miss Exotic World Pageant (officially, the Miss Exotic World Pageant and Striptease Reunion) is an annual burlesque pageant and convention, and is the annual showcase event (and fundraiser for) the Exotic World Burlesque Museum. ...
History
Retired dancer Jennie Lee started collecting burlesque memorabilia when she owned the Sassy Lassy nightclub in San Pedro, California. After Lee was diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her husband moved to an abandoned goat farm in Helendale, California, located in the Mojave desert about one third of the way between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Lee intended to create a burlesque museum, found a burlesque school and run a bed and breakfast, and the goat farm site had enough room to contain her growing collection. Only the museum got started within her lifetime. Tourists of various nationalities chatting over breakfast at a B&B in Quebec City. ...
After Lee died in 1990, Dixie Evans took over the farm and turned it into the Exotic World Burlesque Museum, aided by Lee's widower, Charlie Arroyo. Lee's memorabilia formed the core of the collection, but people from around the world soon started to donate items to Exotic World. The collection grew large enough to fill the entire farm.
In late 2005, the museum was temporarily closed for inventory and renovations in the wake of Arroyo's unexpected death and significant weather damage to the museum facilities. The museum remains currently closed while it is being relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. Although the museum was not open at the time of the annual Miss Exotic World Pageant in 2006, the pageant was nevertheless held at an alternate venue, the Celebrity Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...
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Collection The Exotic World museum collection includes posters, photographs, publicity stills, newspaper clippings, and playbills related to famous burlesque performers including Blaze Starr, Lili St. Cyr, Chesty Morgan, Candy Barr and Tempest Storm. 1942 US government war poster. ...
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Blaze Starr (born 1932) was an American stripper and burlesque star. ...
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Chesty Morgan (born Ilana Wilczkowsky in 1928 in Poland) is best known for her extremely large breasts and her appearances in the exploitation films of director Doris Wishman. ...
Candy Barr (born Juanita Dale Slusher in Edna, Texas, on July 6, 1935, and died of pneumonia on December 30, 2005) was the stage name of an American burlesque dancer and occasional pornographic film actress and magazine model. ...
Tempest Storm (Annie Blanche Banks) (March 1, 1928)is a famous stripper and burlesque performer. ...
The museum includes costume elements and props such as feather boas, fans, gloves, garter belts, gowns, shoes, pasties, g-strings, and jewelry. Many of these items are specially made for use in striptease routines. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
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Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ...
Unique individual items include ivory fans used by Sally Rand, gloves and a black velvet shoulder cape worn by Gypsy Rose Lee, a heart-shaped couch owned by Jayne Mansfield and the cremation ashes of Miss Sheri Champagne. Sally Rand (January 2, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was born Harriet Helen Gould Beck in Hickory County, Missouri. ...
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The Screaming Mimi (1958) Gypsy Rose Lee (February 9, 1911 - April 26, 1970) was an American actress and burlesque entertainer. ...
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer, April 19, 1933—29 June 1967) was an American actress and sex symbol. ...
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Miss Exotic World Pageant -
Exotic World hosts the annual Miss Exotic World pageant on the first Saturday of every June. Each year a burlesque performer is crowned Miss Exotic World in a contest often referred to as the Miss America of burlesque. Winners receive both the title and a trophy. The Miss Exotic World Pageant (officially, the Miss Exotic World Pageant and Striptease Reunion) is an annual burlesque pageant and convention, and is the annual showcase event (and fundraiser for) the Exotic World Burlesque Museum. ...
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Dixie Evans initiated the Miss Exotic World pageant in 1990 as a way to draw people to the museum. She garnered attention by sending out a press release claiming that "Lili St. Cyr, Tempest Storm, Blaze Starr and 30 other alumni of burlesque will all be invited to attend this reunion." While technically true, none of those invitees attended that year. However, the release garnered press attention for the pageant, which was successful enough to become an annual event. This article is about the year. ...
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Each contest features burlesque performances by both stars from burlesque's golden age and younger women involved in the New Burlesque scene. The New Burlesque started to take shape in 1995. ...
The organization initiated a Hall of Fame whose inductees include:
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Candy Barr (born Juanita Dale Slusher in Edna, Texas, on July 6, 1935, and died of pneumonia on December 30, 2005) was the stage name of an American burlesque dancer and occasional pornographic film actress and magazine model. ...
Ann Corio in YANK magazine, 1943 Ann Corio (November 29, 1914 - March 1, 1999) was a prominent American burlesque dancer and actress. ...
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The Screaming Mimi (1958) Gypsy Rose Lee (February 9, 1911 - April 26, 1970) was an American actress and burlesque entertainer. ...
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Blaze Starr (born 1932) was an American stripper and burlesque star. ...
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer, April 19, 1933—29 June 1967) was an American actress and sex symbol. ...
Chesty Morgan (born Ilana Wilczkowsky in 1928 in Poland) is best known for her extremely large breasts and her appearances in the exploitation films of director Doris Wishman. ...
Sally Rand (January 2, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was born Harriet Helen Gould Beck in Hickory County, Missouri. ...
Lili St. ...
Tempest Storm (Annie Blanche Banks) (March 1, 1928)is a famous stripper and burlesque performer. ...
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