Welcome to Circus Disco for the Tgirl equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, with the annual running of the fillies -And DOWN the stretch they go!  But, as with all well-planned and executed events (and the Queen USA Pageant as well), there is a wealth of preparation involved in the mounting of a wing-ding of this sort.  So, it was with pumps a-pumping that moi took moi's self off to the rehearsals for said pageant, the better to inform you of the effort involved in appearing effortless.  Of course, moi knows moi's self how much trouble it can be to appear perfect.  But you suspected that, didn't you, smartypants?

When moi arrived at noon, the rehearsals were in full swing, directed capably by Carmine

....and observed by the assembled royalty of the Imperial Court, which organizes the shindig

"And step, ball, change, ladies" (including the guyish lady)

"Now let us see you step forth to the front"

"All right, now it's time to try it on stage!"

"Woops!  Not QUITE ready yet"

"Put a Tgirl on stage for the first time and she's kind of lost.  Turn a camera on her and she automatically POSES"

Other girls are just impressed as all get out by the mammary quotient

"OK. Let's run through the opening number again"

"Nycki and Carmen - show Nicole how to work the runway"

"The Imperial Court consults among themselves then declare everything A-OK"

"Much to the relief of the Tgirls"

And everyone is released with the admonition to return - in your case, gentle viewers, to the Photopage List, in the contestants' case for a final run through at 5 p.m.