One of the methods used at pageants to cover the time it takes for the contestants to get changed is to have guest artistes perform for the audience, lest they get restive and surly.  Catwalk ensured a happy viewership using this stratagem.  The Pcitures that follow capture the excitement of the entertainment.

Moi, meanwhile, was outside the room, getting moi's traditional  POSE with Shasha from AsiaSF

The event began with a spirited dance number

Our MC for the evening, Tita Aida, was up next, to welcome us and begin the proceeedings

Some time later, during the first pause to reclothe, Tita introduced the Rice Rockettes

The next scheduled interruption featured a transman (!) singer

And then the Rice Rockettes did a reprise

What entertainment would be complete without a transgender rapper?

The whole proceedings were presided over by Tita Aida who..