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DIVA Awards organisers, AVID Events have announced that the 2011 DIVA Hall of Fame recipient is the incomparable Ms Christy McNicol.

Very few performers have risked as much artistically with greater frequency than Christy McNicol. At various points throughout her career, managers and fellow performers have admired Christy's ability to push new boundaries and succeed - this is definitely one amazing success story.

Born and raised in Sydney, like most other transsexuals Christy knew she was different from a very young age. Christy worked for two years in Sydney's Les Girls Kings Cross stage show, Christy was asked to go on an Australian casino tour with the prestigious Simone and Monique's Playgirl Revue then took her to Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Dublin, London, Paris, Rome and Scotland.

With the birth of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, director Stephen Elliot asked Christy to produce a show to entertain guests at the Australian premiere of the movie. Christy brought together some of Australia's finest transsexuals to create The Original Priscilla Show. The show was an overnight success with the media claiming it to be "the show of the nineties". The Priscilla Show embarked on a national club and casino tour and in 1997 was nominated for an Mo Award. These days Christy travels with her one woman show Gypsy which has everything from glamour to comedy and a few little surprises! A fun night out for everyone! Her exuberant and infectious appeal adds a captivating dimension to any performance she delivers.

DIVA chair Mr Greg Steele said “Christy epitomizes glamour from the golden era of drag. She is a pioneer who led the way for many of the showgirls who seek a career beyond the scene today. We simply cannot wait to induct such a worthy performer to the DIVA Hall of Fame.” The 21^st annual DIVAs are to take place at the Byron Kennedy Hall on Monday October 24 2011.

Last tickets for the awards are available at http://divaawards.com.au and DIVA’s Voting Day will take place at Stonewall Hotel from 12 – 5pm Saturday October 22 2011 – if you cant make that -  you can vote ONLINE right here on Guidetogay.com