The Noire Pageant is the only burlesque pageant dedicated to uplifting the POC community through healing and opportunity.

The Noire Pageant, the first pageant to exclusively showcase POC burlesque performers, took place in New York City March 12-15, 2020. The seductive and scintillating weekend affair brought together world-renowned headliners from across the globe, along with a bevy of talented performers who competed to be crowned the next King or Queen of Burlesque.

The pageant’s organizer, Perle Noire, created the event to present, preserve and proliferate POC burlesque performers and their legacy of excellence and innovation. “Burlesque Pageants have been around for decades, but there aren’t many Performers of Color who have been crowned or celebrated. I believe it’s time for a change.” Noire, who is also a burlesque star, says her mission is to “create opportunities for the POC (Performers of Color) burlesque community. I want to create a platform to help them become headliners, educators, and savvy entrepreneurs.”

Kiki la Chanteuse was awarded the title of the 2020 Noire Pageant Princess of Burlesque.