StripperPalooza 2 whipped through Kalamazoo like a whirlwind on Sunday May 15, 2011. 27 ladies from 21 clubs made their way to Angels Gentlemen’s Club in Michigan, to compete for thousands in cash and the titles Queen of the Stage, Hottest Stripper and Queen of the Pole.

“It is so exciting to see 20+ clubs involved in a Skindustry event. It is truly a uniquely exclusive opportunity for a club and dancers to market themselves to its target audience & to the adult industry nationwide”, mentioned Skindustry Director Daisy Duxe.

15 ladies brought their talent to the pole competition with, 2- time Stripperfest winner, Gara-On the Border-WI appearing to be the overall favorite for the night. Ready to lead the charge to challenge the Skindustry veteran was Harli- Parkway Tropics-MI and Angel- Angels Gentlemen’s Club- MI who had just finished second at Stripperfest 9.

In the final round of the grueling, three round pole competition Harli would capture third place with a score of 28.25. For the second StripperPalooza in a row, Gara (29.25) would have to settle for second place, being edged out by hometown favorite Angel (29.50). This would bring Angel her first title in her fourth Skindustry competition.

The stage category was another tight race with three Skindustry newcomers making their way to the finals of the two round competition. Aspiring feature entertainer Lacey Rain-NH reigned as Queen of the Stage with her score of 29.75 beating out Simone Danalustrous- California Girls- CA who scored 29.25. Taking third place was Levi scoring 27.50.

StripperPalooza’s newest category Hottest Stripper showcased beautiful strippers, strutting up and down the stage while being judged by the panel of judges that consisted of owners and general managers from participating clubs as well as award winning feature entertainers.

Winning the title was Rainbow- Heavenly Bodies- IL (47.25) with Tuesday Morning- Angels- MI (47) coming in a very close second place. Levi (46.75) took third in this category as well, making her the only dancer to make the finals in multiple categories. Rounding out the finals for the Hottest Stripper category was Isla (46) – Angels-MI, JC Nicole (46) – Showgirls 3- IN and Whitney (45.25) Angels- MI.

“This was one of our highest marks for club and dancer participation at a Skindustry event. Dancers came from as far as California and New Hampshire to compete. We look forward to carrying this momentum, along with the new contacts that we’ve made, to Wild J’s (Canute, OK) for StripperPalooza 3 in August.” said Skindsutry’s Brian Hopkins, “The level of talent continues to rise and we’re excited to see the ladies continually step up their game”.

Daisy chimed in, “Having worked with the Wild J’s team over the past year as a feature, I am excited that they have teamed up with Skindustry, to provide an opportunity for entertainers & clubs, to experience the maximum networking power of a StripperPalooza event.　We are also pleased to continue our partnership with KG Furniture, Beamonstar.com and Eliteflyers.com as we head to Oklahoma in search of entertainers wanting to compete for cash and titles. You can always check in to see when the next competition is at http://www.stripperfestcontest.com”.

(Photos by Dan Houghkirk, Brian Aswegen & Ricky Rich)