Press
What’s so special about a bunch of strippers, taking it (almost) all off in Sin City? Well, we hate to brag… so we’ll let the international press do it for us:
“…the best show in the world.” –Margaret Cho
“The ‘Miss America’ of Burlesque.”–Style Monte Carlo
“The Superbowl of Striptease.” –Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“…a tidal wave of movers and shakers!”–CBS News Sunday Morning
“The ultimate exposition in the burlesque world.”—Dallas Examiner
“The Grand National–the Oscars–of burlesque striptease.” –The London Daily Telegraph
“The best in burlesque, past and present.” –Budget Travel
“The premier burlesque event in the world.” –Current TV
“The world’s top showcase of international burlesque entertainers”—Las Vegas Sun
“An extraordinary explosion of G-strings, tassels, boas & bustiers… the Striptease Olympics!” –The London Daily Mirror
“The creme de le creme… the majeur de majeur… the best international burlesque performers!” –Art Mann Presents (HDNEt)
” I travelled to the States two years ago to report on a burlesque striptease competition in the middle of the Mojave desert—all for professional purposes. I went as a reporter. I have returned, under my own steam, as a groupie.”—Sam Leith, The London Daily Telegraph
“A flashpoint for the [burlesque] movement and a pilgrimage for its emerging avatars.” –LA Weekly
“As authentic as it gets.” –944 Magazine
“The oldest and most prestigious gathering of its kind.” –Today in Las Vegas Magazine
“Stripper Mecca…These women aren’t stripping because they need the affirmation; their moves are a tribute to the past, and to a profession that has liberated women in more ways than one.” –The Stranger
“A couple of years ago, the Exotic World burlesque museum was a little-visited curio in a collapsing ranch house in the back of beyond. Now, they’re moving to Las Vegas, and the annual competition—a sort of world championship of exotic dancing—is coming with them. Hooray for that.”—The London Daily Telegraph
“They come from all over: LA, NY, Phoenix, New Orleans, Detroit, Dallas & Tokyo. They are pole dancers, pinup collectors, rockabilly boys, filmmakers, performance artists, voyeurs–and they have come to pay their respects to the all-but-vanished art of burlesque dancing. This is [Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend], a Mecca for modern-day ecdysiasts, and today is their high holy day.” –Travel Savvy
“While Exotic World’s initial attraction may be as much an exercise in camp and kitsch, its subtlety provides a more important lesson on the meaning of beauty, and the importance of tradition and memory.” –NPR
“At Miss Exotic World, the strippers may be old enough to be your grandmother, but they still know a thing or two about the erotic arts.” — Salon.com