| Nudes-A-Poppin' | |
|---|---|
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Pageant |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Ponderosa Sun Club |
| Location(s) | Roselawn, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41°9′13.52″N 87°18′53.27″W / 41.1537556°N 87.3147972°W / 41.1537556; -87.3147972 |
| Country | United States |
| Years active | 45 |
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Most recent | 2019 (2019) |
Nudes-A-Poppin' was an annual pageant in the United States for nude women and men competing in erotic dance. It was the best-known nude event in Indiana, and was held annually from 1975 until 2019.
History
The Nudes-A-Poppin' pageant was organized by and held at Ponderosa Sun Club, a family nudist resort founded in 1964 and situated in Roselawn, Indiana. The event was first held in 1975 to attract interest in the resort and was subsequently held annually until 2019. Its "Miss Nude Galaxy" beauty contest dated back to the mid-70s. Nudes-A-Poppin' served as a fund-raiser for the resort and contributed significantly to the local economy. The resort was closed to its members during the pageant, and the one-day event tickets could only be purchased separately. The attendance fee for the event was $50 in 2005 but had risen to $60 by 2016. Up to 2003, there was one event in July and another in August, but, starting in 2004, Nudes-A-Poppin' was reduced to one weekend in July. The 2019 event was the last to be held, with the 2020 and 2021 events being cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Events
Events held at Nudes-A-Poppin' included the amateur wet T-shirt contest, the sexiest pole dance competition, naked oil wrestling, and others. A "Miss Nude" contest judged by the audience was held here. Various trophies were awarded to the nude contestants, with titles such as "Miss Nude Galaxy", "Miss Nude Go-Go", "Miss Nude Up & Comer", "Miss Nude Rising Star", "Miss Nude Showstopper", "Miss Nude North American" and "Nude Couples Dance Contest".
Lou Harry, writing for Indianapolis Monthly, noted that the participants were prohibited from having sexual contact with another person attending the event or from performing explicitly. Most of the contestants were women. The spectators performed as judges and consisted mostly of men. Photography was a popular activity at the pageant. Spectators were allowed to take photographs but the use of video cameras required a permit.
Attendees
The Ponderosa Sun Club is a family naturist resort and most of its members did not attend the festival. The members agreed to the club hosting Nudes-A-Poppin' because it subsidized their membership fees. Instead local porn stars, strippers, and nudists participate in the event, attracting thousands of other spectators. By 2017 the anticipated number of attendees was around 6000, with the event drawing an international audience. The official website of the event stated that "no clothes are tolerated at the pool." Former porn star Ron Jeremy acted as emcee for Nudes-A-Poppin' for over three decades and personalities such as Home Improvement star Tim Allen, The Munsters star Al Lewis, and John Wayne Bobbitt also hosted the event.
Reviews
In a list titled "Top 10: Sex Festivals" compiled by AskMen.com, Nudes-A-Poppin' was ranked at number four.
Roselawn, Indiana was placed 1st in the "10 Kinkiest Cities" list compiled by AlterNet.org because of this pageant, along with a high frequency of other adult festivals, adult clubs, and sexual activities such as erotic dancing, public sex, and exhibitionism.
Ponderosa Sun Club promoted Nudes-A-Poppin' as "The World's Largest Outdoor Nude Beauty Pageant".
See also
- Eroticism
- Exhibitionism
- King and Queen of Fantasy Fest
- Folsom Street Fair
- Miss Exotic World Pageant
- Voyeurism
- Woodstock Festival
References
- ^ "Nudes-A-Poppin' Pageant". AskMen. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Higgins, Will (13 July 2001). "Nudist event has numbers, little respect". Indianapolis Starl. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Carrie Napoleon (14 July 2017). "Businesses ready as thousands of nudists attend annual Roselawn fest". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Jimmy Greenfield; Chase Agnello (18 July 2005). "No lie: This pageant is a-poppin'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- "Ponderosa Sun Club family nudist resort". Ponderosasunclub.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- "'Free to be me': Local nudist resort camps no longer are 'best-kept secrets' in their communities". NWI Times. 22 July 2001.
- ^ Bob Johnson (August 06 2011), Indiana City Ranked America's Kinkiest, XBIZ.com, Accessdate 28 February 2012
- ^ Will Higgins (14 July 2015). "In Indiana, the nudists have a moment". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Roselawn woman sheds light on nudist resort" by Jeff Mane, Chicago Tribune, 6 April 2016
- "Miss Nude Galaxy 1976". Vintage Nude. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Nudes-A-Poppin' - Ponderosa Sun Club - Roselawn - Indiana". Coccozella's. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- "Ponderosa Sun Club, Roselawn Indiana". Ponderosasunclub.com. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Caroline Tompkins (5 September 2017). "Inside an Erotic Dance Pageant at a Nudist Resort". Vice. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Nudes-A-Poppin Annual Pageant".
- Dale, Ross (1 June 2008). Embedded: Confessions of a TV Sex Journalist. Sourcebooks, Inc. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-4022-1217-8. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Harry, Lou (July 1999). "Naked Fear". Indianapolis Monthly. pp. 67–69 &126–128.
- "10 Wild Sex Festivals Around The World That Celebrate The Joy Of ‘Doing It’" by Rohit Bhattacharya, ScoopWhoop
- Scott Sarvay (12 August 2011). "Indiana City Claims Top Spot: America's Kinkiest". Indiana News Center. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
- Anna Pulley (31 July 2011). "10 Kinkiest Cities In America". AlterNet.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12.
- Mathew Luschek (9 August 2011). "Roselawn, Indiana More Kinky Than SF?". NBC News.
External links
Media related to Nudes-A-Poppin' at Wikimedia Commons
