Studio photos by Carlton Mickle.

Stormy had a southern belle act before Katrina but her costume was

destroyed. She rejoined the show in the summer of 2006 after she returned

from Los Angeles. At first she was doing a tribute to Lili St-Cyr complete with

a sequined Chanel dress, maid played by Kitty Twist, and a nightgown and robe

she had made in L.A. But really she's a southern belle. I was thrilled when we

finally had the budget to make this costume. I really enjoyed putting it

together. At first, we used an old hoop skirt I had. I've since made a pink silk

cage crinoline that will be debuted mid-August. Eventually I'm hoping to put

about 4000 rhinestones on the cage crinoline. This is the blingy-est costume in

the show. It currently has almost 3500 rhinestones on it. The corset has about

1300, but only had 1000 when these pics were taken. Rhinestones are expensive.

Sometimes they have to be added in stages so as not to break the bank. I hand-

glue every single stone.