Family bar’s hostess Miss Ribena has announced details of 2007’s Mr. Gay Auckland contest – and has already signed up several hopefuls she says “have what it takes”. The winner receives $1,000 cash and various other sponsored prizes – the second place-getter recieves $500 cash. Miss Ribena and Buckwheat will host the heats and final with a range of celebrity judges. Mark Sawyer was crowned Mr. Gay Auckland 2006 in May last year. He has since moved to Melbourne and appears regularly in the ‘paparazzi’ photo pages of Australia’s gay ‘DNA’ magazine. Ribena says Sawyer was ‘organised’ last year, which helped his win. “He had all his friends there to cheer for him, and his outfits were all ready and picked out. “But there’s no real secret to it. Just be yourself,” she advises. Starting on the 16th of June, Mr. Gay Auckland heats will take place every Saturday night at 1am at Family bar (270 K’ Road). The final heat is on Saturday 14th July, where the overall winner will be found on Sunday evening the 15th of July – not the 8th as printed elsewhere. A couple of guys on GayNZ.com’s ‘Local Boys Gallery’ are ready to strut their stuff on Family’s stage, and Ribena says there’s still time to enter, so call the bar on 09 309 0213 to get involved. Ref: GayNZ.com (m)