MR Albury is a title Peter Challis can be proud of but he will never live down the lipstick, stockings and make-up he wore to get there.
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The WAW chief executive was crowned on Friday night after raising more than $3000 for the Albury PCYC.
He admitted most of the money had come from a corporate breakfast he hosted dressed as a French maid.
“It was a great day because people who had no idea about the role of the PCYC learnt about the club while having a bit of a laugh,” he said.
“I visited our three local branches and the women at Lavington had a sign up that you could see from the moon to let people know I’d be visiting.
“I collected money in my garter belt, so people could only give me notes.”
Mr Challis said anyone looking to do the competition in the future should just get in and have a go.
“The more you get into it the more fun it is,” he said.
PCYC manager Scott Landells said more than $20,000 had been raised for the club.
The gala night had been a great way to wrap up the competition.
“John Walker was in brilliant form and ad-libbed a lot of things the guys said to get everyone laughing,” he said.
“The People’s Choice award was basically a competition between supporting tables and in the end Jake Edmunds won after a narrow vote count against Matthew Smith.
“Jake had a great personality and really played along with the audience’s questions, even a really random question about homosexuality.
“And the Mr Congeniality (contestants’ choice) award went to Dave Dickings because he was one of the easiest blokes to get along with.”
Mr Landells said the competition had been a success for its first year, but many changes would make it better next year.
“Next year we’ll ask for expressions of interest as early as March so that people have time to plan before fundraising around July or August,” he said.
