Donna Sachet

Twenty years ago, Donna Sachet started her adventure in San Francisco, and the City has applauded her fun-loving spirit, quick wit, and musical talent ever since. She reigned as Miss Gay SF in 1993 and as the thirtieth elected Empress of SF in 1995-96.

Accolades have come her way from four San Francisco mayors, the City Board of Supervisors, the State Legislature, and the esteemed Herb Caen. She co-chaired the SF GLAAD Media Awards for four years and has served on the Board of Directors of Positive Resource Center, Imperial Council, SF LGBT Community Center, and State Board of EqualityCalifornia. She is most proud of her annual Songs of the Season musical variety show benefiting the AIDS Emergency Fund for the past 17 years. Gary Virginia and Donna Sachet created the annual Pride Brunch, now in its 12th year, honoring the Grand Marshals of the Pride Parade and benefiting Positive Resource Center.

Donna has served as national spokesmodel for Smirnoff Twist Vodka, co-anchored the live television coverage of the June SF Pride Parade for seven years, appeared on television's Bay Area Backroads, served as the spokesmodel for Halloween in the Castro for three years, co-hosted Comcast's OUT Spoken television talk show for four years, and was the first recorded drag personality to address the Commonwealth Club of California and to sing the National Anthem for a major league sports team at AT&T Park for the SF Giants. She can be heard singing on the benefit holiday compilation Carols Across America. She was selected as a Community Grand Marshal for the 2005 SF Pride Parade and hosted cruises in 2007 with RSVP Vacations, including the historic all-Gay transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary II. Donna was profiled in the Pink Section of the SF Chronicle on June 22, 2008, appearing on the cover of the section and on the front page of the Sunday Chronicle... above the fold!

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