The Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival is an international burlesque festival that takes place in New Orleans in mid-September.

The Queen of Burlesque is a competition among the world’s sexiest, talented, and glamorous burlesque dancers. Focused on classic and traditional burlesque, each contestant performs a striptease with the accompaniment of a live traditional jazz band. A panel of celebrity judges selects the title-holder who is crowned Queen of Burlesque.

Video shot by Michael Sauer and Ed Holub. Edited by Michael Sauer.