Knoxville News, 12/24/2006
[Article on Dolly Parton] "For someone so tiny, it's amazing how she is so larger-than-life. I have met Al and Tipper Gore and all the major movie stars in Hollywood, but I was nervous when I met Dolly. She is totally sweet and everything you would expect." Carson Kressley.

The Vancouver Courier, 12/12/2006
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s Carson Kressley hosted a fabulous cocktail party at the Bay downtown in honour of Thierry Mugler’s winning perfume Angel. The reality star, make-over maven and equestrian (who knew?) mugged for the cameras and signed autographs for adoring fans at the in-store schmoozer in support of B.C.’s Children’s Hospital. Broadcasting live from Pacific Centre, CBC Radio One hosted its 20th annual Food Bank Drive. Listeners and mall-goers donated nearly half a million dollars to make life more manageable for thousands of B.C. families in need of extra help with food this holiday. Business Objects employees were particularly generous filling the food bank stocking with a sizeable cheque for $88,000.

Gay Teens, 12/14/2006
To out or not to out? That was the question at the ninth annual Cracked Christmas comedy fundraiser for the Trevor Project, which operates a suicide prevention hotline for gay youth (866-488-7386). [...] "Hopefully when celebrities come out, it will inspire other people to do so," said the evening's host, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Carson Kressley. He later said, "I've got to get busy welcoming Neil Patrick Harris and T.R. Knight to the gay community."

New York Metro, 11/6/2006
It’s not gay marriage, exactly, but last week’s decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court to require the state to create a legally viable same-sex union caused some confirmed city folk to wonder, How bad would it be to be a Jersey commuter? So we popped the question to a few gay men: "No sales tax on clothing, and now gay marriage?!! Hello, Weehawken!" —Carson Kressley.

Gossip Blog Wars, 10/13/2006
The story: Page Six mistakenly printed a picture of Carson Daly for a story about Carson Kressley.
The combatants:
Celebrity Hijinx says: Carson, Who?
Popsugar says: Wow, Carson sure looks different
A Socialite's Life says: Is this Carson Kressley?
Best Week Ever says: Page Six slams Carson Daly from behind
Dlisted says: I didn't even notice
Who said it best: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I guess Page Six is the winner here (and be sure to check out the lovely picture of Carson Kressley they put up when they fixed the error).

The New York Post, 10/13/2006
Sightings: Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye") boarding a N.Y.-L.A. Delta flight carrying matching Louis Vuitton bags.

The New York Sun, 10/2/2006
As celebrities milled about the DKNY store on Madison Avenue last Thursday for the Gilda's Club Young Leadership Council benefit, attendees had plenty of opportunities to have a good time, including the chance to indulge in a 20 percent discount on every item in the store. Yet while the event catered to the general public, its goal was to provide services to a more specific group of people: cancer patients and their families. The organization was founded by psychotherapist Joanna Bull in memory of "Saturday Night Live" comedienne Gilda Radner. "Gilda's Club is a place where men, women, and children with any kind of cancer can come and receive support for free." [...] A member of the cast of Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Carson Kressley, also shared his experiences. "One of our producers came in and said, ‘Guess what, guys?'" before announcing that she had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mr. Kressley said. "It's not like you get cancer and you die," he added, explaining why emotional support is critical for those with severe illnesses.

New Jersey Star-Ledger, 9/14/2006
A Heatherette show means celebrities, spectacle and more drag queens per capita than is typical in Manhattan's Bryant Park. "It's always fun," says Carson Kressley, the fashion guru from Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." "Sometimes it's a better show in the audience than on the runway." [...] The collection itself managed to make the same trends that look ridiculous from more serious designers -- bubble skirts, knickers, lots of metallics and bling -- young and fun and almost wearable, for the most part. The white shirt dress with the jeweled collar? Cute. The long-sleeved short-all printed with multicolored letters and numbers ... for men? Not so cute. "I am a child of the '80s, so I love all the nostalgia ... except bubble skirts," Kressley says. "Will they just quit with that already?"

Bay Windows, 9/14/2006
In a particularly amusing turn of events, Bruce [Vilanch] and I were joined on the dance floor at Provincetown’s Crown and Anchor by Carson “Queer Eye” Kressley. Onlookers seemed to think it was a regional meeting of the Gay Mafia!

The Boston Herald, 9/7/2006
“Queer Eye” fab fashionisto Carson Kressley and his boytoy du jour desperately wanted a table at the packed Red Inn in Provincetown the other night, but found that being banished to the bar wasn’t so bad. The trendy twosome cooled their heels in the lounge where they began chatting up a lively straight couple. “Oh, they were having a high old time with Carson flirting with the guy and the wife dishing out advice and playing with Carson’s clothes,” one bar spy told the Track. The foursome ended up dining together when a table became available. And when it was time to go home, Carson was overheard telling the gal, “OK, come to my room around 2 and you and I will switch.” Replied the missus: “Sounds fine - as long as I get to clean out my closet,” she laughed. But would her husband come out of it????

The Louisville Courier-Journal, 8/30/2006
Several readers have written "The Buzz" to dish about Carson Kressley's latest venture to the River City. The avid equestrian made quite an impression at the World's Championship Horse Show Friday evening at the Kentucky State Fair. "He looked stunning," said Louisville resident Kathy Schmitt, who was drawn to the "Queer Eye" star's "beautiful white sport coat with red coral beading and a silk shirt in pink tones with a complementary tie with pinkish-orange hues."
"We're going to have to offer him an honorary key to the city -- he keeps turning up in the Ville," added Suzie Ziegenfuss, whose daughter and her pals got their pic taken with the approachable Kressley, 36.

The Louisville Courier-Journal, 8/24/2006
Spotted at the Kentucky State Fair: Crson Kressley from Queer Eye smoking a cigarette.

The Louisville Courier-Journal, 8/16/2006
You already knew Carson Kressley is fabulous. Now he's working to get fitter too. The "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fashionista has hired Louisville trainer Kevin Talley to whip him into shape. Talley, 33 -- he's the one who turned down Playgirl's Man of the Year award this past winter -- is the owner of ReadyGoFitness.com and says he plans to have Kressley, 36, hit the weights. "He always talks about his skinny arms on the show," Talley said. "We'll give him a better upper body."

Swagtime Blog, 7/26/2006
We snapped this shot of fashion-maven Carson Kressley at the gift lounge at the 2006 Miss Universe pageant where he served as a commentator. He picked up this shirt, read the words written on the shirt out loud, "Got Balls?" and without missing a beat finished the breath with, "I've got two matter of fact." So wondering what this shirt is referencing if not, ahem, the balls Carson was referring to? Actually, the shirt comes courtesy of Coolballs™, makers of those funky antenna balls. I picked up the "Cool Wicked Witch" just in time for Halloween...so glad I got mine in time. Phew!

AZNightBuzz, 7/24/2006
[Miss Universe Report] But after I’d fast-forwarded through the first few minutes, I realized that I hadn’t skipped through a Queer Eye commercial – someone had indeed found the balls to hire Carson Kressley as a host. So, of course, I rewound and listened to most of his commentary. I won’t try to recap. I’ll just give you some highlights:
"There’s a fine line between shiny and sweaty. And she has crossed it".
"I think I’m switching teams. I know she’s supposed to be neutral, but …" (about Miss Switzerland.)
"How about her Trinidads and Tobagos?" (About Miss Trinidad & Tobago.)
"I love her because she looks like Cher."

WorldNet, 7/24/2006
[Miss Universe Report] Providing commentary for the program were Carson Kressley, a homosexual who stars on the Bravo network's "Queer Eye," and 2004 Miss USA Shandi Finnessey. At one point in the program, when Finnessey was promoting a beauty guide viewers could order, Kressley said, "It'll tell you how to be a true queen. A beauty queen." During analysis of the finalists, Kressley noted, "I also loved Miss Puerto Rico. Again I have to confess I was looking at her dress, I was kind of mesmerized." "You want to borrow it, is what you want to do," Finnessey responded. Regarding some of the contestants' ability to speak more than one language, Kressley also clowned he was ready to become "bi-," but then jokingly clarified he meant "bi-lingual." In the end, Miss Puerto Rico, 18-year-old Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza, won the competition and was crowned Miss Universe 2006, while Miss USA Tara Conner was fourth runner-up. "I'm ready to switch teams for [Miss] Puerto Rico," Kressley swooned.

USA Today, 7/24/2006
[Miss Universe Report] Several of the contestants sported costumes featuring colorful native dress, including feathers, sequins, fur, massive headpieces and, in the case of Miss Japan, a Samurai sword. "They were probably afraid not to pick Miss Japan or she would use that sword," quipped Carson Kressley of TV's Queer Eye, who provided commentary along with 2004 Miss USA Shandi Finnessey.

Lexington Herald-Leader, 7/24/2006
Kentucky's own Tara Conner will not be Miss Universe, but being Miss USA isn't such a bad job, either. [...] During the swimsuit competition, the skybox commentators, Carson Kressley of TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and former Miss USA Shandi Finnessey, commented on Conner's home state. "I love Kentucky," Kressley said.

The Baltimore Sun, 7/18/2006
[Article on the trend of guys going shirtless for summer] "I'm fine with guys not wearing their shirts in public, as long as they are licensed underwear models. All others should avoid this practice," said Carson Kressley, the fashion expert on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. "If I want a roll, I'll go to the bakery."

The New York Times, 7/17/2006
[Article on WNYC's new building] Guests will wait in an actual green room, not out in the hall at the water cooler. And with less cumbersome security requirements than at the Municipal Building, should he agree to revisit, Carson Kressley of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” would probably not be late for a radio interview — as he was a while back — because of panic that his large, spiked belt contained explosives.

Unknown, 7/7/2006
Spotted: Carson Kressley at Asbury Park wearing a hot pink speedo with the words 'Top Bottom' written on them.

Overheard in New York, 7/6/2006
Carson Kressley, on cell: "It was so worth being sober and well-behaved." -elevator, Avenue of the Americas.

Allentown Morning Call, 6/18/2006
The 13th Annual Pride in the Park, which celebrates gays, lesbians and transgendered people, was held Saturday in Allentown with sponsorship from an increasing number of local and national firms. The festival at Cedar Beach, which went until 9 p.m., had live music and a visit by Carson Kressley, star of TV's ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'' and a 1987 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School.

Fashion Week Daily, 6/16/2006
Carson Kressley was the life of the party at the bash for Danny Seo's book, "Simply Green: Par ties," at the Stella McCartney store on West 14th Street the other night. After sampling the mojitos, the "Queer Eye" guy collided with a mannequin dressed in $2,000 of merchandise, nearly knock ing it over. "Oh, man! She is so wasted," quipped Kressley, who also got a kick out of calling sponsor Country Home maga zine "Country Ho" all night.

The Boston Globe, 6/16/2006
The novelty of it was undeniable. For two nights, flamboyant pop musician Rufus Wainwright would be re-creating the 1961 concert Judy Garland performed at Carnegie Hall, just eight years before she died of an accidental overdose. The blue ticket stub read ``Rufus Wainwright in Concert," and then right below it: ``Dedicated to Judy Garland." [...] And, yes, the night was an absolute scene, from David Byrne seated right beside me to Peter Sarsgaard escorting a very pregnant Maggie Gyllenhaal to the ladies room. Oh, and there was Carson Kressley (surprise!) in a plaid blazer casting his queer eye on a gaggle of men near the stage, and, later, Laurie Anderson (sans Lou Reed), Tony Kushner, and a demure (and also pregnant) Beth Orton quietly leaving the theater. Outside, Sarah Jessica Parker waved to fans from behind her limo as Kristen Johnston stood beside her puffing on a cigarette, and Norah Jones practically went unnoticed as she chatted with friends.

Vogue, 6/2006
Diet Pepsi's Super Bowl TV ad, which features Cindy Crawford and Carson Kressley eyeing up a man in the street, was named most outstanding commercial at the Advertising Awards in New York on Tuesday.

St Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/31/2006
Our town's Cabanne Schlafly was in New York on biz a couple weeks ago when she called her pal Carson Kressley to have a drink. Instead, he invited her to a ball at the Met in honor of Queen Rania of Jordan. The queen and her husband, King Abdullah, are drumming up support for an animated Jordanian television series, "Ben and Izzy," aimed at fostering better relations between Middle Eastern and American children. Schlafly said she tossed together an outfit of Carolina Herrera slacks with a vintage top and vintage earrings. She and Kressley strode in down the red carpet where the paparazzi peppered them with questions. When Kressley carefully enunciated Schlafly's name, the pencil and paper set was dumbfounded at trying to spell it. The couple sat with Deborah Norville and her husband, Karl Wellner, and some of the project's financiers from Dubai.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/18/2006
"Queer Eye" dude and equestrian Carson Kressley, was dapper in a blue blazer and pink slacks as he picked up a few bottles of Nuzzle, a woman's perfume that benefits horse charities, while attending the Devon Horse Show over the weekend.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/18/2006
Allentown-raised Carson Kressley of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy dropped into May 12's first Black Tie and Boots Ball, marking the Devon Horse Show's 110th anniversary and the show's acquisition of the Devon Showgrounds. Kressley, the ball's honorary chairman and a longtime equestrian, danced among the 400 attendees. Kressley also sent a taped greeting to Philadelphia University's May 6 fashion show at the Academy of Music. Telling the crowd about the rewards of the fashion industry, Kressley ribbed NBC10's Bill Henley, who emceed the show. "You gotta love a guy named after a shirt," Kressley said.

Teen People, 5/12/2006
"She walks the walk, talks the talk and rocks the frock." - Queer Eye for the Straight Guy fashionista CARSON KRESSLEY, 36, on actress Jessica Alba.

The Philadelphia Daily News, 5/9/2006
Carson Kressley, of Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" sent a taped greeting to Philadelphia University's sold-out fashion show Saturday night at the Academy of Music. The equestrian was at the Kentucky Derby but spoke by video about his fashion career. Sophomore fashion-design student Casey Saccomannowas awarded the first Carson Kressley Scholarship.

St Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/8/2006
Carson Kressley — The "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fashion savant was, of course, fashionable and chatted about his Barnstable Brown Gala attire: "I was feeling very Armani, but it's not Armani," he said. "It's Paul Smith. It's actually like the United Nations of fashion — a little bit of everything. A little Ralph (Lauren), a little Paul (Smith), a little Kenneth (Cole), and the shoes I got in Vegas."

CBS News, 5/8/2006
[Report on the Kentucky Derby] Outrageous outfits were plentiful, including ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'' quipster Carson Kressley's cream jacket with pink floral appliques. ''Unfortunately, I couldn't find a hat wild enough to match!''

WHAS11, 5/7/2006
More than 157,000 people attended the 132nd Kentucky Derby, marking the second largest crowd on record. [...] Those lucky enough to have a ticket upstairs in the Sky Terrace could have found celebrities choosing their favorite Derby horses. “I like Officer Glitter? Or Captain Glitter? Deputy Glitter!” Carson Kressley, of the TV show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” said, trying to recall the name of his pick. “Doesn't that sound like a gay cop? If you're wearing a bad hat, "I need you go report to Deputy Glitter immediately." I don’t know. He just sounds fun.”

HX, 5/5/2006
Also Sunday we swung by Splash for the Aid for AIDS benefit, where guests were urged to donate their old HIV meds for recycling. We stuck around long enough to see cabaret crooner Marty Thomas belt out the Dreamgirls standard “And I’m Telling You, I’m Not Going.” But after wrapping the song, he did go - right over to xl for his one-night-only Divas Live show. Lying hussy. Things were going great until host Carson Kressley apparently took the bar’s name to heart and splashed the crowd with god-knows-what beverage from behind the bar. Not the first time we’ve been squirted on in public, but who’s counting?

The Miami Herald, 5/2/2006
At Saturday night's Fashion Art Ball at Casa Casuarina: Bravo's Carson Kressley, who flew down from New York to escort his ''girlfriend,'' drag diva Elaine Lancaster, and to kick off the Fort Lauderdale AIDS Walk the following morning. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is heading into its fourth season and industry insiders tell us that Kressley and Lancaster are collaborating on a new project. This isn't Lancaster's first time in the TV biz: She hosted a national cable television talk show, On Q Live, for the Q Television Network.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 5/1/2006
From Queer Eye stars to singers to poet queens, more than 2,000 people joined Fort Lauderdale's AIDS Walk Sunday, raising funds for prevention and treatment of a disease still on the rise in Broward County. "I never thought I'd see so many comfortable shoes and like it," said Carson Kressley, sartorial sage of the hit program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, before kicking off the event. Kressley's co-star Jai Rodriguez also attended, along with singer Deborah Gibson, poet-activist Jessica Care Moore and actor Hal Sparks. Visiting from New York to support the walk, Kressley thanked organizers and local police: "Did you notice how hot the police force is here?" he said. "Even the elected officials are cute and that's not common."

Gawker, 4/19/2006
Tell us, queerly eyed fashion guru Carson Kressley, whatever should we wear to a benefit for the Boys & Girls Club, an organization devoted to providing a safe place for kids to have safe, supervised fun and companionship, so as to keep them away from the temptations of gangs and drugs? A t-shirt with an enormous, sequined pot leaf? Brilliant. Thanks!

The New York Post, 3/17/2006
Carson Kressley, of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," was thinking of how Isaac Mizrahi groped Scarlett Johansson at the Golden Globes when he posed for photographers the other night with actress Joyful Drake at the Self Magazine/VH1 Most Wanted Bodies party at Stereo in Chelsea. Kressley joked that maybe he should give a squeeze to the ample chest of the star of the upcoming "Phat Girlz" movie.

The St Louis Post-Dispatch, 3/15/2006
When the Contemporary Art Museum puts on its annual Dada Ball, lots of our town's artsy smartsy types cut loose. Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" was honorary chair of the event and wowed the crowd by riding into the Contemporary's main reception area on a white Arabian.

Asbury Park Press, 3/7/2006
[Project Runway finale] Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star Carson Kressley said the show's popularity stems from a perfect pairing: drama and fashion. "People have this fascination withdesign and fashion and then you pair it with a competition and all thedrama and it's fun. It's exciting," Kressley said, adding with his trademark cheekiness, "I don't know who will win, but Daniel is cute. Does that count?"

ABC News, 3/5/2006
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Carson Kressley said the Oscars reached a high point last year. "Halle Berry, 77th Academy Awards — 75th and 74th all pretty good — 77th was the best," he said. "Understated in Versace with hand-diamond-encrusted shoes. Hello, she was a model and knows inherently what works. … Pastels could be seen again this year — possible trend." "The guys should keep it simple," Kressley said. "This is Hollywood's most elegant night. Creative black tie is an oxymoron, and when male stars try to get creative it usually turns out bad — like Johnny Depp's sky blue satin lapels." [...] Kressley recalled a few other Oscar horror stories. "Celine Dion — white man's suit on backwards … looks like a couture straight jacket," he said. "Bjork's swan dress: Need we say more? Whoopi Goldberg — not sure when it was from — purple ball with green lining and pants underneath. It goes from daytime to munchkinland in one simple change." [...] Kressley said to look out for shorter hemlines with a vintage feel. "Channeling Audrey Hepburn could be a look for darling Reese Witherspoon," he said. "Backless — very dramatic without being too revealing. See Hillary Swank from last year. This is a good look for a lot women and I think we will see a lot of. I think we will see a lot of white, blush and metallics and pastels. Strong colors like red were everywhere at the [Golden] Globes, so I don't think we are going to see it here. Red can also age an actress more than bad makeup." He predicts there will be a lot of vintage jewelry: "More Liz Taylor and less P. Diddy." Hair, he said will be "up and goddess like."

The Toronto Star, 3/3/2006
The invitation to the Project Runway finale features a glossy shot of host Heidi Klum. In her hands is a chain of paper-doll cutouts of the contestants. Everyone is holding hands and smiling. The designers are all Heidi's children. Like a proud parent, Klum has invited her most-fabulous friends to the coming-out party in the tents at Bryant Park. Today's guest judge is Debra Messing. Queer Eye's Carson Kressley works the room in a fringed leather jacket, natty vest, shirt and tie.

Parade Magazine, 3/3/2006
Q: Carson Kressley of TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy does not look athletic, but I hear he's an expert horseman. Is it true? Bancroft, Tyler, Tex.
A: Yes. Kressley, 36, is a nationally ranked equestrian. "My grandparents had a pony farm, so I started riding at 6," he tells us. Kressley owns five American Saddlebred horses, which he calls "the flashy sports car of the horse world." He's turned his love of horses into the new children's book You're Different and That's Super.

United States Equestrian Federation, 2/23/2006
The American Saddlebred Horse Association’s (ASHA) 2006 Saddlebred Summit and Annual Meeting business concluded on February 18 prior to a sold-out Saddlebred Ball, with the first meeting of the newly elected board of directors. [...] Per the ASHA bylaws, following several nominations from the floor members present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting voted for two members of the new Nominating Committee to select directors to stand for election to terms beginning in February 2007. Betsy Boone of North Carolina and Carson Kressley of New York were elected. Completing the five-member Nominating Committee, the board elected members Kay Richardson (Illinois) and Art Zubrod (Kentucky) to join Boone and Kressley, and the president appointed Mary Anne Cronan to chair the committee.

New York Magazine, 2/21/2006
Overheard: What the Audience Really Thought About Project Runway:
Carson Kressley, Queer Eye Style Guru: "Donatella would say, “Vat eez this?!” But I think Jay [McCarroll] has a real future. At times I felt like I was watching a Versace moment."

The Village Voice, 2/21/2006
[...] John Paulus is now working for gay-adult-film titan Michael Lucas, who'll leave money on his nightstand. He's also on the club rounds; I saw him at, yep, Happy Valley, where he was deep in talk with Carson Kressley. ("Nothing dirty," Carson assured me afterward, "but when I took down his number, I accidentally erased Betty Buckley's!")

NY Post, 2/17/2006
Andrew Saffir's Cinema Society organized an evening for "Winter Passing," an indie Toronto Film Festival selection that stars Ed Harris and Zooey Deschanel. [...] The party's drinks of choice were either water, soda or Champagne. When someone didn't like Dom Perignon and wanted wine, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" 's Carson Kressley yawned: "Oh, please, I'll pick the stupid bubbles out." His wardrobe of choice? A blue sequin tee that was identified as: "Very high-class designer, Lucien Pillet Fillat." Who?? Said Carson: "Would it be easier for you if I just wore pot leaves?"

NY Observer, 2/13/2006
[NY Fashion Week, Kenneth Cole Show] Carson Kressley and his hair took interviews separately. He was looking more understated than usual in a slim suit and skinny tie. The Queer Eye said, “I once went to a black-tie event wearing camo fatigues with a tuxedo jacket, which I thought was really cool; but apparently they looked like I was wearing camouflage chaps and had no pants on.”

United States Equestrian Federation, 1/11/2006
The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) hasseven announced its 2006 individual award winners. The winners will be recognized at the 2006 Annual Meeting during the American Saddlebred Ball on Saturday, February 18, at the Keeneland Entertainment Center. The winners will be honored at the Ball with a custom-crafted julep cup, which is symbolic of the highest honor upon which one can be bestowed by the ASHA.
This year's winners: C.J. Cronan Sportsmanship Award – Carson Kressley. Carson Kressley of New York, NY, has brought the American Saddlebred into millions of homes across the country by often talking about the breed during various interviews on television, in magazines and through other appearances. Kressley has been riding American Saddlebreds since he was 15 and was a member of the U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup Team; he has also served as a member of the board of directors for the U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup. The Emmy Award-winner owns several Saddlebreds and often shows them at various competitions across the country. Last year, Kressley endorsed a holiday ornament with Joy to the World Collectibles, in which the American Saddlebred Horse Association received $25,000 as a result of him doing autograph sessions with Fortunoff.

The St Louis Post-Dispatch, 1/1/2006
From Neiman Marcus to Saks, and from Busch's Grove to the Atomic Cowboy, flashbulbs, air kisses, autographs and more accompanied Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Carson Kressley as he turned St. Louis upside down last weekend. Kressley was spotted glamming, slamming and hamming his way from Frontenac to Faces. The blond Mr. Personality of the show was in the Lou to attend the American Saddle Horse Association's annual conference. While here, he met with the muckety-mucks at the Contemporary Art Museum, and he agreed to chair the museum's upcoming third annual Dada Ball. Under Kressley's direction, co-chairs Debbie Capps, Kelly Hayes, Jan Goldstein, Robert Lococo, Sam Foxman and Amit Dhawan will create a mood that's guaranteed to be Dada-licious. The date is set for March 11.