Annual Clown Convention Celebrates Serious Clown Skills

Author: alice Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 3167

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Rebecca Lucia (R) [Poka Dotz the Clown] and Susan Espinoza [Chuckles the Clown] rest on a bench in the hotel lobby during the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. Several hundred clowns, from all over the United States and from as far as Puerto Rico and Germany, are attending the convention to compete in skits and hone their skills in the art of balloon-making and face-painting. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Rebecca Lucia [Poka Dotz the Clown] shows her shoes in the hotel lobby during the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Rebecca Lucia (C) gives balloons to a child in the hotel lobby during the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Model Thea Love looks in the mirror after Cindy Johnston [Hikcups the Clown] of Sacramento, California, painted her face during the face painting competiton at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Terra Smith [Qookie the Clown] of Erie, Pennsylvania, holds her number to be photographed before appearing in front of the judge after the face painting competiton at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Laureen Meyers [Sweet Cheeks the Clown] looks at a colleague as they wait for the judges during the face painting competiton at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Leslie Bootsma [Flutter Butter the Clown] looks at a colleague as they wait for the judges during the face painting competiton at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Model Cheryl Fiedler (third from right) waits for the judges during the face painting competiton at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Cindy Johnston [Hikcups the Clown] of Sacramento, California, touches up her partner Robert Lee [Sneezy the Clown] during the face painting competiton at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Andy Swan [Zippy the Clown] from Sacramento, California, drives his [elelphant] car during a break at the 2011 Clowns of America International Convention on April 15, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)