Leslie Jordan to Host "The Hookies" Escort Awards Show

New York, NY Emmy� Award-winning comedian and actor Leslie Jordan will host "The Hookies: The 8th Annual International Escort Awards," on Friday, March 21t at BPM at The OutNYC in New York.

Presented by Rentboy.com, the world's largest male escort site, the show celebrates the best in the male escort industry with awards in 15 categories including Best Newcomer, Best Daddy and the night's top prize, Mr. International Escort 2014. "The Hookies: The 8th Annual International Escort Awards" is part of New York's Black Party Weekend.

"Having hired my first hooker at 14 (gave a boy my lunch money out in the woods), I am truly honored and excited to be hosting this prestigious event again," said Leslie Jordan. This will be his second time hosting "The Hookies." Leslie Jordan hosted the fifth annual show in 2011. "Let those boys know that Little Sugar Daddy is in the house and looking for someone to spoil!"

Mr. Jordan won an Emmy� Award for his portrayal of the gleefully bitchy Beverley Leslie on TV's "Will and Grace." This year, Jordan portrayed "Quentin Fleming" of the witches' council on FX Network's "American Horror Story: Coven."

Founded in 1997, Rentboy.com is the world's largest male escort website, connecting men with over 72,000 working boys in 160 cities around the world. The International Escort Awards is Rentboy.com's opportunity to recognize and applaud the thousands of escorts and masseurs who put their effort, courage, and skill into the underappreciated escort industry every day.

Competing for the night's top prize, Mr. International Escort 2014, will be Mr. Los Angeles Tommy Defendi, Mr. Spain Josh Milk, Mr. Florida Angel Rock, Mr. New York Boomer Banks, Mr. San Francisco Blue Bailey, and other regional winners to be announced.

"The Hookies: The 8th Annual International Escort Awards," takes place LIVE March 21 from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at BPM at The OutNYC (510 West 42nd St).