The 2019 event was the last to be held, with the 20 events being cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 2003, there was one event in July and another in August, but, starting in 2004, Nudes-A-Poppin' was reduced to one weekend in July.
The attendance fee for the event was $50 in 2005 but had risen to $60 by 2016. The resort was closed to its members during the pageant, and the one-day event tickets could only be purchased separately. Nudes-A-Poppin' served as a fund-raiser for the resort and contributed significantly to the local economy. Its 'Miss Nude Galaxy' beauty contest dated back to the mid-70s.
The event was first held in 1975 to attract interest in the resort and was subsequently held annually until 2019. The Nudes-A-Poppin' pageant was organized by and held at Ponderosa Sun Club, a family nudist resort founded in 1964 and situated in Roselawn, Indiana. History Miss Nude contest winner, Nudes-A-Poppin' 2013 It was the best-known nude event in Indiana, and was held annually from 1975 until 2019. Nudes-A-Poppin' was an annual pageant in the United States for nude women and men competing in erotic dance.
