I agree with your comments, but feel USA cares about neither. It is about the money. The state directors are rolling in it- and I believe Trump wants a bigger piece of it. Not quite sure how the math would work out. Very interesting idea. -- SOUTHERN PAGEANT GOSSIP

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Date Posted: 13:26:14 08/01/03 Fri
Author: Anonymous
Subject: I agree with your comments, but feel USA cares about neither. It is about the money. The state directors are rolling in it- and I believe Trump wants a bigger piece of it. Not quite sure how the math would work out. Very interesting idea.
In reply to: 's message, "WOW!!!" on 05:56:01 08/01/03 Fri

>I have two very different perspectives.
>One, from the state perspective,is that they would
>lose their pageant, and many work hard promoting their
>contestants, giving them their best shot at the
>national title. This also supports the USA
>organization with publicity year round.
>Two, from the national perspective, they would have
>the best shot at finding the girl who would be Miss
>Universe.
>I guess we have to ask: What does USA want? If the
>answer is grass-roots support, then keep the state
>pageants.
>If the answer is the best shot at winning Universe, I
>say go for it with an open call.

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I've been thinking about that since I wrote the first post. Some state pageants take in a ton of money from contestants and prelims, but I hear their fee to USA is expensive also. There's a limit of how much a contestant could pay USA for an entry fee, and I doubt it is as much as the state pageants could. (NT) -- Anonymous, 14:01:44 08/01/03 Fri
- Does anyone know what the license fee for USA is? (NT) -- Anonymous, 16:07:11 08/01/03 Fri
From all of the expenses involved, I wouldn't say they are "rolling in it". I doubt they clear enough to have a "part-time" salary. -- Anonymous, 20:34:52 08/02/03 Sat
- GET REAL! The addition is SIMPLE. 50 Teens/50 Miss X $1000 = $100,000. Ad sales are a PHENOMINAL source of income, and I know that companies give cash cntributions to be listed as a sponsor. Even if the expenses were 50% (which they ARE NOT), I'd say $50,000 is one heck of a part time salary. Matter of a fact, where do I apply? hehe -- Anonymous, 14:54:19 08/03/03 Sun
  - You obviously have no idea about production costs. State directors are NOT making the money that this post suggests. -- Anonymous, 20:36:41 08/03/03 Sun
    - And you are OBVIOUSLY a director who is ashamed to admit it is a BUSINESS. It is OKAY for directors to make money. THEY SHOULD. This is NOT a charity event! It is a tremendous amount of work to produce a QUALITY show. I want them to make alot of money. I just want them to spend some of it on their winners! Can't everyone be happy? -- Anonymous, 09:05:31 08/04/03 Mon
    - HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!!!!!!!! -- Anonymous, 18:54:06 08/05/03 Tue