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Subject: Excerpt from Miss Ft Worth Blog re: Miss New Mexico
Author: Fan [Edit]	Date Posted: 04:03:47 02/07/10 Sun Sunday, January 31, 2010 Wow! We are so proud of Kristen! Top 10 at Miss America!!! If you didn't get to watch the telecast, it was very exciting. After the contestants introduced themselves, the contestants receiving the most votes in the public voting were announced. Next were the 11 contestants selected by the judges. We anxiously awaited to hear "Miss Texas" and of course we all leapt to our feet cheering in excitement when they called Kristen's name. After that, the remaining contestants voted on one final spot in the Top 15. Next up was swimsuit. Kristen looked amazing! The field was then narrowed down to the Top 12, so we had to wait in anticipation to again hear "Miss Texas". Again, we leapt to our feet and cheered. The contestants then competed in evening wear, and again Kristen looked wonderful. At that point all 12 contestants came out in their talent outfits and waited on stage as they called out one contestant at a time who immediately performed her talent. Only the Top 10 performed their talent and Kristen was the 9th to be named. You guessed it--more leaping and more cheering. Her talent was incredible and we were all extremely pleased. The final elimination narrowed the field down to the Top 7 and as each contestant was called, she was immediately asked her on-stage question. The anticipation built and we continued to hope to hear "Miss Texas" again, but it was not to be. We were all thrilled for Kristen and so proud of her and her accomplishments. She is truly an amazing young woman who has touched so many people. I only see continued success for her! We were also excited for Nicole Miner, Miss New Mexico, who finished in the Top 7. Nicole is one of Kristen's friends who also attends the University of North Texas. Nicole also competed in our local pageant, making us wonder if we are the only local to have two contestants compete in the same local pageant and go on to represent two different states and both place in the Top 10 at Miss America the same year! So now it's home to Texas! Kristen will continue her duties as Miss Texas and we will begin preparing for the Miss Texas 75th Celebration in July! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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It almost happened in 2001 when both Jessie Ward, representing Arkansas, and Stacy James, representing Texas, both made the top 20.....both had held the title of Miss Texarkana.... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 14:44:16 02/07/10 Sun Texas might have made it into the top 7 or even top 5 if she hadn't tripped on her evening gown. I think it was Oklahoma that tripped on her gown also. Review tape to see for yourselves. (NT) -- RiverBoy, 16:33:59 02/07/10 Sun I agree. The top part of the stairs was made of mirrors and the girls needed to put some sort of stickum on ther shoes to help with their footing, but from what I heard they were so rushed to get into evening wear they did not have time to. (NT) -- .., 04:50:43 02/08/10 Mon New Mexico was just heaven on earth at Miss America. Loved every bit of Nicole Miner (NT) -- :), 23:22:44 02/07/10 Sun Miss NX bio at Miss America list two schools--in New Mexico and Texas. What is her original hometown? (NT) -- Is she a Texan in NM or is she a New Mexican who went to TX for college?, 18:11:19 02/09/10 Tue

Subject: Tickle Those Ivories!!
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 15:03:10 02/07/10 Sun Ok all of you PC piano buffs....let's get some ideas going for possible piano selections to be played (or not played) at Miss America! Give me: - - One musical selection you would like to see presented at Miss America (PLAY) - - One musical selection you would NOT like to see presented at Miss America (DON'T PLAY) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Please play: Don't let the sun go down on me...really rock it out. Please don't play (ever) Fur Elise. (NT) -- Miss Eighty-eight Ivories, 15:54:45 02/07/10 Sun Please stop playing "The Minute Waltz" and/or "Flight of the Bumblebee". Please play anything else. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 16:11:24 02/07/10 Sun Play: something jazzy and upbeat..... don't play: anything with a backing track! (NT) -- gaj, 16:56:14 02/07/10 Sun I wholeheartedly agree! A track behind a piano solo is just horrible and can normally be adapted to a piano solo without a background track. (NT) -- Love Pianists!, 20:14:23 02/08/10 Mon PLAY: Vladimir Horowitz's adaptation of "Carmen Fantasie" for piano. There are cool YouTube videos of Horowitz and Evgeny Kissin playing this...love it! DON'T PLAY: While I love it, Frederic Chopin's "Fantasie Impromptu" is like the "O mio babbino caro" of pageant piano selections...NEXT! (NT) -- Marylander, 17:56:35 02/07/10 Sun PLEASE PLAY: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - the 18th variation... STOP PLAYING: Rhapsody in Blue... btw... loving the gorgeous Galen Giaccone of Delaware (NT) -- :), 22:17:00 02/07/10 Sun "Alley Cat" might be something cute and retro and pretty simple. Haven't heard it done, at least in a long, long time. Please..no more "Via DelRosa" or "Amazing Grace" performed in ANY capacity. (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 22:25:35 02/07/10 Sun I second the NO MORE LA VIA DOLOROSA! (NT) -- MoNkayMaN, 16:30:18 02/08/10 Mon Several years ago some of us created a "Banned Talent" list for all levels of Miss America....Marjorie, like Shani Neilsen (In His Eyes)set the standard with their talents....they should be permanently retired.... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 17:13:28 02/08/10 Mon NO Revolutionary Etude! (NT) -- FMS, 22:24:47 02/08/10 Mon Id like to see someone play great balls of fire and set that piano on fire jerry lee lewis style.. (NT) -- s.XOXO, 01:27:03 02/09/10 Tue Here you go... as a pianist myself, I am a harsh judge. I look for emotion, difficulty of the piece, and masterfully conquering the performance. click in -- Haute Chocolate!, 08:45:07 02/09/10 Tue I love that Alicia Keys performance, too! (NT) -- Marylander, 18:09:11 02/09/10 Tue

Subject: Miss Pageant Central 2010 Top 5 Essays
Author: MPC Advisory Board [Edit]	Date Posted: 08:51:40 02/09/10 Tue Before we introduce you to the top 5, please don't forget to donate to the MPC Fund by going to www.paypal.com and sending your donation to mpcsponsorship@gmail.com! This is a vital part of the prize package to support the incredible young woman who will be named MPC 2010. We can say with the utmost conviction that she will be incredible, because all of the nominees are. Also before we introduce the top 5, a friendly reminder... THERE IS TO BE NO VOTING ON THE BOARD. ANY ATTEMPT TO VOTE OR TO SWAY VOTES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. ANY ATTEMPT TO "OUT" WHO EACH CONTESTANT IS, WHETHER YOU ARE CORRECT OR NOT, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND YOU WILL BE BANNED. You don't get a warning, so play nice. Discussion is welcome, but let's keep it a fair discussion and not analyze the merits of each essay or girl and pit them against each other. This is a contest, but every single nominee was wonderful and deserving of the Miss Pageant Central title, but only one can win. Now, without further adieu, and let us say that it was a close race, your top five for Miss Pageant Central 2010 are... Haley I�d like to introduce you to a young woman I know named Haley. I�ve seen her grow from an gangly preteen, to a confident teen, and now, a wonderful young woman. Haley is the kind of girl that just steals your heart with her beauty, her quirkiness and her never-ending energy and life. Haley and her mother have been our dear friends and avid supporters of the Miss America system for years. Haley graced the State stage in the Outstanding Teen competition. She never captured the state title, but she accomplished so much by working with her local committees and her Platform Subject. She lives her platform, devoting hundreds of hours of service to wonderful causes. Haley had been preparing to compete for the first time as a Miss contestant. She was looking forward to her first local when the unthinkable happened. She was involved in a serious auto accident, broadsided on the driver�s side in November, 2009. Her injuries included several cracked vertebrae, two broken femurs, and both her upper and lower jaws were broken. Haley was in intensive care for weeks, enduring operations to repair her legs and her jaws, had her jaw wired shut and a trach, or breathing tube, inserted in her neck. The one thing Haley never did was feel sorry for herself. She started mouthing words, used a white board, signs and texting to communicate. She made jokes about her legs, her jaw, her trach, everything!!! She showed unbelievable grace and beauty throughout her ordeal. After being in a wheelchair for 2 months, she was given permission to start putting weight on her legs. That day, Haley walked, and even posted the momentous occasion on Youtube!! That week, she went dress shopping with us, and even attended a local prelim to cheer on the contestants�4 days after she started walking! She�s kept up with her studies and will graduate on time this June! Haley is an incredible example of the power of prayer and positive thinking. I never heard her complain about what happened. She has moved forward, focusing her energy on getting well and wants to compete in her first Miss State prelim this fall. I know this whole ordeal has been extremely hard on her and her family. She and her family don�t have the bank account or resources many others have in order to get her back on track and ready to compete. But they are rich in love, family, and friends, not only in their personal life, but from the State pageant community as well. I can think of no one else more deserving of the resources and gifts that Miss Pageant Central could provide to Haley. With the assistance of the Miss PC sponsors, Haley could continue to prepare for her next journey with the Miss America program. She could, by her example, show young women that no obstacle is too great to overcome and that positive thoughts will bring positive results. Jordan Jordan is, in a word, busy. She�s a full-time student, is training to be a teaching artist, works two jobs, is an active local titleholder and maintains her hard-earned position as a board member and head of Educational Outreach for Big City�s art education program. Jordan is exactly the kind of girl the Miss America Organization needs as a representative- beautiful, talented, generous and driven. Jordan is also somebody who cares, first and foremost, about reforming our education system to include a higher emphasis on creativity. Jordan currently teaches dance and poetry in two of City�s at-risk public schools, and is adored by students and faculty, because of her warmth and enthusiasm. Jordan has dedicated her education and her future to at-risk youth, and refuses to give up on those who everyone else has deemed �hopeless�. She sees the Miss America Organization as a way to make this important platform the topic of discussion for the people who can make real change. Jordan�s passion for education and vision for its future are impressive for someone of her age. Secondly, Jordan cares for the people around her, namely the community she represents. Since being selected as Miss Local, she has done everything in her power to be a bastion of all things Local City. From working to improve literacy for local adults and children to beautifying local parks to lobbying for education reform, Jordan has strived, without rest or fail to promote City and all of its residents. Jordan has also served as a uniting force among local titleholders, making several joint appearances and helping to promote her fellow contestants� platforms. Jordan inspires most who meet her. One of the judges at the Miss Local competition was so impressed with Jordan�s zeal and intelligence that he invited her to partner with the school he works for. The Institute in City serves both children and adults living with developmental disabilities, and Jordan has become a powerful advocate for this group. Jordan helped develop and execute the inaugural Pageant, which recognized the outstanding achievements of the adults served by Institute. She has also developed a drama and creative movement program; an enrichment initiative for the 4-7 year old students at Institute. This program will be implemented as part of the 2010 spring curriculum. If these things are not reason enough, then consider that Jordan has accomplished all of this while supporting herself in Big City. Her family is, unfortunately, not in a position to help her, so she has scrimped, saved and tirelessly solicited sponsors to help make her dream come true. I know that Jordan has the potential to not only be Miss State, but Miss America. Winning Miss Pageant Central would give her the support she desperately deserves, and allow her to focus all of her efforts on herself during her last year of eligibility. An investment made in Jordan�s future is a wise one, for its returns will undoubtedly be abundant. Lauren I have a very special nomination for Miss Pageant Central 2010, Lauren, a young woman who truly deserves the title. Lauren is not your typical beauty pageant contestant. She assumed her first local title by default when the winner abruptly resigned before the state competition. Hours before her �official crowning�, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Lauren had no idea how to do her make-up so we hopped in the car and went to the drug store for supplies. After a quick make-over we were off for the first of many great appearances. Lauren grew so much that year. Though she only had a short time to prepare for the state competition, she was ready to make the best of it. The great thing about Lauren is that, though she may not have been groomed her whole life for pageantry, she is the kind of girl that any director would love to have. She is friendly, bubbly, funny and just a blast to be around. She is the kind of girl who can have fun and make people laugh in the toughest of situations. She has the spirit of pageantry running deep and proved that by winning a $1000 spirit award at her state competition. Although she had a great time at states, made new friends, won scholarship money and most importantly, learned a great deal about herself, there was still something missing. She never truly felt like Miss Local because she did not win it outright. She recently competed for the same title. This time she put her whole heart into it, wanting to win the title outright and her effort paid off. She now feels like a true pageant girl. In the thirteen years that I have been involved with pageants, I have never been so happy to work with a contestant. Though I like to think that she has learned a lot from me, I know I have learned a lot from her. Most importantly, she has taught me that the ideal contestant does not come in one perfect package. It is not about the hair, the look, the body, the brain; it is about what she can bring to the table. For me, Lauren is the ideal contestant. She has a great platform that shows young girls that it is okay to be yourself, to be different, to be unique, just like Lauren. Her warmth, her compassion and her honesty draws these young girls to her and she is truly a role model. In my last year as a local director, I want to give Lauren the world. There is nothing that I want more then to show her just how much I appreciate her coming into my life. I know that she would be adored by the Pageant Central posters and that she would make you proud. Now that Lauren feels like a true pageant girl, I hope you will help make her feel like a true winner! Nicole Nicole amazed us all when we observed her walking across her playpen at 7 months. She hasn�t slowed down since. She has always been independent and self-motivated. Her desire to compete in pageants has demonstrated this fact more than anything she has ever done. At the age of thirteen she saw an ad for a pageant and announced that she was going to enter and win. I was both surprised and amused by her confidence. I had no idea this young girl with braces, long braids and the body of Twiggy would ever realize this dream. If there is such a thing as an anti-pageant mom I would have easily won the title. Quite honestly, I didn�t want Nicole�s sense of self to be influenced by the opinions of 4 pageant judges. Nicole practiced her walk and interview for months before participating in her first pageant, insisting that I critique her walk and drill her on interview questions. However, neither she nor I had a clue what it was to seriously compete. Although she walked out on the stage with all of the confidence of a winner, her inexperience and our poor wardrobe choices were what the judges saw that night. I was convinced that the bitter disappointment would discourage any further interest, but I had clearly underestimated my daughter�s tenacity. As soon as her tears dried she became a vigilant student of the pageant world, determined to learn what it takes to win. This desire for knowledge brought her to Pageant Central. I watched as Nicole�s commitment to her pageant dreams transformed her into a more well-rounded person and competitor. Her desire to be prepared for interview fueled her interest in current events and she has become articulate and tremendously socially and politically conscious. Improving her own fitness ignited her interest in helping others and she earned her personal trainer�s certification at the age of 18. Education remained her biggest priority and she graduated high school Magna Cum Laude. When she returned to the same pageant five years after her first try, this preparation and readiness helped her win the title. The judges saw what I did and encouraged her to compete for Miss America. Nicole is a full-time college student and works two jobs part-time to help pay for her education. She aspires to one day become a physician. I know that she will realize this goal as she has consistently demonstrated that she fully understands the connection between hard work and success. This year Nicole will be competing in Miss State. Since she has not always had the financial means and we have not had the �pageant know-how� to support her tremendous efforts, it is my hope that she is named Miss Pageant Central. This would be a well-deserved opportunity for a young woman who has committed herself to excellence both on and off the stage. Nicole consistently amazes us and makes us proud. Given the chance, I know that she will do the same for you. Taylor I started this essay over and over, wanting to start with a great line to get your attention. All I could come up with was this: �My daughter Taylor is so deserving of this award.� Go figure. I am Taylor�s mother, and when I saw this opportunity to make nominations for Miss Pageant Central, I knew I had to enter my daughter so she can continue her pageant goals, and be able to enter the Miss State pageant this summer. Taylor has strong perseverance and an inability to let anything hold her back from her dreams. My proudest moments of my daughter are when other parents approach me to let me know how nice Taylor had been to their daughters, and watching her win Miss Congeniality three times brings me to tears to know how much her spirit touches others. Taylor puts her full passion, grace and determination in all that she does. It is with quiet grace and inner strength Taylor has been successful in both school and in pageants. Over the past years, Taylor has faced many obstacles that would have forced others to give up or fall behind. It started when her father passed away when she was 14. Taylor�s father was extremely proud of his daughter, and wanted to see her accomplish great things. We would watch the Miss Teen USA pageants on TV, and Dad would make Taylor stand up and practice her introduction and pageant walk. He dreamed of the day he would see his daughter on that stage, none of us knowing he wouldn�t be here to see that dream come true. When Dad passed in 2004, I received a pamphlet in the mail about the Miss State Teen USA pageant, and both Taylor and I decided this was a great opportunity. Pageants helped Taylor feel connected with her father, and stay on the right track in life. She could have slipped down the wrong path, but she showed strength and drive to accomplish her goals. With Dad�s passing, we meet several financial difficulties, making it hard to pay for pageants. Then I had a massive heart attack in 2006, and Taylor had to take on the role of caregiver. Yet she remained focus on her goals, placing twice in the top 15 at Miss State USA and top 5 at the Miss State (MAO) pageant last year. She has managed also to maintain a 3.8 GPA, stay on Dean�s Honor Roll, get accepted into the Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society, and will be graduating in March with her Bachelor�s Degree. She is waiting to see if she has been accepted into grad school in Big City, and knows that the scholarship opportunities that come with the Miss State pageant will make this dream a reality. I would love to see Taylor finally have the support I know she deserves, that I cannot give on my own, by being awarded the title of Miss Pageant Central. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Wow, these are wonderful! Good luck to all of you! (NT) -- Sparky, 09:07:34 02/09/10 Tue i would not want to be the judges! good luck to the girls! (NT) -- Vertically_Challenged, 09:11:59 02/09/10 Tue MPC 2010 will continue in the standard of excellence established by Heidi and Lily! We are lucky to be so well represented. (NT) -- LeeBG, 10:07:27 02/09/10 Tue Anyone that says "pageant girls" are not real should meet these 5 amazing young ladies. (NT) -- Good luck to all of you., 10:11:45 02/09/10 Tue Wow all 5 sounds amazing. This is such a great contest. (NT) -- Fannie Pack, 11:08:11 02/09/10 Tue Click in for my thoughts on the nominees. -- Anonymous Judge, 11:12:01 02/09/10 Tue What an impressive group of women! Good luck to all! (NT) -- MidwestFan, 11:36:18 02/09/10 Tue If you nominated one of these contestants, please check the e-mail account from which your sent your nomination for a message. Thanks! (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 14:42:48 02/09/10 Tue Wonderful essays! Good luck to all! (NT) -- old school fan, 17:17:03 02/09/10 Tue A fantastic top five. Can't wait to meet our new Miss PC. She's got big shoes to fill! ;-) (NT) -- MoNkayMaN, 18:04:42 02/09/10 Tue

Subject: OK, as much as Rush Limbaugh makes me crazy, and I don't agree with any of his political statements, and I really, really didn't want him to judge Miss America....I actually was happy with these comments from his show yesterday.
Author: INChick (Go Colts!) [Edit]	Date Posted: 20:58:44 02/03/10 Wed If he got MAO some new viewers (and as this caller suggested, some new future competitors), then maybe it wasn't so awful that he judged. I also appreciated the compliment to our Miss Indiana: CALLER: Rush, I wanted to tell you. I have not watched the Miss America contest in 30 years. I grew up watching it with my sister, I loved it, and this year watched it only because you were going to be a judge. I watched with my husband and my 11-year-old daughter. We had the best time. My daughter now wants to be Miss America, and I was able to be the nagging mother and say, "You need to study hard and practice your piano." What a joy, and the women were all lovely, and Caressa was just poised and beautiful and so well spoken. I was so proud. So thank you so much. RUSH: That's great. You know, I don't want to get cheesy about this, but we talk about cultural rot on this program a lot. I don't mean to be mean here, but Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian? These are not the kind of role models that you would want your little girl to look up to but unfortunately that's who they are. Everybody is doing Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and all these things because everybody wants to be famous. Everybody's vomiting everything about themselves trying to become a media star. CALLER: Exactly. RUSH: It's just shallow as it can be, and these women were not shallow. They had all worked really hard for this. Some of them were better than others, but nobody's the same. Caressa was a standout, there's no question, but there were many others. Miss California was great. Miss Indiana was a fabulous speaker. She gave Caressa a run for her money, but I'm glad that you had that take from it because not too long ago these were the kinds of women who were role models, then feminism got involved and these kind of women became targets for ridicule. CALLER: Right. RUSH: Really, they don't deserve to be targets of ridicule. They deserve to be examples of pursuing excellence and trying to be the best. Like Robin Leach asked me in the press conference which was held on Wednesday afternoon: "Will America be in good hands with one of these women?" I said, "I am so glad you asked that question, because -- undoubtedly, without one moment of hesitation -- I say that," and I went into what I just explained to you. By the way, this is not a desire to turn the clock back, 'cause I know you can't do that. This is not me being an old fuddy-duddy. It's just I was astounded by not -- and not just the contestants. Everybody in the Miss America Organization. They're some of the finest people that I've ever known. Any charitable organization could not do wrong to emulate the way these people go about doing their business, and they are a charitable organization: $49 million in scholarships for women they grant over the course of the year toward women's education opportunities. Everything about it is just wholesome and decent and good. This is what you want your culture and society to be. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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INChick - I agree. I, too, was concerned about what sort of potential right-wing impact Rush would have in the judging process. But if someone would have told all of us a few weeks ago Rush's judging panel was going to crown an African-American woman whose platform is awareness and prevention of AIDS, we probably would have said, "yeah, right!" But look what we got! And I really love that Rush seems to respect the organization and the young women for the same reasons that I got involved. When Gretchen Carlson interviewed Caressa, she said that Rush told her that most of the MAO women knew more about politics than most members of Congress!! LOL! (Also LOVE that he called out Nicole!!) (NT) -- Hoosier Girl, 21:10:46 02/03/10 Wed MAO knew what they were doing. I don't listen to Rush, but I'd say my political views line up with some of his (not really on social issues but definitely moreso on financial/governmental issues), so I wasn't offended that he was judging. In fact, since Rush is more of a traditionalist (albeit, maniacal at times), I thought he'd understand what MAO wanted. He seemed to me like someone who would take the job seriously and be fair. I never thought he would count off because a girl's views might not align with his, only because I think he is a professional. You may not agree with him, but he's obviously a smart man to have found his niche audience and run with it, making millions. (NT) -- Kristin ♥, 21:19:21 02/03/10 Wed By the way, that "you" in the last sentence isn't directed toward you, just the reader in general. :) And, very good point on a black girl with HIV/AIDS platform being crowned. Again, I don't listen to his show, but knowing what I do, he seems like the type that would speak his mind if he didn't agree with the winner, so it seems like he was definitely on board with Caressa. (NT) -- Kristin ♥, 21:23:42 02/03/10 Wed No offense taken, Kristin! I got your point completely. (NT) -- HG who <3s MLOP!!, 21:33:12 02/03/10 Wed Haha! And while I do <3 MLOP - that was an accident! My computer defaulted to a name that I used once a while ago! LOL! (NT) -- HG, 21:36:15 02/03/10 Wed OK, I have only one quibble with the above and that's the reduction of "then feminism got involved" as a pejorative. Yes, the bra-burning and ongoing protests 40 or so years ago happened -- but it wasn't just about "ridicule." It was far, far more about equal opportunities for women and isn't that pretty much what a lot of the scholarship money today is geared towards assisting? This is just typical Rush spouting off buzzwords to score political points without considering there might be some contradictions to his blather. Forty years ago I believe he was more "a woman's place is in the home" type; now he's glad that women are smart and educated and working. But he'll try to find a way to make "feminism" look bad, whatever the era. (NT) -- New York Guy, 11:20:19 02/04/10 Thu Rush isn't bashing feminism in general, just the over-the-top feminism that says all girls should be doctors or lawyers and should never try to look attractive. You know, the stereotypical "man haters". Those are the types of feminists that look down upon pageants. Rush's view is that women should be respected for being women and if they choose to express their womanhood through participation in pageantry, then that should be supported. (NT) -- Midwest Girly, 11:47:57 02/04/10 Thu New York Guy, agree with you on this. It's almost "lipstick on a pig" in reverse. He can say all the positive pageant puffery he chooses, but the man who called me and millions of other women "FemiNAZIS" has a basic dislike of women. Not that it has THAT much bearing, but he's been married and divorced HOW many times? (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 12:07:44 02/04/10 Thu Silver, I do agree with you on the dig at feminism in his words above. I tried to overlook that in light of the positive things he said about the pageant, but it is difficult to overlook. (NT) -- INChick, 19:49:56 02/04/10 Thu I agree with his thoughts on feminism...the feminist movement has turned away from equal rights and standing up for woman to..I support the choices of woman so long as they are what I believe in. Many feminist wil wail about women having the right to chose their profession and what they want from their life but will turn around an ridicule woman who chose to be stay at home moms. (NT) -- Fannie Pack, 21:08:51 02/04/10 Thu The movement -- such as it is today -- has not turned away from equal rights. And they didn't ridicule a woman's right to stay at home -- they ridiculed the thought that that's all she should be doing. Anyone with a consciousness during the 60s and 70s can remember these arguments. Anyone younger who wants to believe otherwise either isn't reading broad enough depictions of history or is, like those women who accepted staying at home as their only lot in life, willingly being brainwashed by their accepted "leaders," like Rush, the Phyllis Schlaflys, and others. It's possible to be conservative without swallowing every last thing Rush says. (NT) -- New York Guy, 12:13:54 02/05/10 Fri Took the words right out of my 60's and 70's glass ceiling mouth, NYGuy, only you did it much more eloquently than I. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 12:52:34 02/05/10 Fri I'm not talking about the movement of the 60s and 70s...I'm talking about the feminists of MY generation..today in the 2000s...They ARE NOT the same woman from the 60s. Yeah they support woman...liberal woman. Some woman go to college, have careers and then CHOOSE to stay home and raise their children. Feminists are always howling about women's rights to CHOOSE especially when it comes to terminating pregancies...its her body her choice...but when a woman CHOOSES to have the child and stay home and raise it than the feminists no longer support her CHOICE. (NT) -- Fannie Pack, 14:24:05 02/05/10 Fri Not to drag this on, but I have 2 married daughters. Rachel is a workaholic mom of 2 and Leah is a stay at home mom of 2. I happen to be a feminist from the 60's and of today. Both of my daughters are also. Each is happy with their choice and honestly Fannie, where are these people/women you know who put down stay at home moms? I've never met one. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 15:22:52 02/05/10 Fri When I was in college I attended a 4 day retreat at the Eagleton School for Women in Politics. This was in 2005. I thought it would be good for my resume, I thought it would be about how to run a campaign and get involved in politics by hearng stories from other woman. It was NOT. It was 4 days of ridiculous wannabe feminist bull that scarred me!!!! (NT) -- FP, 16:01:36 02/05/10 Fri Fannie, I have to agree with you on this one. I'm currently in grad school, so I'm still around a college campus all the time, and I can say that this is exactly what I see there. Like you said, the feminists of today are about supporting a woman's right to choose the path that THEY think is right: high power career, husband who takes care of the kids, etc. Women who choose to take on more traditional roles are looked down upon and derided. I just can't get behind it. If that makes me a non-feminist, hen so be it! I'm all for equality of the sexes, but that's not what they seem to be about. They want women to be dominant, not just equal. (NT) -- Midwest Girly, 18:57:30 02/05/10 Fri I, too, have been very pleasantly surprised by his post-pageant comments, and it's like we used to say all the time: get someone involved and their idea of pageants will completely change! He's the best example I've seen of that. Perhaps this is a good example for many others who think Miss A is just fluff. And lets face it, he has MILLIONS of followers, and it can only HELP us in the long run if he's saying good things about us. Heck, if he's mentioning us at all on the air, it's also free advertising! (NT) -- MS Mama, 19:07:36 02/04/10 Thu Rush was the reason behind the higher audience viewing, he did a great job and it would be kind of talking out of both sides of his mouth if he agreed to judge and then bashed the organization. As far as the 45 or 49 million in scholarships each year, does anyone really have a breakdown of what each state gives out between locals and state and then the national total - 45 million sounds really high to me. (NT) -- just curious, 12:23:03 02/05/10 Fri I think the higher audience viewship is due to Miss Puerto Rico competing this year. We all know that they love a good Pageant!! Also, with regards to the high scholarships dollars, just an fyi that most of these dollars are inkind scholarships to specific universities where the girls have to actually show an interest in attending in order to receive them. For example, the Philadelphia Academy of Theatrical Arts used to give a scholarship to a particular state and it was valued at $100,000. Of course, none of our girls ever used it. (NT) -- Just like the Palmer Chiropractic Scholarship. Not many used it. Value is $40K., 15:23:02 02/05/10 Fri Folks in PR may love a good pageant. But they are not counted in Nielsen ratings. Only the 50 states in the US are counted. No territories. (NT) -- HG, 16:01:42 02/05/10 Fri I'm glad his eyes have been opened about the MAO prgram but I still do not like him,especially ever since the day Freddie Mercury died of AIDS and Rush played the song "Another One Bites the Dust" on his radio program."F" You dude. (NT) -- Andres, 13:11:35 02/05/10 Fri Did you actually hear him play that song? Can that be verified? (NT) -- wondering, 23:42:30 02/08/10 Mon Yes I did-I will start looking around.Sorry for my bad language. (NT) -- Andres, 11:35:48 02/09/10 Tue

Subject: Fra interviews Miss Pageant Central 2009, Lily Wu
Author: Fra [Edit]	Date Posted: 21:04:42 02/07/10 Sun Alright, Lily! First of all, thanks for taking the time to sit down for this interview with Pageant Central. Our posters will be beyond thrilled. Hope you're keeping yourself hydrated, because I have a truckload of questions! OK. Let's travel back in time. Were you always interested in pageants? When did you finally decide you wanted to compete, and why? I was born and raised in Guatemala, so it was the Latin culture I grew up around that got me interested in pageants. I remember watching Miss Universe while my brother played with his Legos next to me. He built a crown and scepter for me as I was crowned Miss Universe in the living room�tears and all! So, when I was a teenager, I started looking into fulfilling my dream. What made you choose the USA format over the America one? Being Miss Universe has always been my dream and the USA system is the only way to get there! Were your parents supportive from the get-go? How did your relatives react to having a beauty queen in the family? It took many years of convincing my parents that pageants were in fact an empowering and motivating hobby. My relatives in China have always loved receiving the photos of my pageant experiences. Tell us about the very first pageant you entered. Were you as prepared as you wanted/needed to be? Was it fun, and how did you do? The first pageant I ever entered...I went around to local businesses on my bike to ask for sponsorship. After I got the full amount, I told my parents of my intent to compete and that I had raised all the money but needed them to drive me to Kansas City for it. It was the Miss Kansas American Coed Junior Teen pageant (where I met Trinity Wright, my future Miss KS USA roommate, and Carissa Kelly, first-runner up at KS USA 2010). I was ill prepared and didn't know what I had gotten myself into...all the girls competing looked like mini-brides and Barbie dolls in their white ball gowns. I wore a very inexpensive Chinese dress and wore blue eye shadow (let's just leave it at that). I was 4th runner-up in a group of almost 60 girls who had previously competed so I felt pretty good about my first pageant! How long did it take you to finally win a title? How did you react? Oh my...it was my fifth pageant before I won a title. My first competition was when I was 14; I didn't win until I was 18. I competed twice at American Coed Junior Teen and twice at Miss KS Teen USA and then finally I competed at the inaugural Miss Kansas Teen International pageant. I felt so excited and felt appreciated by the judges who saw that I would be an exemplary representative of my home state with my platform of embracing diversity. I went on to the Miss Teen International pageant where I placed in the Top 10!!! It was a very competitive pageant�the winner had competed since she was a baby and several of the contestants went on to win USA and MAO titles (Leigh-Taylor Smith Top 5 at Miss America and Jennifer Sherrill Miss AR USA). Competing in pageants takes a level of commitment and dedication that most people are not aware of. How did you reconcile that sort of effort with your everyday life? Was it hard? Anyone that knows me will use words like "committed", "dedicated" and "hard working" to describe me, so pageants didn't reflect something different about the way I lived my life. Skipping through the annals of pageantry, is there a former titleholder you particularly admire and find inspiring and if so, did she perhaps influence the way you prepared to compete? Brook Lee! Since I was little, I have always dreamt of gracing the Miss Universe stage. When I immigrated to the US, I felt that dream could be a reality since I saw a woman who looked like me going on to win Miss Universe. Brook definitely influenced the way I competed because I portrayed the same poise she had in balancing Asian (humility, grace) and American (hard work, perseverance) values. Do you think that your career prospects would be affected if affirmative action were dismantled? Just kidding! One thing that struck all of us throughout your reign is how eloquent, natural and unaffected you are. Is "pageant pattiness" just a myth? Ever bumped into any pageant patties while competing? If you want to name names, who am I to stop you? I think it comes with age and experience�after all I'm an oldie when it comes to pageants, though I still don't fit the pageant patty mold! Pageant pattiness is not a myth. I have definitely seen my fair share of fakeness and ingenuity while competing (no names :-p) but I'll say that I've also seen some pageant patties be some of the most focused and competitive women I know. To me, there's nothing wrong with that especially if a woman is so determined to want something like the title. I just get disheartened when I see women who don't take earning a title as nothing more than just a pretty crown and sash. Beauty queens are often called upon to defend beauty pageants against accusations of sexism and shallowness. What do you have to say about that? How has pageantry enriched your life and your individuality? I've won a handful of leadership and scholarship awards and I give part of the credit to my experience with pageants. Being judged in a swimsuit isn't easy and coming back year after year for the same pageant isn't easy. I've gained confidence and learned about success and failure through pageantry. Obviously, your experience with online forums and message boards has been largely positive. But as a rule of thumb, would you recommend that other contestants peruse them while competing? If you remember, about two weeks before the pageant, I posted a message about my leave of absence from the board. Although I knew I had the PC support, I know that we sometimes get non-PC regulars who just make it their M.O. to bash contestants. I took the advice from friends to leave the board to stay focused. I don't think there's anything wrong with perusing boards leading up to the competition, after all, boards were created for those of us who love the world of pageantry. Alright. This past year has obviously been incredibly eventful for you. Were you aware of the existence of the Miss Pageant Central contest? Did you decide you wanted to give it a try, or did someone sign you up behind your back? I knew of this and several other boards but I never posted. When I saw the MPC contest, I saw an opportunity to finally not have to cut corners and truly be prepared for a pageant. Before MPC, I'd competed in the USA system but never fully prepared. This year was different. When I casually brought the contest up to my high school teacher and president of our Rotary district, they both were eager to write nominations. And then, my brother and mom wrote nominations. And to let you all know how dedicated of a person I am, I also wrote a self-nomination. Your mother's essay was really heartfelt and very powerful in its simplicity. I was one of the judges and one year later, I will confess it was my #1 selection. Clearly, the other judges agreed. What was your reaction when you first read it? My mom speaks Spanchinglish...yes, it's my own made up word (Spanish, Chinese, and English), so she wrote it in Chinese and then asked me to translate it. When she first read it to me in Chinese, I was bawling my eyes out. My mom is truly my best friend and biggest supporter. I love her so much! So the votes are counted and Lily Wu comes out on top. How did you learn you had won? What went through your head? You see, my parents and I went to China for Chinese New Year last year, right before the end of the MPC contest. While in China, since many sites are blocked, I couldn't see the feedback from the nominations. By the time we came back from vacation, the top 5 were announced and I was so happy to be in the running. I woke up early on Valentine�s Day and logged on to find out I had won! I was so excited and so ready to begin my training for Miss Kansas USA. You made a number of appearances as Miss Pageant Central. How were you received? How did you explain the title to those who asked? I did have several appearances throughout the year and people always asked about the title. I was happy to share with them that our board was like a family that loved anything and everything about pageants. I also let them know that MPC was created to give a young lady who had never won their MAO or USA title a fair chance at competing at their state competition with the tools she would need. Tell us about some of the more entertaining moments and events of your reign as Miss Pageant Central. Did you bring maps to the children in Iraq and South Africa and such as? My two favorite events as MPC would have to be 1) Being interviewed by pageant interview coach/podcast commentator, Valerie Hayes, at "Fashion Rocks" during the Miss USA pageant. And, I was so happy to finally meet face-to-face some of the PCers! 2) Having tapas in DC with my friends G, Marylander, and Miss Merlin!!! Unfortunately, no maps were distributed and no trips to places such as the Africa were visited during my reign :) How helpful was the title and the prize package in preparing for your state pageant? The prizes were so helpful in giving me the tools to compete at Miss KS USA. One of the things I've struggled with during USA state competitions is that my critics have called me "too thin". Well, I'm a naturally thin woman (just see my mom and dad and you'll understand) that eats a lot (ask G, Marylander, and Miss Merlin). Justin of Built2Win was the best trainer during the process because he understood my struggle of having a hard time putting on weight and muscle. Not only did he give me a work out plan but more importantly, he talked to me on the phone encouraging me the entire way. Every sponsor had direct contact with me (via email or text messages) throughout my preparation and I�m so thankful for all they gave! Did the title come with an added sense of responsibility and pressure and if so, how did you handle that? Obviously, you must know that Pageant Central is beyond proud about the way you competed and represented us. It goes without saying that the crown couldn't have gone to a more deserving girl. I've told this a million times to people but I carry my life as if I was Miss Kansas (don't mind the system), which means I take everything I do very seriously and with a lot of respect for it. Being Miss PC was no different than how I carried myself before being named that. I did put an extra ounce of pressure on myself because I felt I was competing "for" PC. I wanted each sponsor, each PCer to be proud of their Miss PC. Did you learn something new about yourself since winning the title? I learned that I am pretty athletic! Thanks Justin! :) You've gotta see my six-pack! How was the Kansas USA experience? Did you have fun? I truly felt the most prepared I've ever been since I started competing ten years ago. I had the top notch wardrobe, I spent countless hours at the gym even when I had a cold and on holiday, I took pride in how I felt and looked, and I honestly gave my 100% in preparation/competition. And I certainly did have fun! Any backstage dirt you want to share? Was everybody nice? I promise I won't tell a soul. No backstage dirt PC :) Your swimsuit presentation was smoldering hot. What was your routine for getting in that sort of shape? I went to the gym every other day since July; and then every day since October. I alternated between upper and lower body days with abs every single day! I didn't have to change my eating routing (sorry, Justin) but did take extra amounts of protein to build muscle (110 grams of protein daily...yea!! Drinking the protein shakes to get that!) And your gown! That gown was stunning and you looked incredible. Tell us about the decision-making process that went on in the choice of your gown. We all know that the wrong gown can do even the most beautiful girl in. I wanted to communicate the words "elegant," "regal," and "classy" in my evening gown presentation. I had been eyeing that Tony Bowls Collection gown since the day I was named Miss PC, then, I got to try it on in Kansas City at this boutique called Natalie M. I instantly fell in love! I like one shoulder looks and wanted to glide on stage with a big train, which is exactly what the dress did! Laine at The Royal We was gracious in helping me get this gown that I paid out of pocket but saw as an investment in my performance. All your hard work obviously paid off. So you're standing on stage among the Top 5 moments before the final results are announced. What's going through your head? Did you think you had it? People following the live updates on the PC chat were losing their minds. One can only imagine how you felt. Public speaking is my strength and in the four times prior that I'd competed for a USA miss or teen title, I'd never gotten a chance to showcase that. I was so ecstatic to finally be in a USA top 5 but I was calm because I was getting ready to wow them with speaking. I had three questions (1. How has the slumped economy affected you? 2. What has been your biggest obstacle? 3. How would you rate President Obama�s economic policies?) and I nailed them (no stuttering, straight from my heart, and clear/concise). Were you happy with the final results? Do you agree with them or were you surprised? 4th RU in such a competitive year is something you should be incredibly proud of. To be honest with you, I felt so proud of myself because I felt I had given the best presentation I'd ever given for a USA miss or teen title. Different night, different results. Different judges, different results. It's a pageant after all! Tell us about the special award you won that night! On Saturday, after the preliminary competition and the judges exit the stage, special awards are announced. What's interesting about this is that there were five awards given on Saturday and four out of the five made the Top 5!!!! Bethany won photogenic, Jaymie won best smile, Trinity won mentor, and I won spirit. The spirit award is given to one contestant by the Vanbros staff for being the most helpful, supportive, and enthusiastic contestant. Tell us about the new Miss Kansas USA. Did you get a chance to meet and talk to her leading up to the pageant? It was her first time competing, so she's virtually unknown to the pageant world. What do you think about her chances at USA? Bethany sat next to me in the dressing room and she helped me put on my evening gown! I think she's a beautiful girl and has taken the semester off to work hard and be ready for Miss USA. The Miss USA 2010 delegate line-up is now complete. It's looking like a more competitive year than most people would have predicted a few months ago. Are you familiar with any of the state winners and if so, who are some of your favorites? I've actually befriended several of them this year. I think that Mr. Trump will be happy with several of the favorites the board has mentioned. Maybe back-to-back blonde beauties... What's next for Lily Wu? Will you give Kansas USA another go, or was this your last time? I don't know, PC. But I can tell you that I was just named the Kids for the Cure Chair for the Susan G. Komen Mid Kansas Race for the Cure, and still active on several boards in Wichita. I continue to work at the non-profit Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas with at-risk high school students so I've got a full and fulfilling plate right now. What advice do you have for the next Miss Pageant Central? Be thankful for the support you get from PC and for the generous donations the sponsors have given you. Remember, that PC is a safe-haven for those of us who love pageants! Let�s end this a la "Inside the Actors Studio," with the infamous Bernard Pivot questionnaire. Let me put my monocle on...alright. Ready? What's your favorite word? What's your least favorite word? Favorite: CAN Least Favorite: HATE What turns you on? What turns you off? On: dark chocolate Off: bad breath What sound or noise do you love? Which one do you hate? Love: thunder/rain Hate: Nails on a chalkboard (eek...I'm imaging it and it creeps me out). What is your favorite curse word? (Yes, beauty queens curse. They're just people like you and me) I say "Fudge" (just like that so as to avoid cursing. I know, I know you must think "yeah right!" but my job is around high school students so I can't slip so I just say "fudge") What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Acting! I've always wanted to take over Lucy Liu's role in Charlie's Angels or be in an action movie. What profession would you not like to do? I wouldn't want to be a prison guard. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? You used the talents I gave you and you impacted so many people. Thank you, Lily! Any last thoughts? As I've said in a previous post...big thank you to all the sponsors of Miss Pageant Central 2009 (Barb, Megan, Alex, Kelley, Justin (built2win), Catherine Fiehn, Judie (JDI Couture), Laine (The Royal We), G, Sio, Kevin, Elizabeth (Miss Priss), Gail Schneider, Maureen, Aaron, Cydney, Jason, Angela, Regina, Meemaw, and all those who donated to this contest). Thank you so much, Lily! As we're getting closer and closer to selecting and crowning a new Miss Pageant Central, we would like to thank Lily for being such a wonderful titleholder and representative of the Pageant Central community and congratulate her on her success on and off the stage! All the best with your future endeavors, Miss Pageant Central 2009! Last edited by author: Sun February 07, 2010 21:22:10 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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What a wonderful & PC Miss PC has been! It was GREAT to meet her in Vegas!! (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 22:31:50 02/07/10 Sun Wonderful interview, Fra and Lily! Congratulations on everything, Lily, and good luck with everything you've got going on, it sounds like you've got some incredible opportunities coming up! I'm working on my juding for the new Miss PC, and working out how much I can donate, and this interview is a great inspiration. Go PC! (NT) -- Spartan Girl, 23:26:33 02/07/10 Sun Great interview Fra! Lily, you have been an amazing Miss PC and very dedicated to the position! You will never be forgotten. I am so glad that we have become friends this year. ♥ (NT) -- gaj, 23:56:07 02/07/10 Sun Lily, you are an inspiration to us all! As someone who still competes, you have truly touched my heart and remind me why i continue to compete. you are a truly a beautiful person. i hope one day our paths cross because you are wonderful! best wishes to the future! (NT) -- Vertically_Challenged, 07:39:11 02/08/10 Mon Great interview and read! Its an interesting learn how the title and sponsors have enhanced Lily's pageant ambitions, it has really hit a homerun. Good for you Lily. (NT) -- Howard, 08:43:39 02/08/10 Mon Really enjoyed reading this interview! Beautiful pictures! (NT) -- ot mom, 10:22:24 02/08/10 Mon Mis PC Pageant Central -- Don B, 10:23:12 02/08/10 Mon Oh my gosh Lily is soooo darling! (NT) -- Sister, 10:37:20 02/08/10 Mon Fantastic interview!! Thank you Lily and Fra! Great pics too! (NT) -- Indy, 11:20:49 02/08/10 Mon Lily - I really will miss working with you as MPC! One thing I've found in working with young women in pageants is "after" the pageant their level of maturity- both mental and emotional - quickly shows itself. You my dear are AMAZING! Love you bushells!! (NT) -- Barb B, 13:15:25 02/08/10 Mon Lily, you are amazing. PC supporters, don't forget to donate to the Miss PC fund, so that we can give another young lady like Lily the chance to go after her dream! Go to www.paypal.com and send a donation to mpcsponsorship@gmail.com. Love all around! (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 13:27:15 02/08/10 Mon I realize I am biased, but my eyes go straight to Lily in the KS USA top 5 picture posted above. Lily, you look absolutely radiant! You have been a wonderful, gracious Miss Pageant Central. (NT) -- Kristin ♥, 15:22:05 02/08/10 Mon I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I adore this girl! Not only is she an exemplary representative of modern-day pageantry, she is a warm, caring, kind-hearted, and down-to-earth young woman. I was honored to share a reign with her as messageboard titleholders, and am exponentially more honored to call her a friend. HUGS! (NT) -- MoNkayMaN, 15:41:35 02/08/10 Mon PS - I freakin' (or should I say fudgin') love that silver gown in the pic at the top! Reminds me of Nicole O'brien meets Katherine Perello! (NT) -- MoNkayMaN ;-), 16:26:51 02/08/10 Mon

Subject: Miss Pageant Central Nominations
Author: Anonymous Judge [Edit]	Date Posted: 10:32:06 02/01/10 Mon I am a judge for the Miss Pageant Central contest and I just want to say I am blown away by these essays! The personal stories and accounts of each girl's character, accomplishments and goals is so inspiring. I wish all pageant girls had the opportunity to watch someone else speak for them and let everyone know the kind of person that's underneath the hair, makeup and gowns. Well I guess they do have that opportunity thanks to Pageant Central and this contest! I'm so glad the essays are anonymized to ensure impartiality. It's so unusual to read these stories and wonder who this amazing young girl could be. I don't know how I'm going to narrow down my choices from 17 to 5, but if your nominee isn't lucky enough to make the top 5 it isn't because your essay wasn't good enough. They are ALL outstanding, and it's so apparent this incredible prize package would help so many deserving girls. It's going to be an agonizing process to only pick 5, and I hope every person who entered the contest appreciates how difficult this decision is going to be. The essays are outstanding tributes of respect and admiration, and every one of them describes an extraordinary girl who deserves to win! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Great to hear! (NT) -- New York Guy, 11:30:51 02/01/10 Mon Have the essays been posted for the board readers to see, or can only the judges view them at this time? Thanks! (NT) -- , 12:46:32 02/01/10 Mon* Only the judges can view them at this time. But, don't forget to donate to the MPC 2010 fund by going to www.paypal.com and sending money to mpcsponsorship@gmail.com! Every little bit helps! We've got about $100 so far and would like to get closer to $1000 so we can pay the entry fee if our MPC 2010 is competing in a Miss USA state pageant! Any leftover funds will be rolled to MPC 2011. (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 16:58:50 02/01/10 Mon I am about to send in my 5 nominees but let me tell you I'm not happy about who I had to leave on the cutting room floor! Awesome contenders - in all seriousness narrowing down to 5 has caused a couple of restless nights for me! I wouldn't be surprised to hear that nearly every essay got at least one vote! My best wishes to all the other judges who are in this challenging position with me! (NT) -- Anonymous Judge #2, 19:26:56 02/03/10 Wed I made my donation! Have you?!?!?! (NT) -- Husker fan, 22:16:49 02/03/10 Wed I would love to make a donation but my school's tuition is preventing me from doing so! Darn college life! (NT) -- liz lemon, 14:02:51 02/04/10 Thu Just a brief word to all of the people who nominated the delegates for Miss Pageant Central... I will be receiving bribes this Saturday from 9AM to 5PM in Room 455 at the Tutweiler Hotel in downtown Birmingham. All gifts considered. Thank you in advance. (NT) -- BamaMan, 05:13:44 02/04/10 Thu I totally agree. There were so many girls that I thought deserved to win that it was hard to pick just a top five! (NT) -- MoNkayMaN, 17:58:36 02/05/10 Fri That was too hard!!!!!!! Can't at least a few people make bad nominations?? I have a headache now. (NT) -- BamaMan, 06:00:30 02/06/10 Sat The other judges are correct, it was VERY diffacult to narrow it down to 5 girls, every single girl nominated deserves to have been nominated! There were a few that moved me to tears! So major congratulations to ALL the girls who were nominated, we, as judges, have a very tough task ahead of us! AND I can't wait to see who made it into the top 5!! (NT) -- Anon. Judge, 16:57:30 02/06/10 Sat WHEW..........FINALLY sent in my ballot just now! Good Luck to all of the nominees! (NT) -- Indy, 18:32:06 02/06/10 Sat I almost agree with you. I can't say I supported the nomination of VERNA, whose mother wants her to win Miss Pageant Central so she can hoc the prize package for some extra cash to support her crystal meth and hoarding habits. Thought that one was inappropriate. Otherwise, the nominations were all very compelling! (NT) -- BamaMan, 18:53:12 02/06/10 Sat ROTFLMFAO...I wish there had been at least one that could have been eliminated that easily!!! (NT) -- 4posting, 19:44:50 02/06/10 Sat I thought essays were supposed to remain confidentail. I call foul. Don't taint the judging panel agains my baby. (NT) -- old school fan, 18:47:55 02/07/10 Sun A reminder please...when will we receive the T-5 nominees? (NT) -- anonymous judge #2, 13:00:34 02/08/10 Mon Tomorrow morning or later tonight. (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 13:19:38 02/08/10 Mon

Subject: Hut 1, Hut 2, Sash 3, Crown 4!
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 08:12:57 02/03/10 Wed Pageant Central football fans.......post your SuperBowl XLIV final score prediction right here! There is no prize for the winning prediction, but why not add the title "Miss PC Quarterback" to your board nickname/handle? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Colts 27 Saints 17 (NT) -- Clever Login, 08:35:12 02/03/10 Wed Indy, hate to do it to you. Love Peyton but my heart is with the Saints this year. Who Dat: 33...Colts 24 (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 09:05:44 02/03/10 Wed Doesn't bother me in the least bit, silver.....the Saint's Drew Brees (awesome dude) hails from my beloved Purdue, so this is a win-win situation for 'ol Indy! (NT) -- Indy, 09:22:00 02/03/10 Wed Saints 24, Indy 21; I love my Saints but it's going to be a tough game for both sides. I do BELIEVE DAT the Saint s will win by a field goal (hopefully more). Who Dat??!! (NT) -- LA Festival Queen, 09:29:47 02/03/10 Wed Saints 27 - Colts 21.... gaj.... one pound of chicken wings for the game! (NT) -- gaj, 09:53:45 02/03/10 Wed I notice a repeated reference to food in your recent posts, Mr. Recleanse. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 10:46:09 02/03/10 Wed The man is hungrier than Roseanne Barr at a lettuce convention! Pass him a donut! (NT) -- Indy, 11:36:50 02/03/10 Wed Saints 34, Indy 31! Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints? (NT) -- puff, Queen of Who Dat Nation, 11:06:00 02/03/10 Wed Colts 34 Saints 27 (NT) -- liz lemon... who LOVES Peyton Manning!, 11:50:19 02/03/10 Wed Lakers 106, Phillies 97 (NT) -- Andres, 12:44:15 02/03/10 Wed Bwahahahaha, Andres! I say Saints - 27, Colts 24. Go Saints! Making some cajun food to enjoy during the game. Haven't decided what the main course will be, but dessert is definitely going to be Cafe du Monde beignets (made from a box). lol (NT) -- Kristin ♥, 13:00:14 02/04/10 Thu Colts 35, Saints 30 (NT) -- Qban, 18:00:46 02/03/10 Wed I like watching, but very useless when it comes to sports and terminology and stuff, so all I have to say is Miss Indiana 9.95, and Miss Louisiana 8.65...I'll stick to what I know thank you. (But to answer Indy's question for real Colts 31, Saints 27) (NT) -- R. Phellange, 22:51:55 02/03/10 Wed Da Saints is gonna win, brah!!! SAINTS 31....COLTS 28. If it was anybody else but da Saints, I would go for da Colts. I think Tony Dungy walks on water. But I gotta stay true to mah N'Awlinz peeps. Seriously, I think about 80% of my friends from high school will be sulking for months and posting depressing status updates on Facebook if New Orleans doesn't win. LOL. (NT) -- BamaMan, 05:07:54 02/04/10 Thu I frickin love this photo! (NT) -- RockyGirl, 09:55:31 02/04/10 Thu I'm not jinxing my boys with a score, but I'm predicting the Saints to win! Shocker, I know =) But either way, this city is going to be insane on Sunday night - if we win, we'll party, and we'll do it right...we don't burn cars, we dance on them! If we lose, we'll party...jazz funeral style, complete with a brass band...and still be proud of our boys! The NFC championship was a ridiculous, mind blowing, emotional roller coast...and I loved every minute of it from my seat in the endzone where the winning field goal was kicked! I believe!!! Who dat, babe!?!? (NT) -- Tumble "Who Dat" Weed, 10:55:17 02/04/10 Thu I do not have a horse in this race as I am a Cowboys fan and anybody but Pittsburgh fan,,,,,this being said, I am saying Saints by a field goal.....just like in the NFC championship..... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 16:16:30 02/04/10 Thu Time is running out to post your prediction and to be in the running for the title of Miss PC Quarterback! Predictions posted AFTER kickoff will NOT be counted! (NT) -- Indy, 12:37:41 02/07/10 Sun Saints 31,Colts 28 (NT) -- OntheNet, 14:48:57 02/07/10 Sun Looks like our dear Silver's prediction came the closest to the final score! Congratulations Miss PC Quarterback 2010!! (NT) -- Indy, 11:13:48 02/08/10 Mon damn, she beat me by the smallest margin.... next time I will put the chicken wings down before I make my prediction! LOL! (NT) -- gaj, 12:13:45 02/08/10 Mon What an honoUr. I'm going to DisneyWorld! My heart aches for Kendra, however. Hank really blew the off-side kick return. (As if Kim and the whole Kardashian klan need any more publicity, eh?) Great game, Drew is wonderful, Peyton is Hall of Fame, and The Who pretty much sucked. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 12:25:27 02/08/10 Mon UGH! It still hurts. I do LOVE my Colts. But congrats to the Saints. They plumb out-played us last night. (NT) -- Hoosier Girl - who is still suffering . . ., 12:20:19 02/08/10 Mon

Subject: You Are Invited to the Queen's Corner-a Proud Sponsor of Miss PC 2010!!
Author: PageantGrl [Edit]	Date Posted: 11:34:42 02/08/10 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Monday Night Pageant Chat!
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 11:26:55 02/08/10 Mon Take the stage with your friends at Monday Night Pageant Chat! Click on the Chat button towards the top of this page, type in a Nickname, and get ready to meet up with old and new pageant friends! See You There!!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Pretty in Pink - - February Gown Hunt
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 08:23:33 02/03/10 Wed Pageant Central gown addicts.......the name of the month is February, and the color is PINK. Add your favorite pink evening gown pics or links to this post, and let's see how many we can get! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I'm in! I'm in! But I have to think about it for a while. You stole one of my favourites Indy, I absolutely loved Megan's dress at USA last year. (NT) -- Elin, 11:16:49 02/03/10 Wed I am trying to find pictures of Yajaira Vera (Venezuela 88) and Johanna Gapinska (Poland 89)... sigh.... two of the most beautiful pink dresses to ever grace the Miss Universe stage! LOL! If anyone has them, can you post them as I cannot find them! (NT) -- gaj, 11:37:06 02/03/10 Wed I know everyone hated it except me, but Boatwright's 96 USA gown was pretty spectacular and mighty pink. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 14:12:43 02/03/10 Wed silver, I didn't hate Boatwright's gown, I thought it was great! In fact, I spent a couple of hours searching for a decent pic of it to use in this post. No luck, so I went with Meagan Wining's gown pic. (NT) -- Indy, 19:09:34 02/03/10 Wed silver, I loved Danielle's gown(though Miss Utah came out the next year looking stunning) Now THAT was a pink gown!! (NT) -- Andres, 20:16:14 02/03/10 Wed Yeah, I'm biased.....my pic is when Shelby won one of her most coveted titles....she wore that dress forever and loved it! Here's the link http://tinymisspageants.com/Ea2006.php?ID=Junior (NT) -- Penny and Shelby, 15:17:44 02/03/10 Wed The first girl, I believe it Terese Lizardo, Miss DC 2004. She competed in the Miss America Pageant I believe the year Deirdre Downs one. I recognize the state. I suspect Pink was her favorite color as her talent which was a Tahitian Dance, was just totally pink. One of my favorite talents that year. I thought she should have been top five. Easily. (NT) -- loved her., 15:23:02 02/03/10 Wed I'm looking for a photo of Rachel Boston's gown, it was one of my favorites. I also LOVED Vermont USA's last year. I'll try to post pics later. (NT) -- BeckyLeeman, 17:26:58 02/03/10 Wed I'm looking at Stefania's pink gown and all I can think of is the scene from "The Producers" she looks like the Chrysler Building. "keep it gay, keep it gay, turn turn kick turn" (NT) -- Patricia Gentry, 20:10:27 02/03/10 Wed Katie Stam in a pink Sherri Hill gown, singing at her Homecoming celebration last March, and the reigning Miss GA in her Miss A gown. -- Hoosier Girl, 21:57:00 02/03/10 Wed OK - Don't know why GA didn't show up. I'll try again. Click in. -- HG, 22:00:02 02/03/10 Wed I realize that pink dresses have usually been saved for teen contestants but I do agree there are some new pink colors out there right now that are pretty. I think it would be taking a chance if a Miss were to wear pink but I would certainly try. (NT) -- Miss Molly, 07:16:22 02/05/10 Fri Pink in the miss division really is unusual at least if you look at state level. I remember Georgia USA from last year and also managed to find a pink dress from when Amber Seyer won MO in 07. However, after I'd been looking around for a while I realized that there were 2 pink gowns at USA back in 2008. Last year I think that we just saw one pink dress at USA on Vermont. Unfortunatelly I also remembered Nevada's gown from 2007. Click in for pictures =) -- Elin, 14:02:10 02/05/10 Fri That pink dress is going to haunt me forever. Didn't see it coming. (NT) -- M :), 15:57:12 02/05/10 Fri Miss Switzerland Universe 2006 is my favorite PINK gown. CLICK IN. -- Perfection!, 16:47:37 02/06/10 Sat You can post non-competition pics of pink gowns also, such as modeling pics. Click in for 2 examples!! -- Indy, 18:37:39 02/06/10 Sat Click in for more Pink from the teens! -- Elin, 14:47:09 02/07/10 Sun And one more! Click -- Indy, 14:57:26 02/07/10 Sun I love love love that last pink gown! (NT) -- liz lemon (Go Colts!), 18:21:13 02/07/10 Sun Two more and I'll stop! ha ha! Click in -- Indy, 11:16:57 02/08/10 Mon Forgot how much I loved Rachel Boston's. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 15:31:47 02/07/10 Sun

Subject: HELP
Author: MH [Edit]	Date Posted: 23:51:37 02/06/10 Sat I'm trying to help a friend with her state pageant this coming year. What are some "political or world event" questions that you think Judges will be asking this year? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Your friend might want to consider getting a professional coach who (should) have hundreds of political and current event questions, and can assist her with interview and walking and on stage presentation. Usually they have tons of questions ready, but you need to pay for them. (NT) -- Good luck., 08:46:43 02/08/10 Mon Tea party politics, for sure. (NT) -- Marylander, 10:42:26 02/08/10 Mon

Subject: Someday I'll be Miss America?
Author: AlistairBooya [Edit]	Date Posted: 20:08:08 02/07/10 Sun I seem to have lost 5+ years of Pageant music off of my computer, including "Someday I'll be Miss America" and numerous other talent cuts. Most I can recreate if need be, but this eludes me. Does anyone know where I can find an Instrumental without resorting to Musical Creations? Please email me at staff@missgraysharbor.org [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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if its on youtube, use a vid2mp3 converter (type in vid to mp3 in google and a converter site will pop up!) pop in the URL on the website and the site will convert it into a mp3 for free :) (NT) -- Vertically_Challenged, 21:24:40 02/07/10 Sun I wish it were that easy. I can't even find a version without vocals on Youtube. (NT) -- AlistairBooya, 21:35:52 02/07/10 Sun hold on, let me see if i can find it. im usually good at this stuff! haha give me a few minutes (NT) -- Vertically_Challenged, 21:51:43 02/07/10 Sun so far no luck, but i will keep looking though! (NT) -- Vertically_Challenged, 22:10:12 02/07/10 Sun I've been searching and can't find it, so I would gladly owe you a Pageant gift bag if you found it, (NT) -- AlistairBooya, 23:13:48 02/07/10 Sun

Subject: Scenes From A Pageant/Caption This!
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 15:26:12 01/31/10 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Take that Miss Virginia! (NT) -- No name, 16:21:46 01/31/10 Sun Dear lord, enough with the crotch shots already! (NT) -- MLOP, 16:32:41 01/31/10 Sun Do you ever get that "not so fresh" feeling? (NT) -- Sparky, 16:35:19 01/31/10 Sun I have to go, REAL BAD! (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 18:25:07 01/31/10 Sun Hey Caressa - check out my diaper. I don't have to wait to pee. Now don't you wish you did ballet? (NT) -- Penguin, 18:33:20 01/31/10 Sun Summer's Eve stat! (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 19:33:17 01/31/10 Sun Honestly, Caressa is probably thinking... let me get this over with and please let it go well. (NT) -- My thoughts., 20:45:16 01/31/10 Sun You all crack me up, I wish I had your wit. (NT) -- Irving, 14:42:19 02/01/10 Mon She's auditioning for a Pepto Bismol commercial: "Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea." (NT) -- SL in NM, 14:49:25 02/01/10 Mon "I better take Kristi Glakas' advice, but since there is no couch I'll just sit here" (NT) -- KDK, 17:45:17 02/01/10 Mon Serenity now! (NT) -- puff, 18:10:53 02/01/10 Mon My guess is that this photo was taken during prelims before she went on. She is definately praying for all that there is that her song goes off well. (NT) -- cute picture, 19:43:04 02/03/10 Wed OH GODDDDDDD California, I told you to lay off the cabbage at P.F. Changs last night! (NT) -- brrrrrrt, 20:44:27 02/03/10 Wed Oh Gooooood!!! Even on this velvet covered toilet seat, I can't squeeze out this one last dingleberry!!!! (NT) -- BamaMan, 05:11:24 02/04/10 Thu OH MY GAWD I have never read something so funny on a board in all my life. (NT) -- Mona Hibbard Miss Illinois, 19:52:57 02/06/10 Sat Miss Cali -- casual fan, 09:55:54 02/05/10 Fri casual fan, that's the funniest line from the thread! (NT) -- OntheNet, 23:46:16 02/06/10 Sat Summers Eve, Sweet -Jesus, Summers Eve! (NT) -- Trixie-No football, 18:48:29 02/07/10 Sun

Subject: Vanbros Girls!
Author: found on other board [Edit]	Date Posted: 16:41:32 02/03/10 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Hello Kansas! (NT) -- MLOP who might have a girl crush!, 17:22:14 02/03/10 Wed What an awesome dress! Adrielle looks smokin' (NT) -- Gypsy, 17:51:24 02/03/10 Wed Is that TN's Brian Woods in the first photo? (NT) -- fan, 18:02:22 02/03/10 Wed In the first photo, for some reason, Adrielle reminds me of Beth Hood...I think it's just me. LOL! (NT) -- Drew #2, 18:27:49 02/03/10 Wed The makeup artist is from Nashville....maybe she was the one who created the Beth Hood "smoky eye?" (NT) -- Beth Hood?, 11:49:13 02/05/10 Fri I'm completely devoted to all four of these girls!!! (NT) -- BamaMan, 19:41:08 02/03/10 Wed They are all so beautiful in their own way.Seriously-how do you choose just one? (soft spot---would love to see Nebraska make the 15-what a darling face) (NT) -- Andres, 20:14:19 02/03/10 Wed Nebraska reminds me of Miss Colombia 2002 - CLICK IN... its shocking. -- 2 Cents, 20:45:22 02/03/10 Wed They are all gorgeous! I have to say, I did not get Adrielle, but she looks gorgeous here! And, I love me some Morgan Woolard!!! :) I could see all of them in the top 15. (NT) -- Kristin ♥, 21:06:04 02/03/10 Wed Gosh, the guy looks like a cute and modern TNboy! (NT) -- Judas, 21:17:15 02/03/10 Wed Where was MO? (NT) -- No Show MO?, 21:49:24 02/03/10 Wed Adrielle is definately the winner in this group. (NT) -- Miss Molly, 07:39:33 02/04/10 Thu I definately agree that Adrielle is gorgeous! Love her look, very exotic. (NT) -- adrielle fan, 07:44:56 02/04/10 Thu Vanbros did really well this year. But Morgan is my favourite! (NT) -- Elin, 14:05:31 02/05/10 Fri I am watching Adrielle on an episode of Hard Evidence-she was interviewed in an episode regarding the murder of a pageant friend.....she is stunning!! (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 17:36:49 02/06/10 Sat Are you serious? (NT) -- Miss Molly, 21:49:51 02/06/10 Sat Was her friend Nona Dirksmeyer? I saw a TV documentary on that case. It was so sad. :( (NT) -- ACL, 11:28:18 02/07/10 Sun That was it....so sad....a beautiful girl gone too soon....her boyfriend was found innocent and they have arrested someone else based on DNA..... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 14:20:50 02/07/10 Sun All 4 girls are Top 15 for sure. I LOOOVVEEE Oklahoma...I think she is my new Ashlen! (NT) -- Fannie Pack, 12:23:44 02/07/10 Sun I think Oklahoma is going to win-she is striking.Kansas is a looker as well (NT) -- OntheNet, 14:44:56 02/07/10 Sun Wow. What beautiful young ladies (NT) -- pm, 17:55:21 02/07/10 Sun Okay, these are the first photos in which I "get" Adrielle Churchill. If she looks like this at Miss USA, I'll officially eat crow...LOL. However, I still favor Nebraska and Kansas. (NT) -- Marylander, 18:00:17 02/07/10 Sun

Subject: An Amazing Assortment Of Miss America Articles & Pictures!
Author: 4posting [Edit]	Date Posted: 06:48:01 02/04/10 Thu http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/miss-america/2010/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Where do you find the pictures that their photographer was taking in the tradeshow? (NT) -- Anyone know?, 01:14:29 02/07/10 Sun

Subject: Miss America finals night
Author: TNBoy [Edit]	Date Posted: 13:47:31 02/01/10 Mon http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48884&id=1483542467&l=2cc9f854cd photos by Julius: finals night visitation: http://www.pbase.com/nikonbuff/10satvisitation&page=all celebrating with Miss America!!: http://www.pbase.com/nikonbuff/caressamissamerica&page=all [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Great pics, thanks for posting! And thank you, Julius! (NT) -- Indy, 19:14:44 02/03/10 Wed I have to say, Lauren Nelson looks fabulous! While she wasn't my favorite when she won, she still looks the part. Thanks for posting the pictures! (NT) -- Grace_Under_Pressure, 10:03:56 02/04/10 Thu I still can't believe you haven't posted our photo on here yet. I thought we had something special. (NT) -- Penguin (jilted and bereft), 06:47:27 02/05/10 Fri o.k.......read my lips....."I DON'T HAVE THE PICTURE SINCE IT IS ON YOUR CAMERA." E-mail it to me or tag me on facebook so I can add it to the collection! LOL (NT) -- TNBoy, 23:09:56 02/05/10 Fri Done beyatch! XOXO! (NT) -- Penguin, 16:47:42 02/06/10 Sat Aw, thanks for posting the photo we "made" together. LOL! (NT) -- MoNkayMaN, 17:52:54 02/05/10 Fri Julius should be hired to take pictures of Miss America...he captures so much...Just sayin ;) (NT) -- Love my Julius, 16:06:06 02/06/10 Sat o.k........drum roll please!! Click in for a pic of me with the VERY HANDSOME PENGUIN!!-------> -- TNBoy, 17:52:55 02/06/10 Sat At long last! Folks prepare to see this again in our Chanukaristmas greeting in December '010. (NT) -- Penguin, 22:02:32 02/06/10 Sat

Subject: Whatcha Got in that Bag???
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 16:51:20 02/04/10 Thu Are there any PCers out there who could list the exact contents of this year's WOW!Creations official Miss America gift bag?? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Do I see a double bacon cheeseburger in there :-P (NT) -- gaj, 17:10:32 02/04/10 Thu Yes, yes you do. Chicken wings also if you look really hard. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 18:40:01 02/04/10 Thu I honestly think some of the tiny packages look like they contain condoms. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 18:44:12 02/04/10 Thu chicken wings or chicken cutlets? (NT) -- Andres, 13:50:12 02/05/10 Fri So who got all this stuff? I'm guessing the girls? Can't see Rush needing a boobie pushup thing.. (NT) -- MS Mama, 19:00:38 02/04/10 Thu I enjoy the "Shaping Hosery by Dr. Rey"... He is on QVC all the time. Sad. (NT) -- liz lemon, 14:12:06 02/05/10 Fri Hoisery* ...Ooh and I just spotted the Rack Trap! Its a pocket for your bra! Obviously Clinton Kelly isn't the only one thinking of the girls boobies! (NT) -- liz lemon, 14:20:10 02/05/10 Fri Hosiery** Good lord I cannot type today. (NT) -- liz, 14:22:33 02/05/10 Fri They each got a smal tank designed by "She by Sheree", and a copy of Kim's "Dont be tardy for the Party" (NT) -- Mona Hibbard Miss Illinois, 19:56:08 02/06/10 Sat and a coupon for a tattoo of "Simon" on their ring finger? (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 20:14:45 02/06/10 Sat

Subject: Just saw our newly crowned Miss America being interviewed in Miami for the Super Bowl, & she was absolutely adorable! Made me even happier about her win...not to mention that she ended the interview with a "Who Dat?!?!" as a Saints fan -- love it!
Author: Tumbleweed [Edit]	Date Posted: 18:00:19 02/06/10 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Pageant advice needed (click in)
Author: ** [Edit]	Date Posted: 12:51:27 02/03/10 Wed My family is originally from the Atlantic City area so the Miss A Pageant has always been followed by us. I had been a local winner many, many years ago and volunteered for years after. My daughter is a 19 yr old college student. She is interested in competing in MAO but is holding back because she doesn't feel as if she has a "talent". There are so many opportunities for young women that few dedicate themselves to a performing art. She is very involved in community service organizations, is attractive, well spoken and is on the Dean's List at her college. The only performing arts she ever participated in was dance lessons during elementary school. When she watched the pageant this year and saw the talent with the suitcase/jacket she thought it was cute and entertaining and commented that the contestant wasn't an accomplished dancer but she did have an entertainment value to her performance. So, we wonder what is a girl to do if she is interested in competing and feels confident that she has the elements of competition except could only offer a non accomplished but entertaining talent? Not interested in USA because it is so "looks" based and expensive to enter. Anyone??? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Honestly...that girl and that dance was an aberation. In most states she would not have gotten to the Miss A stage. There are several states where this might make it in certain years, but I think I can speak for many when I say that we prefer not to see that level of expertise on national television. (NT) -- Sister, 13:08:27 02/03/10 Wed I say tell her to go for it. Especially if she lives in a less competitive pageant state. I'd advise her to enter a local, closed pageant at first to get her feet wet. She may be surprised at the level of "talent" she is able to muster. And she may earn some college scholarships and valuable life experience along the way! (NT) -- Give it a shot & learn - don't get discouraged, 13:32:47 02/03/10 Wed I think talent has to be above all, entertaining. Take Kaye Lani � not exactly Julliard but her routine was fun, different and even after all these years, still entertaining to watch. Hawaii�s routine this year is another good example � anyone into Pilates or core strength knows how amazing it was to do a full motion circle arching your back while on your knees. Add graceful arm movements and the result is a very different yet entertaining talent. I would also check out MLOP�s infamous and equally fabulous, History of Dance on U-Tube�� (NT) -- GMAN, 13:40:27 02/03/10 Wed Nebraska's talent this year was no worse than Florida's last year. If the routine is clean and has entertainment value, that's all that needs to be there. Sure, technical difficulty is going to gain more points, but if you don't have it just know that you are going to have to step it up in the other areas of competition to get far. The benefits she will get out of competing far outweigh the downside because of her talent. (NT) -- di, 14:19:36 02/03/10 Wed I say go for it. If Miss Texas from the year Kirsten won can make top 8 at Nationals with that horrible "jazz routine".......... (NT) -- Andres, 14:24:58 02/03/10 Wed Keep in mind that a lot of the scholarship money won is at the local level. Runners up get scholarships too! And whether or not she makes it to "state," she will have interview experience that will help her in this insane economy. As long as you can do it without investing an arm and a leg, I say go for it! (NT) -- PageantMom, 14:28:41 02/03/10 Wed Coming from someone who 125% recognizes that her talent is nowhere near fantastic, I say go for it. I have no dance experience in my life but I do have coordination, rhythm, and an entertainment value. There are tons of girls that could blow me out of the water with their technique but I�ve had much success with my little to none talent. If your daughter is great in all other areas of competition and she puts effort into a solid clean routine with less technique she could do very well. In time she�ll become better as long as she practices. So my vote is a yes. Good luck to her! (NT) -- Daisy Duke, 14:53:20 02/03/10 Wed Is she artistic? One of my favorite talents was the artist who painted on stage. That was pretty cool. Still, perhaps she could work on mastering ONE song on a musical instrument. If someone could teach her a little bit at a time of a moderately technical piano piece, with a lot of practice she might be able to pull it off. That would be my suggestion. Monologues are usually dreadful, and if I see one more of those "dances," I am going to scream. Still, I think it's sad that girls who are talented in other arenas can't participate as successfully in MAO. It's just wrong. (NT) -- BeckyLeeman, 14:56:23 02/03/10 Wed Try voice lessons or piano lessons! Stephanie Culberson had only been playing the piano for six months! (NT) -- Judas, 16:47:37 02/03/10 Wed I always wondered if that was true and thought that might have been why she didn't win Miss America. (NT) -- Drama Queen, 18:58:19 02/03/10 Wed Really Judas?? She sounded like she had been playing for years to me! But I know nothing about piano,but I nsur did love Stepahnie(who was a darling at MIss USA he year she competed.Sweetheart through and through) (NT) -- Andres, 20:10:24 02/03/10 Wed Andres, this is the same woman who claimed or at least insinuated that she was new to pageants at Miss USA 2004...this after being at Miss America...new my a. (NT) -- R. Phellange, 22:55:04 02/03/10 Wed All I can say to that is when I was volunteering at Miss USA 2004 Stephanie was probably the nciest to me the entire week.I know she said that about being new to pageants,but one thing she wasn't was stuck up or rude. (NT) -- Andres, 13:33:06 02/04/10 Thu Andres, I may have erred. I do remember Tony Danza saying it in his introduction of her but it could definitely not be true. I am a bit naive at times! Forgive me if I misspoke. Maybe TNboy would know for sure? (NT) -- Judas, 19:01:13 02/04/10 Thu Oh.you're right! In her top 5 anser at USA she said she was new to pageants. I didn't understand why she said that.I just wanted to share my Miss USA behind the scenes story about her with all of you.(that was so much fun volunteering) (NT) -- Andres, 13:29:22 02/05/10 Fri I think she did only 4 pageants (Miss USA being the last one) that's why she said she was new to it, I think she was comparing herself with other delegates, many of whom were competing for ages! (NT) -- Oh well., 10:58:44 02/06/10 Sat Where are you located? One of my specialties is getting talent out if newcomers. (NT) -- Patricia Gentry, 16:57:03 02/03/10 Wed If she truly wants to dance, and took some lessons back when she was younger, tell her to get back in class. Enroll in a class with a good teacher. Nebraska making top 15 with that dance was an aberration. (Click in for more!) -- INChick (Go Colts!), 19:44:35 02/03/10 Wed I agree with INChick's analysis/advice completely! If somone can choreograph her a routine that is entertaining but simple and teach her a little technique, she may be successful at the local level, or even higher. Even if she never wins, she can have a great time, earn some scholarship money, improve her interview skills, etc. I say go for it! (NT) -- Spartan Girl, 23:42:32 02/03/10 Wed GO FOR IT! I'm in NY and can always help you find good classes in the area. I have seen some girls who were non dancers do some fantastic things with the right teachers. (NT) -- Gypsy, 22:16:09 02/03/10 Wed She might try doing a culture - specific dance rather than a modern dance routine. She could start with researching dances that originated from your heritage, or look into something completely unique to your heritage and construct an authentic costume to boot... At the recent Miss World pageant, Miss Sierra Leone studied a Chinese face-changing dance that won her the talent showcase and a spot in the semis. Look up Miss Sierra Leone on Youtube. That might give your daughter some ideas and, who knows, she might find something that will be so authentic and interesting, we may be cheering her on next year! (NT) -- Leon, 22:23:14 02/03/10 Wed Please get a real talent. This years Miss America was so fun because there was real talent and not fake talents.... Reading a monolouge if you can act. If you start piano now you can get three years in and since your not 5 years old you can learn fast.... (NT) -- dessertdeb, 22:29:24 02/03/10 Wed Wow thanks for all of the advice. NJ location and she decided to attend several locals and the state pageant in the next few months and will get a vibe for talent to see what she will persue. (NT) -- *, 06:21:40 02/04/10 Thu* If she has dance talent at all, which I'm assuming since she's taken some dance classes, I vote for a cheer dance type of routine to a fun, high energy song like "When I Grow Up," by the Pussycat Dolls. (NT) -- Marylander, 11:48:21 02/04/10 Thu I always say, all you have to do is learn how to do something really well for 90 seconds! In my opinion, it is easier to learn a dance/cheer/physical routine than it is to learn a song. You don't have to teach a person jazz to do a jazz routine, but you DO have to teach someone to sing to make a song technically sound. That's why "Dancing With the Stars" did better than "Celebrity Duets". Very rarely are dancers on the judging panel, so you will almost never be judged for exact technical points. It's MUO, not a dance comp. I had no idea who did good or bad in MA on dance, I just thought they were entertaining. You ARE judged on entertainment value, and you can't be entertaining if you can't hit the notes in a song, LOL! (NT) -- PageantGrl, 12:00:41 02/06/10 Sat Pleaase tell her to do it.I wish I had tried it at least once so that I could look back later in life and say that I tried.Oh well. (NT) -- OntheNet, 17:36:54 02/06/10 Sat

Subject: Miss Pageant Central 2010 sponsor invites you!
Author: Arkie [Edit]	Date Posted: 14:53:16 02/03/10 Wed Call 501-327-1555 to schedule. Only a few appointments remain. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Good heavens? Is that Sarah Slocum in the red Miss Arkansas dress? What is she doing with her face?? (NT) -- Is this her??, 15:49:52 02/03/10 Wed I have actually seen many, many models with this look on their faces. Doesn't look out of the ordinary to me. (NT) -- Indy, 19:02:10 02/03/10 Wed To the regular poster who recently said: "I got "banned" on a board and was in total shock only to find out my daughter had posted something terrible!" Either you or your daughter have attacked Sarah Slocum long enough. Repeated posts making fun of her have all been recorded from your IP address and workplace in Little Rock. Click in to see a partial list of comments. We are sparing you the embarrassment of showing your IP address and identifying your regular handle, so please spare us the disrespectful posts that keep coming from this address. The Royal We is a generous sponsor of MPC and should be free to advertise without you or your daughter ruining it with your comments. This is your final warning. -- Modsquad, 19:13:26 02/03/10 Wed Modsquad- thank you. I appreciate your actions. To SILVER: this is Sarahs Miss America gown that we provided for her. Thank you for your kind kind comments! We are very proud of the custom design!! (NT) -- Arkie, 19:27:17 02/03/10 Wed My question is what is she doing with her arms? Its not a gun show, its a gown! WAY too forced. (NT) -- no likey, 17:55:36 02/03/10 Wed I've actually seen many, many models with their arms looking like this in ads. Doesn't look out of the ordinary to me. (NT) -- Indy, 19:05:11 02/03/10 Wed In posting our ad we certainly did not man to illicit comments about the photo or the girl. Please call if you wish to book, and please keep your comments in regard to the show. THANK YOU for your understanding and respect. (NT) -- Arkie, 18:18:14 02/03/10 Wed Arkie, I think she looks beautiful! (and I'm not a fan of red gowns). With that said, is this the current Miss AR (in MAO)? If it is, can you please send her to AR USA next year???? She was BEAUTIFUL at Miss A, and my friend and I watching it together kept saying "Can she be in USA next year, pretty please???!!!" (NT) -- Tumbleweed, 10:41:30 02/04/10 Thu Tumbleweed, I would LOVE that. Sarah is , IMO, the most beautiful young lady I've ever seen in "real life". But like her predecessor Ashlen, I anticipate ant engagement rather than another pageant in her near future! (NT) -- Arkie, 15:37:41 02/04/10 Thu AWWW! That's great to hear. I just love seeing these girls with their guys... I always enjoy seeing the men who have stolen these ladies hearts. IMO, these girls are the best of the best... smart, beautiful, articulate, and I love to see them happy and I enjoy seeing who they have "chosen." (NT) -- Congrats to Sarah... hoping I'm not jumping the gun..., 23:15:23 02/04/10 Thu Ignoring all the crap, what a fabulous gown! Love the color, the material, the total design...has this been worn at a national or state pageant? (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 19:15:58 02/03/10 Wed Beautiful gown!! This gown reminds me of the one worn by Miss Texas Outstanding Teen on her winning night... CLICK IN -- 2 Cents, 19:21:50 02/03/10 Wed DARN!! We miss all best events being in WI! AK is LUCKY! (NT) -- LeeBG, 19:39:06 02/03/10 Wed I like that it follows the trend of the one shoulder dress and that it wasn't white. I was so happy to see color this year! Good for her (NT) -- lilmrs, 19:39:13 02/03/10 Wed That gown is gorgeous.First off, how does somone come up with a design like that? Amazing.And not every girl can pull it off. I personally think who cares how the model is standing.The photographer probably took tons of pics and decided on this one. (PS-glad it's in red and not over-used white!) (NT) -- Andres, 20:21:33 02/03/10 Wed Andres-thank you!! We really do pride ourselves in finding the perfect gown and design for each girl. We believe firmly that taking a top off one gown and bottom of another does not a custom gown make. We do many many of our own custom designs, but Tony has been fabulous to create some amazing things for our clients as well, as with Sarah's gown. Sarah hasa very classic, red carpet sense of style, and we wanted to respect her personal style in her EG. We were so sad that we didn't get to see it on TV :-( (NT) -- Arkie, 22:54:55 02/03/10 Wed Arkie, what's the material? It looks almost like a polished cotton, but I know that's not possible, The sheen is beautiful and as a huge red fan I love the color, but this material would make blue, green, brown, etc. gorgeous. My gown philosophy has always been don't ignore the material, ladies. My daughter and one of her friends both won Gown at nationals in metallic material and I think girls should start thinking outside the box. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 08:12:28 02/04/10 Thu Silver, believe it or not, it's silk wool. Usually used for suiting it has absolutely amazing body and movement. The sheen is stunning, and the fabric absorbs color with such an intensity- it's just fabulous! (NT) -- Arkie, 09:40:15 02/04/10 Thu Do you think this style gown would work for an OT? Love the gown. (NT) -- ot mom, 11:15:13 02/04/10 Thu Look in my post above in this thread - you'll see Texas OT wearing a gown very similar to this in periwinkle blue! Perfect for a teen. (NT) -- 2 Cents, 16:15:18 02/04/10 Thu Arkie, is this the gown she would have worn had she not been cut at Miss A? Wow, big loss for viewers..... (NT) -- Andres, 13:37:10 02/04/10 Thu yup this was her gown! I loved it on her. (NT) -- c, 13:45:44 02/04/10 Thu Yes, this is her Miss America competition gown. I'm still not over not getting to see her in it on TV. Personally, I think this would be amazing for MAOT, but in a softer color-ivory or pink. It's a stunner (NT) -- Arkie, 14:36:44 02/04/10 Thu LOVE * LOVE * LOVE everything about this gown!!! (NT) -- Sparky, 20:24:34 02/03/10 Wed I do too! (NT) -- Love it!, 00:50:49 02/04/10 Thu I kind of wish you would out the poster- people could assume it is I and my daughter and it certainly isn't! (NT) -- Miss Conduct (former moderator), 10:32:52 02/04/10 Thu Stunning! Love this gown! (NT) -- Aida, 15:10:19 02/04/10 Thu Sparky- just sent you a email reply! (NT) -- Arkie, 16:38:14 02/04/10 Thu Any pics of how it looked and walked onstage? (NT) -- as opposed to in a professional photo, 19:56:30 02/04/10 Thu Click in. -- Hoosier Girl, 23:23:25 02/04/10 Thu This is why I hate sashes. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 08:20:01 02/05/10 Fri I agree-that huge black sash just doesn't work in gown(or ss) (NT) -- Andres, 13:26:02 02/05/10 Fri L-O-V-E this dress! If I weren't almost 32, I would So buy that dress to wear to this ball my hubs and I are going to in March! Love it!! (NT) -- *~~Miss Congeniality~~, 17:03:37 02/06/10 Sat* I think that gown is lovely. (NT) -- OntheNet(finally stopped lurking and picked a handle), 17:33:49 02/06/10 Sat

Subject: Shoes
Author: Elin [Edit]	Date Posted: 13:59:57 02/03/10 Wed I'm calling on the experts here to get some help. I'm making my sister's prom dress this spring and after much consideration she has chosen to go for a red gown. We've all ready bought the fabric and it's a beautiful primary red which does not lean towards being raspberry or orange or burgundy. The past week we've been having a shoe discussion. My sister is not to keen on buying red shoes (which would be best according to me) as she doesn't feel that she would be able to use them as much after prom. What color do you choose for your shoes when wearing a red dress? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I agree with your sister on the ability to wear red shoes after prom - she should get either silver or gold (whichever she is planning to accesorize with). There's nothin' like a cute strappy silver/gold heel - you can wear it with "going out" clothes, or to dress up a pair of jeans. (NT) -- di, 14:15:39 02/03/10 Wed Is it going to be a long dress? If so she could go with a black shoe. Maybe a nice platform black pump for comfort reasons. (NT) -- lilmrs, 15:29:34 02/03/10 Wed metallic, black, or nude. (NT) -- liz lemon, 15:30:56 02/03/10 Wed Silver looks best with red- it is too hard to match the shoes to the dress and with silver she will have lots of styles to choose from (NT) -- XXXXXXX, 15:46:21 02/03/10 Wed silver or nude (NT) -- :), 15:50:12 02/03/10 Wed I would say SILVER! (NT) -- ot mom, 15:51:30 02/03/10 Wed I have a red dress I wear often when making appearances and I wear my rhinestone tan Alisha HIll shoes with it (NT) -- NBQueen, 17:07:44 02/03/10 Wed you could always do a cute dye to match strappy red shoe..then have the shop dye them back after prom..that way you can get more wear out of them (NT) -- ArkieGrl, 01:23:05 02/06/10 Sat I say go with silver, nude, or black, depending upon her coloring and her accessories. (NT) -- Midwest Girly, 10:40:07 02/06/10 Sat Primary reds can do a lot of shoe colors, I say have fun! She could do a sexy neutral shoe with some shine, or a strappy silver shoe. Gold looks best with slightly orange-y reds and multi-colored costume jewelry with orange accents. (NT) -- PageantGrl, 12:04:25 02/06/10 Sat Nude or Gems (NT) -- shoes, 15:46:09 02/06/10 Sat

Subject: Miss America Results
Author: MLOP [Edit]	Date Posted: 19:41:00 01/30/10 Sat Judges Choices: Tennessee Colorado California Indiana Hawaii Louisiana District of Colombia New Mexico Virginia Texas Nebraska America's Choice: Oklahoma Arkansas Kentucky Contestant's Choice: Oregon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Very surprised PR and some of the other prelim. winners DID NOT MAKE it. (NT) -- Wow., 19:49:16 01/30/10 Sat Top 12: Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, District of Colombia, New Mexico, Virginia, Texas, and Nebraska (NT) -- MLOP, 19:53:31 01/30/10 Sat I saw TNBoy jumping up and down!! how cool!! (NT) -- pageant fly, 20:05:07 01/30/10 Sat me too!!! (NT) -- texasmammamia, 20:51:06 01/30/10 Sat Top 10: California, Virginia, District of Colombia, New Mexico, Louisiana, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, Hawaii (NT) -- MLOP, 20:30:37 01/30/10 Sat Crap, I went to get a drink and missed VA's answer. I thought HI and KY had fairly good responses. (NT) -- Scarlett, 20:49:12 01/30/10 Sat Top 7: California ((Sport stars as role models)); New Mexico ((Foreign language education)); Virginia ((Teen Obesity)), Hawaii ((Internet network safety)); Tennessee ((Tough Love or Gentleness)); Louisiana ((Helping overseas)); Kentucky ((Banning drugs from sports)) (NT) -- MLOP, 20:47:38 01/30/10 Sat FINAL RESULTS: 4th Runner up: Kentucky ; 3rd Runner Up: Louisiana ; 2nd Runner Up: Tennessee ; 1st Runner Up: California ; Winner: Virginia (NT) -- MLOP, 20:57:20 01/30/10 Sat It seems a little strange that Oregon didn't make it past the swimsuit round when she was a preliminary swimsuit winner. (NT) -- KDK, 21:19:04 01/30/10 Sat Yes and no. Out of the judges' chosen 11, only 2 were prelim winners and they were talent - CA and VA. NONE of the swimsuit prelim winners were among the judges picks. Oregon got in via contestant vote which means that OR ultimately wasn't on the judges' radar except for SS. (NT) -- m, 21:29:24 01/30/10 Sat We all talked about that tonight at the Miss America party I was at. No ss prelim winners, we thought? Then they have 2 prelim talent winners compete back to back,CA and VA, and it was those 2 girls that got Winner and 1st RU. (NT) -- Andres, 02:20:33 01/31/10 Sun THANKS FOR THIS LISTING....but that we know from watching the telecast a week ago tonight...HOW ABOUT does anyone know who were the non-finalist talent winners were at Miss America? Besides probably Miss Michigan (NT) -- who was a prelim. talent winner that did not make top 15....who were the others?, 13:11:55 02/06/10 Sat Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, Iowa, Rhode Island. (NT) -- Hoosier Girl, 15:31:06 02/06/10 Sat

Subject: Please Donate to the Miss Pageant Central Fund!
Author: R. Phellange [Edit]	Date Posted: 23:43:52 02/02/10 Tue Go to www.paypal.com and send your donation to mpcsponsorship@gmail.com! Every little bit helps! This goes to help our Miss Pageant Central's entry fee into her state pageant, anything left over will be rolled over into next year's contest. Thank you SO much guys! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Are you sending confirmation emails once a donation is received? I Paypaled a donation but didn't get a confirmation and just want to be sure you got it. Thanks! (NT) -- Sparky, 07:18:34 02/03/10 Wed We have not been sending confirmations, but if you'd like to e-mail mpcsponsorship@gmail.com, we can confirm whether or not your donation was received. I believe PayPal should provide some sort of confirmation, so please e-mail us and we'll figure it out. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. Keep it up! You all are amazing! (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 10:17:27 02/03/10 Wed OK PC posters, we are up to just over $125.00. Thank you so much to all those who have donated thus far. We have a LONG way to go to get to our goal of $1000. That's what it's going to take to get our winner her entry fee paid, so please, help us help some worthy young lady achieve her dream!! (NT) -- Arkie, 13:50:31 02/03/10 Wed Is it safe to assume that if the winner is an MAO contestant we'll be paying her CMN fee for her? (NT) -- 4posting, 23:10:58 02/03/10 Wed Yes, this will pay any entry fees required to compete (or as much of it as the fund allows to be paid), so if the winner is an MAO contestant, her CMN fee(s) will be paid until the fund runs out. If there are any funds remaining, the current plan is to roll them to next year's contest, but depending on the amount, we might consider some other options. DONATE TODAY! Only a week and a half until we "crown" the new Miss Pageant Central! (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 12:41:12 02/04/10 Thu Would PC hold the funds for roll over if Miss PC won a MAO state title or could we help her CMN fund for Miss America too? Assuming there would be something left over of course. (NT) -- Daisy Duke, 21:02:33 02/04/10 Thu All funds will be used as needed to fund MPC 2010's MAO/MAOT/USA/TUSA pageants, which would include a state pageant. We will not roll any funds over until they are exhausted paying for her pageants in 2010. (NT) -- MPC Advisory Board, 21:10:22 02/04/10 Thu

Subject: Wear It or Burn It - - Split Decision!!
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 15:32:10 01/31/10 Sun Alright ladies.....you have to choose one to wear, and one to burn! You can't wear 2 gowns at once, and there are NO double burnings! Just honestly think about which gown would fit your sense of style and comfort level the best, and which gown would go up in smoke! Wear One, Burn One!!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Well, I'm not a lady, but you should have Colorado's in there. That is definitely burnable. (NT) -- jp, 15:35:01 01/31/10 Sun I would wear the black and burn the yellow- dont like the fabric , or the cut of the yellow. (NT) -- NC GAL, 15:38:12 01/31/10 Sun I would go with the black. Yellow looks awful on me. (NT) -- puff, 15:47:44 01/31/10 Sun I'd burn the yellow just for the fact that she wore stripper heels with it. (NT) -- Not to mention the No No of satin...Ha, 15:57:51 01/31/10 Sun I actually like parts of both but if I have to choose, wear the black and burn the yellow. (NT) -- homie (and homie's daughter agrees), 16:12:41 01/31/10 Sun I agree, I would wear the top or the yellow with the black bottom (NT) -- the yellow is too tight!, 10:56:53 02/03/10 Wed If I had to choose, I would wear the yellow and burn the black. I love one shoulder dresses. (NT) -- pageantchick, 16:36:16 01/31/10 Sun I'd wear te yellow-I thought it looked great on her (NT) -- Andres, 16:54:52 01/31/10 Sun I wouldn't look good in the yellow but its my favorite - I'd also like to add, although I don't like the black dress for me either, you'd have to have a tiny waist for it to show any definition because of all those sparkles on it. (NT) -- Gypsy, 17:21:45 01/31/10 Sun Wear the yellow. Burn the black. I think the yellow is captivating. (NT) -- PageantPatty3000 (pageantpatty3000@yahoo.com), 18:04:51 01/31/10 Sun HAHA..well, if I personally were going drag, I'd wear the yellow..but only because the black one cuts right across my already too wide hips, and the yellow would draw attention to my amply padded top..:) But I think both gowns are beautiful. (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 18:24:12 01/31/10 Sun Wear Black, Burn Yellow. Dont like the fabric of the yellow, (NT) -- and yellow isnt my 'color' anyway., 19:08:27 01/31/10 Sun Considering my tatas are a huge asset (pun intended), I'd go with the black. Also, yellow can be tricky for blondes. Finally, I didn't love the way Caressa's dress fit through the middle... But the color looks quite nice on her. (NT) -- RockyGirl, 20:20:58 01/31/10 Sun I am totally a black velvet kinda guy not a walkin' on sunshine kinda guy.... burn the banana gown and keep the black! (NT) -- gaj, 20:24:59 01/31/10 Sun Wear black, burn yellow. (NT) -- :), 21:54:00 01/31/10 Sun agree! I drove my daughter crazy saying 'burn it' or 'wear it' under my breath as the gowns came out each nite! (NT) -- 4posting, 03:56:24 02/01/10 Mon Is the black dress velvet? If so, no. I have very strong feelings towards velvet and this includes me not wearing it. Other than velvet, I would probably be more comfortable in the black unless I've gone tanning, which at that point I'll wear the yellow. (NT) -- Brynn, 22:30:50 01/31/10 Sun Love the cleavage on the black, but think the yellow is such a WOW color that we could even use it in Little Miss Perfect's Wow Wear competition. The thing that bugs me is the hair. I'm pretty old school and think both of these beauties would have looked better in gown with their hair up. I know, I live in the past. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 22:41:43 01/31/10 Sun Love the yellow! Burn the black. (NT) -- ot mom, 05:52:03 02/01/10 Mon Burn the black - you cannot have a stark horizontal line right in the middle of the hips unless you NEED shape (a la Kate Moss, Mischa Barton) and WHY would you line black velvet with white and have a slit??? It brings the eyes down and completely takes away from the girl. I do love the pattern on top. For this reason, I would spend weeks in the tanning bed and then wear the yellow! (NT) -- 2 Cents, 07:33:59 02/01/10 Mon Wear the black, burn the yellow. (NT) -- Aida, 08:09:18 02/01/10 Mon I adore both. The yellow is simple yet accessorized perfectly. Black is elegant, but its tough to compare both. Nod to yellow. (NT) -- Howard, 08:33:47 02/01/10 Mon Wear the black, burn the yellow. Caressa'g gown had too many little things wrong with it for me: the top came up too high, the waist was way too tight, the rhinestones on the top stopped way too abruptly, etc. Good idea, poor execution. (NT) -- Midwest Girly, 09:47:55 02/01/10 Mon I like the design of the yellow dress the best. But if I was to wear one of them I'd have to go with the black, yellow is not my color. (NT) -- Elin, 11:13:21 02/03/10 Wed I would wear the black one and burn the yellow - the fabric & fit of the yellow one would make me look like the SunMonster trying to storm the stage (NT) -- Tumbleweed, 11:14:04 02/04/10 Thu Live and in person, both these gowns caused me to gasp when I saw them on the Miss A stage. I'd wear them both (if I only had the figure . . . ) (NT) -- Hoosier Girl, 12:21:15 02/04/10 Thu wear the yellow, burn the black (NT) -- lilmrs, 12:36:25 02/04/10 Thu

Subject: next stop.........Miss USA!
Author: TNBoy [Edit]	Date Posted: 13:53:13 02/01/10 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Sunday, May 16, Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas! (NT) -- TNBoy, 16:13:58 02/01/10 Mon TN Boy, It was great to meet you at Miss America. Sorry I didn't get to hang out with you guys. I saw you in the audience on finals. Your TN gal looked awesome and was my winner :) (NT) -- MiMi, 12:46:52 02/03/10 Wed General question, was the Miss USA/Teen USA event that took place the same weekend as Miss America planned as a diversion to MAO? Just seems odd that they would choose that weekend to be there. (NT) -- an observation, 22:05:38 02/02/10 Tue We planned on filming The B Girls while the girls were in Vegas meeting with the gown designers and photographers that always come in during Miss A. It wasn't to distract or take away from Miss America. Hopefully everyone realizes that pageant girls support each other. Heck my Miss NV USA was last year's Miss NV MAO. So there is a lot of support and meshing of schedules that just works for when Miss America is in Vegas. And it all makes for some great footage for the reality webisodes they were filming. (NT) -- M :), 01:03:07 02/03/10 Wed WOW! Miss VA USA looks great(even though I do not care for the dress) (NT) -- Trixie, 22:46:21 02/02/10 Tue Who's the contestant wearing the daring shirt-and-tie combination? She's not wearing a sash. (NT) -- Wayne, asking innocently, 06:32:35 02/03/10 Wed Wayne, I thinks it's former Miss TN Tuwanna Stone (NT) -- Andres, 11:16:20 02/03/10 Wed I agree with Trixie. I see many pretty girls (TNboy you're my favourite) but not a single pretty dress. (NT) -- Elin, 11:18:37 02/03/10 Wed CCD, I would have thought you would have been in the center.....one too many cocktails??? (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 22:54:47 02/03/10 Wed Great pic TNBoy!! what a night! (NT) -- pageant fly, 10:33:45 02/04/10 Thu

Subject: Miss Virginia took Miss America Saturday. But which state's residents rate tops for overall beauty? Which are ugliest? The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine bragging rights.
Author: 4posting [Edit]	Date Posted: 06:40:11 02/04/10 Thu So with the swimsuits and evening gowns neatly folded, and Mario Lopez back to his day job, The Daily Beast set its lens on figuring out where the rest of the beautiful people are. Specifically, which states have the highest percentage of extremely attractive people, as well as run-of-the-mill hunks and beauties. http://www.thedailybeast.com/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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AWESOME! I just fb'ed #10, 45 and 48 to make sure they knew :) (NT) -- RockyGirl, 09:47:27 02/04/10 Thu Very cool that picture #25 came from Fashion ROCKS The Universe 2008! (NT) -- gaj, 10:11:56 02/04/10 Thu All three of my adopted home states are in the top 10. All your base are belong to me. (NT) -- old school fan, 10:17:11 02/04/10 Thu

Subject: Astonishing News About Miss America's Evening Gown...

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Date Posted: 07:19:00 02/04/10 Thu

Robin Leach asked if there was a beauty queen secret Caressa could share. Her answer was:
�You cannot do a thing without safety pins. Absolutely never be without them. Before I got to Miss America, my original competition dress, which looked very similar to the one I wore onstage, was shrunk at the cleaners. I got this one in one day before I competed for the evening gown portion. If it wasn�t for the help of some safety pins, I don�t think I would have looked as good in it as I do.�

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Subject: Here Comes the Judge
Author: GMAN [Edit]	Date Posted: 12:47:48 02/03/10 Wed The results on Saturday night got me thinking on the value of having one or two different panel of judges. This year, Miss America had one panel of judges for both prelims and final night while the MUO organization had two sets of judges for prelim and finals. Which do you prefer and do you think it is an advantage or disadvantage having one or two panel of judges? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Good question! I think each system is unique and their panels reflect that. Miss USA is much more a "first" impression judging and thus, I think that 2 panels works for that. Miss America seems more cumulative and thus their one panel observing everything seems to be best. However, I would remove the preliminary composite as a part of the scoring in MAO... as I say, a football team doesn't carry their points over to the Super Bowl. (NT) -- gaj, 13:02:51 02/03/10 Wed (not a single mention of food...are u okay?) (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 14:03:58 02/03/10 Wed nachos.... is that better? ;-) (NT) -- gaj, 15:25:49 02/03/10 Wed same set of judges for prelims and finals (NT) -- Andres, 14:20:43 02/03/10 Wed The same set of judges all week! (NT) -- ot mom, 15:56:28 02/03/10 Wed Now that the food is out of the way, I agree with those who think ONE panel of judges all week is the best. Why? Just because, that's why and I think a pretty girl with a nasty personality comes across after judging for a week. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 17:13:45 02/03/10 Wed ListenToots--are you Kinley's Manager? Hey-it's Toddler Toots! (NT) -- Andres, 20:29:29 02/03/10 Wed Andres, what a great idea. I'll be contacting normal mom tomorrow to represent. Very lucky I found Kinley before I discovered karate chopping Taylor on "Little Miss Perfect" last night. Oh, I also heart Michael Geranos. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 21:01:23 02/03/10 Wed I'm embarrassed silver,I was thinking of NCGal-that's how I talk to her.I'm sorry! (NT) -- Andres(big whoops!), 21:38:34 02/03/10 Wed Sometimes two panels pick questionable winners....(Gretchen Carlson comes to mind)....and sometimes the winner is so obvious that multiple panels do not matter, but if I had to call it, I would say stick to one panel.... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 21:40:25 02/03/10 Wed From the exit interviews this panel was very protecttive of their choice and they did a great job.....I like one panel...and I think they made a great choice this year...only we were in suspense they knew exactly who they wanted... I think though that the saying that all the scores are discarded is a farce....Because cc should have made a bathing suit cut if that was true (NT) -- dessertdeb, 22:24:09 02/03/10 Wed I prefer to have one panel, even at MUO. A) They remember if someone particularly impressed them earlier in the week, i.e. interviews or particularly great stage presence, etc. B) 1st impression are important, but I think there's something to be said for seeing someone a few times on stage to see if that first "wow" wears thin, and someone else begins to leave a more lasting impression. (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 04:07:30 02/04/10 Thu

Subject: Rush talks to Miss America 2010
Author: TNBoy [Edit]	Date Posted: 20:41:24 02/03/10 Wed http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_020210/content/01125107.guest.html [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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What a NICE interview (NT) -- Gypsy, 22:13:07 02/03/10 Wed Thanks for posting....I loved Clinton's interview because you could see that Vivica was in charge of the interview room but they all seemed to hold their own. and Rush confirmed that.. (NT) -- dessertdeb, 22:57:31 02/03/10 Wed

Subject: Meemaw always told me I should post more trivia, so here goes from last night...
Author: NC Pageant Fan [Edit]	Date Posted: 08:11:18 01/31/10 Sun -First Miss Nebraska in the ten since 1983-Kristen Lowenberg -First Miss New Mexico in the ten since 1985-Valerie Faber, ironically from Virginia -First Miss Oregon to make the cut since Katie Harmon won in 2001 -First time in history National Sweetheart and Miss America from same state...both won the national title wearing yellow gowns -First of the Miss Americas from Virginia to win a preliminary, Nicole Johnson and Kylene Barker did not -First time I can remember a swimsuit winner not making the top ten -Last time Miss Virginia won Miss Kentucky was also fourth runner-up (Cherl Lynn Cook)...Kentucky came back and won the next year.... -First time ever Tennessee has had back to back top 10s in Miss America history AND, for some reason they have a nine to eleven year gap in sending beautiful blondes into the top 5 Dana Brown in '90, Stephanie Culberson in '01 and Stefanie Wittler in '10 -Katherine Putnam becomes only the third pianist to perform during finals since the pageant moved to Vegas, following Monica Pang and Taryn Foshee -Last but more than likely not least, Louisiana finally made the cut in Vegas.....up until last night, it was the only southern state not to make the finals since the pageant moved to Vegas.... I know, I have too much time on my hands, but I just love this trivia.... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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wonderful! Now... when was the last time a state swept Miss America AND Miss USA???? (NT) -- GMAN, 08:52:12 01/31/10 Sun 1994, Kimberly Aiken and Lu Parker from SC.....and could likely happen this year..... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 09:03:10 01/31/10 Sun with samantha casey as Miss VA usa it could happen (NT) -- va fan, 10:46:30 02/01/10 Mon SC won MAO in Sept. 1993 and USA in Feb. 1994, CA won MAO in Sept. 1982 and USA in May 1983, AR won MAO in Sept. 1981 and USA in May 1982 (NT) -- MN won both in the same calendar year, USA in May 1976 and MAO in Sept. 1976., 22:36:58 02/02/10 Tue Wow is this post amazing! I agree I cant rememeber a SS prlim winner not making it..it has been a while.. (NT) -- Howard, 09:48:07 01/31/10 Sun Didnt Jenna Edwards - FL win a prelim SS and iot make top 15? (NT) -- Qban, 12:20:32 01/31/10 Sun Jennifer Dupont won SS that year also QBan and was 1st runner-up to Deidre Downs.....this is the first year that I can remember that no SS winner made the top 10... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 12:51:17 01/31/10 Sun 1979 to be exact Howard. It is also the only other time that no prelim ss winners placed (NT) -- pageantsam, 12:24:38 01/31/10 Sun Cheryl Prewitt won SS in 1979.....and won Miss America......if you are referring to Kylene's year, Teresa Cheatham from Alabama was double preliminary winner and first runner-up to Kylene... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 12:48:05 01/31/10 Sun Cheryl was technically miss america 1980. Teresa was the year i was talking about. i missed that one. So then it is NO this has never happened before (NT) -- pageantsam, 12:54:06 01/31/10 Sun Yeah, Teresa tied for preliminary ss with Cheri Brown, Miss Mississippi that year..... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 13:16:52 01/31/10 Sun Excellent post! I always enjoy learning new pageant trivia! (NT) -- Aida, 09:51:12 01/31/10 Sun Amen! (NT) -- Marylander, 12:02:35 01/31/10 Sun Thanks NC Pageant Fan! Love the trivia.... (NT) -- ot mom, 12:30:10 01/31/10 Sun I'm trying not to peek....but is this the first time since 1990 (when Marjorie Vincent became Miss A 91) that Colorado has placed? 20 years? (NT) -- Estie, 13:10:59 01/31/10 Sun You are right Estie....Carrie Mitchell was their last one...and was ironically the fourth Miss Colorado in a row to place.....nothing since then.... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 13:12:49 01/31/10 Sun Thank you for the response and the great trivia! (NT) -- Estie, 15:01:43 01/31/10 Sun I esp appreciate these stats. We have some whiner on our Miss WA page complaining because our contestant didn't make top ten this year or last year. But we had 2 top tens prior to that one of whom (Elyse) was 2nd runner up. I would say we are doing well. I think it's this one neg. mom poster. Oh well! Anyway, congrats to CO for for ending their drought! (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 13:13:30 01/31/10 Sun Webby, Washington has had some great success over the years....finalists in 64 and 71...back to back top 10s in 73 and 74.....4th runner-up in '78.....3rd runner-up in '85(wonderful Honey Castro) and top ten in 89 and 91....top 15 in 2002 and the recent successes of Kristen and Elyse.......... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 13:22:54 01/31/10 Sun NC do you mind if I quote your stats on our Miss WA page? (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 13:17:57 01/31/10 Sun Please do......many states would love to have had two top tens in a row as Washington did recently..... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 13:24:48 01/31/10 Sun Thanks NC! My thoughts exactly! I have been involved as a contestant, volunteer and judge for the past 24 years. I think it is just this one grouchy mom who posts anonymously and negatively! (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 13:43:56 01/31/10 Sun OMG Webby, I forgot about the wonderful Doris Hayes, who made history by being the first black preliminary talent winner in the history of the pageant and who is a wonderful person and great judge.... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 14:42:54 01/31/10 Sun She's amazing. She has been such an advocate for the org. (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 15:30:27 01/31/10 Sun To answer the prelim swim question...Miss NE won a swimsuit prelim and didn't make the top 10 in '06 (NT) -- Clever Login, 10:14:30 02/01/10 Mon I still wonder when was the last time none of the prelim SS winners didnt advance. Was it 1979? (NT) -- Howard, 11:19:43 02/01/10 Mon Howard, I think this is the first time EVER no SS winner placed.....in 1978 Teresa Cheatham won preliminary ss in a tie with Mississippi and was 1st ru to Kylene Barker..... (NT) -- NC Pageant Fan, 17:06:23 02/01/10 Mon great trivia NC! (NT) -- Andres, 17:29:06 02/01/10 Mon Adding to the trivia thread...BOTH Kentucky & California had the same placements this year in USA & America ( KY - 4RU, CA - 1RU) (NT) -- Qban, 17:38:33 02/01/10 Mon good observation,Qban (NT) -- Andres, 23:56:08 02/02/10 Tue Love it! Bumperooooo! (NT) -- TNBoy, 21:33:25 02/02/10 Tue Oh gosh, I remember Nebraska in 1983. She too performed a jazz dance that let me say was somewhat laughable. Now we have a Miss Nebraska who performed a dance that I would score as not very good. So there you go Nebraska dances not so great in 1983 and 2010 and makes top 10 (NT) -- ReeRee, 19:38:07 02/03/10 Wed

Subject: Penguin's Take on Miss America Prelims
Author: Penguin [Edit]	Date Posted: 17:34:36 01/30/10 Sat I took the red-eye home from Vegas last night in time to make my volleyball match today (we won!). I had such an amazing time in Vegas and was thrilled to meet my fellow PC posters. The following is a collection of my random impressions from my time at Planet Hollywood: TNBoy - you are truly insane and I mean that in the nicest way. Your energy and sparkling disposition make me happy. BTW - if you ever need a second career, I think you have one as the new CEO of match.com. Talents that pleasantly surprised me: Montana (I didn't have high hopes for "Sway" but girlfriend created a mood and nailed it); Mississippi (a Linda Eder piece that didn't seem overly done); Maine (girlfriend was brills!); Colorado (awesome technique). Advice to title holders not competing: OK, I get that you want to wear your sash at the show and I guess that's ok, but please do not wear your crown and sash while walking through the casino at 2:15 in the afternoon. Actually, leave the crown at home. It's obnoxious. The only crown we should see at the event should be worn by the outgoing and newly crowned titleholder. NAC, Monkayman, TNBoy (again), Hoosiergirl and all my other PC peeps: I heart you all, truly but y'all kept me a little too liquored up during the course of the week. I feel compelled to apologize to those that I may have dry-humped, fondled, made-out with or given anyone an unsolicited view of my very private tattoo...I'm sorry or you're welcome (whichever works for you). That being said, I am the victim here. To the sound guy: you suck for not turning on Missouri's tap mic. A real shame since she easily had the best feet of any of this year's tappers. Wardrobe Choices: Pageant girls.... please stop singing contemporary songs in a full length evening gown (Minnesota, you were my talent winner that night - easily, but I can totally see the judges knocking off a point for the incongruous wardrobe choice). Also, please take risks in terms of color choices! The gowns that stood out to me were the ones that were outside the box and the ones that that didn't rely on copious beading. I hate to see full length figure skating costumes. My top 15 (in order): Virginia - never make a misstep all week - the look, swagger and performance of a Miss America! Oklahoma - Looks like she's having a ball on stage. Loved everything about what she did this week. Her talent had me captivated. Texas - Solid, composite contestant. She has worked really hard for this. Ohio - See Texas Michigan - I wanted to dislike her because girlfriend has a couple of peeps in her fan club that truly need to learn some manners. Without being specific, the lesson to be learned is that no one person's comfort is any more or less important that any one else's. That being said...she was so strong all week. Loved her talent and can't deny that she is ready for this competition. Louisiana - Girl came ready to play. Meemaw would have sported a boner when she came out in both SS and gown. Tennessee - Wasn't expecting to like her as much as I did, but I do - a lot. She was solid all week and, I'm not gonna lie, I am smitten with her prep team (you know who you are). Don't be surprised to see her in the top 5. California - Loved her talent and her energy. She's a lock for the first cut. Utah - loved her gown, talent and OSQ. North Carolina - was not at all on my radar before prelims, but she was had no weaknesses on stage. Iowa, New Jersey and Pennsylvania - all tied for me. Strong across the board, but needs to achieve a rock star moment to make it past the 15. Wisconsin: See above. Kentucky: If her private interview was better than her OSQ, she has a chance to go far in this competition, but as it were, she just squeaks in for me. She's so cute I just want to put her on a plate and sop her up with a biscuit and I loved her talent. Bubbles: Nebraska, Missouri, Mississippi, Florida That's enough for now. Really looking forward to seeing how all this plays out tonight. This week in Vegas provided some truly special moments for me and I'm looking forward to putting these moments in the vault and cherishing them forever. You guys rock. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Thanks for your thoughts! Interesting to see that some of your favorites are totally off of my radar! (but I'm not there, so going from photos is a little different). Glad to hear Miss MI is doing well on-stage,but I'm sad to hear that there are some poor manners coming from her supporters. I don't know if it's MI pageant people, or just her family/friends, but I hope they get their act together and represent my (former) state better! lol. (NT) -- Spartan Girl, 18:27:01 01/30/10 Sat Well my final tally wasn't so hot, but so thrilled I got the winner right and very pleased with a strong showing from Tennessee and Louisiana. Overall, this was a great contest with a truly deserving winner. (NT) -- Penguin, 21:15:37 01/30/10 Sat sorry but michigan fans in the america system are that way and have been that way (NT) -- really, 10:20:13 01/31/10 Sun We're not all that way! Honest! Unfortunately, we do have some folks at the top who have issues..... (NT) -- PageantMom, 08:12:51 02/03/10 Wed Thanks! TWO things........... I totally agree about the NO crowns thing, however the Miss contestants ARE very guilty of it and are down right ill mannered about it. They were their crowns at MAOT like it is an appearance.AND even wear them at finals and afterwards when the new MAOT is crowned. It is down right tacky, ill-mannered, and ill-bred to do so. TWO, why no mention of PR? Not that I thought she was going to do anything but she was a big throat shover and hyper to take it all. (NT) -- ., 13:26:54 01/31/10 Sun I didn't talk about PR because there wasn't much I could add. Her presentation in gown and swimsuit were awesome, but that's been covered. Webby - I think you're right. I just need to better prepare myself. I'm thinking of entering the Betty Ford local. Wish me luck! (NT) -- Penguin, 19:12:32 01/31/10 Sun I am laughing at the dry hump comment! (NT) -- :), 13:41:37 01/31/10 Sun Penguin, I think you have to start your training earlier and build up a tolerance. Just think of what the contestants have to do to get great ss results and apply that same dedication to developing your alcohol tolerance! LOL! Thanks for the review! (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 13:53:47 01/31/10 Sun Penguin!!! I'm so glad you showed my the tatoo, especially unsolicited. Thanks for introducing me to YOU KNOW WHO!!! And sorry about the dry humping... LOL!! SOOOO fun to hang out with everyone! PS- who designed your shirt? ;) (NT) -- InAz (and glad to be home!!! wayyyy to much fun for one week!), 22:45:37 01/31/10 Sun Since I never kept my shirt on for long, I'm not sure to which one you are referring. I wore Versace the last night I was there, but it didn't stay on for long. :-) (NT) -- Penguin, 06:59:54 02/01/10 Mon My mistake... I thought you were sober and would remember the inside joke- you asked the TN delegation who designed his shirt (was a bens sherman) and then said, coyly "I can't remember who designed mine"... so I looked for you- "Woah, Versace!!" and then you said "yeah, I remembered, I just wanted you to see"... BRAT! LOL! I need to get the pics from my camera and post the group shots of us all!! (NT) -- InAZ, 11:37:52 02/01/10 Mon Now I remeber the joke. I am a brat. Darling, email your facebook handle. We must be friends! (NT) -- Penguin, 11:46:25 02/01/10 Mon Penguin - No worries. I thought your tramp stamp was . . . interesting, and I'm scheduled for therapy later this week over the dry-humping thing. 3-4 sessions, and I'm sure I'll be good. Just a heads up - I may or may not have "borrowed" your credit card while you were making out with Monkey Man. So if there are weird charges for body shots -- well, just blame it on TNBoy. Fun meeting you!!! (NT) -- Hoosier Girl, 00:28:26 02/01/10 Mon You know you love my tat. Don't pretend. I'll be hunting you down to pay the balance on my credit card (how many body shots did you do - Christ!). I should've known that was you picking my pocket. I just thought Monkayman was copping a feel. My bad. (NT) -- Penguin, 09:27:12 02/01/10 Mon Wow-what happens in Vegas,stays in Vegas. PC'ers sound like a bunch of boozed-up horndogs............. (NT) -- Andres, 11:44:40 02/01/10 Mon You say that like it was a bad thing. lol (NT) -- Wayne, 14:02:25 02/01/10 Mon Honey - it's a blessing. (NT) -- Penguin, 22:07:07 02/02/10 Tue I think I speak for all of us there when I say that what we are posting here was just the tame stuff ;) (NT) -- InAZ!!, 22:21:28 02/02/10 Tue Penguin, on behalf of the state of Michigan, I apologize for whomever in our crowd offended you. TNBoy pointed you out to me, but we never got a chance to meet.....he will tell you that some of us are not at all like that! Hope to actually meet you sometime. :-) (NT) -- northerngal, 11:16:30 02/03/10 Wed Baby, I never hold grudges. I think at the end of the day, no one truly wishes to offend any one else. I just dismiss is it a temporary lack of awareness. I still heart Michigan and hope to meet you soon...perhaps at Miss USA? (NT) -- Penguin, 19:11:27 02/03/10 Wed

Subject: It's OFFICIAL!
Author: M :) [Edit]	Date Posted: 14:31:23 02/01/10 Mon I just received this from the MUO offices... �THE 2010 MISS USA PAGEANT� TO AIR LIVE ON NBC SUNDAY, MAY 16 (7-9 P.M. ET) �The 2010 MISS USA Pageant� Will Broadcast Live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino NEW YORK, N.Y., - February 1, 2010 � NBC and Paula M. Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, announced today that the �2010 MISS USA Pageant� will air on Sunday, May 16th (7-9 p.m. ET) from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas at the Theatre for the Performing Arts. The evening will be a �Trump� night as the live pageant will lead in to NBC�s �The Celebrity Apprentice,� which airs immediately following the telecast (9-11 p.m. ET). �Las Vegas has become our home away from home. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority have been incredible hosts and we plan on showing our contestants exactly why we keep coming back,� said Shugart. �Las Vegas is tailor made to host an event like Miss USA and it always makes for an exciting world wide telecast. The 2009 broadcast was seen in over 95 countries and territories.� �Las Vegas is once again excited to welcome the Miss USA pageant,� said Rossi Ralenkotter, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. �Our continued partnership with the Miss Universe Organization enables us to further relationships with global brands that value our market and share our values.� �We look forward to welcoming back the Miss Universe Organization this May,� said Robert Earl, co-chairman of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. �The Miss USA Pageant is a marquee event for Las Vegas, showcasing to a national and international audience the many highlights of the Entertainment Capitol of the World. The partnership with the Miss Universe Organization, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Planet Hollywood has been a great success and we look forward to our continued role as the host property for many years to come.� Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, who was crowned at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has been traveling the nation as an advocate for breast and ovarian cancer awareness, education, research and legislation. She will crown her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast, before an estimated viewing audience, in the U.S. alone, of over 7 million. Each contestant from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. The show will conclude with one contestant ultimately being crowned MISS USA� 2010. Donald J. Trump will again serve as executive producer of �The 2010 MISS USA� Pageant.� The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas is the official Host Hotel of MISS USA� 2010. The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE�, MISS USA� and MISS TEEN USA� Pageants, is a joint venture between Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal. Utilizing its nationwide grass roots infrastructure, the Miss Universe Organization is committed to increasing awareness of breast and ovarian cancers. By forging relationships with organizations committed to research and education, Miss USA is equipped to educate women today. # # # [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Yahoo! See y'all in Vegas! (NT) -- gaj, 14:55:04 02/01/10 Mon Just got my hotel and plane ticket changed! I'm there! (NT) -- TNBoy, 16:10:39 02/01/10 Mon YEAH, TNBoy, glad you could "fix" it! I just now finished my changes as well..to the tune of $350, plus whatever my hotel is gonna charge to cancel & rebook...UGH. But, I'll be there!!! (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 16:38:48 02/01/10 Mon I am trying to make my hotel reservation but they are having trouble locating the group rate. Does anyone know the group code? (NT) -- Sparky, 16:52:45 02/01/10 Mon It hasn't been released yet. (NT) -- M :), 00:59:56 02/03/10 Wed awesome!! now it doesn't conflict with our state teen pageant, and I can bring our girl up for the tradeshow! sooooo excited! (NT) -- InAZ, 22:30:30 02/02/10 Tue Does anyone have a rough estimate of what tickets will cost? I've never attended but I am considering doing so this year. The cost of tickets may make or break my decision, though. (NT) -- Midwest Girly, 23:03:22 02/02/10 Tue Last year we got them through our contestant and paid $86.00 each for the final pageant. The price range was $50-$150. I don't know how much prelims are. Hope this helps. (NT) -- Sparky, 07:15:28 02/03/10 Wed Yeah good thing I had booked my flight for April 15th...Canceled it with $100 fee....no Miss USA for me this year :( (NT) -- Fannie Pack, 13:04:05 02/03/10 Wed My daughter (she was top 5 at our state pageant) and I want to go.....should we call the directors about group tickets? (NT) -- Also, what is the trade show...can we go? Thanks for any advice you can give :), 13:58:25 02/03/10 Wed I think you can better tickets on your own than you can through a state group rate. I am not sure how but maybe Rocky Girl can chime in, I know she has been a few times and knows the ropes! (NT) -- have fun!, 16:13:29 02/03/10 Wed

Subject: Who is the new Miss Virginia?
Author: ** [Edit]	Date Posted: 16:06:05 02/01/10 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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T-10 semifinalist China Hellmandollar is the new Miss VA ... all the finalists turned the opportunity down to compete again this year! (NT) -- 4posting, 22:59:10 02/02/10 Tue Saw on the VA board it's Chinah Helmendollar. (Who, BTW, has an amazingly pageanty name!) (NT) -- puff, 00:04:32 02/03/10 Wed Chinah Hellmandollar (NT) -- See the Miss VA website...it's official, 00:06:46 02/03/10 Wed Is she heiress to the mayonnaise fortune? (NT) -- Wayne, 06:36:51 02/03/10 Wed

Subject: Caressa on Fox & Friends today with Gretchen
Author: TNBoy [Edit]	Date Posted: 21:37:13 02/02/10 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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This girl has a slam dunk for a career in broadcasting if that's what she pursues. She's more articulate than many national broadcast journalists. Great choice for Miss America - she really exemplifies the strengths of the Miss America system when comparing our two major national pageants. There's no way she could win Miss USA, but she's stellar as a Miss A. (NT) -- BamaMan, 04:48:10 02/03/10 Wed Caressa competed in both Teen and VA USA and finished in the top 5 both times. Though I doubt she could win USA, I think she could of won VA USA...... (NT) -- GMAN, 05:51:12 02/03/10 Wed If we start a "Bring Your 'A' Game" Hall of Fame, she's a charter member. (NT) -- Wayne, 06:21:59 02/03/10 Wed

Subject: Miss America ratings
Author: fan [Edit]	Date Posted: 02:19:54 02/03/10 Wed Cable network TLC says the Miss America pageant broadcast over the weekend attracted 4.5 million viewers [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Picture of Miss Washington/Miss Grays Harbor 1949 Lorraine Lowder
Author: AlistairBooya [Edit]	Date Posted: 00:55:09 02/03/10 Wed MissGraysHarbor.org is getting an overhaul, but while we are I wanted to give WA Pageant fans a look at what I just received from a former volunteer. Yes, it's low quality, but it's more than we had yesterday! http://missgraysharbor.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/lorraine-lowder/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Where can I buy this??
Author: Help! [Edit]	Date Posted: 21:59:02 01/31/10 Sun Hello. I would like to order a Miss America Pagaent t shirt or sweatshirt. I went onto the official Miss A website and did not see clothing listed. I saw jewelry, books, etc. but NO clothing. Where can I order this? Anyone know? Much thanks! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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they had very little merchandise in Vegas. What was left on Sat. night was xxl sizes. was told what they had out was all the stock they had (NT) -- hopefully they will be getting new stuff soon., 22:21:24 01/31/10 Sun Ok. Thank you!! Yes. I went to Miss A once and you could buy clothing at the entrance to the pageant, but did not know if they still sold it on the Miss A website. (NT) -- Thank you!, 17:32:23 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: Thursday Night Preliminary Winners
Author: BamaMan [Edit]	Date Posted: 22:14:30 01/28/10 Thu Just in from Las Vegas: TALENT - Puerto Rico SWIMSUIT - Puerto Rico again! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I understand that they gave the QOL award to her, ripping it out of OK's hands on stage - also if that was not enough, they gave her the runners up award too! I think the surprise that we have been reading about is that before the pageant starts they are going to let us know that she has won everything and instead of a pageant we are going to play bingo. (NT) -- what do you think?, 22:33:59 01/28/10 Thu Oregon - SS, Michigan - talent (NT) -- :), 00:49:55 01/29/10 Fri So there's a chance our new Miss America will be from Puerto Rico?????? (NT) -- That makes no sense, 07:11:12 01/29/10 Fri Why would that make no sense? They competed before at Miss America, Puerto Rico is an American Territory and each resident is an American Citizen. The last 3 winners all won SS so it would make perfect sense to me if Puerto Rico won.... (NT) -- GMAN, 09:30:41 01/29/10 Fri In the Universe system, Miss Puerto Rico is considered representing a country against the USA. How does this make sense for Puerto Rico (a country) to be competing with state winners in MAO?? (NT) -- Makes no sense, 11:58:24 01/29/10 Fri DC is not a state yet I don�t hear you or anyone else having a problem with them competing at Miss America. Nor have I heard any comments when The Virgin Islands were allowed to compete. Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory not a country, represents the fastest growing population in the U.S. and if pageantry is going to have any future, this demographic need to be marketed and winning Miss America is the first step in that process�.. (NT) -- GMAN, 12:36:17 01/29/10 Fri Actually, I DO remember some people's feather's beng ruffled when the Virgin Islands started competing at Miss America. MAO and MU are two different organisations and they don't care what each other does. As a US commonwealth, Puerto Rico can compete at MAO, and one day don't be surprised if other US territories show up...couild be from Guam, Am. Samoa, Northern Marianas. Just like France...you see Miss Martinique, Tahiti, Reunion, Guadeloupe, etc competing at both Miss France and sometimes at Miss Earth, World, etc. (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 13:17:18 01/29/10 Fri DC in located within the states of the USA, therefore is always included in the pageants. I don't agree with US Virgin Islands being included. There should be 51 contestants and that's it. Too much political correctness going on within pageants so not to offend everyone. (NT) -- Ridiculous, 17:49:30 01/29/10 Fri How is it being PC to invite the US territories? They are considered US citizens and have every right to compete for the title of Miss America as much as any of the 50 states do. If they can pay taxes, let them slap on a tacky ass gown and join in on the fun. (NT) -- MLOP, 18:46:06 01/29/10 Fri Sorry I disagree... (NT) -- totally ridiculous, 21:13:51 01/29/10 Fri Yes, you keep disagreeing, but you never have a valid argument behind why you disagree. I am not sure why you are so against Puerto Rico and USVI competing. (NT) -- gaj, 21:34:29 01/29/10 Fri I have a total valid arguement thank you very much! If Puerto Rico is so much a part of the USA, then why hasn't it been included in Miss America unitil now? AND why doesn't Miss USA include it among the 51 state reps? (NT) -- Answer me that, will ya?, 11:47:43 02/01/10 Mon Puerto Rico was included in the Miss America Pageant several years ago. Also, Puerto Rico used to compete at America's Junior Miss for several years. It is not a new phenominon. I still do not see your valid argument. Puerto Ricans are American citizens (as are citizens of the Virgin Islands, Samoa, Guam and The Northern Marianas). Miss America does not compete at another level internationally so maybe that is why they have included them unlike MUO. I suggest you write a strongly worded letter to MAO to express your concern and disagreement. (NT) -- gaj, 12:06:12 02/01/10 Mon There are many who would disagree about having countries competing against states, regardless of it being US Territory. There's a difference between territories and states and it just doesn't make sense. This is a very valid arguement and opinion and I stand behind it 100%! (NT) -- I'm glad our new Miss America is from a US state, not TERRITORY!!, 15:22:20 02/01/10 Mon Actually, Virginia is a Commonwealth not a state, the same ironically as Puerto Rico....... (NT) -- GMAN with your Civics lesson for today, 16:30:01 02/01/10 Mon oh please...enough already (NT) -- countries shouldn't compete with states, 16:41:17 02/01/10 Mon In the United States pageant system (Miss, Ms., and Mrs.) all U.S. Territories are included in the Miss United States, Ms. United States and Mrs. United States titles. These are DC, PR, U.S. VI, and Guam. (NT) -- Different systems, different ways., 17:37:26 01/29/10 Fri Gosh, do you think she has a shot at winning? She's in my Top 5 for sure: 4th r-up, P. Rico; 3rd r-up, PuertoR; 2nd r-up, RicoSuave; 1st r-up, SuaveRico; winner, Arkansas. Hmmmmm. OLE! (NT) -- silver, 07:31:26 01/29/10 Fri silver, what a great list and we pretty much agree on everything except I would take out your 1st through 4th runner up and replace them with a fork, a spoon, a knife and a blender. I would also change your winner to PUERTO RRRRRRRICO... but other than that, our lists are the same :-) (NT) -- gaj, 10:21:52 01/29/10 Fri I'm just keeping my fingers crossed, gaj. I'm also thinking once recleansers are finished with their cleanse, they rank everything a fork, spoon, knife, and blender. I'm still going with my Top 5, but guess I'll change my winner to a Spanish speaking part of America. Miss New Mexico! (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 18:20:17 01/29/10 Fri OR!!!!!!!! Go CC! (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 08:50:03 01/29/10 Fri Webby I immediately thought of how excited you must be! CONGRATS TO CC! Soooo happy! Must have had a good interview too! Hooray! (NT) -- I Love WA!, 12:08:06 01/29/10 Fri Hi WA! Please visit our WA board again soon. I think "crazy mom" may be back! (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 12:28:45 01/31/10 Sun That's nothing. I heard they moved next year's Miss Puerto Rico Universe Pageant to February so that Mimi can finish her Miss America reign first! (NT) -- New York Guy. And you wondered why the MUO moved its dates...It's all part of God's plan., 09:48:32 01/29/10 Fri That's a wise move on their part!! I've also heard that if Mimi is crowned Miss America, Puerto Rico will finally become the 51st state. Mimi will be the first Governor. (NT) -- BamaMan, 18:22:01 01/29/10 Fri And after completing medical school & law school, finishing her career as a fashion madel, she will become the first Puero Rican to be elected President of The United States...Yes, she can!! (NT) -- Tiki_Java, 19:32:12 01/29/10 Fri

Subject: Does anyone have any links to the finalists talents? Specifically the dancers. I was watching the pageant while working and wasn't able to watch the talent portion. I'd love to see California's dance. In every photo I've seen she looks very technically accurate so I'd like to see the entire routine. I've checked on youtube but keep coming up short other than Caressa's talent. Anyone have any links?

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Subject: Oh my gosh that little girl is PRECIOUS! I had to save it and show my husband her "Scooby Doo, where are you?! I'm right here"
Author: ashes [Edit]	Date Posted: 14:52:38 02/01/10 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Thank you for recognizing my obsession. If I were a man I'd probably be called a pedophile! I promise not to stalk her. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 15:15:26 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: MAO girls that should RUN to MUO
Author: Daisy Duke [Edit]	Date Posted: 13:04:12 02/01/10 Mon Arkansas: Back to back Law Students? I say yes! You were my favorite anyway. Louisana: they're calling your name, RUUUUUN! Colorado: Gorgeous face and she's got the height! DC: FABULOUS walk! Liked her quite a bit. Florida: Sassy enough to work it. She's a maybe on my list New York: Once again sassy enough to work it. Another maybe. And of course, Puerto Rico: You already won the title of Miss Universe 2010, there is no point to having the pageant. Congratulations [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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New Mexico should give USA a try too (NT) -- :), 13:19:21 02/01/10 Mon Arkansas does have the face,Loisiana has the bod and DC has the walk. I think they should go for it. (NT) -- Andres, 13:45:49 02/01/10 Mon If Sarah were to win Arkansas USA (which I doubt she will...I see a ring in her near future), that would actually make back to back to back law students. Chanley attends the UALR School of Law, Adrielle attends the UofA School of Law, as does Sarah. (NT) -- SouthernGirl, 14:43:54 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: Monday Night Pageant Chat!!
Author: Indy [Edit]	Date Posted: 15:42:11 01/31/10 Sun Did you miss the chance to hang out with some of your pageant buddies in the Pageant Central Chat Room during the Miss America 2010 pageant??? Well, you have another opportunity for live chat! Stop playing with those sticks, and come inside for Monday Night Pageant Chat! Make new friends and contacts! (sorry Caressa......I couldn't resist!) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Oh, I just love this!! Thanks for the cuteness this evening. I love Pageant Central!! (NT) -- ps. I am going to send this to Miss America., 01:24:46 02/01/10 Mon Aww I'm not home until late tonight! I'll try to check in then but if not, have a great time y'all! (NT) -- Miss_Princess, 12:07:02 02/01/10 Mon I am new to this board but would love to join you. What time? Do I need a password? (NT) -- Sparky, 13:13:27 02/01/10 Mon Sparky,click on the Chat logo above,then type in your username and leave the password blank.You will then enter chat.Times vary.I'm gonna try @5:30 PST (NT) -- Andres, 13:49:10 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: Salsa Dancing!
Author: TH_Admirer [Edit]	Date Posted: 13:12:01 02/01/10 Mon Looks like Kristen has some moves! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Quotes...LOL
Author: No name [Edit]	Date Posted: 11:45:54 02/01/10 Mon For what ever reason my computer is extremely slow to load today so I have been reading the quotes at the top of the page. They are hysterical. I was just about crying for laughing so hard at some of them. It is a good thing that breathing is automatic. I don't think some of these people would remember to breath otherwise. Thanks for making my day. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Was Tavia Shackles' quote ever put up there? (NT) -- Andres, 11:53:51 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: My Miss America 2010 predictions
Author: KDK [Edit]	Date Posted: 15:37:58 01/30/10 Sat After watching the Miss America Behind the Curtain, and everything leading up to tonight here are my predictions. MISS AMERICA 2010: California* or Virginia 1st: California* or Virginia 2nd: Arkansas* 3rd: Puerto Rico 4th: Kentucky* REST OF THE TOP 15 (Alphabetically) Alabama Dist. of Columbia Florida Maryland New York Ohio* Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Utah Notes: Oregon is one of my favorites, but I think her interview may her hurt her. However, she is on fire in swimsuit so she could still go in. Not everyone who wins a swimsuit and talent always makes it in and I fear Oregon and Michigan will fall into that situation this year, but I do like both. * = who I predict America's choice will be. I could be way off but anyways good luck to all 53. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Interesting list, thanks for sharing! I'm going to be brave and post my list too (as a click in so we don't have too many threads going)...sometimes I do really well picking, and sometimes I do terribly- so feel free to laugh at me later if my list is way off, because I'll be laughing too :) Good luck to all 53 tonight!! -- Spartan Girl, 16:29:52 01/30/10 Sat YAY WA!!! I'm glad she's on your list Spartan Girl... she's a solid pick. You have a good idea about posting your thoughts as a click in.... too bad I didn't think about that... whoops =) (NT) -- I Love WA!, 16:55:37 01/30/10 Sat I really do hope WA makes it, and if she won I think she would keep growing on me. It's nice to read them on the main page, but there was already a list so I figured I'd just add mine to this post :) (NT) -- Spartan Girl, 17:10:30 01/30/10 Sat Spartan Girl, I agree about what you said about a whole conglomeration of girls in the middle you can't sort out. Once I had my top 5 picked it took me quite awhile to pick the rest of the ten I came up with and still have some favorites out (WA included). It will definitely be interesting to see who does get the call this year. (NT) -- KDK, 17:30:51 01/30/10 Sat Oh, wow. I have my top 15 list, and I have almost the exact same top 5 as you do, with Virginia as 1st runner up and Oregon as my winner! (NT) -- ACL, 16:40:00 01/30/10 Sat I wish Ohio had made the 15-her body was a knock-out during the Miss A hour-long special. And I still love Kansas' gown (NT) -- Andres, 11:51:35 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: MISS AMERICA 2010 - PRESS CONFERENCE
Author: BamaMan [Edit]	Date Posted: 08:29:59 01/31/10 Sun Wow - it's very easy to see how this girl won Miss America. What a wonderful young woman! Congratulations to her. For this one fleeting moment, I completely get the difference between Miss America and Miss USA. LOL. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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What poise and what great speaking skills. Predicting a huge future for her beyond Miss A. --- Not to get political or too serious, but how wonderful is it that an African American woman is crowned Miss A and there's no mention of her race at all? 27 years ago it was a HUGE deal and now it's not even a blip on the radar. Our country has really grown up. (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 09:36:57 01/31/10 Sun Every article I have read about Caressa's crowning so far has mentioned the fact that she is the first black Miss America since Ericka in 2005. I don't care what color her skin is or what her race is - she's Miss America and it shouldn't even be a factor but the media somehow has to always interject something about race...if she hadn't been black would they have said this was the fifth Miss A since 2005 who is not black? I don't think so, (NT) -- sorry - the race issue gets me fired up, 10:21:40 01/31/10 Sun Well, I sort of get your point but the simple fact is that any news story should answer more questions than it raises. While I'd love nothing more than for a woman of color being crowned to be insignificant, we talk often about the general public's lack of detailed awareness regarding pageants. Many people seeing these stories will wonder who the last black Miss America was so it's just most efficient for the reporting media outlet to answer that in the story. (NT) -- Marylander, 12:01:32 01/31/10 Sun I have to say, I'm with you on that one. Considering how low the percentage of minority participants is compared to the percentage of whites, having 2 black Miss Americas in 5 years seems pretty big, and yet people are acting like it's only white girls that are ever crowned. I just think it should be about the girl, not about her race. (NT) -- tired of the race thing too, 09:57:40 02/01/10 Mon Amazing, exciting and wonderful. Have you notice lately when Miss America has a press conference its based on excitment, when Miss USA has a press conference its based on lack of discipline (NT) -- ., 18:43:45 01/31/10 Sun After see her on TV this morning, I am very happy with Caressa. (NT) -- Sister, 11:15:23 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: What awards were announced at the Press Conf./Visitation after the Pageant???
Author: Who are the Non Finalist Talent Winners? [Edit]	Date Posted: 10:16:45 01/31/10 Sun I can not find an official list anywhere and I would like to know. Thanks! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Michigan- Non-Finalist Talent Winner (NT) -- go michigan!, 10:58:01 01/31/10 Sun I don't think an official list has been published yet - I just checked the MA website and nothing is there. Reports are that IA, ME, MI, MN & RI all won non-finalist talent awards. (NT) -- m, 11:20:56 01/31/10 Sun Who got the Non finalist interview award?? (NT) -- One more!!, 12:48:52 01/31/10 Sun I don't recall the MAO ever giving a non-finalist interview award! (NT) -- 4posting, 03:53:19 02/01/10 Mon They used to give a non-finalist interview award - usually two of them, but they haven't done so the past few years. (NT) -- INChick, 08:52:46 02/01/10 Mon Non-finalist talent: Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, Iowa and Rhode Island. Miss Congeniality: Hawaii. Miracle Maker (raised the most $$ for CMN) - Louisiana. (NT) -- Hoosier Girl, 00:41:41 02/01/10 Mon

Subject: My review of Miss America... along with a couple non-pageant fans'
Author: Kristin ♥ [Edit]	Date Posted: 22:41:53 01/30/10 Sat So, I had the pleasure of watching Miss America with one of my best friends, who was in town due to a wedding dress fiasco, and my husband... both who could care less about pageants. However, my husband is the quintessential man (likes T&A) and my BF is an accomplished vocalist. She's a potential Miss A watcher... him, not so much but could stand to sit through SS with me. :) Also, both didn't understand what the heck this pageant was... i.e., Them: "Wait, how come some of these girls really aren't that pretty!?" Me: "Well, it's Miss America, and they count a lot on interview and talent." Them: "I thought Miss America was the pretty one." Me: "No, that's Miss USA." [Katie comes out.] Them: "She's gorgeous! Who's that?" Me: "Miss America." Them: "Oh, the pretty one." Me: "No, the same pageant that's happening right now." So, there in lies the problem. By far, Puerto Rico got the biggest reaction in the opening with them both saying that she was gorgeous/hot/sexy, etc. There were a handful of others they thought were pretty and a lot that they thought could've been pretty but they couldn't tell through their bad makeup. I thought the top 2 would be VA and PR, with VA winning. When PR didn't make it, I thought VA had it in the bag. For the most part, we felt the people that advanced after SS and EG deserved to. I won't go into too many details. Pretty much all looked good in SS. LOVED LA, HI, VA & DC in gown and thought KY was so cute but didn't move great in her gown. After that, my husband tuned out completely, and my BF tuned in even more. However, it's worth noting that every time we saw LA, we all said "BOOBS!". Every.Single.Time. And, she was hot and we liked her. BOOBS! I consider myself sort of a jack of all trades, but I had my vocal expert next to me, my piano expert on the phone and my expertise lies in theater and dance. These were our reviews (these are the notes I took): CA - very pretty, nice lines and extension, liked it VA - we were all entertained, but vocalist said she was flat and screamed but could overlook somewhat because of performance factor DC - great, purest voice of singers but not highest performance NM - throaty but hits notes LA - BOOBS! pianist said she was off and ending was bad... we all only noticed her BOOBS! and slit in dress NE - eek! horrible leaps and piques TN - pretty good but no one should sing Whitney Houston TX - flat when hitting big notes and a little forced but still good KY - so cute!!! can overlook bad parts because we all want to like her HI - hello core strength! (we know because we attempted that move at commercial) We thought DC and TX should have advanced over NM and HI, but it wasn't offensive that they didn't. KY was just so cute that we were so happy she placed. We thought all but two of the answers were good and that TN and VA generally put together the best answers. We said EEK! to NM and BOOBS! WHAT!? to LA. Bless her heart, she just went off on a tangent. I knew CA was 1RU and VA won it at that point. I thought TN would be 2RU and the rest were a toss up. VA is a very deserving winner who has looked like Miss America all week and was actually one of the few the hubs and BF thought was pretty throughout it all. Many congrats to VA and her fans! And, TN... WE ALL SAW YOU ON TV!!!!!! :) All in all, it was a good show. No dull moments, nice flow, good opening though I'd actually prefer to see less dancing, but I liked the song and pace. The BF and hubs did think a lot of the intros were cheesy and it had them turned off from the beginning, so I think they should cut those to keep the non-pageant fans watching. We did all get a kick out of DC's but even as diehard Gator fans, thought FL's was a little excessive. :) I think Mario Lopez is the right host, and I hope to see him back for many years. Even my BF who said, "Oh no! He's so cheesy!" when he was announced as host conceded that he was good at the end. Katie Stam is absolutely stunning and represented the MAO brand very well. Lastly, Mimi, I am so sorry. I thought without a doubt that the curse would be broken this year. While I think Caressa will be a fantastic Miss A, MAO sure missed the boat not having you in the top 15. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Great review, Kristin! I only watched the last 45 minutes, starting with the last four talents. I saw Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, and Hawaii. I was relieved I would never have to hear TN, TX, or KY sing again... thought they were all bad. Liked Hawaii the best, mainly because of her bending capabilities and the fact that she wasn't singing! Seriously, why do so many Miss A contestants choose singing as their talent WHEN THEY CAN'T FREAKIN' SING!! Who wants to listen to that crap?? After the final question, I thought Virginia's win was obvious, and thankfully she's attractive considering who the bonehead judges eliminated from the competition! (NT) -- BamaMan, 06:15:40 01/31/10 Sun Kristin we agreed with much of your review. Our group was surprised at no PR. There were a few in the top 15 that we did not expect to see. From the beginning, my daughter picked the final 2, but she liked KY cause she was fun! She picked the final 2 last year when we walked out of PH on the first night of prelims. Some liked LA until she did her OSQ and then it was like woa did we hear the question. Also there was a mention of her boobs!! lol I do think a good decision was made with VA and think she will be a very good Miss America. (NT) -- ot mom, 07:12:50 01/31/10 Sun Sometimes I forgot she was playing the piano lol! (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 13:52:09 01/31/10 Sun Spot on review. I watched with 2 Non Pags also. During introductions I kept having to say, "No, I think the tv just makes them look like they have big noses" about 18 times. A few times I had to say, "I dunno, maybe the make-up people think all eyebrows are supposed to look like that". And then Puerto Rico appeared and spoke and my 2 NonPs drooled, sighed, screamed, and drooled again. Oh, and then they didn't see her anymore and the only other shared emotion was commenting on Nebraska's "talent". (NT) -- silver (waiting for Kinley Rice to grow up), 07:48:21 01/31/10 Sun Perfect review Kristin! All the folks at my place were stunned PR did not make the cut but based on the judge�s comments last night, it was obvious SS was not going to be a factor this year � TN sang better last night than she did at state and being into Pilates, Hawaii was amazing! While I am proud and thrilled for my home girl, and know Caressa will be a great Miss America, I can�t help but think once again MAO made a very competent yet safe choice�� (NT) -- GMAN, 07:57:01 01/31/10 Sun Nice job Kristin! I missed seeing CC's dance; I think it was more entertaining than Nebraska! I was sad when PR didn't make top 15 and after CC didn't advance beyond 15, I gave it a hard look and decided it had to be VA! My husband picked her too at that point (after consoling me post PR and OR disappointment). He had an official ballot that I made for him. (NT) -- webbythepacnwgal, 09:44:43 01/31/10 Sun I didn't watch, but had Virginia as my winner with California in the mix. Also liked Tenessee, (NT) -- SanFranGuy, 13:56:31 01/31/10 Sun I love the fact that you tried the hula at home! (NT) -- GeekyGIrl, 16:34:29 01/31/10 Sun Haha, yes, it was quite amusing. And, that on the knees and going backwards in a circular motion all pretty like is REALLY FREAKING HARD! lol (NT) -- Kristin ♥, 22:17:42 01/31/10 Sun

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