| Subject: Thank you for your kindness! I really enjoy doing this, and I am glad that it resonates with the visitors and readers here. As long as there is a pageant I will continue to do so. I appreciate your ideas about how to better the production, or at least the hosts. IIRC Leeza Gibbons just hosted the Rose Parade, and she is definitely experienced. I haven't seen Nancy O'Dell around much lately but I think you could get similar hosts. I even think a hostess like Tayshia Adams, who did very well on the Bachelorette as a co-host, would do a great job. Kaitlyn is a bit of a loose cannon but both of them really related well to the women on the show. I also want to see the non-finalists more, and especially that we are not on TV, there is time for that to happen. One thing that Volunteer America does which I think is a good idea is to let the highest NFT winner perform on final night. Also, the evening gown production number was first rate. |
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Date Posted: 16:46:38 01/16/24 Tue
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's message, "appreciation" on 00:40:17 01/16/24 Tue
>Thank you for taking the time each year to share your
>terrific thoughts. If anyone is reading your
>commentary and working to bring fans and people
>together for the future, I hope they consider better
>production. Instead of the hosts killing time, they
>could have easily shown some production vignettes of
>the top 11 so we could have gotten to know a little
>more about them as people, not just competitors. Seems
>like this could be pretty easy given technology and
>social media and seems like a way to really bring
>social media into the competition in a way that would
>make sense and drive social sharing and influence.
>Also, it would have been terrific to highlight the
>other non finalists in some sort of way (maybe a
>production or video segments) instead of the
>extemporaneous stalling from the hosts. These ladies
>worked so tirelessly to get there, it is a shame they
>are not highlighted more on the final night. Or,
>introduce some other unique, fun or meaningful awards
>for the women--think non finalist talent winner. The
>segment on "forever Miss America's" was interesting as
>a fan who has never attended a Miss America, but it
>was too long and seems like a missed opportunity to
>not highlight what they have since accomplished. i
>also don't think it would be that much to get some
>hosting pros to help out-- think Leeza Gibbons or
>Nancy O'Dell who have pageant backgrounds and I'm sure
>would offer a reasonable professional fee for hosting.
>I often wonder too, if convention and tourist bureaus
>would compete to host the pageant given some of the
>economic uptick this could offer. I bet C&Vs around
>the country would put together nice packages of
>opportunity and the idea that Miss America is in a
>different location each year could garner some "in the
>field" excitement, a chance to highlight local
>volunteers in a stronger way and introduce the pageant
>to young ladies around the country who may have never
>thought about pageants, but can see mentors up close
>and in their own backyard. Just my two cents. Much
>appreciation, again, for your thoughtful commentary
>each year. I look forward to it!
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