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Date Posted: 23:15:33 06/25/22 Sat
>>It's been a fun couple of nights of preliminaries.
>>This is the first time I have ever got to see live
>>from start to finish a Miss Texas pageant. It is
>>always, IMO, one of the higher profile pageants
>>because generally speaking, the winner goes onto the
>>top 10 at Miss America. There are times where IMO
>>(like last year) where they end up there based on
>>state reputation and nothing more. But from what I am
>>seeing this week, it is this-they have more than one
>>contestant who is ready to compete at Miss America
>>that very day if the pageant was being held. Same
>>with Oklahoma. Then there are the states who clearly
>>have one strong candidate to win and that person might
>>have potential at Miss America but needs the tailoring
>>that their state cannot seem to provide for them.
>>Texas in particular does not have that problem. And
>>it is hard to argue that Texas does not have success
>>with their track record at Miss America. What they
>>are doing does not need to be fixed. That is unless
>>you want to have a Miss America. They haven't had a
>>Miss America since one month after Richard Nixon was
>>removed from office. That's a long time.
>>
>>One thing I see about Texas is that despite the "type"
>>they seem to consistently send each year, there is a
>>lot of diversity among the kinds of contestants. Not
>>everyone fits the mold that you see make it to Miss
>>America. It is nice to see, quite frankly. I know
>>that they probably do not feel the need to fix what is
>>not broke, so I think that is why you see basically
>>the same types of contestants succeed. The only
>>exception was Chandler Foreman. I had no strong
>>opinions about her either way at Miss America, but I
>>know that she seemed to rub people the wrong way. At
>>first I attributed it to that she wasn't a typical
>>Miss Texas and had what seemed to be a strong
>>personality. But this week during the preliminaries,
>>she did something which rubbed me the wrong way. When
>>she was doing OSQ, a contestant very nicely
>>complimented her on her dress. Instead of answering
>>back graciously, she snapped at the contestant, "Don't
>>make this about me. Go over there an answer your
>>question." It was very rude and I noticed that after
>>that, no other contestant would engage with her. Then
>>she seemed to be eating or getting done eating when
>>she was asked to come out onstage the next night. So,
>>just after a few nights I get why she might not have
>>been a popular choice.
>>
>>This week of competition has been very interesting in
>>that you have three double preliminary winners. It is
>>not unusual at all to see 2 double preliminary
>>winners, but I cannot seem to remember a time with
>>three of them. Having seen all three nights, I would
>>say with the exception of Matlock winning red carpet
>>(I had 3 ahead of her) the judging was correct. They
>>did stand out in their individual groups. South Lake
>>was FANTASTIC at That's Life. It is a sort of safe
>>and boring song and she sang it like she was selling
>>it to us the first time. I loved it. And she looked
>>great in an evening gown. Carrollton also looked
>>great in an evening gown and her talent was strong. I
>>had a few ahead of Southeast TX in Red Carpet but she
>>didn't have much competition in her preliminary group
>>for talent and we already knew the judges liked her.
>>So, you are going to have these three potentially
>>competing for the win. Of the non-preliminary
>>winners, I thought Park Cities was very strong across
>>the board. I was surprised that she did not win a
>>preliminary, at least in Red Carpet. Dallas has also
>>been strong, although she seemed to come back to life
>>a bit in talent. She was very endearing during her
>>Red Carpet time with her princesses. One seemed to be
>>only a toddler and was wandering around a bit like she
>>was confused. She picked her up and carried her very
>>kindly in her arms, which was very sweet. She looked
>>like a caring, nurturing mother. I would caution
>>everyone tonight that with the judges being aware that
>>there are three double preliminary winners that they
>>may want their favorite to win and they may end up
>>tanking some of the others. So, if the results seem
>>weird tonight, it may be why. They could end up
>>canceling each other out and a non-preliminary winner
>>could win. Here are my top 15 after preliminaries:
>>
>>Border City
>>Carrollton
>>Dallas
>>DFW
>>Fort Worth
>>Frisco
>>Grapevine
>>Keller
>>Lone Star
>>North Texas
>>Park Cities
>>Piney Woods
>>Southeast TX
>>South Lake
>>Space City
>>
>>As to who wins tonight? Conventional choice says that
>>it was one of the preliminary winners. If not, my
>>money would be on Park Cities. But I still think that
>>even despite me not wanting another Matlock win, she
>>is going to be a Miss Texas, there is no doubt about
>>that. She has quickly figured out what it takes to be
>>successful, and she is extremely confident. I do not
>>like that there are two former Miss Texases on the
>>panel that is judging a former's relative, either.
>>But right now, nothing is going to change that fact
>>and if she competes in future years I think they need
>>to carefully consider that. And knowing Miss America,
>>she would go on to succeed at Miss America. Same for
>>South Lake. I find her to be be bit more
>>down-to-earth and has an energy that draws you to her.
>> Yes, she is conventional Miss Texas, but she has an
>>engaging quality about her. I also see her top 10 at
>>Miss America. But there is something next level about
>>Avery Bishop. She has a distinct energy that
>>absolutely draws you in. She is not a conventional
>>Miss Texas, and I think that would work in her favor.
>>She isn't like Chandler Foreman, Avery has the
>>competitive edge-she is strong in talent, gown, and I
>>saw her interview from last year. She can interview
>>well. But she has a personal quality that I have seen
>>in a lot of Miss Americas that I think Texas should
>>not pass up.
>>
>>Come on Texas. Do at least one thing to get your
>>state out of the 1970s. If Texas really wants another
>>Miss America, Avery Bishop needs to go to Miss
>America.
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