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Date Posted: 22:14:50 12/14/22 Wed
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>This has been a very interesting week at Miss America.
>It is always fun to predict and then see if we are
>right or wrong. It’s funny-these are the most
>pageants I have seen and thought I was certain who was
>standing out, yet it’s a whole new ballgame at Miss
>America. There are always times when you may or may
>not agree with who won, but there is a way that you
>can tell who is going to excel and not. When I saw
>Miss TX, I thought Averie was the next Miss America.
>I haven’t ruled her out, but I am not sure she was
>up to what we saw at Miss TX. But, you never know!
>We aren’t privy to interview. Some of the winners
>nobody ever saw coming. But maybe that’s the fun in
>all of this. Going into tomorrow night, I don’t
>think any of us really know what to expect, and who is
>going to win. Me personally, I do not see one person
>excelling in all areas, except perhaps Wisconsin and
>Georgia. I expect to see them in the end.
>
>My personal favorites this week were from non-sash
>states. They usually are, because despite the wins of
>Nebraska, North Dakota and Alaska, you still do not
>see those states on a regular basis. I must say,
>though-Nebraska has really grown and are sending
>quality contestants year in and year out. Stephanie
>has been consistent all week and memorable. Last
>year’s winner was, they are sending good talent, I
>am overall impressed.
>
>Some of my personal favorites this week:
>
>Maine-I LOVE her! She has very good talent and
>something really refreshing and real about her, plus
>she did well enough in each competition. Maine is
>always working against fate at the Miss America
>pageant, but I wish that one of these years they would
>break through. This would be the year, IMO. She is
>not unlike Cara or Emma that you would fall in love
>with her. There’s just something very real about
>her.
>Wyoming-She is absolutely adorable and fresh. I think
>she mentioned that this was her first pageant or first
>year competing, but now with systems like USA and
>Volunteer, I don’t think we’ve seen the last of
>her. With some good competition behind her, she could
>excel at a national pageant.
>West Virginia-this is a state that is showing signs of
>life, and they certainly did this year. She is one of
>my dark horses. She is natural, fresh, enthusiastic,
>and has managed to blend her SII in a positive way.
>She is competing like she is not under pressure and
>just letting us know who she is.
>Montana-She has been one of my pleasant surprises the
>whole week. She has been consistently good. Not
>outstanding, but good and very likeable. She really
>has done her state proud.
>Maryland-I didn’t know much about her before the
>pageant, but I really like her. She is interesting,
>has a great platform, and everything she did was
>confident yet down-to-earth. Like WV, she doesn’t
>seem to be stressed out and is really just letting us
>get to know her.
>Delaware-She is such a sweet girl, I just love her to
>pieces. If I had to pick anyone from this class to be
>my best friend, it would be her. She is a great
>spokesperson for the adoptive community and her
>adoptive parents gave her a lot. She didn’t get
>where she is by accident. She is just so damned cute
>and lovable, and she has a gift to share with the
>world.
>Nevada-Getting to know her, I absolutely love her. I
>would love for another state to have their first win.
>
>We may be seeing a changing of the guard as far as
>judging. We will see what happens tomorrow night, but
>what worked in the past was just not floating with
>these judges. We do need some modern judging.
>There’s no “what do we need to do to modernize the
>pageant, get ratings” etc. because we are off the
>air. The ship officially sank. I don’t even know
>if Miss America will be on shows like Kelly and Ryan
>or GMA for a national tour. Sadly, Emma had such a
>marketable platform with Special Olympics and it was
>never utilized. So, I think you do what you do, pick
>a great winner, and see what she can do with her year.
>
>It was nice having Emma host preliminaries. I don’t
>know why that was never an option before. I think it
>is good to incorporate the outgoing Miss America. It
>might have been out of respect for her busy schedule,
>but it is a great opportunity to have the outgoing
>Miss America be a part of the process. I don’t
>think Emma is too sad about giving up her crown.
>Maybe because she didn’t have nearly as much to do
>as some of her other Miss America sisters.
>
>I will post my official predictions tomorrow. But for
>fun, here were my predictions on this board since it
>has opened:
>
>2008-Elyse Umemoto
>2009-Katie Stam
>2010-Katherine Putnam
>2011-Jalee Fuselier
>2012-Kaitlin Monte
>2013a-Laura McKeeman
>2013b-Kelsey Griswold
>2014- Kira Kazantsev (I saw her coming)
>2015-I think I predicted Betty after prelims
>2016-wasn’t sure, that year was kind of like this
>year
>2017-I had nowhere near the top 5 that year
>2018-Holli Conway
>2019-Camille or Victoria Hill
>2021-Sidney Park
>
>So, you see that I doom my predictions mostly to
>runner-up positions. I apologize ahead of time for
>whoever I pick! I will post my complete contestant
>rundown and picks tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the
>preliminary commentary!
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