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Subject: ABBIE IN THE NEWS

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Date Posted: 23:21:57 01/14/25 Tue

Here's an article that popped up on Yahoo. https://www.businessinsider.com/miss-america-age-limit-abbie-stockard-supports-pageant-rule-2025-1

I think this is a non-issue in the MAO. It was in the MUO, but as the article that was posted below, it was all a gimmick for publicity. I think that is very sad that it was only for publicity and not taken seriously. Actually, Miss Venezuela at Miss Universe was 34 and a mother, and I am not sure that she was just there for publicity. Venezuela is such a huge factor each year at Miss Universe and have so much prep that I think she probably earned her top 5.

In my opinion, the role of Miss America has become so challenging that I think some life experience would be better to handle the pressures of it. However, as a scholarship pageant, if the contestants can only apply winnings to future education, it is not likely going to attract a lot of competitors. I would personally not object to women who are older competing as I think that there is something to be gained with life experience. I think about myself, and I do not think I would have ever been able to handle being a spokesperson for a controversial and dying organization under the age of 30. There is just too much, and I think dealing with this leadership alone left the winners struggling with their mental health. Watch the A&E documentary and see how many parents needed to support their daughters emotionally.

Again, this seems to be a non-issue, but I am glad to see Abbie getting some publicity.

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>Here's an article that popped up on Yahoo. >https://www.businessinsider.com/miss-america-age-limit- >abbie-stockard-supports-pageant-rule-2025-1 > >I think this is a non-issue in the MAO. It was in the >MUO, but as the article that was posted below, it was >all a gimmick for publicity. I think that is very sad >that it was only for publicity and not taken >seriously. Actually, Miss Venezuela at Miss Universe >was 34 and a mother, and I am not sure that she was >just there for publicity. Venezuela is such a huge >factor each year at Miss Universe and have so much >prep that I think she probably earned her top 5. > >In my opinion, the role of Miss America has become so >challenging that I think some life experience would be >better to handle the pressures of it. However, as a >scholarship pageant, if the contestants can only apply >winnings to future education, it is not likely going >to attract a lot of competitors. I would personally >not object to women who are older competing as I think >that there is something to be gained with life >experience. I think about myself, and I do not think >I would have ever been able to handle being a >spokesperson for a controversial and dying >organization under the age of 30. There is just too >much, and I think dealing with this leadership alone >left the winners struggling with their mental health. >Watch the A&E documentary and see how many parents >needed to support their daughters emotionally. > >Again, this seems to be a non-issue, but I am glad to >see Abbie getting some publicity.
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