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Date Posted: 18:42:01 12/14/21 Tue
Once again, it is hard to really comment on every single thing that happened in these categories. First, the questions kind of all blended together. Second, as I was explaining yesterday, the red carpet competition really is not happening. They are not modeling, they are just walking about approaching the judges to answer a question. Some of the gowns were pretty, and some of the contestants stood out to me. I am going to comment on who stood out in a good way, both in gown and their answers.
I want to note that overall, I thought the speakers were better last night than night 1. There really wasn't anyone bad, I had a hard time especially with some of the groups saying who stood out, because they all did very well. Just a note: IN was skipped due to poor audio. Also, the first Red Carpet/OSQ group were mostly asked about inclusion and how they would pursue that as Miss America. Here are some of the best or noteworthy ones:
VA-she wasn't one of the "best" last night but she did well. She does have very good speaking skills. She did not do well in talent on night 1, but she was one of the ones I was referring to when they bounced back. She spoke about mentorship.
ND-I really, really liked her answer. She is very intelligent and speaks very articulately. What I liked about her answer was that it was honest-she said there is not a lot of diversity in her state but that she would take her own experiences with people in her life to make a difference. It was completely devoid of the pageant fluff, she acknowledged the real question and did so very effectively.
CA-She was one of the few during OSQ that was not asked about inclusivity; she was asked about her faith. She didn't actually answer the question. She spoke very well and is very articulate, but she brought it back to inclusivity. While she can speak very well, I think she did not actually answer the question. She was very well-spoken in her SII question. She is well-rounded and even if she didn't answer quite correctly, she is a good speaker.
NH-For her SII statement, she talked about being told how she was too muscular to compete for Miss NH. She spoke with conviction about being fit and health, and she was one where I could genuinely feel her joy. She was very relatable. At the end of the speech, she flexed her muscle. I really liked it.
These two groups in particular I did not get to mention partially last night because they went so quickly:
KY-spoke in OSQ and in SII about Alzheimer's disease. I thought she did very well. She spoke in a very human way without being overdramatic.
AL-she is a good speaker. I forget exactly what her platform is but she did speak well. She has an air over I want to say overconfidence about her, but she does present herself well.
PA-she was very effective in both rounds speaking about autism. She did not rush, she was very intelligent, articulate. I thought she was one of the better of the night.
WA-she was also good, I liked that she was concise in her answer.
NC-spoke about job loss and finances. I get a real genuine down-to-earth vibe about her. You know who she reminds me of? A young Pam Eldred. A bit more introverted but classy, real. I liked it because she brought her own family's struggles into it.
NE-also very well spoken and articulate. She has a definite presence about her. I forget her platform, though.
OR-Since one of the posters mentioned her, I am going to quote my notes: nice presence in gown, very intelligent. Just to keep it in perspective: maybe she thought she messed up but it did not seem that way to me. Also, when she did her SII she spoke very eloquently about equality and her own experience. I thought she presented herself very well.
IA-also a good speaker.
This group overall had some very good speakers. The only one in this group, MT, I am going to mention a bit later.
Next group:
ID-she spoke about financial literacy or a related topic. She was also very well-spoken, shared her own experience. She is an impressive speaker.
WI-spoke about diabetes. She is a good speaker. The only thing that was a bit sort of "off" for me is she referred to diabetes as the next great pandemic. I think it's kind of a sensitive topic right now and she might want to reword that.
NY-She is a very strong and passionate speaker. She spoke about inclusion in sports. She is very emphatic and passionate when she speaks. I thought she might have been a double preliminary winner.
MS-her gown was pretty and she had a nice presentation. She is a good speaker, spoke on volunteerism. Both categories I thought she did well.
HI-if there is anyone who is a sleeper in this pageant, it would be her. I know each Miss HI brings the aloha spirit, but there is something exceptional about Courtney. She just radiates such warmth yet humility when she speaks. She draws you to her with her kind smile, her soft-spoken yet friendly way about her. She does not sound like the CEO of a company, she sounds like the person you want most in your life.
KS-She was one of my favorite gown presentations of the night. She wore a pretty black gown with silver trim. It was somewhat basic with a slit up the leg, but she looked very elegant and had a nice presentation. She was one of the few who actually tried to model a bit.
TX-I wrote "good enough" in my notes. She was not outstanding. I think she benefitted by being last interviewed as did AK the night before. Someone said this on the Guru board, and I would concur. She used a lot of "I" statements. When you are being asked how you would implement your platform, that is to be expected. But I personally felt like it was a bit more self-absorbed more than a lot of the other speakers. I don't think I connected with her for that reason. It's not that she didn't have a good and relevant platform, but she talked more about herself than a lot of the other contestants. It doesn't matter what I think, it matters what the judges thought at the end of the night and they liked it.
Some of the ones that I do not think stood out in a good way:
CT-she gave a very strange analogy during her SII statement about the Titanic and what if it did not hit the iceberg, or something to that effect. She related it to her discrimination in the workplace. It was just a very odd analogy that really did not work.
MT-she had a rapid, overdramatic way of speaking. She sounded kind of breathless and rushed both times.
Overall, it was a good night for speakers. I would say that a lot of them had their strengths. The strongest, IMO, were ND, CA (even despite not answering the question directly), PA, ID, and NY.
And that's it! The next thing I am going to do is post a full post on EVERY contestant and then my predictions. Everyone likes to hear about the contestants, and I enjoy discussing their strengths and weaknesses. That will be sometime tomorrow. I might do half and half to break it up and so it doesn't get too much to read all at once.
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