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Date Posted: 14:57:49 12/16/21 Thu
>>>Happy Miss America Day!
>>>
>>>It has been a rough week for a lot of us, but just
>for
>>>today, I am putting all of the problems of this week
>>>aside and am going to enjoy the day. I am looking
>>>forward to the competition tonight. In around 9
>hours
>>>we will have a new Miss America! I am doing this
>post
>>>first because there are a lot of things to consider
>>>with judging, particularly this year.
>>>
>>>I want to remind everyone of a few things. First, if
>>>your favorite does not make the top 10, it is not
>>>likely an indictment on them. I said it in 2019 and
>>>will say it again. This is not normal judging. And
>>>this year, it was even worse because the "red carpet"
>>>competition really couldn't be judged. The
>>>contestants had a microphone in their hands and were
>>>approaching the judges to answer a question. They did
>>>not get to model their gowns. So essentially, you are
>>>being judged on talent and speaking. You do not have
>>>anything else. What you had to do was set yourself
>>>apart from the people in your group, essentially.
>>>This week, there was a lot of congestion. There were
>>>a lot of effective speakers, and they might have been
>>>average in talent. So, you are going to have to
>>>really stand out. Second, it is harder to judge on
>>>two nights because you have a tendency to zone out.
>I
>>>know I did watching the preliminaries. It all kind
>of
>>>runs together. You may be wowed by someone if you
>>>didn't have one right after the other. So, all of
>>>these things together are going to potentially affect
>>>results.
>>>
>>>In regard to this judging panel, they were young and
>>>modern. I will say more about them when the top 10
>>>results actually shake out, but I was actually
>>>encouraged by this judging panel. I really do not
>>>think that old, stodgy pageantry is going to fly with
>>>them. I think they will pick more interesting,
>modern
>>>young women. I mentioned this before, but this
>>>particular panel seemed to award higher scores to
>>>later contestants. Could we see the majority of the
>>>contestants from later slots in their group? It is
>>>very important to know that preliminary wins do not
>>>necessarily equate to a slot in the top 10. But,
>that
>>>was in years past. We only have one year to compare
>>>this new judging to. Victoria Hill was a double
>>>preliminary winner, Camille won talent and won, and
>>>Jade Glebs made the top 15. There is only a top 10
>>>this year, and we do not know who was 8-15 in 2019.
>>>So, there are a lot of things we really do not know
>>>about this judging, and we do not have a lot to draw
>>>on.
>>>
>>>Tonight we are only going to have 3 judges. I was
>not
>>>really a fan of it in 2019 and I am not a fan of it
>>>now. To clarify-I really do not mind a panel of all
>>>former Miss Americas judging if there is not a
>>>daughter of a former Miss America competing. I am
>not
>>>going to litigate the Shindle situation once again,
>>>but any question of ethics need to be avoided.
>>>Especially now. That being said, I am really not
>sure
>>>that VA will make the top 10, anyway. I do not have
>>>her as a contender to win the crown, either. Her
>>>talent was too weak. All of this aside, having only
>3
>>>judges are going to skew any kind of result. One
>>>judge CAN make a difference. Debbye judged Miss
>>>America before, Heather and Katie have not. I would
>>>have preferred to see someone who had previous
>judging
>>>experience. There is a lot of chatter and rumors
>>>about when these judges were actually asked. We will
>>>never really know for sure. But, we are dealing with
>>>what we have right now. I am sure Debbye will be the
>>>head judge.
>>>
>>>So, we will have a lot of wild cards and
>>>unpredictability tonight. It might make it a lot of
>>>fun! I am thinking back to 2019 and truthfully, I
>did
>>>not have CT or MO in the top 5. There is always one
>>>surprise who moves along every year, and this should
>>>be no exception. I "got" that OK was in the top 5
>but
>>>I thought some in the top 7 were stronger. My pick
>>>was Victoria Hill to win, and she was first
>runner-up.
>>> This year, and I will put this in my next post, is
>>>really not clear cut to me.
>>>
>>>Prediction post next!
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