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Subject: Welcome, I am glad you are here! And this board is for everyone, with differing opinions. I am always up for a good, respectable debate. So if you ever have something on your mind, please post!

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Date Posted: 20:23:05 12/30/19 Mon
In reply to: But I love your forum!! 's message, "I disagree on some points" on 23:01:13 12/23/19 Mon

>I don’t see that gaining sponsors as a bad thing.
>It’s part of the marketing plan, so it is fair game
>as criteria for choosing a winner (it’s in the
>paperwork). It has been a selling point for candidates
>in her state, no matter what their platform, so I
>would not say that Victoria didn’t have the same
>opportunity to bring sponsors. Someone could sponsor
>items or scholarship money, but they can also promise
>to book appearances or be willing to cover appearance
>fees, which bring in money for the MAO and Miss
>America.
>I’ve heard the argument that a board has already
>chosen a “type” of candidate they wanted at just
>about every pageant I’ve attended. And I believe
>they do. But, again, I don’t think that’s a
>problem, either. Of course they want a particular type
>of girl to represent their organization: it’s
>spelled out in the competition areas and the mission
>of the group.
>I also think that if Victoria had won, any girl who
>doesn't have a talent that requires classical training
>would not choose this system because the message would
>have been this is what we want because both MAO 2.0
>queens would have been opera singers. By choosing
>Camille, the message is you can win without being
>classically trained.
>But, I believe that the main reason she didn’t win
>was because she didn’t answer her last question.

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