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Date Posted: 23:26:26 12/17/19 Tue
In reply to:
's message, "I for one was not entertained by Miss Virginia's talent at all .I was sitting there hyper aware that I was being manipulated by someone who has no talent and who's trying to get by with just a childish gimmick. Just because a gimmick is "showy" doesn't mean that it's still not a gimmick" on 19:49:45 12/17/19 Tue
>>>>>>>>Good evening everyone!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Well, I’ve settled into this
>“competition”,
>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>it’s over. Sadly, the whole competition was
>>>less
>>>>>>>>than 6 hours. And so it was in Atlantic City if
>>>>you
>>>>>>>>took out all of the Haskell self-aggrandizing,
>>but
>>>>I
>>>>>>>>digress lol. Congratulations to talent winner
>>>Miss
>>>>>>>>Virginia Camille Schreiber, private interview
>>>>winner
>>>>>>>>Miss Oregon Shivali Kadame and onstage question
>>>>>>winner
>>>>>>>>and now double preliminary winner Miss Georgia
>>>>>>>>Victoria Hill! I was half right about tonight
>>>>😊
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>would say now she’s emerged as a front-runner,
>>>>but
>>>>>>>>it’s still rather unknown what is going to
>>>>>happen.
>>>>>>>>It’s getting interesting. Both preliminary
>>>>>private
>>>>>>>>interview winners both have weak talents. Both
>>>>>>talent
>>>>>>>>winners are also strong speakers as evidenced
>>>>>>tonight.
>>>>>>>> I thought VA had one of the better answers last
>>>>>>>>night. And then there’s cute as a button NJ
>>who
>>>>>>had
>>>>>>>>a good talent night tonight. Overall,
>>tonight’s
>>>>>>>>talent was much weaker than last night. And as
>a
>>>>>>>>bonus, I am going to start writing up the talent
>>>>>>>>synopsis when I am done here, though it probably
>>>>>>>>won’t be up until sometime tomorrow early
>>>>>>afternoon.
>>>>>>>> It is starting to precipitate here, and it’s
>>>>>>>>supposed to be some kind of frozen
>>precipitation.
>>>>>>The
>>>>>>>>free “scholarship competition” is tomorrow
>at
>>>>10
>>>>>>>>a.m. My wild and crazy traveling companion said
>>>>>that
>>>>>>>>she would not “sit through 2 hours of junior
>>>miss
>>>>>>>>interviews without alcohol”. So, we will not
>>be
>>>>>>>>going LOL. If it was just me, I might, but I
>can
>>>>>see
>>>>>>>>her point. Maybe they will put it online. But
>>>>>there
>>>>>>>>will be a lot of down time tomorrow. We are
>>>>>planning
>>>>>>>>to go to the meet and greet in the evening,
>>>>however.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Back to tonight’s competition. Talent was
>much
>>>>>>>>weaker overall. There weren’t a whole lot of
>>>>>>>>winners to pick from. What I said earlier
>>>stands-I
>>>>>>do
>>>>>>>>believe an Alabama or California should have put
>>>>>>>>themselves in this group because they likely
>>would
>>>>>>>>have cleaned up. My own personal favorite was
>>>Miss
>>>>>>>>Indiana. She sang a very heartfelt and moving
>>>>>>>>rendition of You Will Be Found. It was one of
>>>>those
>>>>>>>>performances that you really felt. Had I been a
>>>>>>>>judge, she would have been my winner. But I
>fully
>>>>>>>>suspected that and have no problems with
>Virginia
>>>>>>>>winning. Remember, this is a talent that won
>NFT
>>>a
>>>>>>>>few years ago from Miss VT 2015. She was one
>>that
>>>>I
>>>>>>>>was just hoping would come through and never
>did,
>>>>so
>>>>>>>>she didn’t make the top 15. But it was a lot
>>of
>>>>>>>>fun. Truthfully, I have no idea what kind of
>>>>>judging
>>>>>>>>standards are in place anymore. But the talent
>>>>>>>>judging was for years up until recently, “Do
>>you
>>>>>>>>want to see it again?” Camille made it
>>>>>>entertaining
>>>>>>>>and engaging. The only real true top tier
>talent
>>>>>>like
>>>>>>>>some of the ones we saw last night was Indiana.
>>>>She
>>>>>>>>may have sang herself into the top 15 after that
>>>>>>>>performance. There were some good ones like New
>>>>>>>>Jersey who sang opera, for instance, who have
>>been
>>>>>>>>very consistent. Mississippi was good as well,
>>>she
>>>>>>>>also sang opera. I also think Minnesota was one
>>>of
>>>>>>>>the better of the night, and Washington had a
>>fast
>>>>>>>>paced and entertaining tap dance. Some decent
>>>>>>>>performances like Maine and I enjoyed Nevada’s
>>>>>>>>monologue more than I initially I thought I
>>>would.
>>>>>>>>Other than that, some were decent and others
>were
>>>>>>just
>>>>>>>>forgettable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Now, the speaking part of the competition was
>>>>>>>>interesting tonight. I don’t know it was the
>>>>>>>>quality of the competitors in this group, but
>>>>>>everyone
>>>>>>>>seemed a bit more “animated” tonight, if
>that
>>>>>>>>makes sense. I still think it’s hard to judge
>>>>who
>>>>>>>>stands out when it’s so robotic. I do think
>>>>Oregon
>>>>>>>>spoke well tonight, as well as South Carolina,
>>>>>>>>Connecticut, Arkansas, and Georgia were among
>the
>>>>>>best
>>>>>>>>tonight. Overall, though, it did seem like this
>>>>>>group
>>>>>>>>seemed to try and stand out a little more. I
>>>>don’t
>>>>>>>>know if they observed last night or maybe got
>>some
>>>>>>>>feedback, or something? It seemed like their
>>>>skills
>>>>>>>>were a bit more fine honed. It makes sense-they
>>>>got
>>>>>>>>to see what happened last night and maybe saw
>>what
>>>>>>>>they needed to adjust.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Overall, Alpha is a much stronger group, in my
>>>>>>>>opinion. I could easily see Miss America coming
>>>>out
>>>>>>>>of this group. I don’t have near as many for
>>>>>>>>possibilities in Mu. Now comes the fun
>>>>>>>>part-predicting who the top 15 is. It’s not
>as
>>>>>>hard
>>>>>>>>as I think. To me, there are ones that clearly
>>>>>>>>excelled all week and some who really didn’t.
>>>>>>There
>>>>>>>>are some who I also think are strong
>>>>possibilities.
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>am going to review the talent, go over generally
>>>>>what
>>>>>>>>I saw from the contestants in the speaking
>>>>>>categories,
>>>>>>>>and then post about each contestant each week.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Look for Alpha talent review sometime early
>>>>>>afternoon.
>>>>>>>>Thanks everyone for dropping by and keep
>posting!
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