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Subject: Mr. USB 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Author: USBModStacey [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:39:57 03/01/15 Sun Voting is now open for Mr. USB 2015. Click on the link below and you will find the instructions on what you need to do to vote: Good luck to all the entrants! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Just bumping this to the top. For those who haven't done this before, click the above link/image for "Road to..." then go to the Mr. USB thread. Enter your votes by replying in that thread. Your votes will only be seen by the mods. Good luck to all the Mr USB candidates! -- Doot, 10:04:06 03/02/15 Mon My votes have been cast! Great campaign everyone! Looking forward to the results! (NT) -- SexyDrew82, 02:07:02 03/03/15 Tue Voted! I had a very clear top 5 based on guys personalities and campaign. ;) (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 11:21:54 03/02/15 Mon Thanks, I voted last night (NT) -- Beauty-Critic, 13:29:31 03/02/15 Mon thank you , I just voted (NT) -- Jaime, 18:31:46 03/02/15 Mon Please cast your vote for Mr. USB 2015 (NT) -- ., 20:27:58 03/02/15 Mon Vote (NT) -- ., 23:49:12 03/02/15 Mon I voted! Come on everybody! (NT) -- JayBay, 00:50:15 03/03/15 Tue Voted! Good luck to all!!! (NT) -- Texas Freak, 01:41:30 03/03/15 Tue thanks for the opportunity to have been able to vote! (NT) -- latestart, 01:56:54 03/03/15 Tue I voted! Good luck to all of the contestants. Looking forward to welcoming a new member into our brotherhood... (NT) -- ICEMAN, 11:31:13 03/03/15 Tue While the judges are tabulating the votes, Enrique Iglesias is here to serenade the Top 5 candidates for Mr USB. -- Doot, 13:58:58 03/03/15 Tue http://youtu.be/HnOlw8HdVIw (NT) -- HIM, 18:03:59 03/03/15 Tue Good luck to all!!! (NT) -- Vech, 20:26:30 03/03/15 Tue I voted. :). Looking forward to the Red Stick. (NT) -- DOCTOR_SNAP1, 02:29:20 03/04/15 Wed I voted, too! Good luck, guys! (NT) -- Twinx, 13:06:19 03/04/15 Wed I looked at the first post. There are no messages that appear below. Am I confused? How do I use my Voy account to vote? Please help. Thanks! (NT) -- Broccoli (nsi), 15:39:56 03/04/15 Wed Only the moderators will be able to see everyone's votes. Once you type yours in and submit, it will go blank again. But it will be tabulated with all the others. (NT) -- ICEMAN, 16:00:35 03/04/15 Wed That is because the "Road to..." board is in "moderated" mode and messages don't appear unless they are approved by the mods. In this case, you vote by "posting" a reply, but the mods do not approve it. Instead, they just tabulate your votes. That's why the Mr USB thread appears to be empty. Hope that helps! (And if you have a voy account, you can sign in normally, and you should still be signed in when you get to the "Road to...") -- Doot, 16:01:56 03/04/15 Wed VOTE Now! (NT) -- ., 23:02:08 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Maryland USA - looking good!
Author: me3 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:55:35 03/04/15 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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(NT) -- me3, 21:58:26 03/04/15 Wed LAST TRY - delete otherwise! Sorry! (NT) -- me3, 22:04:30 03/04/15 Wed Something that occurred to me now. If Mamé does not win Miss USA, she could try for Miss Ghana to get to Universe. If Erica Nego being only half Ghanaian and not speaking Twi (the local language) can win the pageant.... then Mamé would certainly also be in contention. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 22:13:41 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Malkat Hayofi 2015 ( Miss Israel 2015)
Author: MadeYaLook [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:31:59 03/04/15 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Oh wow! These Jewish beauties all appear to be so healthily young & fresh! At first glance I thought they were finalists for TEEN Israel rather than for MISS. (NT) -- ANY idea what the average is?!!?... My eyes are immediately drawn to the only Black jewel in the bottom pic ( second from right )., 01:43:59 03/04/15 Wed After looking at these pictures, I get "young, fresh and relevant". But there's a lot of hair in this group of young women. Extensions or real? (NT) -- Freud, 06:13:44 03/04/15 Wed Very beautiful batch of girls but not a fan of the "American Apparel" style of photography. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 10:02:49 03/04/15 Wed I find them to be a breath of fresh air. We've been seeing the same Fadil Berisha shots and Sherri Hill dresses for what feels like decades now. MUO needs to change it up. (NT) -- Alyssa Lampanelli, 12:14:58 03/04/15 Wed (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 17:48:01 03/04/15 Wed I always love their girls at their nat'l pageant but when they get to MU, I just shake my head and roll my eyes at the same time. Same thing with Greece, and sometimes Russia. (NT) -- eloise, 19:46:20 03/04/15 Wed (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 21:00:19 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Something light for your Tuesday ;)
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:31:20 03/03/15 Tue EDIT: No less than FOUR attempts later I've finally got it so it doesn't cut out Ebone, Charisse, Hoang-Kim & Madyson Milordi ;) Last edited by author: Tue March 03, 2015 21:16:30 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Where's the like button?! (NT) -- Harley, 20:03:15 03/03/15 Tue Where's West Virginia 2014? (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 20:30:05 03/03/15 Tue Nice! But WV 2014 should definitely be in there! (NT) -- Mack_P (NSI), 20:56:04 03/03/15 Tue I had Charisse & Ebone in there but when I redid it with music they disappeared :( boo! (NT) -- oz-usb, 21:03:48 03/03/15 Tue I love this! I love it when girls have such a strong reaction. It makes me feel like they really wanted it. Not saying that girls with a more relaxed reaction don't, but it's not the same feeling. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 12:29:06 03/04/15 Wed Agree! And one thing I find interesting is this is largely a recent phenomenon. I went though my archive of pageant photos looking for ones to add to the collection... Before 2010 there was just KGlak and Aleah Scheick. (NT) -- oz-usb, 20:32:03 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Rhode Island!
Author: Harley [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 02:58:42 02/28/15 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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She is amazing ... Very similar to the goddess Mary Jean Lastimosa.. Oh my God she took my breath out.. Love her.. MJL2 (NT) -- Taliana, 04:37:41 02/28/15 Sat Goddess and Mary Jane Lastimosa, these two do not seem to work well together. :D (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 05:20:29 02/28/15 Sat Taliana es right.. Mary Jean was amazing.. She was more deserving than Paulina of the title.. She did miss the cut only because the MUO had already planned it and Phillipines was not going to make even if they had sent Megan to represent them.. MJL will be in the history of MU as one of the most cheeky manipulations of the contest.. Exactly the same as Caroline Isaack (RIP) in 1992 (NT) -- Teresse, 17:28:35 02/28/15 Sat Thank you Taliana and Therese for such nice words for our dear Mary Jean.. We all love her from the firet day we saw her.. She is our dear Queen.. May God bring many wonderful thing for your Highness Mary Jean Lastimosa real Queen of the world (NT) -- Raquel, 02:20:58 03/01/15 Sun I have her in my top 10 right now. She could go far. (NT) -- Athalia, 05:47:35 02/28/15 Sat I have her in my top 6. I'm not sure who to drop to make it a top 5, but she's definitely in there. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 08:21:18 02/28/15 Sat The best photo I've seen of her. (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 10:34:02 02/28/15 Sat I just noticed this photo of Rhode Island, wow, she looks gorgeous here. Rhode Island for many years now especially in the 00's and 10's decade have been placing very well at the Miss USA pageant, even producing a Miss Universe winner. Way to go from a state that languished in the Miss USA pageant from the beginning to the 1990's where it began this rise that the state is in now. I think she has an excellent chance to place at Miss USA this year, and place highly. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 11:01:17 02/28/15 Sat Maybe Delaware will have a chance one day...haha. (NT) -- C, 11:05:45 02/28/15 Sat I so agree, I hope its this year, or in the coming years soon, that streak has to end, and end soon. The First State needs to place at Miss USA. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 11:15:56 02/28/15 Sat My winner! (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 11:57:29 02/28/15 Sat I'm shocked that more board regulars aren't fawning all over this girl. She's easily top 2 for me. I'm scratching my head over some of the favorites like FL... (NT) -- PD, 14:52:54 02/28/15 Sat Actually she has been pretty popular. Granted, she is not at the level of Texas, Colorado and Arizona, but she is in there with the likes of Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Michigan. etc as one of the ladies that is likely to make top 10 or top 15 at worst. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 15:29:40 02/28/15 Sat She looks like a dumb cat in the face, waiting for the laser pointer to strike again. (NT) -- ., 16:15:06 02/28/15 Sat This girl and last year's winner are much more beautiful than Olivia Culpo, the biggest wtf in MUO history. (NT) -- Just the truth, 20:48:24 02/28/15 Sat She does look like Mary Jean Lastimosa (NT) -- R, 02:23:51 03/01/15 Sun Though this shouldnt really matter, but I will ask, how tall is Miss Rhode Island USA? She looks to be around the same height as Olivia Culpo to me. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 07:08:44 03/01/15 Sun What! She's taller than Olivia by far. This girl is tall, tall. She towers over anyone she poses with. Her instagram: https://instagram.com/aneagarcia/ (NT) -- Athalia, 09:36:03 03/01/15 Sun Great pics on her instagram, thanks for showing, yes she does look tall, I was fooled by this pic of her sitting, she looks like can be guestimating, between 5'8 to 5'10, not sure. Beautiful woman regardless, and she has some great pics here in her instagram. Thanks for the link Athalia. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 10:39:59 03/01/15 Sun If you look at Anea's crowning photo, she is the same height as her predecessor, Christina. (NT) -- Anon, 12:08:41 03/01/15 Sun No doubt she is beautiful. Something about her eyes. So dark, like she is possessed. I have seen movies, like the exorcism of Emily Rose and I see the same eyes. She is in my top 20 for sure. (NT) -- chexmex, 14:24:00 03/01/15 Sun Miss Rhode Island is a serious contender for the crown. My top 10. (NT) -- Caramel-blonde, 15:39:20 03/01/15 Sun I was pretty surprised to see RHODE ISLAND on some short lists because she's never wowed me in the least. However, THIS is a candid I can get behind. If she really looks like this and we continue to see more of Anea Garcia, then she's in my Top 15 for sure. (NT) -- Groove, 19:31:56 03/01/15 Sun I totally get her here, but I was really surprised how she won her state title because her styling was . . . . . matronly to say the least. She has made quite a transformation though, if she keeps this up she could definitely make top 15. (NT) -- JayBay, 19:37:04 03/01/15 Sun BTW, how many people voted for Anea on The Road To...? I remember Shanna (I think), but I'm not sure who else... (NT) -- Groove, 19:48:59 03/01/15 Sun Trust me ... Smoke and mirrors (NT) -- Not a fan... Tall yes but that's it, 20:05:50 03/01/15 Sun I guess we must be looking at different photos. (NT) -- Dman (not logged in), 21:22:12 03/01/15 Sun She's way more beautiful than Olivia Culpo ever was! (NT) -- chexmex, 20:26:45 03/01/15 Sun Impostor again..chexmex did not post this comment about Olivia. He did post the comment about having Road Island firm in his top 20. (NT) -- Crissy, 20:30:41 03/04/15 Wed Very striking (NT) -- very poised, 17:28:28 03/04/15 Wed Charming I remember you picking her in the Road To contest. You said she could possibly take it all. You were right! (NT) -- Crissy, 20:31:38 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: She might surprise
Author: NYpageantfan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:11:07 03/04/15 Wed #BehindtheScenes road to @missusa with @fadilberisha ✨ A photo posted by Thatiana Diaz (@thatiana_diaz) on Feb 28, 2015 at 2:54pm PST [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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She kind of looks like Miss Rhode Island.... (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 00:46:42 03/04/15 Wed She's firmly in my list! (NT) -- Harley, 01:23:29 03/04/15 Wed I have her in my top 6. Her past experience and success shows that she knows what she's doing and I'm pretty confident she'll bring it at Miss USA. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 12:26:45 03/04/15 Wed Top 15/16/20 (NT) -- ICEMAN, 12:54:14 03/04/15 Wed Dang! Those are some golden globes! ;) lol (NT) -- Texas Freak, 19:32:31 03/04/15 Wed Like. Want to see more pls. (NT) -- eloise, 19:51:07 03/04/15 Wed Its so hard to tell from a picture of a picture.. from this photo it looks like she could tone up the arms. She looks soft to me but once again, so hard to tell from this. (NT) -- ., 20:15:37 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: The most famous quotes in the history of MUO.
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:18:02 03/02/15 Mon Help me compile this list. Here is what I have so far: "I would eat everything in the world twice." "Some people don't have maps." "200!" "Thank you, sir, for that wonderful question." "A little bit too much edgy." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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"And I would say hey, look at me", (NT) -- facts-therealone, 15:31:07 03/02/15 Mon "the people..the values..the people..the values..the people..the values", "high tide or low tide?" (NT) -- Cali_Dude, 16:06:50 03/02/15 Mon The people the values! LOL! That translator was something else. (NT) -- mjoon, 02:39:43 03/03/15 Tue "Splack!" - Rachel Smith's butt. (NT) -- HiJake, 16:28:03 03/02/15 Mon "Now she's called Meemaw with the purse" (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 16:30:59 03/02/15 Mon "I would like him to have mastered the art of monogamy" (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 16:31:39 03/02/15 Mon "I would not want to live forever because I don't believe that one can live forever and so I don't think I would want to live forever." (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 16:49:13 03/02/15 Mon Ugh, I wanted to slap her when India 1993 said that, she was gaining momentum as each competition was coming along, and I thought she was headed to the top 3, until she gave that answer, which wasnt the answer the question was asked of her. Ugh!! (NT) -- facts-therealone, 10:17:19 03/03/15 Tue I thought this was said by a former Miss Alabama USA contestant. (NT) -- JC, 21:52:38 03/03/15 Tue THE BIGGEST MOTIVATION FACTOR is your inner self. I, me, myself motivate myself every day, because if you can't motivate yourself, nothing ever can. The biggest motivation facet is YOU, YOURSELF..... I admit, I SHAMELESSLY used it in the past during interviews, family and professional meetings, when dating, etc, etc. ;) (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 16:54:09 03/02/15 Mon I love Celina Jaitely! I can't believe India hasnt placed in the top 5 since 2001 :( (NT) -- Alyssa Lampanelli, 17:16:02 03/02/15 Mon Sooorfing. (NT) -- KiwiGuy, 16:59:36 03/02/15 Mon "...but I still eat with my left hand, and I use balls with my left hand, so it's very convenient." (NT) -- sunny-air, 17:00:49 03/02/15 Mon Love this, but don't recognize it. Who is responsible for this gem? (Note to all future pageant delegates: Avoid the word "balls" in your response.) -- Doot, 14:00:35 03/03/15 Tue Japan 2003 lol (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 14:41:25 03/03/15 Tue Lol sage advice indeed! Actually, yeah it was more the fault of the interpreter though who did a piss-poor job translating. :( Japan 2003 was asked about being ambidextrous. She explained that she's naturally left-handed but was forced to learn to write with her right hand as a child, although she still uses her left hand for a lot of tasks like eating or when holding a ball...to play TENNIS. The interpreter spoke probably worse English than Miyako Miyazaki (who did speak English, albeit imperfect, in her online interview). I was so mad I yelled at the screen and facepalmed. Fast forward to 2006, and Kurara Chibana spoke English, Spanish, French, and Japanese in her final OSQs! (NT) -- sunny-air, 15:45:49 03/03/15 Tue Yup. Then Riyo Mori lucked out with that awesome interpreter in 2007. Brazil also had a very good interpreter that year, and they ended up as the final two. Honey Lee suffered with a bad one. Venezuela has that same guy. Sometimes, I feel like it's not crowning the most beautiful, but crowning the one with the best interpreter. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 15:49:06 03/03/15 Tue Totally! (NT) -- sunny-air, 16:00:07 03/03/15 Tue And then a couple of years later, Stefania really "worked" her interpreter by pausing in appropriate places for him to translate. I wonder if she'd been watching some of those earlier snafus and realized that you can use the interpreter to your advantage if you parcel out the information in bite-size chunks. -- Doot, 17:54:55 03/03/15 Tue the 2007 interpreter was my friend. Well actually he is the ex boyfriend of my Japanese friend. He was really nervous but he did a good job. (NT) -- inoshishi, 18:37:33 03/03/15 Tue Wow, thanks for sharing that tidbit. Yes, he did a very good job. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 19:19:23 03/03/15 Tue Miss USA 1982, Terri Utley: “In the summer, we cruise up and down Main Street. Then we go to the Tastee Freeze, sit on the back of my friend’s pickup truck, he plays the banjo, and the guys drink a little beer and dip a little Skoal. It’s a real good time.” (NT) -- GoldenBoy, 17:20:26 03/02/15 Mon "What is your favorite......animal cracker?" - Juliana Kaulukukui (NT) -- PF-Indy, 17:22:12 03/02/15 Mon "Women are still women and women will always be women no matter how long time passes by because women are the best!" (NT) -- Puerto Rico Universe 1998, 21:45:16 03/02/15 Mon "from the rocky shores of hawai'i, to the beautiful shores of... hawai'i" (NT) -- dink, 22:58:07 03/02/15 Mon “I think that affirmative action is important in your career, and I think that they work together, um, I believe that if you stand strong on what you believe, that you should use that in all aspects of your life including your career. I know that I do.” (NT) -- TNBoy, 23:29:35 03/02/15 Mon Ugh, another cringe moment spot for me when I was watching a pageant, Minnesota 1996 (I think), was solid all evening, but that answer sealed her fate. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 10:19:04 03/03/15 Tue "I think that any leys [Spanish for "laws"] there are in Constitution or in life, are already made. I think that we should have, uh, a straight way to go in our similar, or, eh, in our lives as is this. For example, I'm a surfer, and I think that the best wave that I can take is the wave that I wait for it. So please do our only, eh, law that we can do. Thank you Vegas!" (NT) -- TNBoy, 23:33:19 03/02/15 Mon "I like playing with little cats. Always trying to trying to save them, to take care of them, and to help them as much as I can." (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 03:04:47 03/03/15 Tue Be careful with your zipper (Jacqueline Rodriguez Miss Venezuela 1991) learning English words while to talking to other candidates (NT) -- Jake, 09:34:28 03/03/15 Tue Helen Salas - "line on the life" "The Great Gaspby" and "windshield factor" (NT) -- Ashthon, 11:05:26 03/03/15 Tue "I love you"-Miss Russia 1991 when asked if she has learned any English since coming to Vegas (NT) -- fan, 13:50:06 03/03/15 Tue I was certain that Russia had the crown until that groan-inducing response. What made it worse was that she spoke fluent English! Her attempt at being cutesy came across poorly, and she sounded like an airhead. (NT) -- TraLaLa, 21:35:44 03/03/15 Tue Miss Serbia and Montenegro 2003, Sanja Papic during a top 5 question, “If you could be either water or fire, which would you be and why?” “Well, I’m a human being and I don’t know how is it to be a fire or a water, and from that reason I really don’t have answer on this question because I’m a human being, I'm a girl, which has an emotion, and fire and water doesn't have.” (NT) -- ureka smoke, 15:13:01 03/03/15 Tue I liked her answer because she was thrown a really stupid question, and her answer was kind of bringing attention to the fact that it was a stupid question. That question was written by Amelia Vega. I hope they never go back to those contestant-written questions again. A real bitch will come up with a question that has no good answer. mm hmm! (NT) -- sunny-air, 15:49:42 03/03/15 Tue Yeah, I remember that! I thought her answer was great. She was my favorite. (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 12:01:57 03/04/15 Wed "Never give up your dreams.. find them...make them yours..and all through..your life..never let them go"----- "They put their life on the line every day to walk across this stage"(about pageant girls) ------- "I'm sorry...It's the nature..that's my daddy he always helps me" (NT) -- Cali_Dude, 15:17:36 03/03/15 Tue "You know the bra from Madonna?" - Netherlands 1991 (NT) -- Clowja, 17:10:05 03/03/15 Tue Question: You were a powderpuff football player. Who would you most like to catch a pass from? Response: “Uhhh… umm. …Tiger Woods. I like him.” (NT) -- sunny-air, 17:34:51 03/03/15 Tue some people don't have maps. (i cant believe it hasnt been mentioned.) (NT) -- eloise, 17:57:06 03/03/15 Tue It was mentioned. Look at the authors list. (NT) -- It's right there., 18:43:25 03/03/15 Tue lmao. classic me. thanks :) (NT) -- eloise, 18:46:35 03/03/15 Tue Oh, I remember Georgy, yes Georgy. I tell you why, because it was so strange. (NT) -- Belgium 81, 19:04:06 03/03/15 Tue "Linda is my seven-year-old bilingual parrot." (NT) -- HIM, 19:58:02 03/03/15 Tue Prisoners in my state go to college for free" (NT) -- catalina, 21:18:03 03/03/15 Tue "If a woman would like to die for her country, then by all means, give her that chance" - Kelly Hu (NT) -- Glitzy, 21:49:22 03/03/15 Tue I remember that one, you forgot to add in the semi snarl that she gave at the end of her answer, lol. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 06:43:32 03/04/15 Wed "my biggest fear is to losing my family because there's nothing more important in the world than Family", "my sister is not adobted but we take care of her because her parent live in Angola, so she came to school with me, we were best friend, and she came and stay at home with us" (NT) -- Miss Switzerland 2006, my most favorite quotes ever, yup!, 16:55:23 03/04/15 Wed i leave for K state tomorrow if everything goes right (NT) -- catalina, 20:10:58 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Look
Author: eloise [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:25:22 02/02/15 Mon Source: Slate [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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That's one bizarre picture. Which TX USA is this? Oh, and can I say how much I miss the old sashes? (NT) -- JennNYC, 00:49:44 02/03/15 Tue Stephanie Khuene (spelling is wrong?) pretty gal going for Texas ace #6. I didn't care for her evening gown at USA. Nice glamour shot. (NT) -- Smile Pretty, 00:50:29 02/03/15 Tue Interesting fact to know and love: Stephanie was first runner up the year before to Gretchen Polhemus at Miss TX-USA. And they are both still stunning to this day. (NT) -- DAIRYQUEEN, 02:02:09 02/03/15 Tue Interesting fact to know: Stephanie failed to make it six-in-a-row for TEXAS in 1990, but just managed to reach the semis because her then reknown State Directors, GuyRex, fell out of grace with MUO! That was so heartbreaking, but I got over it. (NT) -- Politics in Pageantry, 03:24:36 02/03/15 Tue I was there and went up to her after pageant. She was so upset and crying. I felt sorry for her. She is stunning in person. (NT) -- She had a HORRIBLE gown!, 03:52:21 02/03/15 Tue WHY did they allow her to wear a horrible gown?!!? (NT) -- What happened???, 05:53:42 02/03/15 Tue Is there a picture? It's not on youtube. (NT) -- [><], 18:36:19 02/03/15 Tue It is weird that the rest of the 1990 Miss USA is on youtube but not evening gowns. Anyone know where to view it at? (NT) -- GE, 12:47:38 02/04/15 Wed Her feet's not too cute! Hehe. (NT) -- HiJake, 05:01:18 02/03/15 Tue Please note that this is photoshopped .... the Alamo does not look like this anymore and there are buildings all to the right of it. And yes, bizarre picture. (NT) -- ., 09:22:28 02/03/15 Tue Stephanie Kuhn, Miss Texas USA, photographed at Alamo Village, Brackettville, Texas. 1990. http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/10/01/michael_o_brien_photographs_texans_in_his_book_the_face_of_texas.html (NT) -- eloise, 14:00:14 02/03/15 Tue I always felt so bad for Stephanie. I can't even begin to imagine the immense pressure she must have felt followed by the immense let down of ending the Texas streak. Her styling was all wrong at USA, but regardless if she had the best of everything...she wasn't going to win. wheter it be MUO facing Texas fatigue, or the fact that states had actually stepped up their pageant prep game and sending STELLAR beauties, the odds were heavily stacked against her that year. I think her styling kept her out of the top 5, but I don't think she would have ever won. I think GuyRex had become "too big" for their own good and felt anything they touched would turn to gold and I feel they went outside the box with that gown thinking it would pay off because they were "GuyRex" and it didn't. (NT) -- CURLYDEWD, 14:59:25 02/03/15 Tue States were also threatening to withdraw if texas won again. I'd be curious to see what muo would do if franchises started that today (NT) -- :), 15:11:07 02/03/15 Tue I agree on all points. (NT) -- Broccoli, 18:49:06 02/04/15 Wed The streak was going to end sometime. Personally, I think only 3/5 TX Aces deserved it. It's unfortunate that she had to be the one that it ended with, but she was a mess at nationals. At least she made the initial cut; unlike the following year, when Chris Tomball didn't. Imagine your state having 5 in a row, and being a potential 6th, only to not even make the cut. Miss USA 1990 was a competitive year, so I agree that even with better styling, I don't think Stephanie was going to win. (NT) -- JennNYC (not logged in), 15:50:38 02/03/15 Tue This is such a WEIRD picture. My eyes can't look away from those dry-looking feet. (NT) -- JayBay, 20:23:52 02/03/15 Tue Mine to those huge legs, and then feet! (NT) -- John James, 01:43:49 02/04/15 Wed I didn't get a weird vibe when I first saw the picture. I felt it was very Texas. Alamo, lone-star flag, yellow roses, pageant...all made sense to me. The feet thing is off. It was as if she was walking on dusty dry earth yet the soil around her was wet. I find that weird. (NT) -- eloise, 14:04:15 02/04/15 Wed Her evening gown was her kiss of death. It looked like a raincoat. She should have worn her evening gown during the swimsuit competition instead since the theme song during the swimsuit competition was "Blame It On the Rain" by Milli Vanilli. (NT) -- Floozie, 14:23:03 02/04/15 Wed lmao. Was it the colour of joy? This elusive and horrendous evening gown that nobody can find. (NT) -- eloise, 14:25:34 02/04/15 Wed eloise, check it out on YouTube. You'll see what I mean! LOL! (NT) -- Floozie, 14:38:27 02/04/15 Wed the 1990 evening gown competition does not exist on youtube. It has gone area51. lol. (NT) -- eloise, 14:43:24 02/04/15 Wed So any photo or video of that dreaded monstrosity of an evening gown will be like a collector's item! LOL! (NT) -- Floozie, 14:54:48 02/04/15 Wed it does exist on youtube, I just saw it, miss usa 1990 is there the complete pageant, including the evening gown competition. (NT) -- Jaime, 04:22:46 02/08/15 Sun it's blue! I like the option of severely limiting how far one can step in this dress with all the buttons going down the seam. -- eloise, 14:54:48 02/04/15 Wed You found it! LOL! It's horrific! I think I will make this my screen saver! LOL! (NT) -- Floozie, 14:57:32 02/04/15 Wed GuyRex didn't think of the intros when they banished all images and vids of the dress. Fools! (NT) -- eloise, 14:59:18 02/04/15 Wed You can watch the entire MIss USA 1990 pageant (and pretty much all other USA, Teen and Universe pageants) on t3licensing.com (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 15:08:57 02/04/15 Wed Well, I just watched the entire evening gown competition from this pageant, and it was at great expense to my mental well being. First, there was this terrifying blue gown, then there was listening to "Wind Beneath my Wings" as sung by 125 Air Force cadets, and then there was Miss New Jersey, who seems to have wandered in from another pageant altogether. I've never understood how she did so well that night. That god Carol Gist won. -- Doot, 15:36:22 02/04/15 Wed Miss New Jersey brings terror into my heart. I think she ruined my life for a few years... (NT) -- SanFranGuy, NSI, 17:27:31 02/04/15 Wed Glad I'm not the only one. The moment she stepped onto the stage in EG my bowels turned to concrete. -- Doot, 17:52:58 02/04/15 Wed She ruined what was otherwise a pretty stellar top 3, between Gina and Carole. I watched the pageant after it aired so I already knew the results-but even so, I still had that bad feeling she might win it all lol I guess it's one of those feelings that if she could make it that far, she's probably got it locked up. (NT) -- JennNYC (not logged in), 17:57:11 02/04/15 Wed There is a God though. She didn't win. Heck, I did not even have her in the top 10. Good interview, but seriously leaving Kentucky, Alaska, and Georgia out of the top 3? Really" Tiffany Tenfelde was a goddess, but any of the top 6 could have been top 3 except New Jersey. (NT) -- SanFranGuy, nsi, 18:53:56 02/04/15 Wed Miss New Jersey, bless her heart. NO, F--k that. She was the most homely looking contestant EVER! In a sea of beauties, her placement will forever be the BIGGEST WTF moment in pageant history ever. It's a beauty pageant for Christ sakes. REALLY? Her over Miss Kentucky (MY WInner), Alaska, GEORGIA!!! Yeah, she was nice, but Oh hell no!!!!!!! I am over it though. GRRRRRRR! (NT) -- chexmex, 20:18:05 02/04/15 Wed NJ won interview, was 4th in swimsuit, 2nd in evening gown, and entered the top 6 in 2nd place. My feeling is interview carried NJ through to the subsequent rounds. My top 3 were winner - MI, 1st RU - AK, and 2nd RU- KY. -- see inside for scores, 14:36:53 02/05/15 Thu How SCARY is that. NJ was an ANOMALY, in every way shape and form. I am still scared!!!!!! (NT) -- chexmex, 20:22:44 02/05/15 Thu Chexmex, I agree, new jersey 1990 was one of the biggest WTF moments, she was very nice and pleasant, but this still a beauty pageant, bless her heart (NT) -- Jaime, 04:25:03 02/08/15 Sun I remember turning my head upside down TRYING to see a beatuy. Squinting my eyes hoping she was pretty. I ended up getting a headache over the whole thing. I know there is always one girl who makes it that I don't get, but she is the staple child for that term. Bless her heart, Karen Hart! (NT) -- chexmex, 17:22:26 02/08/15 Sun well..what i always found interesting is that HAD carole won MIss Universe, wouldn't that have meant New Jersey would have become Miss USA? Because Gina (SC) won Miss World that year…so next in line would have been New Jersey. For me, that would have been a harder pill to swallow knowing that KY or GA should have been "next in line!" (NT) -- poofy, 22:00:59 02/04/15 Wed no because Carole would have won the pageant in may. Gina would be miss usa, miss world was in the fall. (NT) -- :), 22:44:35 02/04/15 Wed Miss USA 1990 evening gowns (Click In) -- PF-Indy, 16:55:38 02/04/15 Wed I admit my bias, but Georgia was everything in 1990 (NT) -- [><], 20:14:40 02/04/15 Wed Georgia should have made top 3. (NT) -- PF-Indy, 21:46:45 02/04/15 Wed 25 years and 1250 pageant girls later, and Brenda Leithleiter is still my all-time favorite pageant contestant. Always love to see fellow Brenda fans! (NT) -- DAIRYQUEEN, 00:18:32 02/06/15 Fri She is my favorite Miss Georgia USA ever. Miss USA 1990 is my all time favorite pageant. So many of my favorite contestants come from that class. I would have liked to have seen Kentucky and Georgia in the top 3 instead of NJ and SC. (NT) -- PF-Indy, 13:43:44 02/06/15 Fri I know a lot of people call it the most competitive ever. I don't know if I agree with that though. At least I think of the early 90's, 1992 was every bit as competitive....and another great Miss Georgia! (NT) -- [><], 01:21:55 02/07/15 Sat Georgia was gorgia :o) but i can't help notice she was a Courtney Gibbs rip off. From the hair to the dress. (NT) -- I do agree she should have been in the top 3 though., 00:17:04 02/07/15 Sat I can see why Michigan won it. She was just the best! She carried the gown flawlessly. I also like South Carolina, Alaska, Georgia, and believe it or not, DC (who reminded me of Chelsi Smith). (NT) -- Memories, 02:14:12 02/06/15 Fri Wow! Mississippi made the ten? Wow! (NT) -- S, 17:03:02 02/07/15 Sat I never understood how Stephanie Keuhne placed. I didn't think she was a bit pretty. Anyway, check out the meat on her bones! The ladies should look like this to this day, IMO. My, how things have changed. (NT) -- Groove, 18:02:17 02/04/15 Wed I never thought Stephanie was beautiful, or even pretty, facially. There was a 48 hours documentary that focused on the CA and TX USA pageants that year. GuyRex was shown prepping Stephanie for the Miss USA stage. In the doc, it seemed to have been decided to leave her hair down and flowy. She looked much better with it down! I was surprised when she showed up at USA. She just didn't have the face, like Courtney Gibbs for example, to be able to pull off a pulled back look. (NT) -- ., 18:46:09 02/04/15 Wed I understood why she placed. She is actually VERY stunning in person. She is not telegenic. (NT) -- I was there when she was crying...was amazed at her beauty., 20:23:11 02/04/15 Wed I always felt it was a gimme for Guyrex so their streak didn't end with their delegate not even placing. I think she had one of the lowest overall prelim scores (though I think one or two girls were lower than her, but not be a lot). Quite honestly, I still can't believe TX had a 5 in a row. Courtney and Gretchen=huge yes. Laura and Michelle=No. Christy I was indifferent on. She wasn't my favorite and she looked stunning when styled correctly, but I didn't really get it when I first watched the pageant. (NT) -- JennNYC (not logged in), 20:32:52 02/04/15 Wed Her feet look HUGE. I thought this was Shanna before I saw the sash. (NT) -- interesting photo, 18:14:24 02/04/15 Wed So I just watched this EG competition again and noticed that one of the judges gave Miss Ohio a score of 5.8! Surely a mistake, since no one got any score lower than 7 from any of the judges. Was it supposed to be 8.5? Makes you wonder how many scoring peculiarities happen these days when we don't even see the scores. -- Doot, 21:18:09 02/04/15 Wed How did she even win her state title? The woman is humongous! (NT) -- Jana, 21:58:45 02/04/15 Wed interview is what killed her -- Miss Anthrope, 22:03:46 02/04/15 Wed The blue gown as hideous as it was, was actually waaaaay ahead of it's time. It's not a complete bodice. There is actually a blue bra underneath that is exposed except the texas sash completely covers it up. Side Note: Ohio was a Texas Transplant. She was a former Miss Houston and runner up to Miss Texas USA. -- yup, 23:55:30 02/04/15 Wed I believe Stephanie's gown was suede or ultrasuede. She is extremely lovely as a person and incredibly kind to her fans. (NT) -- Twinx, 07:38:26 02/05/15 Thu There were serveral 1980s TX USA contestants that went to other states and placed at Miss USA. Some I recall are NC 1984 (top 10), NM 1985 (1st RU and 2nd RU at Miss World), VA 1987 (top 11), AZ 1989 (top 10), OH 1990 (top 12). (NT) -- OH 1990 is currently the director of MI USA and OH USA., 14:05:42 02/05/15 Thu Describing it as "waaaay ahead of its time" is extremely accurate & apt. It's a futuristic, modern silhouette. GuyRex gambled with Michelle's gown -- it was so demure without a slit. I read a fantastic article in SOUTH Magazine (Kathy Manning on the cover wearing Debbie Maffett's farewell gown) that discussed GuyRex's strategy to think outside of the box with Michelle's gown (the runway was filled with slits, replicas of Laura & Christy). Likewise, GuyRex was thinking outside the box with Stephanie's modern flair: the turned-up collar, the sleeves. I didn't think their strategy paid off in 1990, yet when I viewed this gown competition a few years ago, well...I didn't object to Stephanie's dress as strenuously. Carole's gown ROCKED the stage, that's what won it for her & pulled her ahead. (NT) -- Balthazar...absolutely loving this dialogue and line of talk., 15:31:22 02/05/15 Thu I spent some time with Diana Magana, CA 1988, who wore one of my all time favorite gowns. Diana said part of it was a design from someone she knew in Mexico and guyrex loved it so much they made a complete gown design for her to wear at USA. I believe Chris Bogart wore one similar in gold at USA (NT) -- fan, 18:31:37 02/05/15 Thu Just watched the 1988 pageant to see Diana's gown. Very pretty. I got a kick out of Guy/Rex acting all crazy with Courtney winning! What a winning team they are! (NT) -- Smile Pretty, 21:26:23 02/05/15 Thu Of all the Texas Aces, Courtney was the one GuyRex thought would not win because she came across as aloof, especially after fireball Michelle Royer. (NT) -- ureka smoke, 13:24:49 02/06/15 Fri As usual, I'm in the minority & always liked Stephanie's gown, as it was so unconventional for the time. I absolutely would have had her in the top 5. (NT) -- Tiki-Java, 01:16:24 02/06/15 Fri Inside Edition (syndicated) predicted CA-USA (Cynthia Nelson) and TX-USA (Stephanie Kuehne) the ones to beat, if not the final two. This was pageantry rivalry at its best since neither advanced as expected further than they did, respectively. (NT) -- HIM, 22:37:22 02/06/15 Fri Did you read this or do you remember this lol? (NT) -- Samuel, 00:59:33 02/07/15 Sat I think they based a lot of those odds on the states that had the most wins. (NT) -- [><], 01:23:23 02/07/15 Sat Argh! Why are you bringing this post back up?! LOL (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 18:58:56 03/04/15 Wed I am literally lmfao. I logged on and this. I was all omg it's still alive. But, I don't think [><] was the one who bumped it. lol. (NT) -- eloise, 19:42:06 03/04/15 Wed No, it wasn't me. When I came on and saw it, I was scanning the posts for dates to see who bumped it too. (NT) -- [><], 19:49:47 03/04/15 Wed Does [><] have a sound? How do I say it? (NT) -- eloise, 19:53:47 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: 1989!!!
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 03:07:01 02/06/15 Fri Since we're throwing it back, what about some 80s harrrr??!! Thanks to Daryl Schabinger for the pic :) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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So it would appear the judges clearly had a type that year (big boned burnetts) .....and I also spot Monica Lewinsky. (NT) -- Glitter, 03:40:05 02/06/15 Fri I don't think they were big boned. I believe it was the shoulder pads used in the 80's. (NT) -- :), 09:39:14 02/06/15 Fri I was thinking the same thing--that's Monica Lewinsky! hehe (NT) -- Pageantthings, 18:48:56 03/04/15 Wed Oklahoma is stunning! And lol, what is that other lady doing in this top 5 pic? (NT) -- Athalia, 06:18:04 02/06/15 Fri The other lady is the famous actress Angie Dickinson. She was a presenter. (NT) -- FB, 07:08:04 02/06/15 Fri GA should have placed higher. Very pretty girl, IMHO. This is another Miss NJ that I just never got. How the hell was she 2nd RU out of this group of women, not to mention the other 5 semi-finalists? 89, 90, and 91 were 3 NJ's in a row that completely flummoxed me. ( (NT) -- Lifelong Fan, 06:47:43 02/06/15 Fri ditto Lifelong (NT) -- Bostonian, 07:23:08 02/06/15 Fri Out of the 3 years, I will never understand how NJ made top 3 in 1990. She looked well over 40 and that woman beat out GA, KY, and AK for a top 3 spot??? WTF!!! (NT) -- Illini, 07:46:56 02/06/15 Fri 1991 wasn't much better. 1st RU over CA, NC, HI, IL. I totally still don't get it. (NT) -- Lifelong Fan, 08:20:41 02/06/15 Fri She looks like Monica Lewinsky. (NT) -- JennNYC (not logged in), 15:01:39 02/06/15 Fri Back then the same panel of judges were for prelims and finals and interview mattered. I attribute some placements to winning them over in interview resulting in points being thrown their way for SS and EG. (NT) -- ureka smoke, 08:53:03 02/06/15 Fri I agree wholeheartedly. That's when interview mattered. The judges (and viewers) always got an impression from the interactions with the contestants, which is why we loved some contestants so much more than others. In this case, GA's final answer didn't help her. She was asked, if she could spend one day in a new city and wanted to learn as much about the city and its people, would she go to an art museum, a baseball game, or a shopping mall (I believe). She answered with art museum, when in my opinion the baseball game would have been the perfect answer. She could have emphasized any "I'm really a tomboy" stuff, while talking about seeing all walks of life in a baseball stadium. (NT) -- Lifelong Fan, 11:08:48 02/06/15 Fri I think Barbara Peterson Burwell scored New Jersey '90, Karin Hart, very, very highly because she reminded her of herself...just a theory. Tiffany Tenfelde deserved that spot. (NT) -- Ciao500, 00:18:03 02/07/15 Sat That was a great top five! One of my all time favorites! (NT) -- LittleBirdie, 10:14:56 02/06/15 Fri Update their look to today's standards I think the placements would still remain the same. Gretchen was just phenomenal that night. Personality wise though, I actually thought New Jersey was endearing. (NT) -- My Take, 11:07:41 02/06/15 Fri Oh I forgot to mention. Oklahoma reminded me of Nancy Kerrigan and Louisiana reminded me of Jacqueline Smith. (NT) -- Twins, 11:10:37 02/06/15 Fri To those who have never seen the pageants where Angie Dickinson was the co-host, check 'em out. She was quite odd. Perhaps she had "loosened up" with one too many martinis at the refreshment table? -- Doot, 11:22:39 02/06/15 Fri LOL - I still love, 'she woke up this morning as Miss State but tonight she will go to bed as MUSA'! (NT) -- ureka smoke, 12:57:16 02/06/15 Fri "Not yet, Laura." (NT) -- Tiki-Java, 14:16:46 02/06/15 Fri "You lie!" -- Doot, 15:42:17 02/06/15 Fri Sigh, Gretchen will still be Miss Universe 1989 to me. I know, Angela Vesser is one of the all time great Miss Universes but Gretchen--one of the best bodies of any pageant girl ever. Forever a fan! (NT) -- fan, 14:19:02 02/06/15 Fri I think that the 1989 Miss Universe Top 3 is one of the best in the history of the pageant. All 3 were perfection (NT) -- Angela, 14:35:27 02/06/15 Fri I LOVED the opening to Miss USA 89. One of my favorites. Such an 80's cheese ball but great. "I should be so lucky, lucky lucky luck lucky" -- KBx62792, 21:22:38 02/06/15 Fri Yep! And maybe it was the angle of the camera, but while the rest were in-sync in the background, there was Kimberly Payne (MISS TN USA) and now TN/GA director, grooving to her own....groove. (NT) -- HIM, 22:01:15 02/06/15 Fri Love, love that opening!! I also loved it when the ladies sang with Tommy Tune (NT) -- AnnieA, 22:22:21 02/06/15 Fri Gretchen breezed past her competitors that night. Best pic I've ever seen of Jill Sheffert. Elizabeth Primm won Miss Photogenic, was achingly gorgeous, despite that unfortunate gown that looked like shooting gold flames. Thought all of the Top 5 were deserving. I've met Gretchen a few times and she epitomizes the Miss USA ideal to me (NT) -- DAIRYQUEEN, 14:00:58 02/07/15 Sat

Subject: Attn: UberClaire and Duration & Convexity, please contact me via the ModSquad contact graphic as soon as possible re: Annual ROAD TO contest ! Thanks !!
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Subject: Competing in the fall in New York- best trainers out there (virtual or not)
Author: Competing in the fall in New York- best trainers out there (virtual or not) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:41:01 03/04/15 Wed Competing in the fall and looking for a trainer - can be virtual. Im up in New York so i heard about a few and saw on pageant planet a bunch - thougths and opinions please [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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stay away from pageant planet....articles are plain rude to contestants. you pay them, you get promoted on their site. rather go with someonewho is proven in the industry rather one that pays to get promoted (NT) -- just sayin', 16:13:37 03/04/15 Wed I can't think of this particular virtual trainer's name but I know a few Miss WV USA's have used him and I think last year's Miss PA USA's. I want to say the name is Complete Physique. May want to look into them. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 17:27:57 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Okay USBers...I'm on a total workout kick and need some inspiration. Who do you think has had the best body to ever hit the MUO stage (can be a teen, miss or universe competitor). Post a pic if you can!
Author: lipbalm [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:56:52 02/22/15 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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venus raj for me. if u google her fadil for mu, youll see what i mean. I think her body is amzg. If you want impossibly perfct barbie legs, look at jazz wilkins from ga. (NT) -- eloise, 23:09:02 02/22/15 Sun (NT) -- eloise, 15:12:29 02/26/15 Thu Venus has got to have one of those awards for best body. The curve, the waist, the stance, walk...ARGH! It's just proportionate. (NT) -- Flawless, 11:08:48 02/27/15 Fri I love this photo of Venus - she looks AMAZING. (NT) -- djm, 10:57:50 02/27/15 Fri agree! (NT) -- aunt, 22:07:49 03/01/15 Sun I think Paulina Vega, our reigning Miss Universe has one of the greatest bodies, the MUO has had. (NT) -- Miami Latin, 23:24:52 02/22/15 Sun Some of my favorite bodies include: Claudia Moreno (Venezuela 2000) and Evelina Papantoniou (Greece 2001). At USA, Shandi Finnessey and Shawnae Jebbia (both had incredible bodies when they won Miss USA.) (NT) -- Clowja, 02:30:15 02/23/15 Mon Best at the pageant...Angela Martini, because of dat ass! (NT) -- HiJake, 07:16:24 02/23/15 Mon Best post pageant...Jessica Rafalowski. MJ Lastimosa had a hot body the first time she tried out BB Pilipinas. (NT) -- HiJake, 07:19:29 02/23/15 Mon DEAD (NT) -- BamaMan, 07:33:57 02/23/15 Mon Gasp! I've never seen that photo! Had I seen it when the pageant was going n, she would have sailed through to my t5. Envy! (NT) -- eloise, 15:14:47 02/26/15 Thu OMG, really?!? This is the first photo that appears of her when you look up the 2010 contestants ;) Albania's Angela Martini (who cannot love that name) is probably one of my absolute faves from that year. (NT) -- Groove, 20:03:54 02/26/15 Thu For USA: Shawnae Jebbia and Lindsay Hill had some great SS bodies, while for Universe Evelina Papantoniou, Greece 2001 and Claudia Moreno Venezuela 2000 had great SS bodies (NT) -- facts-therealone, 10:19:36 02/23/15 Mon What ever happened to Lindsay Hill?? I LOVED HER (despite her horrid answer) - did she ever compete again? (NT) -- djm (not signed in), 12:52:56 02/24/15 Tue Never mind - in my head she was Miss OK Teen - but now I remember wondering why she wasn't competing as a teen first since she came across as VERY young during the pageant. I picked Shandi to win that year, but I was also hoping Lindsay would do well, and she did. (NT) -- djm, 15:52:31 02/24/15 Tue Lindsay had a baby sometime after relinquishing her crown. (NT) -- Katie, 11:50:02 02/28/15 Sat ♥ Lindsay! She was my fav that year! Loved her so much. (NT) -- eloise, 15:16:34 02/26/15 Thu I was never a fan of Tara Connor, but I think her body was right on the money at MUSA 2006. -- Doot, 12:02:39 02/23/15 Mon Jennifer DuPont but it was at Miss America. Great body! (NT) -- ME, 18:35:28 02/23/15 Mon Gretchen, Miss USA 1989--at 5'11" she was INCREDIBLE and still my pick for Miss Universe that year. Also Julie Hayek,Christy Fitchner,and Stephanie-Miss Texas 2004 (NT) -- fan, 13:59:51 02/24/15 Tue Kelly Lea Anderson Miss West Virginia USA 1984 and Voni Delfos Miss Australia Universe 1993 (NT) -- Buckeye, 20:50:03 02/24/15 Tue Depending on what the fitness objective is, bodies can be viewed differently by the beholder. For me, I think some of the best bodies I've seen on stage are: (NT) -- SexyDrew82, 12:19:47 02/26/15 Thu great bods! But UGH! Those horrid swim suites from 2011. They looked like cheap stripper uniforms. (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 14:27:53 02/26/15 Thu LOL, they look like candy wrappers. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 16:54:33 02/26/15 Thu That boob job makes me cringe. It's like her boobs are two passive agressive former friends and, even though they're at the same party, stay on the opposite sides of the room. (NT) -- RockyGirl, 18:19:20 02/26/15 Thu Is that the sign of a cheap job? (NT) -- Can't imagine that's what she ASKED for?, 13:09:11 02/27/15 Fri Holy moses, I forgot who incredible of a SS body Ashley Marble (MAINE) had! No wonder why she made it to the Top 8 that year! (NT) -- Groove, 20:05:54 02/26/15 Thu Her inclusion has always baffled me! I've come to appreciate her banging' bod, though! (NT) -- Harley, 20:55:49 02/26/15 Thu Her inclusion surprised me, too, but I was glad she placed cuz Im a sucker for the underdogs ;) Plus, she enabled the MAINE streak going for three years! Yay! (NT) -- Groove, 13:28:52 02/27/15 Fri Two faves of mine, Danielle Boatwright and Angelia Savage. Seriously the 2 most outstanding I've ever seen. (NT) -- silver, 15:19:48 02/26/15 Thu Angelina Savage, Verna Vasquez, Diana Nogueira, Demetra Eleftheriou, Natalie Glebova, Constanza Baez, Gina Giacinto, Chanley Painter (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 16:59:12 02/26/15 Thu (NT) -- Groove, 20:08:25 02/26/15 Thu Vanessa Goncalves, Miss Universe 2011, I thought had the best SS body of the year. I'm quite harsh on all South American (and PR) countries because they always do well, many times undeservedly. However, Vanessa blew me away with her bod. She actually had CURVES! Wow, who knew that was possible?!? (NT) -- Groove, 20:12:04 02/26/15 Thu What a stunner! To me, she is by far the hottest of the last four Miss Venezuela's but interestingly enough placed the lowest. (NT) -- Freud, 20:23:17 02/26/15 Thu People were tired of Miss Venezuela after a recent B2B. She failed to make the cut in the segment she should be the strongest.. Swimming suit. Probably the best body that year. For sure the best body of the finalists.. (NT) -- Leah, 07:10:51 02/27/15 Fri I was in Brazil at the pageant that year and did not think that Venezuela had the best figure and in fact in person she was quite pear shaped and bottom heavy. She knew how to create illusions though. (NT) -- Sao Paulo, 01:43:03 02/28/15 Sat Liar. The things people will say to deceive.... (NT) -- Pear shaped? LOL!!!, 02:06:56 03/01/15 Sun still surprised that she did not go further. so pretty! (NT) -- Catherine Cates - NYC, 17:57:44 02/28/15 Sat For me, it's Miss Cyprus 2002 Demetra Eleftheriou. I can't help but stare at her nice boobies bouncing up and down while she was doing her swimsuit catwalk. =) <IMG src=http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/51094483.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939847EC77F5F8D1CED77C1B8F36FC5296A40A659CEC4C8CB6> (NT) -- justsayin, 21:04:51 02/26/15 Thu Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006. Case closed. DEAD (NT) -- BamaMan, 08:23:02 02/27/15 Fri OXANA FEDOROVA! (NT) -- Senorita Czarina, 11:01:57 02/27/15 Fri Perfect. -- Senorita Czarina, 11:07:24 02/27/15 Fri You description of Oxana is astoninghing to say the least, you must be referring to a different girl altogether as Oxana is one fine WOMAN. Nothing floppy and flabby with this genetic accident...click in for the video to remind how glorious she looks. -- Senorita Czarina, 18:18:28 02/27/15 Fri Oxana Fedorova? Really? She had a floppy body. Her flabby abdomen and bum were obvious.. No curves.. No, I could not get those high scores she got. The judges were looking just at her beautiful face but the body was a disastres and thats why she was covering it the whole time during the SS competition (NT) -- Joan, 13:30:40 02/27/15 Fri YES BamaMan! I AGREE! Haleigh Stidham. CASE CLOSED!!!!!!! :) (NT) -- LittleBirdie, 11:26:05 02/27/15 Fri Shauntay Hinton, awesome body! (NT) -- John James, 15:54:03 02/27/15 Fri (NT) -- TNBoy, 17:43:27 02/27/15 Fri Wow. Is this Julie Hayek? If so, what year was this taken? (NT) -- Groove, 19:55:45 02/27/15 Fri It's her........it was probably taken sometime in the 80's or early 90's. (I'm guessing.) (NT) -- TNBoy, 00:33:23 02/28/15 Sat HAWWWT!!! (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 18:53:27 02/28/15 Sat BamaMan, I was wondering WHEN (not IF) you were going to post a picture, or at least mention Haleigh Stidham. I remember from 2008 your adoring love for this woman. I have to agree. She was amazing (and still is). (NT) -- Groove, 19:57:45 02/27/15 Fri Janicel Lubina (# 11) - the leading frontrunner & top of the Bb. PILIPINAS leaderboard has the most amazing & awesome body competing this year. (NT) -- She'll certainly be strong contender for Global Beauties' SEXIEST Woman award when she wins one of the FOUR coveted crowns On Sunday, March 15th., 02:40:14 02/28/15 Sat Beauty of the swimsuit body ... (see inside) part 1 -- pcw, 21:37:34 02/28/15 Sat Upper Echelon Beauties - Part 2 -- pcw, 22:36:31 02/28/15 Sat Thankx pcw for your very interesting swimsuit thread and analysis. (NT) -- Wishing that a montage of the beauties mentioned would be displayed., 01:33:47 03/01/15 Sun For me hands down it's Miss Puerto Rico 2012: Bodine Koehler. <img src="http://i57.tinypic.com/14kyv06.jpg"> Too bad her face didn't measure up. But she had a killer body with perfect proportions. (NT) -- TST..., 02:12:36 03/01/15 Sun Christie Fitchner! Blonde, green eyes, 5'8 and 116! (NT) -- Bostonian, 12:32:46 03/01/15 Sun Love the picture with Maine (NT) -- great training, 17:25:46 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: "Fantasy" Miss Teen USA - Final Five
Author: Duration-and-Convexity [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:39:09 03/01/15 Sun We started with 100 of the most memorable Teen contestants ever and you selected your favorite fifty and then your top twenty. Voting took place and the field was narrowed down to ten in the last round. And now, without further ado, here are the Final Five: Shelley Hennig Allie LaForce Audra Mari Alyssa Campanella Cassidy Wolf Please rank the Final Five from 4th runner up to Winner. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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4th RUP: Alyssa Campanella; 3rd RUP: Audra Mari; 2nd RUP: Allie LaForce; 1st RUP: Shelley Hennig; Winner: Cassidy Wolfe (NT) -- JennNYC, 13:43:38 03/01/15 Sun 4th RU: Cassidy, 3rd RU: Shelley, 2nd RU: Allie, 1st RU: Audra, Winner: Alyssa (NT) -- Parker, 13:59:56 03/01/15 Sun 4th RU: Cassidy Wolf; 3rd RU: Audra Mari; 2nd RU: Alyssa Campanella; 1st RU: Allie LaForce; W: Shelley Hennig (NT) -- Thanks for doing this, it's been fun!, 15:10:24 03/01/15 Sun 4-Audra, 3-Alyssa, 2-Cassidy, 1-Allie, W-Shelley (NT) -- PD, 15:26:53 03/01/15 Sun 4th - Cassidy, 3rd - Audra, 2nd - Allie, 1st - Alyssa, Winner - Shelley (NT) -- PF-Indy, 17:01:16 03/01/15 Sun 4th: Alyssa....3rd: Cassidy....2nd: Shelley....1st: Allie....Winner: Audra (NT) -- Groove (NSI), 17:03:59 03/01/15 Sun 4 - Alyssa 3 - Allie 2 - Audra 1 - Cassidy W - Shelley (NT) -- SanFranGuy, 17:05:56 03/01/15 Sun 4th ru Audra, 3rd ru Allie, 2nd ru Alyssa, 1st ru Shelley, Winner Cassidy (NT) -- gAgA_x (not logged in), 17:19:50 03/01/15 Sun 4th Alyssa 3rd Allie 2nd Shelley 1st Cassidy Winner Audra. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 17:38:34 03/01/15 Sun 4th shelly 3rd allie 2nd cassidy 1 alyssa winner Audra (NT) -- s.xoxo, 18:19:58 03/01/15 Sun 4th ALYSSA // 3rd SHELLEY // 2nd ALLIE // 1st CASSIDY // Winner AUDRA (NT) -- HIM, 20:09:58 03/01/15 Sun 4th RU: Cassidy Wolf, 3rd RU: Audra Mari, 2nd RU: Alyssa Campanella; 1st RU: Shelley Hennig; Winner: Allie LaForce (NT) -- my rankings, 20:20:27 03/01/15 Sun 4th RU - Alyssa. 3rd RU - Cassidy. 2nd RU - Shelley. 1st RU - Audra. Winner - Allie (NT) -- Gonzo (nsi), 21:00:43 03/01/15 Sun Duration, thanks so much for doing this and for all the tabulating. After almost 20 years my daughter, Leah, made the Top 10 and that truly blows our minds! Thanks again and thanks to anyone who remembered her after all those years. (NT) -- silver, 21:20:12 03/01/15 Sun It's my pleasure! And for context, she's the highest placing contestant in the 80's and 90's (in terms of this contest). (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 11:38:51 03/02/15 Mon 4RU-Shelly, 3RU-Allie, 2RU-Audra, 1RU-Alyssa and W-Cassidy (NT) -- QuietPageantFan, 21:29:11 03/01/15 Sun 4- Audra, 3- Allie, 2- Cassidy, 1- Alyssa, w- shelley (NT) -- 849, 21:33:01 03/01/15 Sun 4 th audra, 3rd shelly 2 nd Cassidy 1 ru Allie winner Alyssa. Where did Leah place? (NT) -- catalina, 21:40:14 03/01/15 Sun Leah was 9th. (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 11:41:09 03/02/15 Mon 4th-Shelly, 3rd-Audra Mari, 2nd-Allie, 1st-Cassidy & Winner-Alyssa (should've won, oddly enough, liked her better as a Teen) (NT) -- latestart, 00:17:16 03/02/15 Mon 4RU-Alyssa, 3RU-Shelley, 2RU-Audra, 1RU-Allie, W-Cassidy (NT) -- sunny-air, 01:36:33 03/02/15 Mon 4th RU: Allie, 3rd RU: Alyssa, 2nd RU: Audra, 1st RU: Cassidy, Winner: Shelley (NT) -- Carlitos, 10:17:37 03/02/15 Mon 4th Cassidy, 3rd Alyssa, 2nd Audra, 1st Allie, Winner: Shelley (NT) -- version2.O, 11:43:43 03/02/15 Mon 5th-Cassidy 4th-Shelley 3rd-Audra 2nd-Allie 1st-Alyssa (NT) -- Reg, 12:55:56 03/02/15 Mon 4th RU: Allie, 3rd RU: Cassidy, 2nd RU: Shelley, 1st RU: Audra, Winner: Alyssa. (NT) -- Aida, 15:14:48 03/02/15 Mon 4th ru- Alyssa Campanella, 3rd ru- Cassidy Wolf, 2nd ru- Audra Mari, 1st ru- Allie Laforce, WINNER - Shelley Hennig (the most beautiful Teen USA) (NT) -- ICEMAN, 11:39:35 03/03/15 Tue 4th - Cassidy Wolf, 3rd - Alyssa Campanella (purely judging her performance as a Teen), 2nd - Audra Mari, 1st - Shelley Hennig, WINNER - Allie Laforce (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 14:45:33 03/03/15 Tue 4th- Cassidy. 3rd-Alyssa. 2nd-Allie. 1st-Audra (AGAIN, lol!!) Winner-Shelley. Bellissima! (NT) -- ., 19:47:19 03/03/15 Tue No Vaeda??!!! OK then... Winner: Allie 1RU: Shelley 2RU Cassidy 3RU Alyssa 4RU Audra (NT) -- oz-usb, 19:53:47 03/03/15 Tue 4th - Alyssa 3rd - Audra 2nd - Cassidy 1st- Allie Winner - Shelly (NT) -- Illini, 23:32:15 03/03/15 Tue 4th - Audra, 3rd - Alyssa, 2nd - Cassidy, 1st - Shelley, Winner - Allie!! (NT) -- Katie, 09:32:20 03/04/15 Wed WINNER Shelley. 1st rup: Audra . 2nd rup: Allie. 3rd rup: Cassidy. 4th rup: Alyssa. (NT) -- DAIRYQUEEN, 16:39:52 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Miss USA's Top 15 States
Author: As of 2014 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:52:15 03/04/15 Wed Based on results in the medal round. 1. Texas: 9 wins, 5 1st RUs, 2 2nd RUs 2. California: 6 wins, 7 1st RUs, 3 2nd RUs 3. Illinois: 4 wins, 3 2nd RUs 4. Hawaii: 4 wins, 1 2nd RU 5. New York: 3 wins, 5 1st RUs, 1 2nd RU 6. South Carolina: 3 wins, 4 1st RUs, 3 2nd RUs 7. Louisiana: 3 wins, 1 1st RU, 1 2nd RU 8. Michigan: 3 wins, 1 1st RU 9. Tennessee: 2 wins, 2 1st RUs, 4 2nd RUs 10. Virginia: 2 wins, 2 1st RUs, 1 2nd RU 11. District of Columbia: 2 wins, 2 1st RUs 12. Ohio: 2 wins, 1 1st RU, 1 2nd RU 13. Massachusetts: 2 wins, 1 1st RU 14. North Carolina: 2 wins, 3 2nd RUs 15. Alabama: 1 win, 4 1st RUs, 5 2nd RUs [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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It always seems like Georgia is the biggest underachiever. They have sent many strong delegates and have often made the Top 10, so it's surprising they have 0 wins. -- Doot, 15:12:32 03/04/15 Wed I am also surprised. But I feel like Georgia is going to get a win soon. (NT) -- Athalia, 15:56:22 03/04/15 Wed my favorite state, how come they never win the crown, they were mostly ended as RU (NT) -- yup, 16:36:13 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: MU titleholders at Puteri Indonesia...
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:46:06 02/21/15 Sat Is this the longest running perennial appearance that hasn't been skipped at all? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Paulina's dress is hands down the best one of them all, the black is so chic, I also love Leila's and Olivia's dress. (NT) -- PinkOfHearts, 00:03:50 02/22/15 Sun I agree, Paulina's is best. Panama second. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 10:02:40 02/22/15 Sun Sigh. This collage reminds me in a way how weak this decade has been when it comes to Miss Universe winners. :( And it is not as if there were no competitive girls in their given years, I so wish we would change the MU org. directorship, hopefully it'll happen soon. ;) (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 00:20:12 02/22/15 Sun I like most of them well enough. 2006 - Zuly was on fire the night she won. Her EG and swimsuit presentations are among the most memorable. She did regress during her reign. 2007 - Riyo has a great personality, but I've said enough. 2008 - Dayana is one of the best, if not the best overall package, from this group. 2009 - I understood Stefania's win based on how she handled the final question, but I didn't care for her afterward. 2010 - Ximena is one of the most beautiful in this batch. 2011 - On pageant night, Leila quickly became the one I wanted to win. 2012 - Olivia is one of the most facially beautiful Miss Universe winners of all time, IMO. Faces like that win pageants. 2013 - I grew to like Gabriela during her reign, but I will never understand how she won with such a harsh look. 2014 - At first I was annoyed by Paulina's victory, but I like her better now. If we were destined for another Latina Miss Universe, I would have chosen Argentina. (NT) -- BamaMan, 06:40:25 02/22/15 Sun I second the love for Argentina! (NT) -- mjoon, 21:17:09 02/22/15 Sun Molly's styling was too matronly in Indonesia. (NT) -- CritiC, 02:17:58 03/04/15 Wed Love this collage of the past decade of Miss Universe winners at the Puteri Indonesia pageant. Some beautiful ladies here, especially like Olivia, Leila and Ximena here. Among the dresses, Paulina has the best one, with Olivia as the runner up. Great collage here of our beautiful MU winners at this pageant. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 05:55:49 02/22/15 Sun Zuleika, Leila and Paulina should have never won no matter how good they did on finals. Ximena, Dayana and Olivia were all fantastic winners. I also liked Riyo a lot (NT) -- Mike, 09:52:52 02/22/15 Sun Excuse me? Did you just imply the Zuly should not have won? That wAs only the most dominant performance in Miss Universe history. There was no one else on stage that night!!! (NT) -- She killed it, 13:14:39 02/22/15 Sun I completely agree with you. I will never understand how people can say Zuly shouldn't have won. She owned Miss Universe that year. The absolute best SS presentation that I've ever seen in any pageant EVER. The absolute most memorable EG in Miss Universe history. Throw in the final question, and I'd call that text book dominance. I know people loved Japan, but she didn't hold a candle to Zuly anywhere that night. Japan might have had the personality, but Zuly's face was miles above Japan, and I event think Zuly answered the final question better. (NT) -- [><], 16:08:32 03/04/15 Wed Looking at these photos, I think this is a good crop of winners from the past 9 years. I still don't quite get Riyo's win, but she looks great here. Like many people, I was also surprised by Stefania's win, but I think the judges saw something I didn't see, because she turned out to be a fine Miss Universe. As for Paulina, she wasn't my choice that night, but I can understand why she won. -- Doot, 13:27:11 02/22/15 Sun I can usually justify a win too, which helps me keep my pageant sanity when USB is going berserk. Even with that, I wouldn't have crowned have crowned most of these girls. (NT) -- [><], 16:14:11 03/04/15 Wed All great looking ladies in this group with the exception of Leila & Riyo. Up to this day, I have no clue how they won! I guess lots of luck. But they all did a great job as Miss Universe. Congratulations to all the ladies in this group. A job well done! (NT) -- Miami Latin, 16:35:16 02/22/15 Sun don't worry.. that's the reason why they have been placing in Miss Universe. they had been inviting Miss Universe winners and have given them special treatments. (NT) -- UGH!, 18:59:01 02/22/15 Sun Only took 8 years for that special treatment to finally pay off. (NT) -- HiJake, 19:03:41 02/22/15 Sun Nope. It's more than just 8 years. Puteri Indonesia Organization has been consistently inviting Miss Universe since the 90s despite the fact that we were unable to compete back then. I clearly remember admiring how beautiful Sushmita was. And also don't forget UC 1000 endorsement every year. (NT) -- Indonesian, 01:03:38 02/23/15 Mon And yes, I'm well aware of the fact that Indonesia competed in 1995 and 1996. (NT) -- Indonesian, 01:08:09 02/23/15 Mon Miss Universe has been the face of UC 1000 since 2003. (NT) -- :), 01:24:55 02/23/15 Mon The only Miss Universe of 2000s who didn't help the coronation of Puteri Indonesia was Natalie because of some problems so Chyntia took her place. Even both Oxana and Justine came here (on different occasions of course) (NT) -- :), 01:17:14 02/23/15 Mon I think it's pretty awesome how the Miss Indonesia pageant has become a tradition for Miss Universe, its fun to compare their dresses :) (NT) -- JayBay, 14:20:49 02/23/15 Mon Puteri Indonesia Organization held Puteri Indonesia pageant in conjunction to the Miss Universe pageant. It is always held after the Miss Universe pageant. There was even no pageant in 2012 because Miss Universe was held late in December so Puteri Indonesia moved the pageant to February 2013. Therefore inviting the newly crowned Miss Universe to assist the coronation is a tradition. (NT) -- :), 21:14:27 02/23/15 Mon Leila, Olivia and Ximena are my favorites here. Absolutely stunning! (NT) -- ----, 20:05:00 02/23/15 Mon Paulina, Olivia & Dayana are now in Jakarta for a new advertising campaign. (NT) -- Fadil, 23:59:48 03/02/15 Mon BPCI has officially announced that Paulina will NOT be attending the Binibing PILIPINAS Coronation Night on Sunday, March 15th. (NT) -- Filipino fans are deeply disappointed., 19:22:03 03/03/15 Tue I notice they're all wearing jewels. Is that something they're given? (NT) -- [><], 16:22:40 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: What do you think of this girl running for Philippines 2015?
Author: kiwiguy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:48:38 03/04/15 Wed I see an Olavarria. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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She looks too generic. Almost like a toned down version of MJ who I thought got too lucky to be in the top 10. I'm in love with #11 Janicel. She is fierce. I hope Philippines gets it right this year. (NT) -- Alyssa Lampanelli, 16:07:14 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Best gown stores on the east coast?
Author: ? [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:39:42 03/04/15 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Worked with Coco Chateau when I lived in NY and they were super sweet. (NT) -- -, 15:57:03 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Miss USA 2015
Author: Garland [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:44:49 03/02/15 Mon Miss USA 2015 will be June 7 in Baton Rouge. Aaron Mahone and Miley Cyrus could be possible hosts this year. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Yeah, Miley Cyrus? Are you joking? (NT) -- Belle, 19:33:53 03/02/15 Mon 1) Name your source(s). 2) It's Austin Mahone, not Aaron Mahone. 3) AW, HELL NO to Miley Cyrus hosting &/or performing!! (NT) -- Anon, 20:19:13 03/02/15 Mon Miley did a great job performing on the SNL 40th anniversary show. (NT) -- puff, 14:37:56 03/03/15 Tue Performing one song does NOT equal being able to host a 2 or 3 hour telecast. If that were the case, I could call myself a rocket scientist based solely on memorizing E=MxCsquared. (NT) -- Anon, 21:45:04 03/03/15 Tue Since the OP said and/or performing, I believe she would be more than able to perform. (NT) -- puff, 23:02:16 03/03/15 Tue puff, the OP said Miley Cyrus as and I quote "a possible host". Nothing was mentioned about both performing and hosting. (NT) -- Anon, 23:11:08 03/03/15 Tue Since we are posting under a response to the OP, I was referring to that post (which said and/or), not the actual OP (which said hosting). A bit confusing. (NT) -- puff, 13:28:35 03/04/15 Wed The only part I agree on is Baton Rouge. Two year agreement with the city (NT) -- .., 07:49:55 03/03/15 Tue It would be pathetic if Miley hosted. Dear Lord that must be a joke. (NT) -- No watching if Miley is hosting., 15:24:40 03/03/15 Tue Most likely a joke. I'll turn off the TV the second she sticks out her tongue. Still, it could be worse (i.e. Phil Simms, Elle Macpherson/Naomi Campbell). (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 15:46:40 03/03/15 Tue mel b with her phlegm. that was kinda gross. (NT) -- eloise, 18:00:17 03/03/15 Tue Lorenzo Lamas - back in the day (shudders). (NT) -- HIM, 20:04:05 03/03/15 Tue Oh God, he was creepy. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 20:57:08 03/03/15 Tue Three year agreement. :) (NT) -- ICEMAN, 15:44:59 03/03/15 Tue I can't believe I have to go to Baton Rouge again. Come on head back to Vegas or maybe Miami. (NT) -- JG, 21:23:46 03/03/15 Tue Miley is too famous to host. Let's face it anything MUO is unfortunately, a D-list gig. They should call the Kate Gosselin or Kenya Moore LOL (NT) -- Alyssa Lampanelli, 21:48:18 03/03/15 Tue I can totally see that happening. Maybe the Celebrity Apprentice winner Leeza Gibbons could host. She's a fabulous speaker. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 22:08:39 03/03/15 Tue OK this has nothing to do with this post, but, I cannot start my own posts. I can reply to others (like this) but that's it. Help please! (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 23:08:25 03/03/15 Tue I have the same problem, In addition sometimes I can post pictures and other times it won't happen no Matter how hard I try. Any advice? (NT) -- Mack_P, 23:14:00 03/03/15 Tue I emailed the mods, so I am just waiting at this point. (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 23:25:06 03/03/15 Tue This happened to me as well; I would post at the the bottom and even when I previewed my post, it would take me straight to the main index.......instead of scrolling to the bottom of the board to post a message, click on the link "post a new message" (beside the main index link) on the top of the page and hopefully it works. That's how I was able to post again. (NT) -- SexyDrew82, 11:34:17 03/04/15 Wed Cool thanks! (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 11:57:01 03/04/15 Wed i agree with the place and date but the host is a big no, i would rather to see Shandi and Susie as hosts (NT) -- yup, 00:32:50 03/04/15 Wed This is not true......it is a lie and not official by the MUO (NT) -- MUO, 03:20:01 03/04/15 Wed Another futile hoax by a troll with nothing significant to contribute! (NT) -- Miley as co-host?!!? - Lousy joke in awfully bad taste! The Miley image & Miss USA brand are HUGE conflict of interests!, 04:22:39 03/04/15 Wed LOL - Miley wouldn't stoop to hosting Miss USA (NT) -- Phyllis Darnell, 15:34:51 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Miss Netherlands 2015
Author: me3 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:44:24 03/01/15 Sun Here are the top 12 finalists for Miss Netherlands 2015- Miss World and Miss Universe. I bet a stunner will be chosen to continue their success in Miss Universe! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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The only ebony contestant stunningly stands out with her sunny smile and lovely teeth. (NT) -- Black beauty, 22:01:34 03/01/15 Sun Names. Top row: Adriana Mosk, Margot Hanekamp, Rosy Gijsen, Jessie Jazz Vuijk, Floortje Brand, Janike Altena, Leila Aigbedion. Front row: Dounia Rijkschroeff, Lisa Michels, Elise Winklaar, Marissa Klouwer, Danique Ewbank Verdonk. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 11:12:40 03/02/15 Mon Dounia Rijkschroeff < (NT) -- gAgA_x, 11:17:31 03/02/15 Mon I see potential! (NT) -- Athalia, 11:28:37 03/02/15 Mon The girl in the pic in the black dress, resembles the current Miss Mexico. (NT) -- Beauty-Critic, 13:31:31 03/02/15 Mon She looks a lot like Helen Wisner, but more beautiful! (NT) -- Groove, 18:35:53 03/03/15 Tue Dounia is stunning. She'd be the perfect follow-up to Yasmin (NT) -- MsS♥, 14:45:23 03/02/15 Mon Is this a joke? Is this the best that they can do? All of these girls would be in the bottom 20 at World and MU. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 16:32:58 03/02/15 Mon I STRONGLY disagree. MANY great contestants. Much NATURAL beauty here I think, (NT) -- We see things WAY differently, 18:02:55 03/02/15 Mon Yes, me too. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 18:04:07 03/02/15 Mon I think we're just not used to seeing pictures like this, where the girls in casual clothes and don't have a ton of makeup. I'm thinking there are quite a few in this group who would fix up real nice! -- Doot, 18:23:46 03/02/15 Mon Oh Wow! This national pageant is so strong on diversity - just like Miss CANADA Universe. (NT) -- The melting pot of Europe., 20:54:01 03/02/15 Mon That's true, NL is like a small, European version of Canada, multicultural, not taking itself too seriously, a bit naive, tolerant and very safe. I saw many parallels between these two. :) (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 21:08:22 03/02/15 Mon The Dutch National Director, Kim Kötter, is doing a great job. (NT) -- Anticipating another Top-5 placement again for The NETHERLANDS later this year., 22:31:12 03/02/15 Mon She's doing a way better job than Denis Davila (NT) -- JF, 22:51:47 03/02/15 Mon I agree. It's evident with two placements for Netherlands in the last 5 years. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 14:38:11 03/04/15 Wed I have a feeling the Netherlands will be a powerhouse soon. These girls look great! (NT) -- MadeYaLook, 18:29:07 03/03/15 Tue Dounia FTW all the way! My goodness, she is an exotic goddess! I also love Leila, Janike, Lisa & Jessie Jazz (cute name). (NT) -- Groove, 18:52:44 03/03/15 Tue Groove, I reckon that should a European be crowned MU anytime soon, chances are highly likely that the NETHERLANDS will produce the winner. (NT) -- Countries like FRANCE, RUSSIA & SPAIN are just trying too hard and end up sending delegates who are overconfident or representatives with diva attitudes., 19:39:26 03/03/15 Tue Indeed, Denis Davila & other European National Directors can certainly learn lessons from Kim Kötter who is also the ND for Germany, too. At 32 years old she is the youngest license holder ( since 2009 ) in MUO's franchise group. -- Her beau, Jaap Reesema, has Indonesian roots and is two years younger than her won the X Factor of Holland in 2010. They met in 2012 and are now living together in Amsterdam., 02:44:51 03/04/15 Wed Not much to chose from, from this group at all. (NT) -- Miami Latin, 03:16:55 03/04/15 Wed Elise FTW! She's gorgeous! (NT) -- HiJake, 05:04:47 03/04/15 Wed Dounia photographs really well and is stunning with beautiful facial features that are a bit on the harsh side - strong jaw line, reminiscent of Minnie Driver. Not sure if that does well on the Miss Universe stage. They usually go for a softer look. (NT) -- Freud, 06:17:16 03/04/15 Wed

Subject: Universe 2015 in Myanmar?
Author: me3 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:33:21 03/04/15 Wed http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/Myanmar-receives-offer-to-host-Miss-Universe-2015-30253382.html [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Now that Miss Universe is over...
Author: Millie [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:18:32 02/09/15 Mon Let's talk state USA! Who are some women you'd like to see come back and take their titles this year? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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There are a ton of girls I would like to see return and battle it out for the crown. Specifically: AL: Liz Willis, AR: Kayla Del Santo, IN: Alexis Ginn/Morgan Abel, KS: Vicki Wiggins (altho she is now Miss Kansas United States), LA: Whitney Moss/Felicia Bolton/Madeline Langlinais, MD: Christina Denny, NJ: Jordan Rector, NC: Morgan Evans/Cassandra Bunner/Renee Bull, OH: India Simone, OK; Alex Miller, TX: Jordan Schultz/Alejandra Gonzalez....etc and the list goes on. I'm also looking forward to some fresh faces as well. (NT) -- SexyDrew82 (nsi), 16:35:12 02/09/15 Mon IN Texas.. I’m looking for fresh faces too.. There are some teens that are now Miss that may shake up the mix in the next couple of years! (NT) -- TXFAN, 17:42:10 02/09/15 Mon Renee Bull is the current Miss DE USA. I'm guessing you mean Renee Burrows, the 1RU in NC this year? (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 18:03:23 02/09/15 Mon LOL yes, I meant Renee Burrows :-) (NT) -- SexyDrew82, 15:06:12 02/10/15 Tue Devin Gant for North Carolina (NT) -- SC/NC fan, 07:13:11 02/19/15 Thu Katie Coble is returning again this year for NC. (NT) -- SS, 18:14:57 02/21/15 Sat what are your thoughts on Az? -- just curious, 14:13:42 02/20/15 Fri CA: Lauren York (NT) -- Caramel-blonde, 16:56:52 02/09/15 Mon She was my pick to win from the top 20.Her placement was insulting (NT) -- fan, 09:57:05 02/10/15 Tue AL: Liz Willis; AR: Kayla Del Santo; CT: Tiffany Teixara; ID: Sydney Halper; IN: Destiny Dever; LA: Whitney Moss/Devin Boyd; MD: any of the top 5; MN: Jane Schewe; OK: Alex Miller; PA: Deanna Vera; SD: Tessa Dee (but I really hope to see Meredith Gould cross over); TX: too many to list! But would love to see Tahnae Tarkenton finally get the win, on what is I believe her last year; UT: Teale Murdock; WV: Maggie Bonar (she was 1st RUP in teen this year, but I believe aged out of the teen division); WI: Heidi Gozling (NT) -- JennNYC, 18:07:44 02/09/15 Mon Keeping my eye mainly on South and East here are my hopes for returns: Florida-Helena Higgins and Olivia Caputo South Carolina-Morgan Brown and Jada Samuel North Carolina-Renee Burrows and Madison Hedrick Virginia-Cameron Smith District of Columbia-Jasmine Alexis and Emily Berriz Maryland-Destiny Clark and Maya Lewis (NT) -- Oops, 18:51:08 02/09/15 Mon FL: Kailyn Perez! IA: Alissa Morisson MD: Christina Denny or Kathleen Masek MN: Hannah Corbett MO: Sydnee Stottlemyre NY: Jessica Carter RI: Lyndsee Laramee SC: Summer Priester UT: Teale Murdock WI: Victoria Johnston (NT) -- Athalia, 09:49:21 02/10/15 Tue AL: Liz Willis, Barron Rae Williams / AZ: Tiffany Martin, Amelia Adams / AR: Kayla Del Santo / CA: Brittany Wagner, Lauren York, Ciera Jackson, Alexis Swanstrom / DE: Alyssa Murray / DC: Sierra Hadley, Chelsea Boone / FL: Kaylin Perez, Heather Martin / IL: Ashley Reid / IN: Morgan Abel / IA: McKenna Thatcher / LA: Whitney Moss, Lauren Whittie (girl needs to win NOW) / MD: Christina Denny, Cassandra Roper / MI: Sarah Gerberding / MS: Haley Sowers / NE: Madison Novak / NV: Stephanie Cook / NJ: Jordan Rector / NY: Jessica Carter / NC: Renee Burrows, Cassie Bunner / OH: Megan Wise / OK: Alex Miller / SC: Summer Priester / TX: Danielle Doty?, Jordan Schultz / VA: Desiree Williams / WV: Nichole Greene / WI: Victoria Johnstone (NT) -- USA Fan, 10:27:31 02/10/15 Tue NC: Devin Gant, Mary Helen Moore and Renee Burroughs (NT) -- Jmo, 07:25:20 02/11/15 Wed umm no -- Christia, 20:29:58 02/18/15 Wed I think Lauren Whittle aged out. (NT) -- JennNYC, 15:10:46 02/20/15 Fri AR - Kayla Del Santo TX- Jordan SC - Summer Priester WI- Victoria Johnson KS- Victoria Wiggins MO- Erica Stone (NT) -- NEW YEAR NEW QUEENS, 16:25:32 02/12/15 Thu AR: Allison Krusenberger! Kayla's not beautiful enough and something about her desperately wanting to win scares me. (NT) -- Wandi, 17:59:09 02/21/15 Sat Deana vera, Helena Laquatra, Fallyn Patterson, Ciara Jasso, Danielle Bosley, Katie Sicula, Logan Lester, Syria Bojorquez, Heidi Golznig, Katie Coble I also love to see any of the winners of miss teen usa, they are still eligible. apropos who can tell me what are these girls? (NT) -- paco, 21:40:17 02/13/15 Fri Siria Bojorquez. Her exclusion was not discussed in details. I believe people were shocked and saddened that Tanhae was excluded, so this surprising outcome did not generate much buzz. I do not know what happened, she looked marvellous, had a good gown, was photogenic. Easily top 5 for me, maybe even a 1st runner-up to Ylianna. Someone stated that her body was not in the best shape but based on pics I saw it was just fine. I hope she doesn't give up on this system as this girl is hot with a capital H! (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 15:13:09 02/14/15 Sat Amen to Kayla DelSanto in Arkansas and Ellena Laquatra in PEnnsylvania. Both stunners! (NT) -- Please come back!, 17:40:19 02/15/15 Sun Of the actual Miss Teen USA winners, I believe Stevi-Cassidy are still age eligible (and obviously K Lee would be after this year). I doubt we will see Stevi or Stormi return after all this time; they seem to have moved on and Stevi has disappeared off the grid when it comes to formers. Kamie's mom is a director, so that would make her ineligible. I think Logan and (hopefully) Cassidy are the best bets in former teens that will eventually return to try for Miss USA. I can't believe it's been almost 20 years since we've had a former on the USA stage. (NT) -- JennNYC, 16:49:58 02/20/15 Fri What about Danielle doty? Any chance she'll return to compete? (NT) -- Me, 00:11:46 02/21/15 Sat Personally I'd be surprised if Danielle returned, but never say never. I haven't heard anything as to whether she plans on returning or is done. (NT) -- JennNYC, 17:19:50 02/21/15 Sat ALABAMA: Liz Willis ARIZONA: Lexe Richardson ARKANSAS: Kayla DelSanto KENTUCKY: Stephanie Jones LOUISIANA: Madeline Langlinais MISSISSIPPI: Haley Sowers MISSOURI: Sydnee Stottlemyre NEVADA: Stephanie Cook NEW JERSEY: Katherine Gaal NORTH CAROLINA: Devin Gant OKLAHOMA: Kandis Holt PENNSYLVANIA: Deana Vera SOUTH CAROLINA: Brittany Pjetraj TENNESSEE: Kyndall Covington TEXAS: Alejandra Gonzalez. I would not be unhappy with the abovementioned forming the Miss USA 2016 Top 15, and the winner coming from one of the above. (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 11:57:17 02/16/15 Mon And how could I forget CALIFORNIA: Lauren York. Make that a Top 16. (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 11:59:35 02/16/15 Mon Yes Lexe R. from Az for the win! so obvious! -- Christia, 23:32:07 02/18/15 Wed Katrina Aguirre in Hawaii! Of course I'd love to see Kozuma come back too...but she's got lot's of time. ;-) (NT) -- HiJake, 15:36:25 02/20/15 Fri yes! . (NT) -- Renee, 18:28:13 02/21/15 Sat What about Jennifer Monson (1RU in Miss NE 2014 and Teen NE in 2013) I'm pretty sure she was also supposed to compete in MN this year but bowed out. (NT) -- Midwest Fan, 15:14:01 02/26/15 Thu I am very excited about USA State titles for 2016 because 1) I'm a pageant nerd 2) Am having USA judging withdrawals and 3) there were so many great competitors this year! As a disclaimer, everyone who competed in 2015 should definitely do so again. With that being said, these are just my personal favorites, but again, all ladies should give it another go! ALABAMA: Liz Willis CALIFORNIA: CHANELLE RIGGAN, BRITTNEY PAYNE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Shannon Lynch, Sierra Hadley FLORIDA: Kailyn Perez NORTH CAROLINA: Devin Gant SOUTH CAROLINA: Megan Hucks, Emma Webb TEXAS: Alejandra Gonzalez VIRGINIA: Brittney Nicolette & Kristie Barlow, (I loved Desiree Williams as someone mentioned her earlier but I think she is better suited for women's physique competitions). -- LKSmith, 23:39:54 03/03/15 Tue

Subject: Sucker's Official Campaign Video (feat. Special Guests)
Author: sucker4silvergowns [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:51:22 02/23/15 Mon Special thanks to all the special guests that appeared in the videos, the Ramada West Hollywood, Hollyburn Country Club, the Camelot Baton Rouge, friends of Disneyland, and especially Carrie and Allan :) [X] sucker4silvergowns [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I really enjoyed this, you have my vote simply for effort (and humor)! Great job Sucker! (NT) -- Mack_P, 15:20:55 02/23/15 Mon Awesome job Sucker! I look forward to all of your videos. Your campaigns have been spectacular throughout the years... And my goodness, that Devin Boyd girl from Louisiana looks stunning at the end of your video. ;) (NT) -- ICEMAN, 15:33:36 02/23/15 Mon This explains SO MUCH! :-P (NT) -- JayBay, 15:44:00 02/23/15 Mon Ha ha ha!! Thanks for keeping this top secret until today, JayBay! It was so fun filming with you in L.A. (and then going out for drinks afterwards). (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 15:52:12 02/23/15 Mon "Still an asshole" hahahahahahah (NT) -- Mary Jane, 15:48:28 02/23/15 Mon Sucker, you have outdone yourself with this video. I giggled and laughed throughout the video, it was grand and executed beautifully. Best of luck to you and all the other fellas!! (NT) -- CURLYDEWD, 16:07:55 02/23/15 Mon I noticed in the video that when it was down to the final two, Sucker and JayBay, Sucker had his hands on top. According to Shandi Finnessey, this means he should have won! Hmmm... very suspicious! :-) -- Doot, 16:31:34 02/23/15 Mon Definite conspiracy at play! There must have been a second sasher from the grass knoll. (NT) -- DOCTOR_SNAP1, 17:22:02 02/23/15 Mon I'm considering not voting for you because if you win, you won't make any future videos. (NT) -- Freud, 21:05:42 02/23/15 Mon Dedication, forethought, a "need to win" & a sense of humor..you have EVERYTHING! (NT) -- Tiki-Java, 01:42:49 02/24/15 Tue Just at a loss for words!!!! LOL!! Bring it!!! (NT) -- TNBoy, 02:09:01 02/24/15 Tue What is this picture from? It is hilarious! (NT) -- IHP, 22:46:57 02/25/15 Wed It was an SNL skit. (NT) -- ., 22:52:55 02/25/15 Wed How in the world did I miss this SNL skit?!? I love everything Zach Galifinakis is in! (NT) -- Groove, 13:55:56 02/27/15 Fri Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! (NT) -- BamaMan, 03:47:32 02/24/15 Tue Don't really care how you guys vote but Sucker got MY vote all the way! His continuous presence and visibility on this board is undeniable. You can tell that he's HUNGRY for the title and even better that he's very much deserving of the top honour. Heck, watching his videos made me want to compete in the future! Hold up.. I may have competed in the past..I think! ROFL (NT) -- Banalities, 07:53:32 02/24/15 Tue LOL. "Is that a Sherri Hill?" But, really, LOL to all of it. (NT) -- NewYorkGuy, 12:59:37 02/24/15 Tue hehehehe! Loved this, Sucker! Good luck this year!! (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 13:26:50 02/24/15 Tue Sucker, forget Mr. USB; this should have won an Academy Award for 'Best Short Film' Sunday night! For a minute I thought Don Baker was playing the therapist. Your creativity, humor, tenacity and passion for this, as well as for your continual involvement on the USB Board is why I'm proud to support you this year. To the other candidates, big props for having the courage to enter the contest and deal with the accompanying scrutiny, both positively and negatively. Continue to post year-round and I'll happily support you in future contests. Good luck to all! (NT) -- GoldenBoy, 21:17:24 02/24/15 Tue I'm rooting for you, Sucker!!! (ever since you were on my daughter's bandwagon for MU 2009) (NT) -- Alex, 02:59:04 02/25/15 Wed Omg are you Chloé Mortaud's mom?!! Big fan! My handle says it all (and is because of her). (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 23:20:05 02/25/15 Wed C'est moi-même :-) I discovered this board in 2009 in my effort to educate myself about MU and the world of pagentry. Hope you win this year. (NT) -- Alex, 14:04:41 02/26/15 Thu C’est pas vrai!! Not many mothers in the world can say that their daughter placed 6th and 4th at Miss Universe and Miss World, respectively! Thanks for your support/merci beaucoup. (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 16:53:40 02/26/15 Thu Stacy and ghrtt3 are such a refreshing factor in this campaign, it will be very difficult to decide who will be my 1st runner-up! Having said that, I am PROUD to BACK Sucker4SilverGowns for that top spot position this year! Sucker offers AN ECLECTIC approach combining a larger than life personality and yet provides us with comprehensive arguments and analyses of the pageant World! He's simply the best! (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 04:12:01 02/25/15 Wed Hahahahahahahahaha!!!! Hilarious. (NT) -- BamaMan, 08:20:21 02/25/15 Wed Love it! I always look forward to your vids, sucker4silvergowns! (NT) -- sunny-air, 12:27:29 02/25/15 Wed OMG - this is such a hilarious video. If you win will you make more videos through the year? Maybe do filming and interviewing as an onsite Mr USB correspondent at Miss USA?!?!? It would be great for those of us that can not attend. You need USB sponsorship, a film crew and green room. (NT) -- ChitChatAlleyCat, 23:55:36 02/25/15 Wed That would be hilarious! I'd be like Joan Rivers asking girls, "Who are you wearing?" "Who are you wearing? Wow, Sherri Hill is on everybody!" (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 12:47:09 02/26/15 Thu I'd definitely tune in for that... (NT) -- ICEMAN, 19:53:22 02/26/15 Thu ♥ (NT) -- eloise, 15:20:02 02/26/15 Thu Good luck sucker!!! You are simply the BEST!!! (NT) -- ., 12:20:05 02/27/15 Fri Love it! (NT) -- ghrtt3, 14:36:11 02/27/15 Fri Good luck Sucker! You have my vote :) (NT) -- Cali-gal, 23:32:29 02/27/15 Fri Thank you!! xo (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 00:47:28 02/28/15 Sat I can imagine what his annual penthouse party at the nationals would be like should he win this year! (NT) -- Champagne & caviar continuously for all attending!, 02:52:34 02/28/15 Sat Absolutely! As the videos stated...Sucker and I welcome all the 2015 Mr. USB candidates to attend our USB Meet and Greet penthouse party during Miss USA - regardless of who wins Mr. USB. Its a fun party with great people who embrace and celebrate the pageant circuit. Good luck to all candidates and remember to get out and vote! (NT) -- DOCTOR_SNAP1, 03:05:41 02/28/15 Sat I'm coming out of message board retirement to endorse Sucker. You twisted f@ck. This video is everything. (NT) -- Penguin, 12:04:15 02/28/15 Sat Thank you, Penguin! I remember competing with you and there were ten of us! Hope all is well with you xo (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 12:08:55 02/28/15 Sat I wish you good luck in the upcoming election. Hope you will be wearing the 2015 Mr USB sash! You deserve it for all your hardwork and dedication. Stacy in 2016 (NT) -- Boop, 14:24:40 02/28/15 Sat Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Made me laugh out loud literally :-) (NT) -- USBer, 23:40:36 02/28/15 Sat Sucker4Silver Gowns for Mr. USB 2015!!!! (NT) -- USBer, 12:33:20 03/03/15 Tue Good luck this year Sucker!!! You are my favorite :-) (NT) -- Cali-girl, 21:07:09 03/03/15 Tue

Subject: Crowning moment vids
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:34:59 03/03/15 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Hi everyone! Here is my video for Mr. USB, I made it with the concept of the Miss USA videos. Again, I cannot thank everyone enough for all of the support and kind words!
Author: Marcum74 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:19:01 02/26/15 Thu Last edited by author: Thu February 26, 2015 19:29:36 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Great video, and much better questions than the ones they ask for the Miss USA videos! ("Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?") -- Doot, 15:40:30 02/26/15 Thu Fantastic job, Stacy! Gretchen is one of my favorite queens too ;) You've done a great job with your campaign, best of luck! (NT) -- JayBay, 17:22:38 02/26/15 Thu Thank you both! (NT) -- Marcum74, 19:30:36 02/26/15 Thu Marcum, I totally agree with you regarding Miss Teen USA 1988. That is the biggest head scratcher for me, and thought NY and IL would be the top 2. Good luck to you! (NT) -- Illini, 20:00:54 02/26/15 Thu You have to tell us more. How did you get Gretchen as a penpal? That is quite a pageant fan story! (NT) -- Freud, 20:20:52 02/26/15 Thu Hi Freud! My mom actually wrote TV Guide and got the address to the corp office back when it was in LA. I wrote Gretchen once and she stayed in contact all year! She truly made my year and let me experience hers as well! (NT) -- Marcum74, 21:04:38 02/26/15 Thu When you met her, did you talk about being penpals? Did she remember you writing her? Can you look at her objectively, and, if so, how did you see her placement at MU? (NT) -- [><], 21:36:46 02/26/15 Thu (NT) -- Marcum74, 22:25:34 02/27/15 Fri I met her when she was Miss USA at my local JCPenney. I LOVE her--one ofe the best bodies ever in a pageant (NT) -- fan, 13:53:51 03/03/15 Tue Hey X! We did speak about being penpals, once I said I was in 8th grade at the time and now I was standing in front of her as a man in my 30's she said, omg I feel old, however she looked amazing! I thought she was completely underscored in SS at Universe and thought her updated version on her evening gown was 100xs better than her gown at USA. I knew Holland had the judges that night but wanted her to at least set first runner up, however, I can confidently say, I still think she should have won:) (NT) -- Marcum74, 21:43:39 02/26/15 Thu Marcum74, you and I have the same tastes EXACTLY. Totally agree about the Mindy D win over Jessica Collins (I LOVED JESSICA). And Gretchen is my all-time favorite Miss USA ever! Loved your video, great job! (NT) -- Wishing you the best!, 21:53:46 02/26/15 Thu WOW! Seriously thank you for sharing that! Also, thank you for the kind words, I truly appreciate them! (NT) -- Marcum74, 22:07:36 02/26/15 Thu What a cute bear!!! (NT) -- You got my vote, 23:57:57 02/26/15 Thu You are sooo cute!! Where do I vote? (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 00:21:04 02/27/15 Fri Good video!!! (NT) -- BamaMan, 08:26:43 02/27/15 Fri You're very attractive! Love the beard! (NT) -- Charming, 10:22:29 02/27/15 Fri When/how/where do we vote? Good luck! (NT) -- Broccoli, 10:52:48 02/27/15 Fri What a cutie! (NT) -- T, 11:16:21 02/27/15 Fri fantastic video! You're a very engaging conversationalist, and the camera loves u. what a great group of guys : D (NT) -- sunny-air, 12:31:45 02/27/15 Fri great video! u have my vote good luck! (NT) -- latestart, 01:56:00 03/03/15 Tue What a lovely video! You have such an engaging personality Stacey! I hope we get the opportunity to meet at the upcoming Miss USA pageant! Best of luck in your quest to Mister USB! (NT) -- SexyDrew82, 19:24:58 03/03/15 Tue

Subject: Some of the 2015 first runners-up...
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:40:13 02/26/15 Thu Here are 30 of this year's first runners-up (the ones I've found swimsuit & gown photos for) ... if there was a wild card for Miss USA 2015 who would you give it to? (doesn't have to be one of these) Last edited by author: Thu February 26, 2015 20:41:07 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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With the exception of a few, I prefer the majority of the 1RU's this year than the actual winners. My wildcards would be Allie Gonzales (Texas) and Christina Denny (Maryland). I hope to see Kailyn Perez, Sharee Carroll, Jayce Henry, Renee Burrows, Alex Miller, Kelsey Swanson, and Heidi Golfing return as well! (NT) -- Harley, 20:54:25 02/26/15 Thu I also prefer the 1st runner-ups this year, I would say 65% to 35%, that rarely happens, 8 years out of 10 I tend to prefer the winners. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 23:44:04 02/26/15 Thu agree! (NT) -- ß, 22:40:48 03/01/15 Sun Three blondes for me: Delaware, Maryland and is it Utah? You know what, I think probably Delaware, Alexandra is my new obsession!. ;) (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 23:39:54 02/26/15 Thu My girl crush Alejandra (NT) -- Texas Freak, 00:03:24 02/27/15 Fri I love Alejandra, I simply love Ylianna a bit more. Stylingwise, Ylianna has always been stronger but Alejandra did really well this year with her EG selection. I believe she is a surefire favorite to win this year...talking about TX 2016, I hope someone will convince Tahnae to state hop because she deserves a shot at USA after all these years and Texan judges simply don't get her. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 00:07:43 02/27/15 Fri Kailyn Perez (FL), Keila Diaz (GA) or Alejandra Gonzales (TX) (NT) -- Athalia, 01:10:56 02/27/15 Fri Alabama or Maryland FTW (NT) -- Phyllis Darnell, 01:15:13 02/27/15 Fri No disrespect but A LOT of these 1RUs should've won over their winners...these girls are beautiful (NT) -- MsS♥, 02:01:56 02/27/15 Fri They can always return to compete anytime and the judges will decide if they're good enough to win. (NT) -- Second chance, 22:20:23 03/01/15 Sun Wow, who's the last girl in this group? She looks fantastic. Teale Murdoch looks great too. As does CA, TX, GA. Too many to name, so many striking beauties among this year's 1RUs (NT) -- sunny-air, 00:00:32 03/02/15 Mon The blonde at the end is Heidi Golznig, 1RU in Wisconsin! (NT) -- Athalia, 12:59:11 03/02/15 Mon Thanks Athalia! Definitely keeping her on my radar for next year. (NT) -- Sunny_air (nsi), 19:02:15 03/02/15 Mon I'd give my wildcard to either Stephanie Cook or Alejandra Gonzalez. I can't decide so it would have to come down to a sing-off! (NT) -- Duration-and-Convexity, 11:45:50 03/02/15 Mon NYs first runner up should have been the winner. She would have done very well at USA and I do not see the NY winner even placing . That is my state, and I really don't get many of the winners over the years. (NT) -- PM, 12:49:44 03/02/15 Mon I was at the NY pageant and Thatiana was the clear winner to me and I think she'll be no less than top 10 at USA. I did really like first and third runner ups though and hope they'll return. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 13:14:57 03/02/15 Mon I have Thatiana in my Top 10 as well! (NT) -- Harley, 22:52:32 03/02/15 Mon The three definites are Kailyn Perez (FLORIDA), Christina Denny (MARYLAND), and Alejandro Gonzalez (TEXAS). I think all three will be heavy favorites to win their respective state next year. (NT) -- ICEMAN, 11:37:02 03/03/15 Tue What states are we missing? Would love to see all the 1st RUs together (NT) -- 1stRUs, 14:00:07 03/03/15 Tue Where are the rest?? Haven't they all been crowned? (NT) -- Hmm, 15:26:17 03/03/15 Tue I love PA first runner up. Hear she's not competing again. PA lose on that one. (NT) -- ITK, 17:54:53 03/03/15 Tue

Subject: Paulina & Nia take Times Square
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:50:35 02/06/15 Fri Can I just say I love how happy they look together? They seem to be good friends already :) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Either that or they are very convincing that they can tolerate each other lol (NT) -- sucker4silvergowns, 15:55:06 02/06/15 Fri Thank you. (NT) -- TorCanFan, 12:23:50 02/07/15 Sat I like their color coordinated outfits! And it does look like they get along. (NT) -- Athalia, 16:47:15 02/06/15 Fri The photo in the upper right is especially cute. -- Doot, 16:49:17 02/06/15 Fri (NT) -- TxIdol, 17:02:00 02/06/15 Fri lol! (NT) -- oz-usb, 17:09:25 02/06/15 Fri I believe Paulina will end up as being one of the most forgettable winners, Recent MU winners have all been very blah, even Leila who has the looks disappointed me with a blah personality. Molly had the personality but not the looks, etc, etc. And there are plenty of supermodel like girls that compete every year, they simply do not get chosen. Anyways, the next MU should be in November or December, so it's not that far away. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 21:08:05 02/06/15 Fri Interesting considering the fact that those two didn't seem to really like each other when they were standing together as the final two. And wasn't there a rumor floating around that Nia was not excited to have Paulina as her roommate? -- KBx62792, 21:14:11 02/06/15 Fri Eating crow. I have already warmed up to everyone's MISS UNIVERSE. I really have a cool vibe about her ever since she admitted Bradley Cooper was her secret crush. She's definitely okay in my book and the fact she applauded MISS JAMAICA with her placement - she beat 88 to get there. (NT) -- HIM, 21:36:31 02/06/15 Fri You cant call Miss Universe a beauty pageant anymore when an ordinary face like that wins. Our U.S. reps at Supranational and World are prettier (NT) -- fan, 21:56:55 02/06/15 Fri Ordinary is Olivia Culpo who was weak in SS, EG and interview. Paulina blows Olivia away. (NT) -- Leah Taylor, 01:28:02 02/08/15 Sun I'm sorry but Culpo was anything but weak in the face and gown. You can Dislike her swimsuit and her as a titleholder but her gown? PUHLEEZ! Now her personality was very reserved and more standoffish even somewhat cold. Perhaps she is somewhat shy? I don't know. Don't really care. I find her face flawless. She is very petite and short. Her gown has been outside the box and one of my faves. So move on BOTH of you and EVERYONE. Bitching won't change crap. She IS miss universe. DEAL with it. (NT) -- Flipper., 14:48:25 02/08/15 Sun Olivia's got one of the most amazing, flawless faces in the history of pageants. That alone made her a deserving winner (NT) -- Singapore, 14:51:04 02/08/15 Sun A bit exaggerated for my taste. Miss Universe is trying too hard. I want to like her, she seems FAKE! (NT) -- chexmex, 22:02:05 02/06/15 Fri I don't think our Miss universe is anything special facially! (NT) -- JOJO, 22:07:06 02/06/15 Fri I think Paulina's problem is she's trying SO hard in every appearance that she's coming off goofy to me. I'm having trouble warming up to her (NT) -- , 22:09:39 02/06/15 Fri* And LOL, I am wondering what are the 2015 state winners thinking about the new Miss Universe. I bet some of them no longer feel like winning (at least least are not making the effort that is needed. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 22:12:00 02/06/15 Fri If she didn't have her Miss Universe sash on, I don't think she'd make anyone in NYC stop and go WOW as there are manyyyyy tall GORGEOUS women that walk the streets of our city who are more beautiful (NT) -- Jenny, 22:17:23 02/06/15 Fri (NT) -- TxIdol, 00:01:24 02/07/15 Sat Uhm, where is this in NYC, exactly? I need to go ASAP. (NT) -- Broccoli, 09:29:39 02/07/15 Sat I want to know too! I went to NYC last month and had some really great meatballs at Jacob's in Harlem! (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 14:43:44 02/07/15 Sat Buca di Beppo Italian restaurant, don't know where in NYC exactly. (NT) -- Athalia, 16:42:17 02/07/15 Sat 1540 Broadway Entrance on 45th between Broadway & 6th. So yummy indeed! (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 17:20:32 02/07/15 Sat You love your food ;) I do, too... Love Buca's chicken cacciatore & lemon chicken...haven't been there in years and I'm totally craving pasta tonight! I did NOT need to see this picture of Paulina & Nia "eating" (or wasting) this bowl of pasta :/ (NT) -- Groove, 17:52:44 02/07/15 Sat They have a Buca di Beppo here in San Francisco too. The food is great and there is usually a line outside the door. (NT) -- SanFranGuy (not logged in), 16:14:38 03/03/15 Tue Thanks for the info. :) (NT) -- Broccoli, 18:13:04 02/07/15 Sat I'd love to see a photo of them actually EATING one of those meatballs. (NT) -- djm (not signed in), 12:02:27 02/08/15 Sun For the life of me I can't see what you guys are seeing. She looks beautiful and so does Nia. A great top 2. She is not average and I'm sure she turns lots of heads whoever she goes. (NT) -- Inoshishi, 03:29:52 02/07/15 Sat Agree! I'm kinda gobsmacked by all the negativity. And this is coming from me of all people! I think she's my favourite Universe winner in a decade, other than Olivia (NT) -- oz-usb, 04:41:14 02/07/15 Sat I agree too! (NT) -- o2batusc, 08:02:59 02/07/15 Sat The vitriol being spewed at her is a little ridiculous. I mean, it's a freaking pageant for gods sake. I get not liking her and people are entitled to that, but really, it's like she killed someone or someone has serious dirt on her that they aren't sharing. Some people are taking it to the extreme just a tad. (NT) -- JennNYC, 20:43:34 02/07/15 Sat I agree. I think she is a very beautiful winner. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would much rather Paulina have won than that near disaster in 2008. Thank goodness for Dayana (NT) -- SparkyP, 21:25:30 02/07/15 Sat Just from the same people who detested her before she won, after she won and will now it seem comment on that in any post about her on this board, it is a campaign by those who does this, who think if they do this long enough and often enough, it will be reality to all that she is all they say she is, when in effect all they are doing is showing themselves to be petty and irritating. I think the objective is to make people not post any pictures or posts about the new Miss Universe on this board or to cause a flame war anytime that happens. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 09:26:02 02/07/15 Sat Meanwhile in Spain... (NT) -- http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/ln/20150204/040215_maybelline_make_up_collection/desire-cordero-maybelline-make-up-new-collection-event_4564013.jpg, 04:47:52 02/07/15 Sat I've like titleholders since Dayana was crowned, but Paulina is the first one I've gotten as excited about. While she wasn't my original choice, I believe her win was earned. I'll look forward to following her throughout the year. (NT) -- JennNYC, 05:20:18 02/07/15 Sat They look like they are having fun and enjoying themselves in that cold winter morning that is NYC in winter. Looking forward to Paulina's reign and hope its a successful one, and Nia, great job as 1st RU at Miss Universe, and hope you enjoy the rest of the reign as Miss USA, soon you will have to pass over the title to the 2015 Miss USA winner, whoever she may be. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 09:20:34 02/07/15 Sat She looks pretty here, but "pretty" is not how I want my Miss Universes! I want them stunning, god danmit! And for everyone saying she has a great personality, so do many of my friends but they don't go around calling themselves MU just for that reason! -- Mia, 09:21:59 02/07/15 Sat ^ This. Paulina is on the ordinary side of pretty. Pageant politics aside, I would not have minded her winning if there were something physically striking about her -- including a cumulative, sum-of-the-parts "it" factor -- yet I see nothing of the sort. (NT) -- TraLaLa, 12:41:12 02/07/15 Sat True, there is something LOUD and UNREFINED in Paulina that we have not seen in a Miss Universe for some time, I remember Zuleyka being unrefined and a bit raw as well but she was HOT, this girl...not really the worst Miss Universe since 1985? ;) (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 12:53:08 02/07/15 Sat I had to unfollow Miss Universe on social media. Can't stand the fake laugh/smile. (NT) -- Didn't look good ten years ago on Hyena Finnessey, still doesn't now on Hyena Vega, 12:44:19 02/07/15 Sat I can't believe in the age of social media and selfies that people are this dense. That top pic probably took 5 takes to get just right. No one has spontaneous moments captured anymore and that's going beyond this girl. When I see photos like this I only see well-posed photos which we already knew she could do for the camera. (NT) -- it's the ones when she doesn't know people are watching-biggest patty ever, 14:43:35 02/07/15 Sat Paulina & Nia take Times Square -- This is Karen Walker!, 17:29:41 02/07/15 Sat Nia looks lovely. Paulina not so much. She's cute in some pictures but far from beautiful and she acts like a Teen titleholder, not a MU winner. Wasted year (NT) -- Joe, 18:03:56 02/07/15 Sat Poor girls. You know they won't let them eat these foods... they must go crazy with the smells and the teasing lol (NT) -- TxIdol, 18:16:48 02/07/15 Sat I don't see why they wouldn't wanna splurge a little on ice cream and pasta. Miss Universe is over and they've both worked extremely hard for the bodies within the past year or so. They can afford to eat junk food. -- KBx6z2792, 08:26:34 02/08/15 Sun Bless your heart. They are NOT allowed to eat these things. They are giving a menu of what they must eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner with very few exceptions (like when they're invited to certain events). Other than that they are not to splurge whatsoever! Trust me.. They did not eat this. They might have tasted it but they did not eat it all. (NT) -- TxIdol (nli), 09:40:27 02/08/15 Sun No one said they ate it all. My word, most of us would combust if we ate all that food in one sitting. People are saying they very easily could have eaten some of it (NT) -- PF, 14:22:30 02/08/15 Sun Poor food. What a waste. (NT) -- So silly for a photoshoot that no one believes, 15:20:35 02/08/15 Sun OK, so I'm not thrilled about our new Miss Universe. I mean, dang, Paulina wasn't even a bubble for me. Facially, she reminds me very much of Chelsea Cooley (who happens to be one of my least fave Miss USA's, but I like Paulina more). HOWEVER, I honestly don't understand the hate towards this woman. No one will ever be satisfied with any queen. I mean, come on, there are probably a few peeps on this board who think Brooke Shields isn't very attractive. (NT) -- Groove, 18:20:19 02/07/15 Sat I want to state for the record that I find the negativity towards Paulina hilarious. Why? Because in a month or so most naysayers will be on board with her win making comments like "she wasn't my favorite but I can see why she won", "she's grown on me", "I've warmed up to her", "I get her now", "she's done a great job" and blah blah blah. This is what happens whenever a non-favorite of the board wins. We will come full circle. (NT) -- Danny-Boy, 18:29:24 02/07/15 Sat Well lest you believe we'll all end up as you assume, let me tell you that it won't be everybody... I was not a fan of Molly last yeat and NEVER warmed up to the idea of her as Miss Universe. Colombia is headed for a similar fate. Not a fan and can't imagine what would happen to make me change that stance. I think the more likely scenario is that many of us just move on from Colombia and we start discussing the next set of pageants... (NT) -- NoPonytailsPlease, 20:56:32 02/07/15 Sat That's what usually happens with every single Miss Universe, including Gabriela Isler. To me she would never, ever, ever be even pretty. Never got her, never will get her, but lots of people here didn't like her winning and all of a sudden they all loved her LOL (NT) -- Philly Fan, 00:31:49 02/08/15 Sun I don't quite like Paulina yet but I think it's still early.. She is just warming up.. Let's give her a chance (NT) -- Paupink, 06:09:37 02/08/15 Sun LOVE Paulina! Her personality is electric! She's gonna have the time of her life! She'll become a real worldwide star after her reign is over. (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 13:47:25 02/08/15 Sun I'd probably like Paulina as a friend. As a Miss Universe? Never. IMHO she does not have the beauty or elegance to represent such an important title (NT) -- Singapore, 14:31:11 02/08/15 Sun This lady is the most ordinary Miss Universe I can remember.. I am sorry for the ones that want to see otherwise. You can deny what is obviously in your face (NT) -- Loretta, 16:28:01 02/08/15 Sun The most ordinary Miss Universe. You didn't meet Alicia Machado. Boy was she bad mouthed, unreliable and rebellious. (NT) -- Jason, 16:17:02 02/09/15 Mon I am the only person on the planet who does not have an extreme opinion about Paulina? It seems like almost everyone either says "She is a goddess and why are there so many haters?" or "She is the most ordinary Miss Universe ever." I don't think she's either of those things. She wasn't my choice for the crown, but she is perfectly lovely and will be a fine Miss Universe. Am I crazy?? -- Doot, 18:31:28 02/08/15 Sun Yes, you are Doot! You have to pick one or the other...NOW!!!! ;-) (NT) -- HiJake, 18:35:07 02/08/15 Sun I had a feeling the problem was me... thanks for clearing that up, LOL. -- Doot, 18:47:25 02/08/15 Sun I'm with you. I've warmed up to her. She's not JHawk or Dayana or Olivia, but I like her well enough now. Most people were concerned with her personality because of reports that came out of Doral, but it looks like she is at least trying to be nice and have fun with Nia. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt. (NT) -- BamaMan, 07:33:17 02/09/15 Mon I feel the same Doot. I'm fine with Paulina. Will she be my favorite ever, probably not. Is she likable enough (to me), yes. Can't knock it out of the park every time. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 17:13:48 03/03/15 Tue I agree with Doot about Paulina, "she's perfectly lovely and will be a fine Miss Universe" no doubt about that. (NT) -- Miami Latin, 03:45:54 02/09/15 Mon Paulina is not even remotely pretty to me. I'm sorry. But she defines the term plain jane (NT) -- JOJO, 03:48:43 02/09/15 Mon I seem to be one of the few people who actually likes our new MU. She actually seems pretty cool and I do think that she is beautiful (NT) -- Kev, 04:56:57 02/09/15 Mon I think she's very plain looking. A nice looking girl like we see many at the mall every day. She's got a very notorious issue with her teeth and jaw/chin. Oh well, at least her reign will be short and hopefully we'll have a real beauty next time. This is just one more MU winner. No reason to go crazy. She'll go away eventually just as Leila, Zuleyka, etc did (NT) -- David, 10:04:52 02/09/15 Mon Beauties having fun in the Big Apple. (NT) -- Cyndi L., 22:32:06 03/01/15 Sun Ordinary, classless, fake... these are the only adjectives I can find for the new Miss Universe. (NT) -- We need to crown the new winner ASAP, 15:17:03 03/02/15 Mon She is doing a good job and I don't think she is fake, phony, or over doing it at all. She was my 1ru pick to Spain. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 16:25:25 03/02/15 Mon

Subject: With awards season coming to an end did you see any trends that will carry to USA? I'm thinking and hoping for ball gowns.
Author: red carpet junkie [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:10:42 03/02/15 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I have a feeling we will see more red carpet designers making a splash at Miss USA. Maybe Zuhair Murad, Elie Saab, Marchesa, etc... (sidenote- This is nothing against Sherry Hill, I love her designs. I just think more girls are willing to look outside the box these days). (NT) -- ICEMAN, 11:34:03 03/03/15 Tue

Subject: Paulina not wearing the crown. Smart girl :P That thing is really atrocious!
Author: TxIdol [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:03:38 02/07/15 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Well one thing that is refreshing is that she will actually not get to keep that crown. I agree on one thing the crown simply does not look good and to think it's worth 300 000 dollars (if that's really the case), it almost looks like styrofoam was used to make it. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 00:29:26 02/07/15 Sat It's a bad sign that she's holding the Starbucks cups the same way as the crown. It just proves how cheap the crown really looks. (NT) -- UGH!!!, 01:45:39 02/07/15 Sat This is my favorite crown since the huge one from the 1970s. I like it a lot actually. No matter what you do, you're never going to make everyone happy. (NT) -- Tiki-Java, 01:50:17 02/07/15 Sat I like it too Tiki! I think it's seems bold and youthful and strong. I liked mikimito one too for its feminin, soft and beautiful curves but this one has an excitement and strength about it. (NT) -- Yep, 07:05:03 02/07/15 Sat You need time to get used to it. (NT) -- Be patient, 22:49:36 03/01/15 Sun The crown may be ugly but that face certainly doesn't help! Let's say the crown matches the winner this year. I can't deal. Those teeth, the bags under the eyes, the attitude, everything is wrong with Miss Universe this year (NT) -- Davie, 18:01:25 02/07/15 Sat I actually like the new crown. It's very art deco, 60's inspired and kind of reminds me of a city skyline. And the blue stones (not sure what they are)...you can't go wrong with blue, IMO. May I also add that I think Paulina looks very pretty in the Starbucks picture. (NT) -- Groove, 18:33:29 02/07/15 Sat Miss USA and Miss Universe are no longer beauty pageants. I don't know what they are looking for but it is not beauty. Nia and Paulina are proof of that, just average who would blend in with everyone at a mall. (NT) -- Candy, 18:37:59 02/07/15 Sat A Colombian girl holding cups of coffee from Starbucks? Yuck. Girl you're asking to be exiled. I understand Startbucks might be a novelty for you but honey your country produces some of the best coffee in the world. Starbucks= colored water. (NT) -- Danny-Boy, 18:47:56 02/07/15 Sat Starbucks is operating in Colombia. Why should a cup of Starbucks be a novelty then? (NT) -- Ondina, 19:24:59 02/07/15 Sat Starbucks only began operating in Colombia in July 2014 so to me it's still pretty much a novelty. (NT) -- Danny-Boy, 19:48:45 02/07/15 Sat Well she does represent more than Colombia now. (NT) -- Just saying., 19:39:02 02/07/15 Sat SO---SO ORDINARY LOOKING *** (NT) -- THEY OUGHT TO RENAME MISS UNIVERSE TO MISS PLAIN JANE!, 21:36:50 02/07/15 Sat Paulina continues to give me 50 shades of Susie Castillo. She looks more and more like her to me. Sorry Susie (NT) -- This is Karen Walker!, 22:19:56 02/07/15 Sat I think she looks great in the first two photos (NT) -- djm, 12:06:25 02/08/15 Sun I have workmates who are facially prettier than this girl. Yes, it's true LOL (NT) -- Singapore, 14:35:32 02/08/15 Sun She was asked in an interview if she has done something in her mouth and she said that she has not but she looks after her teeth.. What a joke.. she has an ugly mouth and teeth.. I was like.. Is thatb guy been sarcastic? and then when she answered that I tought OMG.. (NT) -- Loretta, 16:34:23 02/08/15 Sun Chica bonita (NT) -- Paul, 22:28:56 03/01/15 Sun Is fetching coffee glamorous?! :/ I kind of wish no one used this as a photo op. It sucks too cuz I think she looks pretty here. (NT) -- sunny-air, 22:51:13 03/01/15 Sun Si, only pretty Paulina can make fetching Col0mbian coffee glamorous y cool. (NT) -- Beautiful Col0mbian patriot, 02:33:19 03/02/15 Mon NADIE cree que tú seas Latino. Nadie. Sorry. (NT) -- sunny-air, 03:18:37 03/02/15 Mon I think she looks very pretty here, definitely not ordinary looking (NT) -- PM, 12:44:37 03/02/15 Mon Ugh worst Miss Universe in decades (NT) -- Arizzy, 15:14:32 03/02/15 Mon It is the ugliest crown in the history of pageants. I have seen much better crowns in high school pageants. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 16:28:37 03/02/15 Mon I hate the crown too. Trump and whoever else makes these decisions have a nouveau riche outlook. They only see price tags. They're under the impression that if it costs a lot of money, it's classy. I don't care how much this thing cost, I'm ready for the next one. (NT) -- [><], 00:20:06 03/03/15 Tue

Subject: another old pageant question
Author: catalina [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:46:47 03/01/15 Sun I was watching miss usa 1981 and it was stated that miss New York did not participate in the preliminaries. Was she ill? what happened? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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She was disqualified (I believe she used padding or something to that effect, but whatever it was was banned at the time). (NT) -- JennNYC (not logged in), 23:49:32 03/01/15 Sun thanks. too bad. who knows; she might have placed if not for her mistake (NT) -- catalina, 14:07:19 03/02/15 Mon She was beautiful and possibly could have won Miss USA. Her last name I recall was Fontaine. (NT) -- pageant pearl, 14:13:18 03/02/15 Mon There was actually little piece about this incident in the New York Times. You can read it this link: http://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/24/weekinreview/headliners-truth-in-packaging.html -- Doot, 14:15:55 03/02/15 Mon Her name was Debbie Fountain and she was originally from North Carolina; in fact, she competed for the Miss NC (MAO) title a couple times. She padded her swimsuit but claimed she did so only after asking Miss USA officials to provide one that fit better....she had reportedly lost weight after the death of her brother. (NT) -- She was truly a knock out and most likely would have made the finals, at the very least., 18:43:57 03/02/15 Mon MUO allowed the contestants to decide via a vote whether or not to disqualify her. They apparentely wanted 1 less competitor. I saw her interviewed on TV the day of the finals and she was asked who she thought would win and she said, "It won't be Miss New York!" (NT) -- ..,., 23:37:49 03/02/15 Mon

Subject: Why does missuniverse.com go to Miss USA? And if you click on Miss Universe link, it also goes to Miss USA. Weird! Are they trying to tell us something? :-)
Author: NEQueen [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:23:03 03/02/15 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Paulina in Nuestra Belleza Latina.
Author: gAgA_x [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:49:11 02/09/15 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Most of the delegates were prettier than her :/ Embarrasing (NT) -- David, 10:01:44 02/09/15 Mon Most of the delegates of MU and other pageant winners got a few, or many plastic surgeries and did not display a natural beauty as her. (NT) -- Ondina, 21:50:05 02/09/15 Mon THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU WIN THE PAGEANT AFTER COMPETING FOR YEARS... Beating out girls in your hometown, in your state/area, in your country... Then you win MISS UNIVERSE and the crown you receive is THIS!!!?!? BARF. (NT) -- Trump seriously stop shoving your real estate buildings onto MUO 👎, 11:36:22 02/09/15 Mon Actually, it's starting to grow on me. I'd like to see more diamonds added so that 'tin can' appearance is minimized. But I'm starting to like it. Interested to see what USA's new crown looks like. (NT) -- :-), 12:34:25 02/09/15 Mon Two words: "milk carton" -- Doot, 12:50:51 02/09/15 Mon I don't hate the crown but you are obviously limited with what you can wear with it. The best it's looked was when she was wearing this black dress that had silver accents or here, for example, where she's wearing a blue that sets off the stones. So I'm thinking as long as she wears black, white, blue, or something with silver accents it looks fine. Otherwise, it looks chintzy as hell. (NT) -- ----, 10:26:03 02/10/15 Tue At least Paulina is still better than Olivia Culpo, the biggest wtf win in MUO history. I actually love Paulina and she's a great MU. (NT) -- chexmex, 18:24:05 03/02/15 Mon . (NT) -- JennNYC, 20:11:23 03/02/15 Mon Aint FILTER great y'all? (NT) -- Observer, 11:59:40 02/09/15 Mon Yeah, she's using a heavy dose of filter on these pics and I still dont find her that compelling. There's something missing with her for me. (NT) -- Klien, 12:03:32 02/09/15 Mon I loved Jacqueline Bracamontes, Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2000/2001. She still looks gorgeous after all these years! (NT) -- Sexydrew82 (nsi), 14:21:03 02/09/15 Mon She looks softer and prettier here, like she had a lot of rest and is now just relaxing into the role. That said, feel free to bash me or say I'm full of negativity, but weeks later I'm still in a lil bit of shock that we have such a plain Jane as a Miss Universe -- Mia, 16:59:18 02/09/15 Mon Yeah, it's still a no for me (NT) -- Jenny, 17:30:51 02/09/15 Mon Anyone see the Grammy's and think Ariana Grande performed inside the Universe crown? Her set looked like she was inside it. (NT) -- :-), 19:26:26 02/09/15 Mon Sorta did notice it now that you mention it. Speaking of Grammys, I also noticed Olivia Culpo all over the pre show coverage and it's safe to say thanks to her relationship with Nick, she's attaining a great deal of fame and doing FANTASTIC for herself. Every major entertainment reporter knew of her, and commented how flawless she looked. (NT) -- Sparkles, 19:37:03 02/09/15 Mon Olivia didn't look flawless, she looked ordinary as always. I know an entertainment reporter and nobody noticed her, she's a nobody and is only with Nick Jonas to be in the limelight and for his money, how pathetic. (NT) -- chexmex, 18:26:48 03/02/15 Mon Nobody noticed her?? Chexmex, you must have missed Nick & Olivia together on the red carpet being interviewed by Ryan Seacrest. In fact, it was the 2nd big red carpet event in 2 weeks they attended together. (NT) -- Anon, 20:14:17 03/02/15 Mon Just to set the record straight, chexmex DID NOT write the above message. Impostors suck! Chexy, it is really time to get a registered handle!!!! (NT) -- Crissy, 21:09:07 03/02/15 Mon Beauty is subjective, because I think she is stunning. The same can't be said for that crown that looks like it would be in the party section of Dollar Tree. Hopefully the Miss USA crown will look better than this. (NT) -- JC, 11:52:48 02/10/15 Tue Ugh this is going to be a long year :( I cant even remember the last time a Miss Universe reign captivated me! Maybe Dayana and Natalie and Jhawk (NT) -- SouthernGrl, 12:07:11 02/10/15 Tue Paulina is gradually becoming a great winner! (NT) -- X-factor, 22:46:43 03/01/15 Sun

Subject: MU and MW - Together on Feb 22.
Author: TxIdol [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:21:13 02/16/15 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Miss World Win! (NT) -- Hand down - Cky, 07:57:31 02/17/15 Tue There is no comparison. We should have found some way to ruin Rolene's Miss World chances... maybe we could have photoshopped her head onto a lewd nude body or something. Then she could have been Miss Universe, and the new Miss Colombia could have won in 2015. MUO needs to let us take over their winner selection process if they want beauty as a product. (NT) -- BamaMan, 08:03:44 02/17/15 Tue Miss World makes me dream sigh She's perfect. Miss Universe, blah! I wouldn't even root for her at my local pageant (NT) -- SweetiePiee (nli), 11:06:30 02/17/15 Tue It's obvious that Miss WORLD is winning more media attention and pageant fans' support! (NT) -- Wake up MUO!, 20:07:40 02/17/15 Tue I am not sure. Yes, their winners are better but there is no real competition, no excitement, everything is pretty much decided by Julia. And now no swimsuits, give me a break! MW needs a new administration. I actually like the way the MU is evolving, especially after this year's excellent show. If only everyone were on equal footing... but I guess we'll need a different administration for it to happen. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 20:15:40 02/17/15 Tue This whole MW vs MU is as nauseating as the MAO vs MUO argument. MW is bigger in certain parts of the world, especially Europe. But MU is bigger in parts as well, including Latin America. I'll stay a loyal MUO supporter, because MW gives me a headache. I don't pay much attention to their winners unless they are mentioned on here, so I can't do a comparison, but for the most part, I'm pretty happy with our crop of MU winners. I think all in the last decade have, more or less, been deserving. I don't understand MW, or how they come up with their finalists and select their winner. Nor do I care about the whole ' beauty with a purpose'. I do think the MUO can continue to improve their pageants, and I think they need a change up in format (and less filler). I enjoyed both Miss USA and Universe last year, and I've been enjoying the productions more in the last few years. It just needs fine tuning. (NT) -- JennNYC, 15:45:55 02/18/15 Wed I don't care about anything you typed when the face looks like Rolene's. (NT) -- nothing else matters in this conversation, 18:17:47 02/18/15 Wed As much as Beauty With a Purpose brings charity money, I find Julia and the whole concept insincere. I believe part of the reason that it was created was to escape the criticism of feminists/left wing politicians/journalists and another part was to keep Morleys as part of the London elite, the in crowd. Let's not forget the killings of close to 200 people in Nigeria due to MW not wanting to withdraw until the last minute. I know Morley is not directly responsible, but there seems to have been no remorse from her, I would have felt guilty as hell. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi, 21:13:34 02/18/15 Wed Re: there is no real competition. I'm from Europe, and yes, MW is THE pageant here, MU is perceived to be the competition for the first-runner-ups. I can only speak for myself, but I can bet there's other Europeans, especially those not involved in pageants, who may think the same. "There is no competition" is not a valid remark for a competition this subjective. For me, it makes no difference if the judges see the girls "competing" on the stage, or during an interview, or during a fashion show, or on Instagram, for heaven's sake - beauty is so subjective anyway. (NT) -- So there's no REAL competition on the Miss Universe scene too. It's all just a show., 11:57:50 02/19/15 Thu IS Miss UNIVERSE prepared & ready to meet Miss WORLD face to face?!!? (NT) -- WILL Paulina be able to handle the pressure, expectations & hype of the annual meeting???, 21:19:14 02/17/15 Tue What event will both MU and MW be at together on Feb 22? (NT) -- Canadian Fan, 21:56:41 02/17/15 Tue someone said Miss Russia pageant (NT) -- KMB, 15:40:45 02/18/15 Wed Miss Russia isn't until April. I think the OP May have been thinking that they'd meet in Indonesia. Rolene was there earlier this week to help crown Miss Indonesia, the rep to Miss World. Paulina just got there yesterday to help crown Puteri Indonesia, the Miss Universe rep. I think Rolene is in the Philippines right now. (NT) -- HiJake, 06:55:59 02/20/15 Fri Last year when the two queens met, Molly had the height but for sheer beauty and elegance, Megan won by a mile. And then some, (NT) -- Mimi, 10:42:25 02/19/15 Thu This was weird. Went to a art lecture last night and the artist was from Colombia. She was the same age as Paulina and looked just like her. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 13:04:09 02/19/15 Thu I think these have been 2 of her best looks so far. ...I know it's only been less than a month. (NT) -- sunny-air, 14:03:17 02/19/15 Thu It's been said that many countries and organisations are not extending their invitations to Paulina for the obvious reasons. Requests for MU have been an all time low ( much lower than for Leila ) as even sponsors still prefer Molly to grace their functions & events. (NT) -- It's also known that some Latin countries refuse to invite Paulina to visit as their anger continue regarding this year's results., 19:31:42 02/19/15 Thu ?? Could you please be more specific? What obvious reasons? The only reason why I think anyone might not want to extend their invitation to Paulina, is because she is yet another Latina Miss Universe and non-Latin world is getting fed up with it. But then it would make no sense to take Molly instead. And it would make no sense for Latin countries to refuse to invite a Latina Miss Universe. (NT) -- So please elaborate., 04:21:29 02/20/15 Fri Even though you picked two very good photos of Paulina, she still does not even compare to Rolene. so if you were trying to make Paulina look good you still failed. Sorry (NT) -- Arizzy, 20:34:03 02/19/15 Thu TXIdol is the biggest Paulina hater of them all... so no... these aren't even good pictures of her anyways. (NT) -- Mary Jane, 22:09:50 02/19/15 Thu I think the top photo is the best I've seen of Paulina. She looks great there and I don't even like her (NT) -- Arizzy, 22:33:25 02/19/15 Thu Not sure why someone would say these are not good pictures of Miss Universe? She looked really good during finals. Something about her hair and make up worked and that picture on the top left shows it. Very very pretty. I don't like comparisons so I am not even going there. They're different and I am sure one appeals more to some people than the other one. That's ok. I'm from Canada and we (my pageant friends and I) didn't agree with Paulina's win but she won so that's life. We cannot always have a striking beauty as the winner and I'm sure she must have something really special since she won over many gorgeous ladies. (NT) -- Joe, 22:49:02 02/19/15 Thu I believe comparing MU & MW is a dumb issue. These are two different systems. There will always be different. As for Paulina, she will do just great when she meets MW. Paulina is well educated, speaks 4 languages, comes from a well established family in Colombia, so really, there should be no comparison between these two great ladies. For those not happy with the MUO, write to them! Let them know what you hate about the MUO, instead of complaining in here.....I am sure your comments to the MUO will make a change. (NT) -- Miami Latin, 00:59:40 02/20/15 Fri Get over yourself. People can talk about what they want and they don't need to tell them what to do. Paulina is not it and who cares if she comes from a "good family? " That doesn't explain why she is so rough around the edges in video and pics. (NT) -- ----, 23:55:56 02/20/15 Fri It is not a dumb issue, MW and MU will always be compared. I believe Paulina is pretty and has a great body but Rolene is simply outstanding, gorgeous, she's got the whole package. And by the way, Rolene is also well educated, she is a medical student and her dad is a physician. (NT) -- I'll stick with Rolene, together with Aishwarya, she's one of the most beautiful MW ever, 23:37:08 02/27/15 Fri I'd forgotten that she is a medical student. Not only is dad a physician but mom is a nurse. (NT) -- ----, 10:47:53 02/28/15 Sat The whole idea & concept about beauty pageants are competitive comparisons. (NT) -- Therefore the constant issue comparing MU & MW is totally valid and the status quo stands., 02:27:26 03/02/15 Mon It is totally a dumb issue to compare these two women & these two pageants. They are totally different. Each pageant is good for what it is. Again, it is like comparing Miss America & Miss USA......totally different. And to the person that said that Rolene's dad is a physisican, so is Paulina's dad who is a Cardiologist. (NT) -- Miami Latin, 00:50:21 02/28/15 Sat Pretty Pauline is just not photogenic and her photos do no justice to her at all. (NT) -- She's looks ten times better in person with a vivacious personality, winsome charm and endearing disposition. This Colombian chica is an absolute asset to the Miss UNIVERSE brand & image., 02:25:07 02/28/15 Sat Totally a dumb issue? Come on.. They are two beauty queens and both represent the most important beauty contest around the globe.. What is dumb about comparing them? I tell you what. You hate the comparison because your fellow Colombian gets the worst part when she is compared to Rolene.. We have always compared MU and MW.. Sometimes one better than the other in some aspects but the other compensates somehow in another.. But this year is just hard to compare.. No easy to help poor Paulina.. Rolene is way too much for her.. (NT) -- Jolly, 04:34:34 02/28/15 Sat You're absolutely right. Paulina looks good only when she's wearing full make-up, without it, she face looks pretty average. Meanwhile, Rolene, what a royal and classy beauty. MW is far superior this year, there's no question about it. (NT) -- Fan, 14:00:04 02/28/15 Sat The whole idea & concept about beauty pageants are competitive comparisons. (NT) -- Therefore the constant issue comparing MU & MW is totally valid and the status quo stands. Rolene Strauss wins easily!, 20:58:50 03/02/15 Mon And what exactly is Paulina doing for education? (NT) -- ----, 10:50:14 02/28/15 Sat I still think it is two different systems and it is dumb to compare them. As for the person asking what Paulina is doing for her education, she's working on her Business Admistration degree, something you should know if you follow the Miss Universe pageant. (NT) -- Miami Latin, 16:43:32 02/28/15 Sat You're the only one who thinks it's dumb to compare both pageants. All the rest think it is perfectly normal to compare both winners and in this case, the big majority think Rolene is better. Nothing against Paulina, but Rolene's beauty is out of this world. (NT) -- End of it!!!!!!!!, 23:50:51 02/28/15 Sat OMG...again? (NT) -- Ondina, 23:43:05 02/28/15 Sat Yes, February 22. Let's see a beauty queen and her chaperone together that date (NT) -- Mermaid, 04:19:12 03/01/15 Sun Roland is very pretty but I guess I am the only one who thinks her chin is strangely shaped and pointy which detracts greatly (NT) -- Just my opinion, 12:30:03 03/01/15 Sun Who is Roland? (NT) -- MpuleDutta, 15:45:10 03/01/15 Sun I think she is talking about Roland Sands, the road racer.. ha ha ha.. I love when people get so desperate and start saying whatever stupidity they think can help their argument.. Rolene is 1,110% better looking than Paulina.. Full stop (NT) -- Ronald, 16:03:50 03/01/15 Sun AMEN! (NT) -- ****, 22:05:12 03/01/15 Sun* Paulina looks amazing here, especially in that top photo. I'm really starting to like the new crown, too. It's way better than the previous crown. So far I'm enjoying Paulina's reign. She looks like she's having fun, is happy, and doesn't look the same in every photo. (NT) -- JennNYC (not logged in), 03:29:30 03/02/15 Mon Why did Rolene go to World insread of MU? (NT) -- ghrtt3, 16:38:04 03/02/15 Mon Typically miss SA goes to both. MW happened to be first and then she won. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 17:49:16 03/02/15 Mon Thanks for the info. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 20:19:28 03/02/15 Mon

Subject: Home towns of the 2015 titleholders
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:15:13 02/02/15 Mon As I do every year... I present the 2015 interactive map :D Surely I'm not the only geography freak? List icon in the top left corner will show a list of all the girls. Miss with dark blue circles, Teen with light blue stars. Last edited by author: Mon February 02, 2015 18:17:14 Edited 4 times. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Thankx a million oz-usb! As always awesome and appreciated contribution. (NT) -- MUO should have a similar concept on the official website., 02:50:57 02/03/15 Tue Florida didn't select girls from South Florida (NT) -- odd, 07:37:24 02/03/15 Tue Very unusual for them, yes! http://www.pageantupdate.info/stateindex/florida.htm (NT) -- oz-usb, 11:57:27 02/03/15 Tue Louisiana Miss is incorrect. She is originally from Kingwood, TX. She is not a true Louisiana native. -- ., 19:00:39 02/03/15 Tue Hometown in pageants has always meant where they live in the state in which they're competing/representing. We all know she's originally from TX, and she's not the first LA USA originally from another state. (NT) -- puff, 08:36:39 02/04/15 Wed Good point! (NT) -- Nia, 02:37:40 03/02/15 Mon How about a similar interactive map of all our regular & popular contributors and where they call home?? (NT) -- Showcasing worldwide that missosologists are far & near., 06:51:53 02/04/15 Wed We already did, I'll repost it! (NT) -- oz-usb, 05:19:21 02/05/15 Thu thankz! (NT) -- ß, 22:24:55 03/01/15 Sun This is kinda creepy to me. (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 11:24:29 02/04/15 Wed Did you have panic attacks in geography class? (NT) -- Fiona, 12:07:26 02/04/15 Wed

Subject: Uggggghhhh
Author: oz-usb [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:44:22 02/26/15 Thu Last edited by author: Thu February 26, 2015 17:54:16 Edited 2 times. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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lmao the first one looks like she's draining pool water out of her ear. (NT) -- eloise, 17:48:34 02/26/15 Thu Crown on the head or not, Maine looks really good here. (NT) -- Mack_P, 17:49:03 02/26/15 Thu MAINE has been looking better lately. She is still hit or miss with me. But definitely on my radar... (NT) -- ICEMAN, 17:50:54 02/26/15 Thu Yes, I agree! Maine has caught my eye recently. She's ascending rapidly in my rankings! (NT) -- Harley, 20:47:44 02/26/15 Thu Heather Elwell has been in my Top 15/16 since she was crowned! Love her! (NT) -- Groove, 13:40:06 02/27/15 Fri Haha! Why can't they just wear the crown as how it's supposed to be worn? They all looked funny. (NT) -- justsayin, 17:49:58 02/26/15 Thu I like the ones where it looks like they are doing a magic trick and trying to pass the crown up one arm, over their head, and down the other arm. -- Doot, 18:06:15 02/26/15 Thu Arizona is the only photo I like of these - the rest are just really bad. (NT) -- djm (not signed in), 18:10:29 02/26/15 Thu Arizona is a Goddess. She, Texas, and Colorado are my easy picks for the Top 3. (NT) -- BamaMan, 20:10:55 02/26/15 Thu Agree. ARIZONA is stunning, and really stands apart in this year's contestants. I also have those three as solid picks in my Top 5. (NT) -- ICEMAN, 20:34:26 02/26/15 Thu I agree. She looks great, and the pose isn't strange or awkward like the other "creative" ones. (NT) -- sunny-air, 23:14:10 03/01/15 Sun They are all so over touched up and disrespectdul of the coran. So dont like hia work. (NT) -- Irving, 20:44:28 02/26/15 Thu These are so freaking stupid. (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 20:49:03 02/26/15 Thu Yeah, these pics are just a big no! However, ARIZONA Miss, UTAH teen, ARKANSAS teen, and MAINE look nice and are somewhere on my list. (NT) -- Harley, 20:49:08 02/26/15 Thu You and I are on the exact same page regarding this montage. All four are in my Top 15 as well. (NT) -- Groove, 13:41:28 02/27/15 Fri Mine as well. (NT) -- ß, 22:39:04 03/01/15 Sun Put the crown on your head or take it off. These pics look ridiculous. (NT) -- :-), 22:30:32 02/26/15 Thu And this is why people think pageants are ridiculous. I'm so embarrassed to tell people I'm involved when this is what is out there. Just stop, please. (NT) -- whatever, 22:57:26 02/26/15 Thu Let me get this clear - you think people think pageants are ridiculous because pageant girls get pictures with the crown in their hands instead of on their head? LOL. Nope, that's not that. There's much more in pageants to be ridiculed than the location of the crown in photo shots. (NT) -- In PAGEANTS, don't worry about photoshots., 07:38:16 02/27/15 Fri Utah is gaining ground for me. Gorgeous girl! (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 23:44:50 02/26/15 Thu Nebraska is gorgeous (without the silly pose), and Arizona is really really growing on me - just such pretty features. Maine I love - but again with the stripey blush, why? She's so beautiful in candids, why draw her features in (with the wrong colors at that?) (NT) -- FirmGrip, 12:07:46 02/27/15 Fri Nebraska looks ridiculous. Actually, they all do. (NT) -- ., 12:09:46 02/27/15 Fri I don't think anything beats the crown around the waist from a few years ago. (NT) -- puff, 13:00:01 02/27/15 Fri Yes!!! That was utter ridiculousness! (NT) -- Groove, 13:54:33 02/27/15 Fri Benizo likes to do these kind of photo shoots......next time, maybe he should tryplacing those crown on their ass! That would be some photo shoot! (NT) -- Benizo.com, 00:44:50 02/28/15 Sat Crowning glory (NT) -- Queen, 22:10:36 03/01/15 Sun

Subject: Local Fox News anchor (Miss Missouri USA 2006) uses racial slur to describe Lady Gaga's music
Author: TJ Hooker [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:30:04 02/24/15 Tue http://news.yahoo.com/local-fox-anchor-uses-racial-slur-to-describe-lady-gaga-s-music-193704985.html [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Come on, how would you use a word that you claim didn't know existed that actually DOES exist? Yes, she did correct herself via Twitter, but, come on. She even used the word sitting next to a co-anchor (I assume) who is African American. Know your audience, Krista! With that said, I hope she doesn't lose her job over this. (NT) -- Groove, 12:24:36 02/24/15 Tue Never heard this word before now. I agree with Groove.....pretty strange. Let's all just stick to words we know the meaning of and know aren't racially charged? Fantastic. (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 13:44:16 02/24/15 Tue It is a word that was much more common maybe 75 years ago. My father used to use it (I'm ashamed to say). I'm guessing she may have heard the word a long time ago, maybe without even knowing what it meant, and it just stuck in her subconscious. That doesn't excuse this in any way, especially for a news anchor. Like you said, make sure you know the meaning of every word you use :-) -- Doot, 14:00:09 02/24/15 Tue Well, I have to admit I've used the word before several times & had no idea it had a racial connotation. I had always thought it meant just "sleezy, cheap, street walker-ish, or tasteless." I guess it's one of those words who racial connotation goes WAY back to Civil War times or perhaps early 1900s. Never knew it had a racial connotion..and I'm sure any people do not...but it's good to know. Hopefullly, not a big deal will be made out of it for it was clearly unintentional on her part. (NT) -- Tiki-Java, 14:21:10 02/24/15 Tue yes, it was commonly used years ago and I have heard it many times. It is absolutely describing the black race in a negative way . She is not too bright as a news anchor (NT) -- PM, 17:07:41 02/24/15 Tue She should be FIRED! (NT) -- RESPECT, 22:15:41 03/01/15 Sun That was not a very professional or classy thing to say, especially on live news. But I have heard worse said on live news. I think she didn't intentionally mean it, but she still said it and needs to face whatever the consequences are. (NT) -- Ivy, 17:14:44 02/24/15 Tue My jaw hit the floor when I saw what word she used! It such a distasteful term that no one uses anymore. However, most folks who hear it know exactly what it means. She picked that word up somewhere. My goodness, the composure of her co-anchor was impressive. (NT) -- ~, 01:29:30 02/25/15 Wed Agreed, I would've bitch slapped her instantaneously. Like a reflex reaction. He handled it exceptionally well. (NT) -- bridesmaid, 19:58:31 02/25/15 Wed People need to grow up and get a thicker skin I mean really. Why bother speaking to anyone anymore. You might offend them. When did this country get so whiny about everything. I was insulted i and bullied high school all the time, I had to learn to suck it up and get through it and go on, but people put too much power to words. (NT) -- IHP, 22:40:37 02/25/15 Wed God bless you, boo. Being offended by the use of an egregiously nasty racial slur is not whining. So sorry you were bullied. I'm sure that hurt, but unless your bullies were reducing your wor th and humanity on the basis of your race, you cannot reasonably compare your high school bullying to the experience of minorities in a country where institutionalized discrimination and engrained social biases disadvantage millions everyday. (NT) -- bridesmaid, 12:08:30 02/26/15 Thu Would you have said the same thing if she had used the word n****? Because the word she used has the same meaning. Our country has a shameful history of racism against African-Americans, so if people now seem overly sensitive about the words that are used, I say it's about time. -- Doot, 12:49:48 02/26/15 Thu* I tend to agree that people are becoming too politically correct these days. We have to keep in mind North American English is very diverse and vocabulary varies a lot from one place to the other, vocabulary is often influenced by various cultural, demographic and social class factors. It is absolutely conceivable that she did not know what it meant and I don't understand why some media is making a huge story out of this, especially since she apologized. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 13:00:15 02/26/15 Thu She clearly did not intend to offend anyone. Political correctness out of control... (NT) -- ICEMAN, 13:08:00 02/26/15 Thu Completely agree. Out of control!! What happened to America?! We're offended by everything. We have to learn to toughen up. I'm tired of PC. (NT) -- [><], 20:09:33 02/26/15 Thu What is happening to America is that we are becoming more and more diverse, and that does mean paying more attention to the lives of people who may be different from you. Sure, political correctness can sometimes go too far, but it is a very small price to pay for living in a place where we at least make the effort to respect those around us. -- Doot, 11:14:02 02/27/15 Fri Diversity need not breed sensitivity. People are offended at the drop of a hat. (NT) -- [><], 23:41:12 02/27/15 Fri Spoken like a true white man. You would think a gay man would have more sensitivity and empathy in such an instance. (NT) -- W, 08:36:50 02/28/15 Sat AMEN girls! (NT) -- ß, 22:26:53 03/01/15 Sun I think there are two separate issues. On the one hand, it is true that she may not have known what the word meant, and she deserves a second chance (I truly believe this). On the other hand, this is a really offensive word and I think if people are shocked by hearing it on the news, that shouldn't be brushed off as being too politically correct or too sensitive. As I mentioned above, the word she used is equivalent to the n-word and I don't think anyone would say we're being too politically correct when we find that word offensive. -- Doot, 13:09:11 02/26/15 Thu I agree with you... But just like the "n-word", doesnt the context of the conversation determine if it is actually offensive or not. I hear that word (which I personally do find offensive) multiple times daily, mostly from African-Americans. Thinking in these terms, I think its pretty obvious that in no way is this what the news anchor was meaning to convey. (NT) -- ICEMAN, 13:12:15 02/26/15 Thu That's a good point: context counts for a lot, and to me it seems clear that she wasn't intending any offense. But I also wouldn't want us to become completely desensitized to words that have a hateful history. I don't have all the answers, but I do think it's healthy that people are having this discussion. -- Doot, 13:44:56 02/26/15 Thu Over analyzing every single thing = political correctness paralysis. She made an honest mistake, has been called out on it, has apologized, moving on. (NT) -- Sorry, this misstep is being elevated to let's solve historical issues through every micro incident., 13:49:43 02/26/15 Thu ^this. (NT) -- Celia Fo'Realia, 14:25:06 02/26/15 Thu I'm with you Doot. It is important to have an understanding of the impact of language, historical context, and those affected by it. Easy to say that people are overly sensitive, and sometimes that is the case, however, the ability to brush off such instances comes with a level of privilege not afforded to everyone. I think it's important to at least be aware of it than be flippant. So much focus is on the words used, when really the issue is about respect/disrespect. (NT) -- sunny-air, 10:43:17 02/27/15 Fri It seems quite obvious to me she didn't know the word or its meaning at all. And she apologized already so this to me seems like a moment of learning something new. I ain't mad at her. (NT) -- sunny-air, 10:53:39 02/27/15 Fri Sunny-air hit the nail right on the head! I've grown to be positively exhausted by the "not everything's about race {even when a racial slur is used}", "you need to get over it" "you're being to sensitive" comments, as their a direct byproduct of blinding bright white privileged. When people who look like you have always been the majority, and have always benefitted from that privileged societal status, you're afforded the luxury of ignorance. Minorities don't share that experience. Go unpack your invisible knapsack before you tell me how I may or may not feel. (NT) -- bridesmaid, 08:36:48 02/28/15 Sat I disagree. Many people in "minority" communities not only share the experience but are also an integral part of it. I simply do not view personal identity as something constructed based on race. I know many disagree with it. It has nothing to do with privilege, in fact many would argue that affirmative action is something that puts "minorities" in a "priviledged" position. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 10:27:43 02/28/15 Sat Then you are wrong if you think that all is completely the same and all races of people (especially black) have the exact same experiences and complete privilege in this country, as white people have in this country as the majority. That simply isnt true, at all. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 10:38:50 02/28/15 Sat There was an interesting article that I read recently how a left wing candidate for an office in Canada was hiding the results of students of Chinese/East Asian and Indian origin for their political gain, claiming that minorities are so discriminated and only using statistics from Black and Hispanic students to back her thesis. It created some controversy but initially worked well in the left wing circles. (NT) -- HawtPlusSeksi (nsi), 14:39:14 02/28/15 Sat LISTEN, honey. Let me try and break this down for you. IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO CONVEY. She still recklessly used a racially-charged word on television. (NT) -- I don't care what she MEANT to do; she needs to receive a consequence for what she DID, 08:40:54 02/28/15 Sat Bravo. Good gracious, people are so funny. No one is saying she should be tarred and feathered or killed or even fired. But to act like it didn't happen, to just say, "get over it, you're being too sensitive" collossally misses the point. I'm so sick of people using the phrase "politically correct" to demean any attempt people make to be sensitive to others' needs or issues. That phrase is synonymous with FOX news and its ilk. If you don't like someone's reaction to something you've said or done, just call them "too sensitive" and refuse to be "politically correct." Would Jesus have used this argument? He would have used empathy and understanding, not blame the person whose feelings got hurt. (NT) -- Lifelong Fan, 10:24:14 02/28/15 Sat It feels and seems like some people feel like they are entitled to say whatever they want and have no consequences on what they say, even if it has racial connotations to it, and others will defend them to say it, but if any who are offended by such speech say anything about why they are offended and why such language is unacceptable, they get the comments you just said. She made a racial slur comment, she shouldnt have done it, people rightfully called her out on it, cause it was wrong. I think its also an attempt to try to make people be quiet and not say anything, in effect telling them to shut up on this, what you feel doesnt matter. (NT) -- facts-therealone, 10:44:32 02/28/15 Sat I don't think she knew what it meant if she said it to describe Lady Gaga's music. OTOH, I didn't hear LG's performance, but I don't think she was singing Black music??? As far as the N-word, I'll leave its use up to the people subjected to the word as a weapon. I think it's low class, but I am not a Black person. It's very different, in my mind, for a White person to use the N-word when Whites have historically used the word as a slur to assert dominance and superiority. (NT) -- BamaMan, 20:17:12 02/26/15 Thu Glad she was reprimanded for that and hopefully be suspended for a few days. I dont buy that she didnt know what those words meant, as she used it to say it as kind of an insult to Lady Gaga, so no, I feel she knew, otherwise why use that term in the first place. And I find it very telling how some are in effect saying to get over it to those who find a racial slur against a minority group (in this case Black people, as that term was/is definitely a slur), to not care how it offends them but give all the benefit of the doubt and support to the one who spoke the slur in the first place and not consider how that term can be hurtful especially used in the public media. She could have used any other negative non slur word to describe how she felt about Lady Gaga's music. (cont....) -- facts-therealone, 05:52:34 02/27/15 Fri I am very offended by the word "cracker". Its racist whennot used inthe context of a food item! (NT) -- Just sayin, 05:58:03 02/27/15 Fri LOL! (NT) -- BamaMan, 08:24:34 02/27/15 Fri I've never understood what that meant. I've heard it used in a negative way... But is it just supposed to be slang for a "white" person? (NT) -- ICEMAN, 08:46:52 02/27/15 Fri The term dates back to slavery and the person who was the "cracker" of the whip. The term is used these days to mean white person but not used in a positive manner. (NT) -- DMVPageantGirl, 12:51:27 02/27/15 Fri I thought it meant white, but like white trash. This is a strange thread. (NT) -- [><], 23:52:54 02/27/15 Fri If tv anchors just reported and did not elaborate, this kind of thing would not happen. (NT) -- ghrtt3, 14:34:07 02/27/15 Fri This reminds me of the time I said on a crowded elevator to a person I hadn't seen in a long time, "I haven't seen you IN A COON'S AGE!" and the African-Americans on the elevator laughed out loud and the caucasians stood there shocked! I had NO IDEA there was any racial overtone to that phrase! I thought it meant "a really, really long time!" It wasn't until I got back to my desk and googled it that I found out! UGH! I wanted to bury my head in the sand after that! (NT) -- Pageant Pauley, 14:51:12 02/27/15 Fri OMG, I've done the same thing and had no idea! (NT) -- thanks for the heads up!, 07:27:50 02/28/15 Sat I almost spit my drink out over these two posts. Absolutely hilarious that so many were in the dark no pun intended about the word coon.Hopefully this incident has educated some people. (NT) -- that would make this thread worth it, 11:16:38 02/28/15 Sat I always though "coon's age" referred to a raccoon....like maybe they live a long time? (NT) -- new to me, 15:01:42 02/28/15 Sat People outside of Louisiana freak out when they hear "coonass," but it's a term used to refer to Cajuns. Some Cajuns like it, some don't, similar to the relationship people have with "redneck." (NT) -- puff, 12:40:29 02/28/15 Sat where I come from they call alot of the Portuguese people Greenhorns, some people don't care some people get VERY offended! it's bascially saying they are right off the boat and they are ignorant. (NT) -- Sxoxo, 13:35:17 02/28/15 Sat Thanks for sharing because it reminded me of the term "fob". I had a friend in grad school, American of Korean descent. I would go to these cultural events and she would make comments that they were mostly fobs. I asked her what that meant and she said "fresh off the boat" and that it was offensive. I was kind of shocked she would use it but I figured it was one of those things that if you are Korean it is more accepted to say about one another, but an outsider like me dare not use it. I've heard the same about the term "tranny" btw. But to original point, imagine my shock to see the ABC show "Fresh off the Boat" come on tv. I would be interested to know opinions about the title from some Asian people. I can guess for some it was similar to my distaste when I heard the show "Blackish." (NT) -- interesting, 12:11:54 03/01/15 Sun

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