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Subject: Miss USA 2019
Author: WilliamNYC [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:54:33 02/17/19 Sun Last year the pageant was on May 21, 2018 and held in Shreveport, La. Will this year's pageant be in May? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I haven't heard anything so far. I am wondering if teen will be held during the same time this year. If so I think June would work better, since a lot of teens are still in school in May. (NT) -- PF-Indy, 19:05:14 02/17/19 Sun

Subject: Your faves who missed the cut at Miss USA
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:47:10 02/14/19 Thu Who are some of your favorite contestants who did not make the semi-finals (i.e., Top 16 or whatever) at Miss USA? For me, there are three recent ones that come to mind... 2018 - Alabama - Hannah Brown 2016 - Wisconsin - Kate Redeker 2015 - California - Natasha Martinez [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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2014 - Angelia Layton of Utah...omigosh every time she posts on Instagram i get frustrated by her non-placement at USA. She is still stunning and if not for her beautiful baby and fiance I'd be saying she should compete in another pageant or get a USA do over. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 17:38:00 02/14/19 Thu Oh gosh, yes, I forgot about her. I think she got the Ruthie for that pageant. Many people expected her to go a lot farther. -- Doot, 17:43:09 02/14/19 Thu 2014 had a Top 20 and like I said I am still astonished that Angelia was not among that top 20, but there were some very strong girls that missed the cut, Angelia being my biggest disappointment non-finalist. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 17:53:32 02/14/19 Thu 2018 - Arkansas 2017 - North Carolina 2016 - Wisconsin 2015 - Georgia 2014 - New York (NT) -- MattSP, 13:48:20 02/15/19 Fri I love and hate posts like these. I love them bec I have so many to list. I hate them bec I have so many to list that I will inevitable forget some of them. To start, I have to say GA not making the top five last year. (NT) -- eloise, 12:23:18 02/16/19 Sat Limiting to the IMG/Fox years for Miss USA, my picks would be Wisconsin 2016, Utah 2017, South Carolina 2018. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 12:24:28 02/17/19 Sun Sarah Newkirk (Ohio 2015), Elizabeth Cardillo (Penn 2015), Cassandra Angst (Penn 2017), Caley-Rae Pavillard (Colorado 2016), Aureana Tseu (Hawaii 2009), Sarah Cahill (Minnesota 2003) (NT) -- PF-Indy, 18:59:07 02/17/19 Sun

Subject: VOTING FOR MR.USB 2019 IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN !
Author: Qban [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:13:40 02/16/19 Sat You may submit your confidential ballot for Mr. USB 2019 at www.voy.com/213733/ (one ballot per registered voter) The 2019 contestants are: Matthew Anderson Harold Brown Matthew Butler Joel Weidner In order to be eligible to vote, you MUST have posted on either our VOY USB FORUM (www.voy.com/215218/) or on our USB Facebook Group within the last 30 days. Good luck to all the contestants! Voting ends at 12:00pm ET on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Thanks for being part of this important community and helping select our 2019 representative. Your USB ModSquad [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I don't know who they are. Will we have photos, a jockstap contest, something???? (NT) -- pageantpearl, 09:47:46 02/17/19 Sun

Subject: What was your favorite evening gown of all time? (Discussion starter) Mine was Laura Martinez Herring, Miss USA 1985. It was so fresh, simple and beautiful. Perfect on her.
Author: stage_right [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:54:40 02/05/19 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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One that comes to mind is Rachel Smith at Miss USA 2007. That sparkling red gown was just perfect for her. -- Doot, 23:54:03 02/05/19 Tue Based on the gown ALONE, for me it's a total win for Colombia at Universe 1994. Honestly, I am willing to argue that incredible dress wore Carolina on stage and not the other way around. Based on fan rankings on some websites, she appears to be the favorite 1st RU of all time. But for me, outside of that spectacular dress, she was middle of the road. Now, when considering this question from an overall point of view (e.g., how the delegate worked the dress, overall style, that "it" factor), I could spends days going back and forth between Italy 1997, Colombia 1993, Venezuela 2012, and Japan 2003. (NT) -- SeminoleNation, 08:33:44 02/06/19 Wed Loved Colombia 1994 gown for sure, I also liked Colombia 2000 gown which was somewhat similar. I really like Philippines 1999 gown, the color and asymmetrical neckline. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 11:47:12 02/06/19 Wed Indeed, Catalina's gown was nice! She took a well-earned second place finish in gown (after Venezuela). I think she may have finished Top 3 had she advanced out of the semifinals. Alas, something went terribly wrong in swimsuit. (NT) -- SeminoleNation, 14:41:29 02/06/19 Wed Colombia was the lone one piece swimsuit and I thought looked a lot better than some girls that placed higher in swimsuit. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 17:25:42 02/06/19 Wed Carole Gist at Miss Universe. (NT) -- PF-Indy, 23:39:14 02/06/19 Wed Hawaii's Kym Lehua Digmon's dress always come to mind when it comes to gowns. It was ethereal during its time. (NT) -- HIM, 17:54:53 02/07/19 Thu Not sure how she didn�t get the highest score on finals night. She had an excellent presentation too. (NT) -- PF-Indy, 18:40:27 02/07/19 Thu Miss USA 1991 was a weird pageant all around. Barbara Eden and Debbie Shelton were bizarre in the anchor booth, somewhere between robotic and drunk. And then there was Kelly McCarty, the eventual winner. I never got her, and never will. But here's one extra weird thing: when they showed her score in evening gown (which was very high), the crowd seemed to go wild. But they always said the scores were not shown except to the home audience. Maybe the sound mixer amped up the volume, but I've always wondered about that. One of my least favorite pageants overall. -- Doot, 20:48:11 02/07/19 Thu The pageant was in Kansas, they went nuts every time she was on stage. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 22:39:21 02/07/19 Thu Others might think it was too simple but whenever someone mentions �fav gown�, I always think Shelley Hennig. I was sooooo in love with that. (NT) -- eloise, 15:44:49 02/10/19 Sun Oh and I really like all of the Brazils since Natalia G, except for 2011. (NT) -- eloise, 15:46:19 02/10/19 Sun Oh the yellow gown of Brazil 2011? Yeah, i did not really like it either, for being the host delegate I expected amazing like Gabriela Markus' in 2012 and 2013's was really good too I thought. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 16:04:52 02/10/19 Sun I was in love with Gabriela and Jaklyn�s gowns. I also want to give a mention to Monica Spear�s Art Deco gown. I loved that (and copied it for my wedding cocktail dress many years later �shhh don�t tell lol). (NT) -- eloise, 16:15:10 02/10/19 Sun Oh Monica (RIP) had a fabulous gown which I really grew to appreciate over the years. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:02:54 02/10/19 Sun why does everybody hate 2011's brazil so much? i adored priscila so can someone please tell me if they saw something negative that i didn't (NT) -- dink, 02:31:19 02/11/19 Mon Hate is a strong word. I'd say I didn't find her as strong, especially as the host delegate. She did do very well, but I think her successors were a lot better. Her gowns in prelims and finals were a bit boring I thought. I think she tried to get the audience, her home crowd, pumped up at times, but it kind of seemed to fall flat, from home and on tv it came off awkward and I remember some thinking it looked "desperate". If I remember she wasn't exactly the popular choice when she won her national crown, yes/no? She did grab 2nd RU to Miss Universe so she definitely proved naysayers wrong. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 03:40:54 02/11/19 Mon i do recall some sort of hubbub about her not being the chosen one. i wasn't paying as close attention to national pageants back then but some pageant websites were going nuts (NT) -- dink, 14:14:09 02/13/19 Wed I didn�t hate her, just the floating mess that was her gown. (NT) -- eloise, 08:04:07 02/11/19 Mon but yellow is the color of joy (NT) -- dink, 14:09:38 02/13/19 Wed Facially I thought she was one of the weakest contestants Brazil has sent in recent memory. I think if the pageant hadn't been held there she wouldn't have gone nearly so far. -- Doot, 14:08:08 02/11/19 Mon agreed. she most definitely had the home court advantage (NT) -- dink, 14:12:03 02/13/19 Wed I can think of 2 that stick out in my mind to this day and both are from 1988; Bente Brunland, Miss Norway in her 1950's ball gown and Yajaira Vera, Miss Venezuela in her Star Trek themed gown. I'm sure there are many others but at first thought, those are the 2 that come to mind. (NT) -- perky, 15:36:08 02/12/19 Tue The unforgettable Zuleyka Rivera's dress and also Paulina Vega with Barraza's dress. (NT) -- MattSP, 14:37:51 02/13/19 Wed Omg how can I forget Zuly, who to this day I still think gave the BEST presentation ever, both swim and EG. (NT) -- eloise, 12:24:49 02/16/19 Sat Ps, I could not stand her leading up to the pageant lol. (NT) -- eloise, 12:26:11 02/16/19 Sat Yep, I agree. I was no great fans of hers, but I had to admit she was best in both competitions. I felt that she really did what she needed to do to win that night. And she came out first in swimsuit, followed by 19 others, and she still stood out... a very difficult feat to pull off. -- Doot, 14:15:55 02/16/19 Sat

Subject: WELCOME T0 THE DEAD ZONE!
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:10:47 02/05/19 Tue The last post prior to mine was on January 30th. In 6 days nobody has been a contributor to this board. Wassup???? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I guess this is a slow time now that state pageants are over. But I am always up for discussing past pageants or other topics. We just need some good discussion starters. I will post one in a minute, but it's up to everyone to start new threads and respond to others. -- Doot, 17:37:25 02/05/19 Tue The way they make it so difficult to post pics ruins it. I mean we are already reg�d, why make it so hard still? I believe they are full gestapo bec they want the board to die and force the ride or dies here to go to facebook. I did and meh. (NT) -- eloise, 15:51:52 02/10/19 Sun I don't have a Facebook account and TBH I have no desire to get one. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 22:37:02 02/10/19 Sun It�s just like how USB was but less fun I thought. (NT) -- eloise, 08:13:49 02/11/19 Mon I agree. The USB Facebook page is all about kissing up to certain directors and their contestants rather than having a real unbiased opinion. I give the USB Facebook page zero credibility. Sorry. (NT) -- KrownKrazy, 09:25:49 02/11/19 Mon I don't get it, because we can post videos, so why not photos? -- Doot, 14:10:00 02/11/19 Mon Oh My Fricking God I'm finally able to post here after what seems like YEARS. My thinking is that since the site now requires logging in and user names, many don't want to be called out on their bullshit. Others, like me, probably can't log on and haven't been able to for a while and probably gave up. (NT) -- perky, 15:14:12 02/12/19 Tue Welcome back :) (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:35:41 02/12/19 Tue

Subject: Who won Miss California USA today?
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:03:42 01/27/19 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Pageant not over yet..still searching social medias... (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:05:39 01/27/19 Sun MISS CA USA 2019 - Erica Dann, MISS CA TEEN USA 2019 - Alina Rae Carranza (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 22:08:54 01/27/19 Sun The winner was Miss San Francisco USA. They still have last year's winner on the website. I think the Cressley's aren't long for Cali. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 20:46:09 02/02/19 Sat California has been a mess for years. MUO should have a director trade, California to Shanna Moakler and Nevada/Utah to the Chrisley's. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 22:44:01 02/10/19 Sun I'm surprised Shanna wasn't awarded California. I think she'd be a good director for California. From what I've seen of the Chrisley run pageants they kind of disappointed, I was kind of expecting a lot more all around. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 00:16:17 02/11/19 Mon It is extremely rare for someone from Northern California to win the pageant. I think there have only been 4 winners from NorCal in the last 25 years, and Erica Dann is the first from San Francisco (my hometown!) -- Doot, 19:38:24 02/10/19 Sun She's very pretty and I can only go by the online photos, so even though she's great looking, I think I would've chosen any of the 4 runners up over her. But I'll be rooting for her at Miss USA! (NT) -- perky, 15:40:02 02/12/19 Tue

Subject: On-Stage Questions
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:40:55 02/05/19 Tue Lately, MUO has been giving a list of topics to contestants so they have some idea what the on-stage questions might be about. Has anyone seen the list or does anyone know how general or specific it is? I'm curious about this. In any case, I think this is a good idea. The quality of the answers has generally been better the past few years. After Miss USA 2015, I was feeling pretty discouraged by the responses and I think the new format is helping avoid the complete meltdowns and YouTube moments. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Definitely think recieving the topics for potential questions is good. These pageants are supposed to be about celebrating these women, stumping them with overly intricate questions and making them look a fool, when they are so close to the crown/dream, was never a good look for these pageants. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 11:51:51 02/06/19 Wed I kinda agree but it makes me nosh when they sound too rehearsed. (NT) -- eloise, 15:47:36 02/10/19 Sun Oh for sure, case in point MAO 2019/MA 2.0 last September, but i believe the contestants actually got the questions in advance to prepare and the majority sounded painfully rehearsed. It really is subjective because one person will think one contestants sounds rehearsed while another will say she is well spoken, i think this happened to Catriona at Binibining and a bit at Universe; some were blown away by her delivery and answers and others felt she sounded fake or rehearsed. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 16:00:22 02/10/19 Sun I think the Phils just covered ALL the bases in possible questions. Catriona did sound too prepared. Am I the only one who thinks she goofed a little bit on her top5 answer? (NT) -- eloise, 16:20:15 02/10/19 Sun Yeah, she basically said cigarettes are good, but in moderation, LOL. In terms of the content, it was a bit jumbled, but her delivery sounded smooth, which I guess is what counted the most. -- Doot, 19:16:20 02/10/19 Sun Yes! The word �good� was a hurried choice. She should have focused on �legal�. (NT) -- eloise, 08:10:56 02/11/19 Mon This is what I didn't like about the TOP 20 personal statements or whatever they were called. A lot of them just sounded memorized. -- Doot, 19:17:57 02/10/19 Sun I liked it because we got to actually hear from the international contestants onstage in competition. I mean we got to hear some pretape blurbs, but hearing them in finals and 20 of them was enjoyable. I mean you tell the girls that if they make top 20 they have to be prepared to give a statement of course they are going to prepare a blurb about themselves, once again it's going to be subjective to some people girls will sound rehearsed or stiff, and some will sound natural, professional, put together. I think back to Miss Jamaica, she tried to memorize her answer and that back fired on her majorly. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 20:51:03 02/10/19 Sun I like when the contestants gave spontaneous unrehearsed answers, because it added to the suspense. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 20:55:04 02/10/19 Sun I think the possible meltdowns add thrill, except when it happens to my favs. I�m evil like that. (NT) -- eloise, 08:16:18 02/11/19 Mon I like it that the contestants are given a heads-up. I don't think there's a need for the not-so-long ago days (or owners) who wanted publicity over all else, no matter how bad the contestants looked. Now that I think of it, that way of doing things was a precursor to how the ex-owner treats his adversaries to this day. Embarrass them. (NT) -- perky, 15:26:55 02/12/19 Tue

Subject: Behind the scenes at Miss Universe
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:30:27 02/08/19 Fri Dani Walker (Miss MT 2018) just posted a video of her experience at Miss Universe in Thailand. It's a fun video. You can see what the venue looked like inside and outside and what was going on during commercial breaks. A few observations... - Dani Walker looks great here, and so do the other Miss USA contestants that she is hanging out with, especially Regina Gray (Wisconsin). I wasn't crazy about their styling at Miss USA. It was too over-the-top, but they look fabulous here with the "smaller hair" in this video. - The video footage from the balcony shows some stuff that was not on TV, like how much Nepal struggled with her gown, especially as she was exiting the stage and Canada was coming toward her with that giant street sweeper. - You can see Sarah Summers meeting her friends and family just after the pageant. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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hah! street sweeper is, somehow, the perfect way to describe that train (NT) -- dink, 02:02:26 02/09/19 Sat Lolllll. That was hilarious. I swear CDA always ruins it in gown though I genuinely did not think the last one was that bad but when she came out in that sweeper, I knew she was toast. (NT) -- eloise, 15:39:18 02/10/19 Sun right?! sierra was alright till that monstrosity of a mermaid gown that did her no favors; lauren's swimsuit didn't do her body justice and that evening gown was too teen in my opinion. marta, i think, wasn't going to make it past top ten even without the train. too many similar gowns floating down that runway (NT) -- dink, 02:28:50 02/11/19 Mon I thought Marta was da bomb but I also had a hard time taking anyone off the top five, maybe Puerto Rico but I liked her too. (NT) -- eloise, 08:06:13 02/11/19 Mon I wholeheartedly disagree. Although Sierra�s gown was a monstrosity, Lauren and Marta both gave stunning evening gown performances. Both gowns were stunningly worn by Lauren and Marta. Due to each evening gown performance, I would have advanced each into the Top 5. (NT) -- MLB, 13:34:57 02/11/19 Mon That seriously was the best stage ever. Also v interesting to see where they were all facing while on stage. (NT) -- eloise, 15:42:00 02/10/19 Sun Yes, I loved the double runaway. It makes a lot of sense because when there is just one long runway (like at MUSA 2018) it's a little awkward to have everyone out there while someone is walking, but the "X" gave the contestants a way to move off to the side. -- Doot, 18:57:44 02/10/19 Sun I loved the camera work where you saw the others walking behind the ones who were presenting. That was very pro. (NT) -- eloise, 08:07:40 02/11/19 Mon

Subject: So sad to hear this about Dayanara Torres
Author: PF-Indy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:17:33 02/06/19 Wed https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/02/05/marc-anthony-ex-actress-dayanara-torres-has-skin-cancer-ihavefaith/2781589002/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I read about this the other day and it did make me sad. I like her lots. (NT) -- eloise, 15:48:14 02/10/19 Sun

Subject: New thread! Just for fun (and I know it is early) - but who do you predict for top 5 in Miss USA 2019 this year and who is your top 5 in Teen?
Author: KrownKrazy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:32:20 02/07/19 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Miss USA: West Virginia, New Mexico, New Jersey, Minnesota and California. Miss Teen USA: Texas, Connecticut, Utah, New Jersey and Nevada. (NT) -- MattSP, 12:41:00 02/07/19 Thu Totally agree Matt. I have CA, NJ and TX for Miss, still looking at the other Miss contestants and I have TX and NJ for Teen but I also like Nevada. Has a national pageant ever had the Miss and Teen from the same state winning? Texas or New Jersey could win both divisions. (NT) -- KrownKrazy, 13:20:28 02/07/19 Thu There has yet to be a Miss USA and Miss Teen USA from the same state winning in the same year. The closest was 1986 when Texas won Miss USA and was 1st RU at Miss Teen USA. Although the wins were not in the same year, Connecticut held both titles from June-August 2013 with Erin Brady and Logan West. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 18:30:25 02/08/19 Fri MY 5IVE - The Lonestar State - The Land Of Enchantment State - The Keystone State - The Garden State - The Sunflower State. No preference on Teens. (NT) -- HIM, 17:51:16 02/07/19 Thu California is gorgeous. So is Texas. Other possibilities, but these two right now are my favorites. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 02:22:01 02/08/19 Fri Miss: West Virginia, New Mexico, Florida, Minnesota and Maryland. Teen: Missouri, Texas, Mississippi, Nevada and Connecticut. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 15:49:06 02/08/19 Fri Current Miss USA Top 5: West Virginia, Kansas, New Jersey, Nevada, Utah. I don't follow Teen USA. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 18:24:04 02/08/19 Fri 1) Georgia 2) New York 3) New Jersey 4) Pennsylvania 5) West Virginia (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 23:53:50 02/08/19 Fri I don't follow Miss Teen USA. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 23:54:40 02/08/19 Fri Are pics posted on MUO now? I guess I could check. (NT) -- eloise, 15:43:15 02/10/19 Sun

Subject: Mr. USB 2019!
Author: USBModStacey [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:52:22 01/30/19 Wed Nominations now being accepted! You all have the opportunity to nominate your favorite member to represent us... NOMINATE THEM HERE, then beginning February 5th, those who accept their nominations will post their campaign posts! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Beginning February 5th, those of you who accept your nomination need to post your campaign post, begin it with "MR. USB 2019" and tag it with Mr USB 2019. Tell us about yourself, include photos and why you would make a great representative! Those who accept their nomination have until February 15th to post their campaign post. Voting will then commence on the 16th and will continue until the 20th! (NT) -- USBModStacey, 20:54:35 01/30/19 Wed Why isn't there a MS. USB 2019? (NT) -- pageantpearl, 00:41:19 02/01/19 Fri Why isn't there a MISS USB 2019? (NT) -- pageantpearl, 00:42:36 02/01/19 Fri Unfortunately I will not be participating this year because of the favoritism that takes place during the preliminary rounds. (NT) -- IanSebastin, 18:54:31 02/02/19 Sat Can my good friend who is a female to male tranny enter? (NT) -- pageantpearl, 20:44:33 02/02/19 Sat

Subject: Am I the only one hearing the "scuttlebutt" about the Utah pageant and the state hoppers?
Author: KrownKrazy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:46:20 01/22/19 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Are people upset about the new rules or that Utah is getting too many from other states? (NT) -- stage_right, 15:17:22 01/22/19 Tue I heard that contestants are state hopping without having any residence or school connections. Has anyone else heard about this? (NT) -- KrownKrazy, 16:24:54 01/22/19 Tue It wouldn't shock me. That is inevitable because people have connections in many states, it is easy with todays technology to make something appear other than what it is. -- stage_right, 19:20:29 01/22/19 Tue The Utah USA roster has been posted for a while. As far as I can tell, there haven't been any last minute additions. I don't think there are any former California USA contestants on the Utah USA roster. Athenna Crosby was California Teen USA 2016 but according to her Instagram she is a student at Utah Valley University. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:24:03 01/22/19 Tue I was always under the impression that Britt Boyse is very by the book. This doesn�t sound like something she would encourage?? (NT) -- eloise, 20:22:19 01/22/19 Tue Britt Boyse is no longer in charge of Utah USA. As of this year (2019 state season), Utah is directed by Shanna Moakler. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:25:11 01/22/19 Tue Oh wow okay. Had no idea. What happened to Britt? And knowing (and loving) Shanna, why is there a surprise that there would be state hoppers appearing in Utah? Also, makes sense now that the responses above are referencing Cali lol. (NT) -- eloise, 20:46:12 01/22/19 Tue Ok wait another minute pls. When did Shanna take over Cali? Am I mistaking it for Nevada? For some reason, I think I know Shanna has Cali. Or I can just stfu now lol (NT) -- eloise, 20:51:04 01/22/19 Tue Shanna Moakler was part of the California USA team from 2009 to 2011, then left there to take over Nevada USA in 2012. As of now, Shanna is in charge of Nevada and Utah. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:59:31 01/22/19 Tue Ahh thank you! That�s precisely what I knew. So, who has Cali? The Chrissleys? (NT) -- eloise, 21:03:43 01/22/19 Tue Yep, team Chrisley are now directors for Florida (since 2018) and California state as of 2019. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:49:10 01/22/19 Tue Thanks!! When I mentioned Cali, i was actually thinking FLA, but since they just happen to be now both under Chrissley, I am less confused. Lol NOW I will shut up (NT) -- eloise, 22:16:07 01/22/19 Tue I read a recent interview given by reigning UT USA, Narine Ishhanov and it looks like the changing of directors happened shortly after Narine was crowned and Narine made it seem like she had to prepare pretty much on her own for nationals. I also just learned while browsing some state websites that Delaware has new directors as well, it is no longer with Provost and Miller of D&D Investments (MD, RI, NJ and NY state directors). (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:54:05 01/22/19 Tue I still need to know what happened to Britt. I always liked Utah (NT) -- eloise, 22:17:00 01/22/19 Tue I know, right?! Hopefully no drama, maybe Britt just wanted to direct only 1 state (AZ). Britt took over AZ in 2006 after major drama with the previous director. I don't remember when she took over UT, but she certainly directed some great UT winners. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 23:15:39 01/22/19 Tue Miss Utah USA 2019 is gorgeous Amanda Giroux and Miss Utah Teen USA is Kaylyn Slevin! Two blondes. Amanda is from Ohio though and Kaylyn from California but that's the way it goes nowadays. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 05:07:30 01/27/19 Sun For sure, both very beautiful young ladies with great possibility for nationals, but I'm weary of the reactions by others potentially. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 09:29:50 01/27/19 Sun Miss Utah USA 2019 Top 3 were all from other states: Amanda Giroux from Ohio who was a semifinalist at Miss Ohio USA 2017 and is a 2018 graduate of Ohio University, Kate Pekuri was Miss Idaho Teen USA 2016 but she is a student at University of Utah as per her Instagram, Libby Hill was a semifinalist at Miss Texas USA 2019 which was held in September. Nothing in the Instagrams of Amanda and Libby connect them to Utah. Kaylin Slevin was 1st RU at California Teen USA 2018 and semifinalist at California Teen USA 2017; she has an acting/modelling career going so I'm not sure of her connection to Utah. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 14:35:11 01/27/19 Sun In my opinion MUO should make it a requirement that you MUST reside for a lengthy amount of time or go to school in the state you win in. How can you really represent a state if you cannot make appearances in that state? I think this is going to open up a huge can of worms for MUO. (NT) -- KrownKrazy, 09:00:21 01/29/19 Tue What I think it does is rewards a state title based on money or personal ties. Most girls who compete in MUO don't have unlimited resources to compete over and over again. There have been certain states in the past that were called out on bringing in contestants from other states and creating paper trails. In my opinion, while this might be the new rule, it validates the bad behavior from the past. It turns MUO into a more expensive mail in pageant system. Nobody will take a pageant seriously that a contestant can buy a title in. (NT) -- stage_right, 12:45:35 01/29/19 Tue So doesn't that make a titleholder a sort of "liar"? What kind of example is this to other girls, contestants, women? I thought IMG was about empowerment? How does cheating at a pageant empower a woman? (NT) -- KrownKrazy, 14:13:14 01/29/19 Tue

Subject: Former Teens at Miss USA 2019

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Date Posted: 23:05:18 01/27/19 Sun

Miss USA 2019 will have 7 former Teens on the roster:
Savannah Wix (AZ): Top 15 @ Miss Teen USA 2014
Alexandra Plotz (IL): Top 16 @ Miss Teen USA 2012
Alyssa Klinzing (KS): Top 16 @ Miss Teen USA 2013
Mariela Pepin (MD): Non-finalist @ Miss Teen USA 2014
Catherine Stanley (MN): Non-finalist @ Miss Teen USA 2014
Courtney Smits (VA): Top 16 @ Miss Teen USA 2012 (as GA Teen USA)
Haley Holloway (WV): 2nd RU @ Miss Teen USA 2013

Miss Teen USA 2013 joins the Miss Teen USA classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 in having 12 or more returns to Miss USA.

Miss Teen USA 2013 also joins the Miss Teen USA classes of 1992, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2010 in having 5 or more semifinalists return to Miss USA.

Haley Holloway is the only former Teen on the roster that was a finalist at Miss Teen USA. If Haley finishes among the final five, she will be the 16th delegate to have been among the finalists at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. If Haley finishes in the final three, she will be the 10th delegate to have been among the final three at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA.

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Subject: Miss Kentucky USA 2019 Delegate Roster/Results
Author: ValeneEwing [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:46:34 01/27/19 Sun MISS KY USA 2019 - Jordan Weiter 1st RU - Lexie Iles 2nd RU - Caity Jackson 3rd RU - Parker Deppen 4th RU - Taylor Flake TOP 15 = Jackson, Flake, Delaurier, Hayes, Iles, Kaltenbach, Hall, Terry, Casebolt, Deppen, Sang, Blakely, Rae, Weiter, McGee MISS - 23 Contestants Amber Allen Courtney Blakely Jessica Casebolt Tara Curry Shelby Delaurier Parker Deppen Madison Duff Taylor Flake Cadie Hall Kyndal Hayes Lexie Iles Caity Jackson Hannah Kaltenbach Hope LeMaster Nicole McGee Layla Middleton Courtney Rea Taylor Sang Chelsea Smith Aubre Stolfleth Kendall Terry Gabrielle Thornton Jordan Weiter Last edited by author: Sun January 27, 2019 22:44:05 Edited 11 times. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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They had a top 15 with just 23 contestants? Good way to humiliate 8 girls. Should have been a top 10 at the most. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 21:20:56 01/27/19 Sun I didn't even think of that, I've been refreshing and scrolling social media. Yes, it is harsh, similar to KY TEEN USA, tough first cuts, 17 teens, cut to a top 10. Years ago Alaska had 6 or 7 teens and still cut to a top 5. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:38:42 01/27/19 Sun Watching the Kentucky pageant behind the scenes coverage again makes me think the Kentucky USA/TEEN USA pageants need a new leader, Kentucky loves pageantry, but the production and promotion is very lacking. I still think Melissa Pitchford, Paula Miles, Kim Greenwood or one of the other multistate director teams could really breathe some fresh air into that state pageant, the fans of KY were awesome to hear, but they and the girls of course deserve better I think. This year's KY USA pageant was stacked with many great girls, many unfortunately are 27 and aging out, and I and many other at home fans didn't even know who was competing until maybe 30 minutes into the final show, and from what I could tell the Kentucky contestants, MISS and TEEN, were all gorgeous!!! I wish they live streamed the show, the behind the scenes Facebook Live did not do the girls justice. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 22:57:05 01/27/19 Sun

Subject: California 2019 Top 5 Results
Author: ValeneEwing [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:06:07 01/27/19 Sun MISS CA USA 2019 - Erica Dann 1st RU - Andrea Shen 2nd RU - Samantha Neyland 3rd RU - Kourtney Keller 4th RU - Olga Sigmundson MISS CA TEEN USA 2019 - Alina Rae Carranza 1st RU - Zoe Hunt 2nd RU - Jocelyn Min 3rd RU - Sarosh Syed 4th RU - Kyla Laufer [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2019 Roster/Results

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MISS KY TEEN USA 2019 - Emma Johns
1st RU - Gena Blair
2nd RU - Madalyne Kinnett
3rd RU - Shanna McClung
4th RU - Courtney Rager

TOP 10 = Samadder, Fitzgerald, Blair, Alred, Johns, Cline, Kinnett, Rager, McClung, Little

*TEEN - 17 Contestants*
Ally Alred
Gena Blair
Cameryn Cline
Allison Fitzgerald
Jamee French
Miozyn Guyton
Rosemary Halvorson
Chloe Jackson
Emma Johns
Madalyne Kinnett
Ashton Little
Shanna McClung
Erica McPheeters
Destiny Patterson
Courtney Rager
Hannah Reinhart
Shreya Samadder

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Subject: New Mexico contestants!
Author: gAgA_x [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:05:41 01/15/19 Tue Miss (23): http://www.newmexicopageants.com/miss-new-mexico-2019-constestants/ Teen (20): http://www.newmexicopageants.com/miss-new-mexico-teen-2019-constestants/ Alejandra Gonzalez (of Texas) is competing! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Go Allie Gonzalez!!! I knew she wasn't done yet. I think she said she had 3 more years of eligibility after she got 2nd RU to Logan Lester! (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 14:33:39 01/15/19 Tue **Miss New Mexico USA 2019 is Alejandra "Allie" Gonzalez also won Miss Photogenic. Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2019 is Angela Nanez (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 19:02:34 01/27/19 Sun* I'm glad she won. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 19:25:02 01/27/19 Sun Me too. I knew she had a very good chance, but it's pageantry and anything can happen. I know there will be some haters for her winning, but if she had lost I think some people would have been harsh. I'm really looking forward to seeing Allie in her preparation for nationals!!! (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 19:30:14 01/27/19 Sun

Subject: For well over 10 years the Miss California USA would post the photos of all contestants several weeks if not a few months before the pageant finals. The finals are in less than 2 weeks and nothing. The Crisley's are the new directors. Are they up to the challenge?
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:53:57 01/16/19 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I'm safely assuming that they'll post the contestants on their CA FB page, as they did with the FL contestants. Last year, we didn't get squat from FL, so I'm thrilled they're listenening to us fans this time! (NT) -- Groove, 11:24:02 01/22/19 Tue As of today, the pageant preliminary is only 3 days away and no photos on website. A website I might add that is very difficult to navigate. They also have a facebook page which hasn't been updated in a while. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 11:23:25 01/23/19 Wed The California USA roster is nowhere to be found and the competition is Sunday. I searched some other sites and found two former Teens are competing at California USA 2019. Alexa Jones (California Teen USA 2012) is competing in her second USA 2019 state pageant; she was Top 10 at Arizona USA 2019 earlier this month. According to her Instagram, Alexa is alum of Grand Canyon University. Also on the California USA 2019 roster is Samantha Neyland (Hawaii Teen USA 2013 and Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2013); she is working as an actress and model in Los Angeles. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 23:04:51 01/25/19 Fri I get the impression that last year's 1st runner up Bianca Vierra (CA TUSA 2014) might be competing, but I'm really not sure. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 10:13:21 01/26/19 Sat Unless I missed it I am not seeing Bianca as a contestant this year. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 15:35:41 01/26/19 Sat I was on the California USA Facebook page and I didn't see Bianca Vierra on the roster. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 16:25:27 01/26/19 Sat Oh poo, I was hoping it was just me overlooking. I'm also a bit surprised by the contestant numbers. I think 63 in Miss and Teen with 53, I expected some higher numbers. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 16:32:07 01/26/19 Sat Kourtney Kellar is gorgeous blonde and competing. She has previously placed top 10 in Miss Arkansas Usa. Last year's 2nd runner up Jaskiran Kaur is competing as is Dominique Arciniega who placed top 10 last year. Also competing is Samantha Ramos, former 1st runner up of California Teen Usa. Black African beauty Alexis Keonia is competing too. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 14:32:12 01/26/19 Sat Last year's 1st runner up in New York Andrea Shen is apparently competing too. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 14:38:10 01/26/19 Sat The website is horrible. No photos of contestants. The page is impossible to navigate. The Facebook page has NOT been updated. It's just as bad. This is a far cry from when the pageant was produced by the lady from San Diego who did an outstanding job. This is sad. Don't know how many returnees, how many contestants are competing. Isn't anybody attending that can give us some kind of report? How many contestants, etc? (NT) -- pageantpearl, 02:21:41 01/26/19 Sat ***California state contestants photos now posted on their Facebook pages...Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 15:33:55 01/26/19 Sat* The finals started at 3:00 (PST) today, January 27th. Hoping someone in attendance will send us periodic reports. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 18:37:44 01/27/19 Sun

Subject: Oregon contestants are up
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:05:02 12/18/18 Tue Miss(21): https://missoregonusa.com/2019-miss-oregon-contestants/ Teen(16): https://missoregonusa.com/2019-miss-oregon-teen-contestants/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Bella Ahmad was runner up in Miss Texas Teen USA last year and I loved her. She's my bet for teen! (NT) -- gAgA_x, 15:24:55 12/21/18 Fri Longtime Nevada USA contestant and former California USA contestant Susan Romanishin is now on the Oregon roster. She was 2nd RU at Nevada USA last weekend. Interestingly there is no city name in her profile on the Oregon USA website. Apparently Oregon USA was accepting contestants up until the last week before the competition. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 22:29:47 01/11/19 Fri Savannah Wix, AZ TUSA 2014 and crowned AZ USA 2019 I assume was going to compete for CA USA 2019 as she won Miss Malibu for CA USA in August, but I'm guessing she has given up that title since she won AZ USA 2019. Savannah attends university in California. I had a feeling we'd see more repeaters in the latter to be crowned states especially in the west coast states, I am very curious to see who competes in CA USA's roster and even Florida's roster. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 23:52:50 01/11/19 Fri Btw I'm very curious how Susan qualifies for OR USA, I believe she was working and living out of Nevada and has already graduated from school, I think. See this to me is where things would get awkward and odd with the new rules, but I assume she has qualified and submitted her documentation for Oregon. Oh wow, it happened fast, I predicted a girl would first compete in a back-2-back pageant weekend for the 2020 state season, but it's happening in the first season of the new rules, 2019 state season. I assume this could be Susan's last year of eligibility possibly? Interesting she has chosen to compete for OR USA for her 2nd time this state season, since I think her ties are still stronger out of CA, but her results in CA USA weren't that strong when compared to NV USA where she has been a perennial top five member. Wouldn't it be a kick in the pants if she didn't win OR USA and somehow showed up and qualified for CA USA in a couple of weeks...we'll see. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 00:10:15 01/12/19 Sat Even I know Susan has been at this for a while. Could she finally get it? (NT) -- eloise, 19:50:12 01/12/19 Sat We'll see tomorrow! (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 20:00:03 01/12/19 Sat I just saw 3rd RU for Susan out of OR USA. Let's see if she tries to qualify for CA USA too, I wouldn't be too surprised if she did qualify and compete, her job allows her a lot of mobility and different home base locations. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:02:25 01/13/19 Sun Susan Romanishin is not on the California USA 2019 roster. Susan posted on her Instagram that she has aged out. Nine attempts over three states but didn't reach Miss USA, that must be some type of record. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 14:54:18 01/27/19 Sun Yeah, I saw her farewell to pageantry post on Instagram. I'm still surprised she isn't doing it, CA USA, considering, she said she would have if she could have. Former Texas Teen USA Andria Mullins competed in 3 different states over 9 years of consecutive competition. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 15:55:35 01/27/19 Sun Isn't it interesting how the rules have changed in pageants in the last 5 years...age eligibility, residency and number of times to compete in a calendar year/pageant season...I remember in the last maybe 5-8 years there had been several girls show up at one state and maybe 2-3 months later she'd somehow show up in another state and many of the hardcore fans would freak out and say they'd be contacting the state director immediately, I remember one case where a girl competed for TX USA and 2-3 months later showed up on the LA USA or SC USA roster and people were like "WTF, how'd that happen?!"and now we have a girl competing in back-2-back pageant weekends... (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 00:26:58 01/12/19 Sat From Instagram. Miss: Natalie Tonneson. Teen: Mackenzie Peterson. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:40:12 01/14/19 Mon

Subject: Eras of Miss USA
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:58:49 01/03/19 Thu So this is how I think of the history of Miss USA. It is not necessarily related to the changing ownership or broadcast networks or anything. It's just how I tend to view the different periods. I'd be curious to know what others think. Ancient History: 1952 to 1969 This is before I started watching, so I don't have much connection to these titleholders. The Early Days: 1970 to 1979 The first pageant I can remember watching was 1970 (Debbie Shelton). I feel like the 70s had some ups and downs. There were some great titleholders (e.g., Debbie Shelton) but mostly it seems like a not-so-good decade. The Golden Age: 1980 to 1997 This was a long period bookended by Miss Universe winners. I feel like the pageant hit its stride in this era and also became more diverse (the first Latina, African American, and Asian winners). There were a few winners that I didn't get at all, but overall these were good years. This period includes the 5 Texas aces. Transition Years: 1998 to 2002 I think MUO was trying to figure out what Miss USA should be like and what the pageant should be like. For a while, they tried "plain and simple" (along the lines of Miss America... awful!) and some of the pageants themselves were terrible, especially 2001. The Modern Era: 2003 to 2015, 2018 These are the years that seem like Miss USA as we know it today. Lots of great winners, although there was a period where I feel they rewarded bodies that were way too thin. But overall, I like these titleholders. The Asterisk Years: 2016, 2017 I think of both of these years as an aberration, when they were much more interested in "stories" than anything else. This is nothing against Deshauna or Kara; it just felt like things were out of kilter those two years. At the most recent pageant it seemed like they found a better balance once again. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Great analysis. I am 50 so I started watching pageants religiously around 84. The 80's was all about Texas. I have always hated top 3 instead of top 5 so the 90's and early 2000's had me feeling a bit robbed. From 2003 until 2015 were great times for fans. The new era is still a big question mark to me. Of the 3 crowned at USA, none would have been my pick. At Universe, I Iike all 3, 2016 more when she gave up her title to Demi. (NT) -- chexmex, 14:50:56 01/04/19 Fri Yes, I much prefer Top 5 to Top 3. It makes the crowning more exciting to count down from 4th runner up. And I know what you mean about the new era. I do feel like this year was an improvement, but it remains to be seen where things will go next. -- Doot, 19:56:56 01/04/19 Fri I've seen every Miss USA crowned since 1965 when Miss Ohio, Sue Ann Downey won. Not missed a one since then. The most beautiful in my opinion? Ali Landry. Even more gorgeous in person. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 15:49:31 01/04/19 Fri Yep, Ali Landry was one of the very best, and she sort of represents the end of that golden age in my mind. -- Doot, 19:57:41 01/04/19 Fri Doot, me too! I met her when she was a guest of the Miss Texas USA Pageant during her reign. She looked like a drop dead gorgeous movie star. So nice too! Asked where I was from, etc. Also met Terri Utley,Shaunae Jebbia, Summer Bartholomew, and Maria Remenyi. Only 2 Miss Universes' s though. Margaret Gardiner and Lupita Jones. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 20:59:33 01/04/19 Fri Wow! I didn't know you were so connected! LOL! I have never met a major titleholder, although once had a dream in which I was good friends with Angela Visser (my favorite Miss Universe). -- Doot, 21:03:08 01/04/19 Fri I really miss the Bob Barker era, he had a unique style that elevated the suspense a notch higher no host since then has been able to do the same. I don't like the direction IMG is taking Miss USA/Universe. It's no secret girls get questions in advance, and now I read on FB that all contestants will be dressed by Sherri Hill. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 00:04:00 01/05/19 Sat I agree, the Bob Barker years (1967-1987) were MUO's peak. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 01:01:46 01/05/19 Sat Bob Barker: Nobody better before or since. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 22:58:36 01/05/19 Sat Bob Barker was the exact opposite of Steve Harvey. When Bob interviewed the contestants it was all about them, and he tried to make them look good (rather than talk about himself). Also, he took his duties very seriously. I love how he used to say "I shall now announce the name of the fourth runner up. The fourth runner up is..." -- Doot, 14:20:59 01/06/19 Sun Seriously. I have no idea why people like Steve Harvey. He is such a self-centred creep. I reached 100% disgust when he insisted Miss Myanmar name people in her life who are just as much dead weight on her back compared to the weight of her costume. WTF??! I seriously wanted him to lose his voice that night and be forced to give the mic to anyone else. I am no fan of the annoying trio on the side but I would have much rather had them continue than to listen to that annoying man for one more second. And he is so uncool. Barf. (NT) -- eloise, 16:40:34 01/06/19 Sun miss laos. missed you, el <3 (NT) -- dink, 01:16:33 01/07/19 Mon* Thanks! Missed you too. Will be around more. (NT) -- eloise, 22:14:34 01/10/19 Thu Oy don't get me started on how cringe worthy Steve was during Miss Universe 2018. All the jokes her tried to make were horrible and made the contestants appear blank at times, at least Bob Barker, Dick Clark and Bob Goen were able to help the contestants at times. I believe it was Venezuela in 2018 was kind of looking at Steve for a little help with a word, but Steve was just standing their holding the mic and staring, thank goodness Miss Venezuela was able to find the word she wanted or scrape by. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 16:05:41 01/07/19 Mon And remember, they have made it easier for the hosts over the years. Back in Bob Barker's day, the host had to say the contestants' names, which could be quite a challenge! Nowadays, the most difficult thing the host might have to say is Kyrgyzstan (although Steve Harvey was spared that, thank god). I hope they get somebody new next year. -- Doot, 20:49:02 01/07/19 Mon When he botched the ad lib on Australia�s already bad joke of being a pessimist. Oi. (NT) -- eloise, 22:24:46 01/10/19 Thu I can't get past Steve Harvey's oversized fake teeth. He's an attractive man, but yikes, those teeth. (NT) -- CTtoCA, 12:32:39 01/11/19 Fri Steve Harvey = TIRED (NT) -- chexmex, 18:36:14 01/07/19 Mon It's definitely time for a new host. I would love to see Ryan Seacrest host. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 18:24:25 01/11/19 Fri Steve is great with English speaking contestants, but he has absolutely NO IDEA how to ad-lib with non-English speaking contestants. I felt because of this, he gave the English speaking contestants an advantage because they understood him and his follow-up questions/comments. (NT) -- Groove, 20:03:21 01/11/19 Fri My breakdowns are Early Years (1952-1966), Bob Barker Years (1967-1987), Transition Years (1988-1996), Trump/CBS Years (1997-2002), Trump/NBC/Telemundo Years (2003-2014), and IMG Years (2015-). (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 14:58:39 01/27/19 Sun

Subject: Kentucky 2019??
Author: ValeneEwing [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:33:03 01/27/19 Sun The pageant for the Commonwealth of Kentucky is this weekend. Anything coming out from the state. Having a tough time finding info or I'm just not looking in the right places. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Nothing on Facebook or Instagram. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 14:37:18 01/27/19 Sun

Subject: What's going on with my home state Florida?
Author: FloridaFan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:25:16 01/06/19 Sun The pageant is in less than two weeks and I have yet to hear anything or see any contestants posted? Tired of the crickets... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Florida is weird but I love the ChexMex duo so it holds a spot in my heart. (NT) -- eloise, 16:44:01 01/06/19 Sun The pageant begins tomorrow and still nothing. (NT) -- PikachusWorld, 09:32:55 01/15/19 Tue They didn't post any contestants last year either if I remember correctly, but both divisions were big numbers. That stage was super crowded. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 14:35:16 01/15/19 Tue It's not acceptable if both Florida and California will not post contestants. Since Chrisley's took over it has been a big downhill. Seriously how hard is it to post contestants to Facebook at least if not to webpage? It's not fair for the girls and competition is not transparent to pageant fans if they can't even see full list of who's competing. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 04:55:51 01/16/19 Wed It's very frustrating. When my daughter competed she LOVED seeing her picture up on the website. When she didn't make top 16 it was one thing she did have. It's sad these new directors are being lazy. How hard is it to upload pictures?! (NT) -- FloridaFan, 13:37:23 01/16/19 Wed Nothing on California site, and the page is very difficult to navigate for information. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 11:55:42 01/16/19 Wed Maybe the Chrisley's are too busy to handle the Florida and California pageants. These pageant's deserve directors who will put time and effort into its success and into the success of the titleholders. I'm not trying to be rude, but possibly these pageants are not generating the income that they expected and if they aren't then they should find someone who will put 100% effort into the Florida and California pageants regardless of the profit margins. (NT) -- KrownKrazy, 14:43:58 01/16/19 Wed I actually hoped Shanna Moakler would get the directorship for California. I'd have liked Paula Miles to get Florida or shoot why not Jorge Esteban, he's director of Iceland Universe, but I think he'd have been a good choice for Florida. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:05:07 01/16/19 Wed Maybe one day ! That would be amazing opportunity (NT) -- Qban, 22:23:56 01/22/19 Tue I strongly feel that a state the size of California must have a State Director who is from California and is permanently based there. The Crissley's are out of their league in California, and Shanna Moekler should just concentrate in her home state of Nevada. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 11:11:32 01/17/19 Thu Isn't Shanna based in California? She'll be directing Utah now as well starting with the soon to be crowned Utah 2019 winners. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 19:16:14 01/17/19 Thu There's at least one contestant we now know of, former Miss Texas(MAO) Monique Evans (NT) -- PikachusWorld, 20:12:12 01/17/19 Thu

Subject: Crowning at Miss Universe 2014
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:25:35 01/19/19 Sat I thought it might be fun to deconstruct this crowning moment. Please add you own comments or do the same for a different year! 0:03 Yoinks, it seems even weirder to see this man in the audience now. 0:38 I do not miss Jeannie Mai and her mindless clapfart "commentary." I'm so glad they have replaced her. 1:00 You can hear the boos when Jamaica was called as 4th runner up. I was surprised too. At this point I was expecting her to finish at least in the top two. 1:10 Netherlands and USA seem to have a bit of a moment about whether or not to hold hands. I felt bad for Nia in that awkward instant. 1:29 I was surprised Netherlands went that far. Also, notice that she did not want to take those flowers, LOL. 2:25 The way the light was shining on Colombia's dress, I thought for sure we were going to see her chimichanga. 2:47 Colombia wins. Although she was probably the favorite before the pageant (I remember that I predicted she would win), this felt like a disappointment because the way the pageant had gone up till then it seemed like they were going to reward a different kind of beauty, like Jamaica. Oh well... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I loved Jamaica that year, but not as much as I loved Davina Bennett in 2016 (?). I think Davina is one of the most beautiful faces EVER. Anyway, back to 2014, I liked Netherlands because I tend to fall in love with the surprise top 5ers like the Paraguays from before, Ecuador in 2013, and Vietnam last year. Paulina�s dress was the bomb and the camera work creating that silhouette when it circled the top two was to die for. (NT) -- eloise, 21:18:22 01/22/19 Tue The situation between USA and the Netherlands was that Nia was telling Netherlands to move closer to Ukrainia now that Jamaica was eliminated, Netherlands didn't seem to understand at first, have to scrunch together after each runners-up are announced. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 21:43:48 01/22/19 Tue

Subject: New York Contestant Photos are UP... https://missnewyorkusa.com/contestants-miss/
Author: KrownKrazy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:09:06 01/11/19 Fri So many girls.... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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154 in Miss, 123 in Teen by my count. If I'm off, I apologize in advance. (NT) -- PikachusWorld, 19:03:44 01/11/19 Fri I made a definite list of Miss, and I came up with a solid 25. I'm not changing anything! It was difficult enough to only pick 25. (NT) -- Groove, 19:59:56 01/11/19 Fri Some other names I recognized: Safia Moussa last year's 1st ru and this year's top 10 in Georgia, Chandler Swift 1st ru in Pennsylvania Teen last year, Amber Corbett former 1st runner up in New York Teen. From last year Natalia Mayo and Caroline Placzek at least placed top 20 in NY (NT) -- gAgA_x, 08:59:43 01/12/19 Sat Erica Lansman former Iowa Teen USA 2010 is back, I think is very pretty. I'm really glad to see Corinn Stellakis, NY TUSA 2014, Miss Earth United States 2016 and Miss Earth-Fire 2016. I've kind of been waiting for Corinn to compete for USA and the former teens of 2014 have done well this season with 3 winners so far I believe. I really like Briana Siaca as well who has done well in NY USA. Taelyr Robinson has completed and made the cut in CA USA. Brittany Netta was 1st runner up in NJ USA 2019. Good to see Bailee Zimmerman in the mix as well, former IN TUSA 2009. So many contestants and such variety I usually have a tough time picking New York state winners. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 02:32:13 01/12/19 Sat Why are there no photos on USB?? (NT) -- eloise, 19:48:08 01/12/19 Sat <IMG src="https://big2pageants.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/angela_gown1.jpg"> -- Doot, 22:04:09 01/12/19 Sat Hmmm, it works when you click in, but not in the main message. Maybe that's why there are no photos on USB, LOL. -- Doot, 22:05:58 01/12/19 Sat I cant post them at all. I mean it�s reg�d posters now, why not let us post pics? groan (NT) -- eloise, 20:55:09 01/22/19 Tue* New York always seem to be unconventional girls.. a lot of nice girls but usually non-competitive girls end up winning. Hopefully, the judges pick a strong rep. this year. (NT) -- Samuel, 14:43:41 01/13/19 Sun From Instagram. Miss: Florinda Kajtazi. Teen: Hailey Germano. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:46:54 01/20/19 Sun Damn, you guessed both winners! (NT) -- Groove, 11:21:52 01/22/19 Tue I wasn't predicting the winners. I just posted the results I found on Instagram. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:14:27 01/22/19 Tue

Subject: Finally Florida contestants!
Author: gAgA_x [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:59:30 01/18/19 Fri Miss (65): https://m.facebook.com/pg/MissFloridaUSA/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2214528365274025 Teen (43): https://m.facebook.com/pg/MissFloridaUSA/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2214749765251885 Last edited by author: Fri January 18, 2019 14:01:53 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Barron Rae Williams (AL Teen USA 2011) is competing in her second USA state pageant for 2019. She was Top 15 at AL USA 2019 which was held in November. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 12:58:31 01/19/19 Sat From Instagram. Miss: Nicolette Jennings. Teen: Katia Gerry (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:45:57 01/20/19 Sun And again, both winners LOL! (NT) -- Groove, 11:22:12 01/22/19 Tue I wasn't predicting the winners. I just posted the results I found on Instagram. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 20:14:10 01/22/19 Tue

Subject: Speaking of states not getting it, when is Kentucky holding their pageant?
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:29:51 01/16/19 Wed It's one thing not to post names of contestants, but not to even post a date is even worse. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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January 26-27, 2019 as posted on the KY USA Facebook page (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 18:45:50 01/16/19 Wed

Subject: Pageant music
Author: Doot [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:42:24 01/12/19 Sat Remember back in the day when MUO would commission special music for the pageants? The opening numbers for Miss Universe often had special songs written to match the locale (and some of these got stuck in my head for years) and Miss USA also had its own music at various periods. One of my favorites was the music they used after the crownings in the late 90s. You can hear it at the end of the clip of Brook Lee's crowning. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Speaking of Pageant music, I've always been curious what's the song in the background when Miss Austria gets called into the top 12 at Miss Universe 1977. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 12:26:56 01/13/19 Sun Tonights the Night. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 12:31:07 01/13/19 Sun Ok, Thank You. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 18:46:03 01/13/19 Sun It�s a variation of the 1995 Miss USA opening number. I miss �Your Life� which was written specifically for Miss USA and played during the crowning. The song was played between 1988 and 1994. There were also crowning songs specifically written for Miss Universe (�You Are the Best�) and Miss Teen USA (�O� What a Night It Is�). (NT) -- MLB, 13:46:30 01/14/19 Mon Doot, you are so right. A few Miss Universe songs frequently pop into my mind at random times for no reason. At anytime, I am known to start humming "there's only one way to do the Limbo," from Universe 1999. My other favs: "Diversity" from USA 1997 evening gown (i thought the song was so ridiculous back then, with the gospel choir and all, but now I love it; "Mabuhay" at Universe 1994; and "Right in the middle...heartland USA." I know, I'm pathetic. LOL. (NT) -- SeminoleNation, 16:02:02 01/15/19 Tue The Miss Universe opening song that has really stuck in my head (and we're talking more than 4 decades now) is "Republica Dominicanaaaa..." from 1977. LOL -- Doot, 16:18:27 01/15/19 Tue That's one of my favorite pageants of all time. Did you know the 1977 telecast was nominated for an Emmy Award? (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 17:24:21 01/15/19 Tue I didn't know it was nominated for an Emmy, but I can see why. That was back in the day when the pageant was a big deal and they went all out to make it a spectacle. I loved the elaborate set and the fountains and the cast of thousands marching through the aisles! -- Doot, 17:38:52 01/15/19 Tue

Subject: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters said yes to Tim Tebow
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:34:10 01/10/19 Thu JFTR. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters-Tebow? That is a hyphen-to-name ratio of 0.6. Wow! -- Doot, 19:10:25 01/10/19 Thu Lmaooooo (NT) -- eloise, 22:13:11 01/10/19 Thu The groom will be just as good lucking as the bride. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 05:11:00 01/11/19 Fri Congratulations to the couple! I am still puzzled how they had time to date. I perfectly understand meeting at an event, but to continue dating throughout her reign I would think would be difficult with all of the appearances, travel, etc. Unless, today�s titleholders are not as busy as MUO would have us believe. I know many titleholders who had relationships prior to winning their title (Miss USA, Universe or America), but the relationship unfortunately deteriorated to separation and time. (NT) -- MLB, 13:51:27 01/11/19 Fri 7.25 carats, $1mill ring. Is she the third pageant girl Tebow is associated with? (NT) -- eloise, 17:38:51 01/11/19 Fri I know he dated Olivia Culpo, but who was the other? -- Doot, 21:01:28 01/11/19 Fri Maybe just two then. For some reason, it feels like he has hooked up with more. (NT) -- eloise, 19:48:51 01/12/19 Sat He prolly has. We have just named the Miss Universe titleholders, but I'm sure he has dated a few third runners-up and national costume winners. -- Doot, 21:32:13 01/12/19 Sat Well, I guess T-Tebow had no problem with kneeling LOL (NT) -- Groove, 20:01:11 01/11/19 Fri

Subject: Acacia Courtney is your new Miss Connecticut USA!
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:08:51 01/05/19 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Very strong duo from Connecticut! Teen Kaliegh Garris will definitely be one to watch- reminds me of a young Whitney Houston, tall, gorgeous, articulate and genuine. (NT) -- CTtoCA, 09:11:15 01/10/19 Thu Yaaaas, lovely comparison to a young W. Houston! I like this girl, too. (NT) -- Groove, 20:15:31 01/11/19 Fri Pictures!!?? (NT) -- eloise, 19:49:12 01/12/19 Sat

Subject: Who are your 2018 fav contestants
Author: eloise [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:19:54 01/10/19 Thu Universe USA Teen USA [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Where've you been, dummy?!? Anyway.....Fave Universe: Hungary...Fave USA: DC, UTAH, SOUTH DAKOTA & NEW JERSEY (I can't pick one)...Fave Teen: NEBRASKA (how did she not place?!?) (NT) -- Groove, 20:09:56 01/11/19 Fri ...another from MU who I need to mention: NIGERIA! (NT) -- Groove, 17:56:30 01/12/19 Sat Hi love! (NT) -- eloise, 19:46:20 01/12/19 Sat Universe: Namibia (I loved her and was so sorry she missed the semifinals); USA: Nebraska (One of the rare times where someone I had my eye on actually went all the way to the crown); Teen: California (I don't follow Teen too closely, but she was my favorite in the Top 15). -- Doot, 21:17:13 01/11/19 Fri Universe: South Africa. USA: Georgia. Teen USA: California (NT) -- eloise, 19:47:17 01/12/19 Sat Ooops, and Canada (NT) -- eloise, 19:47:44 01/12/19 Sat

Subject: Curious: Miss Colombia 2019
Author: eloise [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:22:06 01/06/19 Sun Just watched the pageant. Why did Laura Gonzalez (MC 2017) crown the new Miss Colombia while Valeria (MC 2018) crowned the runners up? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I believe it may be because Valeria is not an official Miss Colombia. Alt. she was crowned with the sash and crown of Miss Colombia, her title was �Miss Universe Colombia� 2018 so maybe that is why she didn�t get to crown the new Miss Colombia(?). I believe the latest titleholder is Miss Colombia 2018 (not 2019?). Anyhow, I think the organization messed up by holding a separate contest in such short notice. The delegate had little time to prepare for Universe and as it turns out, the amazing streak ended last year. Valerie may be young but with proper training and more time, she could�ve made the top 5 (or at least the semis) and continued the streak. (NT) -- Samuel, 15:28:08 01/07/19 Mon Yes, Valeria struck me as very young. She also looked a bit out of place in swimsuit in prelims, which surprised me. She didn't have quite the figure we might expect from a Miss Colombia. -- Doot, 20:52:33 01/07/19 Mon Yes, I was quite underwhelmed. She lacked some stage presence in prelims and wasn�t as fierce as who I would expect from a Miss Colombia. I expected a lot from the organization given their success in the past four years. I guess they felt disheartened after placing as runner up so many times? I expected her not to make the region picks but thought the org. would�ve picked her as a wildcard. I wonder if the controversy affected her chances. (NT) -- Samuel, 23:18:02 01/09/19 Wed I�m still not understanding what happened. She�s also listed on the Miss Colombia website as a winner. No mention of anything extra-ordinary. No big deal though, I can let it go lol (NT) -- eloise, 22:17:10 01/10/19 Thu

Subject: Miss Universe Media Week Part 2. This lady loves to talk.
Author: KiwiGuy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:08:27 01/08/19 Tue ------------------------- Last edited by author: Tue January 08, 2019 16:10:20 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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These interviews were way better and more in-depth than her interview Yesterday on Good Morning America. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 20:56:39 01/08/19 Tue Build always does good interviews. However, keep in mind that interviews on national shows including GMA and Live with Kelly and Ryan are allotted just X number of minutes and the conversation tends to be lighter. Interviews can be longer and more in depth when shows don�t have those restrictions. BTW I appreciate Builds interviews of Broadway celebrities. (NT) -- MLB, 15:01:27 01/09/19 Wed The thing I don't like about the GMA and Kelly & Ryan type of interviews is that they are always the same: How did it feel when you won? Can I try on your crown? How do you like New York? etc. I guess it's not surprising that it is so superficial, but I wish they would use the limited time for more specific and interesting questions (e.g., "What was the one thing you were not prepared for at the pageant?" "What surprised you the most?" etc.) -- Doot, 17:50:12 01/09/19 Wed

Subject: There are goss about PH win has something to do with its MU franchise?
Author: KiwiGuy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:37:11 12/21/18 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Miriam Quimbao is in this clip as well. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 11:39:59 12/22/18 Sat The rumor is not true. Chavit Singson confirmed it on a radio program. How could those fans miss some points? It all started when Catriona was flown in his private jet to Manila. The same happened to (NT) -- Super_Saiyan, 13:30:00 12/25/18 Tue The rumor is not true. Chavit Singson confirmed it on a radio program. How could those fans miss some points? It all started when Catriona was flown in his private jet to Manila. The same happened to Demi Leigh Nel-Peters. She also flew in Singson's private jet to Manila after she won. Singson has been a major sponsor of MUO since the Philippines hosted the pageant in 2016. It's part of their agreement that they have to fly every new Miss Universe in his plane to Manila. (NT) -- Super_Saiyan, 13:39:33 12/25/18 Tue Do you have the source which states that they have an agreement to fly each new Miss Universe to Manila in the private jet? (NT) -- Samuel, 23:19:44 01/05/19 Sat http://theqrown.com/international-pageants/miss-universe/new-miss-universe-2018-to-visit-philippines/ (NT) -- KiwiGuy, 23:08:18 01/07/19 Mon

Subject: Nebraska Contestants are posted
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:07:18 12/31/18 Mon Miss(17): http://www.warriorsforross.com/neusa2019/index.html Teen (15): http://www.warriorsforross.com/neteen2019/index.html [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Alyssa Hustrulid (SD Teen USA 2010) is making her second attempt at a 2019 USA state title. She was 1st RU at SD USA 2019 which was held in September. She must have relocated to NE just after the SD pageant in order to be eligible for NE USA 2019. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 21:31:25 12/31/18 Mon Is it possible for a contestant to compete three times per season? (NT) -- Samuel, 22:20:34 12/31/18 Mon I don't think so. From the calendar above, state pageants run August-January so that's less than 6 months. With the new rules you have to live in a state for a minimum three months. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 23:50:04 12/31/18 Mon Teen should be Callie Dennison or Skylar Stearley after I checked their Instagrams! In Miss I would pick a blonde as Sarah's and Bree's succesor but I think Samantha Washington might win. (NT) -- gAgA_x, 14:53:28 01/02/19 Wed From Instagram. Miss: Lex Najarian. Teen: Erin Shae Swanson. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 21:19:02 01/07/19 Mon

Subject: Arizona contestants just posted
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:20:51 01/02/19 Wed 35 in Miss, 20 in Teen. https://castingcrownsproductions.com/product-category/miss-arizona-usa-pageant/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Savannah Wix stands out in Miss. In Teen there's so many beautiful girls it is going to be tough competition. Katie Schaaf ia former 1st ru in Teen and is gorgeous. Natalie McCasland and Erica Honing are gorgeous per their Instagram. Dimon Sanders stands out too, as well as Nicole Samia and Marlene Freerksen. I can't pick a winner yet! (NT) -- gAgA_x, 14:48:21 01/02/19 Wed From Instagram. Miss: Savannah Wix. Teen: Jordan Waller. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 21:17:33 01/07/19 Mon

Subject: Nevada contestants posted
Author: PikachusWorld [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:01:21 12/18/18 Tue Miss(27) and Teen(13) http://www.missnevadausa.com/contestants/ [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Stormy Keffeler going for her 2nd state of 2019 pageant season, she of course briefly held the WA USA 2016 title before resigning and has competed for Miss Washington USA in 2018 and 2019 finishing as a semifinalist both times. (NT) -- ValeneEwing, 00:16:09 12/18/18 Tue From Instagram. Miss: Tianna Tuamoheloa. Teen: Erica Bonilla. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 21:14:18 01/07/19 Mon

Subject: Miss Universe Media Week Interviews.
Author: KiwiGuy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:29:35 01/07/19 Mon -------------------------- Last edited by author: Mon January 07, 2019 16:34:11 Edited 1 time. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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At the end of the day the perfect choice. Beautiful, articulate, and intelligent. She really is all that, and a bag a chips! (NT) -- pageantpearl, 17:22:45 01/07/19 Mon I have to admit that with the contestants from the Philippines my usual attitude is to be a little skeptical because there can be so much hype beforehand (and I have not been a huge fan of some of the other contestants over the past decade), but Catriona is right on the money, and has been ever since she arrived at the pageant in Thailand. -- Doot, 20:44:39 01/07/19 Mon

Subject: QUIZ: WHAT MISS USA ENDED UP DOING PORN MOVIES?
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:07:52 01/05/19 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Kelli McCarty 1991 and I think Debbie Shelton had a nude scene in Body Double (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 17:23:00 01/05/19 Sat One nude scene is OK, but having sex for $$$? Well, we all know what we call that kind of person. Shameful! (NT) -- pageantpearl, 22:56:50 01/05/19 Sat

Subject: HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL! MAY 2019 BRING YOU EVERYTHING YOU WISH FOR.
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:42:35 01/01/19 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Happy New Year to everyone here :) (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 23:56:43 01/01/19 Tue I wish all the USB regulars a happy and healthy 2019! (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 22:43:07 01/02/19 Wed Happy New Year everybody!!! Best wishes for 2019! (NT) -- Samuel, 13:41:40 01/03/19 Thu

Subject: WE ALL HAVE OUR FAVORITE MISS USA'S. WHO TO YOU WERE THE SHOCKERS.
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:31:46 01/02/19 Wed My list of shocking wins, which for me translates to least deserving of winning were: Michele McDonald Barbara Peterson Mary Therese Friel Kimberly Pressler Shauntay Hinton Rima Fakih Deshauna Barber* Although I thought Deshauna had a terrific resume and story to tell, I felt Miss Hawaii would have been a more deserving choice. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! My pick would be Kimberly Pressler. To this day, Kim�s win baffles me. My eyes were on Morgan and Angelique who competed very well; both are beautiful and articulated and would have been more competitive at Miss Universe. Nothing about Kim�s performance was memorable. When Morgan was called first runner-up, I was thinking �what just happened?� Unlike previous titleholders from the 80�s and 90�s, you could identify some quality of why that delegate was selected Miss USA - perhaps it was the beauty, personality and speaking skills, wardrobe, etc. I just didn�t see what the judges saw when it came to Kim. (NT) -- MLB, 16:17:02 01/02/19 Wed For me it would be a tie between Barbara Peterson and Shauntae Hinton....and not because neither was a finalist at Miss Universe. Pressler wasn't either. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 17:45:32 01/02/19 Wed The big head-scratchers for me are Barbara Peterson, Kim Pressler, Shannon Marketic, Kelly McCarthy. Another surprise at Miss USA was Brook Lee, but that turned out to be a pleasant surprise. She didn't seem to be cut from the usual mold and I didn't see her win coming at all, but I loved her! -- Doot, 18:05:17 01/02/19 Wed Doot, oh god yes. Forgot about Kelli McCarthy. I did like Shannon Marketic though. Thought she was very pretty. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 18:48:41 01/02/19 Wed I thought Karen Morrison Miss USA 1974 was OK, but I would have gone with Barbara Cooper Miss New York (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 22:40:17 01/02/19 Wed Totally! Cooper was robbed and would�ve performed better at Universe imo (NT) -- Samuel, 13:41:06 01/03/19 Thu Since we're mainly talking 70s here, I never got Summer Bartholomew. She always looked a bit waxy to me. -- Doot, 23:35:58 01/02/19 Wed pageantpearl, I agree with your picks and I add to your list Karen Morrison, Terri Utley, Mai Shanley, Kelli McCarty, Lu Parker, Chelsea Cooley. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 00:28:05 01/03/19 Thu Lu Parker was stunning. I do agree with you on the rest though. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 02:36:03 01/03/19 Thu

Subject: 2019 MUO Milestones
Author: Basketball_Fan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 02:10:21 01/01/19 Tue With the new year upon us, let's take a look at the MUO titleholders that will be marking milestone birthdays and crowning anniversaries in 2019. Birthdays 25th: Catriona Gray (January 6), Logan West (June 20), Cassidy Wolf (July 5), Sarah Rose Summers (November 4) 30th: Pia Wurtzbach (September 24), Deshauna Barber (December 6) 40th: Shauntay Hinton (February 26), Justine Pasek (August 29), Susie Castillo (October 27), Mpule Kwelagobe (November 14) 50th: Carole Gist (May 8), Kelli McCarty (September 6) 60th: Mary Therese Friel (February 10), Shawn Weatherly (July 24), Margaret Gardiner (August 21) 70th: Marisol Malaret (October 13) 75th: Marite Oziers (June 15), Corinna Tsopei (June 21), Ieda Vargas (December 31) 80th: Gladys Zender (October 19), Eurlyne Howell (October 25) Crowning Anniversaries 10th: Kristen Dalton (April 19), Stefania Fernandez (August 23), Stormi Henley (August 31) 20th: Kimberly Pressler (February 5), Mpule Kwelagobe (May 26), Ashley Coleman (August 24) 25th: Lu Parker (February 11), Sushmita Sen (May 20), Shauna Gambill (August 16) 30th: Gretchen Polhemus (February 28), Angela Visser (May 23), Brandi Sherwood (July 25) 40th: Mary Therese Friel (April 30), Maritza Sayalero (July 20) 50th: Wendy Dascomb (May 24), Gloria Diaz (July 19) 60th: Terry Lynn Huntington (July 22), Akiko Kojima (July 24) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I love that Catriona and Summer are the same age! (NT) -- HCF, 11:31:38 01/01/19 Tue The 70s had some offbeat winners at Miss USA, Mary Therese Friel being one of them. I can't believe she is 60 and that it's been 40 years since she won. I remember watching that pageant, LOL. -- Doot, 12:54:35 01/02/19 Wed

Subject: What is going on? Why is there so much drama? #poorSRS
Author: KiwiGuy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 04:46:28 12/19/18 Wed The plot thickens... Last edited by author: Thu December 20, 2018 19:33:11 Edited 3 times. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Has Rima been taking stupid pills? Should have been Miss Oklahoma that year anyway. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 12:35:00 12/19/18 Wed Oh no, that�s bad.. more controversy. Seems like Rima is not getting over the fact that she was unplaced. Let�s just say facially Sarah is more stronger than Rima. Personality wise they are quite similar so I�ll leave it at that.. (NT) -- Samuel, 13:18:11 12/19/18 Wed Btw, where did she write this comment? (NT) -- Samuel, 13:19:56 12/19/18 Wed Oh my! (NT) -- SeminoleNation, 15:07:25 12/19/18 Wed This was from RoadToMissUsa IG. Comments have been deleted already. This was from Lebanon not making the cut I guess. Rima apparently is in hot waters in Lebanon for not delivering as a National Director. So much tea drinking happened in this year's edition of Miss U. ha (NT) -- KiwiGuy, 15:45:44 12/19/18 Wed Are we sure this isn't a mocked-up fake? I am no great fan of Rima, but I'd be very surprised if she wrote something as crass as this, especially as a national director. -- Doot, 19:13:55 12/19/18 Wed I believe this. Lol (NT) -- eloise, 19:57:18 12/19/18 Wed I have no doubt she wrote this. Her post answers her own question about why she didn't place. She's always been tacky. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 21:30:00 12/19/18 Wed Although she won Miss USA, she should not have. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 15:39:24 01/01/19 Tue Well, I blow my nose in her hair. Of course, I was not a big fan of Morgan Woollard either. In fact, I wasn't crazy about anyone in that Top 5 that year. It's the only time I can remember where I didn't really want any of the Top 5 to win, LOL. -- Doot, 23:46:47 12/19/18 Wed I can't believe Rima thought her girl had any chance at all. She's been there, and her Miss Lebanon could not be more boring and plain. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 01:30:13 12/22/18 Sat Boring and Plain? You mean Miss USA? Could we cool it with the fundamentalist Christians who peddle the same extremely tired, boring, "God answers prayers" message year after year? Especially when the fake "love all" is accompanied by a video bullying other contestants? Sarah was lucky to make the top 20 at all, she can't hold a candle to any other woman at that pageant, and that includes Miss Lebanon. You know it, and so does that guy standing right behind you. At this point I'd take back Kara as Miss USA with her lack of any kind of sparkle and worn out "I'm not a feminist" party line. Rima has a point here. (NT) -- stellalukin, 10:09:37 12/24/18 Mon You have a major reading comprehension problem. Obviously was talking about Miss Lebanon. No mention of USA or religion in the post at all. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 16:54:42 12/24/18 Mon The plot thickens.... (NT) -- KiwiGuy, 19:30:01 12/20/18 Thu What on earth is she talking about?? Someone didn't show up on time with her evening gown? -- Doot, 20:36:47 12/20/18 Thu Someone always has to find some excuse, or inept sabotague theories to rationalize their losing a pageant. I thought Lebanon might have deserved a placement spot. I did notice her. That said, I never thought of her as a potential winner. Advice to all contestants and those who have competed....quit complaining! (NT) -- pageantpearl, 17:33:01 12/21/18 Fri Yeah, "white power" uh huh, that's it. Such a tired, played out, go to argument that seems to fit every narrative someone tries to cram it into. That Top 10 was SUCH a "white out" Rima. Yup. Sit tf down. Lebanon was mediocre at best. smdh (NT) -- Broccoli, 09:45:39 12/24/18 Mon White power?!? What the hell is she talking about? And why would you say things like this when you're a national director?!? Let's face it, LEBANON had zero chance of placing this year (or any other year for that matter). (NT) -- Groove, 14:45:54 12/24/18 Mon I guess she forgot she beat a lot of white girls to win USA. She's always struck me as not being very bright. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 18:53:56 12/26/18 Wed And Rima's cringe-worthy interview on national television where she tried to throw Shanna Moakler under the bus?? LOL! She sounded unintelligent AND drunk. (NT) -- Groove, 19:56:29 12/27/18 Thu Rima should have the license taken awayt from her...very racist comment. (NT) -- me3, 21:30:48 12/26/18 Wed From her Instagram, it appears Rima Fakih is no longer the director of Miss Lebanon Universe. (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 16:40:07 12/30/18 Sun

Subject: The last half decade of Pageantry. USA needs to step up y'all. If all of these ladies will be competing for Miss Big Four, who would be the top 3 and winner in your opinion?
Author: KiwiGuy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:49:32 12/27/18 Thu Last edited by author: Thu December 27, 2018 15:56:52 Edited 2 times. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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My top 3 would be Megan Young, Miss World 2013. Rolene Strauss, Miss World 2014 and Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015. My overall winner would be Pia Wurtzbach. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 19:34:10 12/27/18 Thu Winner: Iris, 1st RU: Demi-Leigh, 2nd RU: Pia (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 13:48:10 12/28/18 Fri Those are my Top 3, as well, with these rankings: Winner: Iris, 1st RU: Pia, 2nd RU: Demi (NT) -- greyfelino, 14:44:03 12/28/18 Fri 1. Catriona 2. Megan 3. Rolene (NT) -- Super_Saiyan, 09:35:05 12/29/18 Sat 1. Megan 2. Demi 3. Catriona/Iris (NT) -- HCF, 11:33:35 01/01/19 Tue

Subject: Until this post, 1 post in the last 4 days. Welcome to the dead zone! Time I cook that pot roast in the slow cooker!
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:27:48 12/30/18 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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The holidays are pretty much over and state pageants are resuming next weekend, so there will be some signs of life on the board soon :) (NT) -- Basketball_Fan, 16:35:47 12/30/18 Sun

Subject: Miss USA gets engaged.

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Date Posted: 18:11:23 12/28/18 Fri

Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers has a sunny outlook on her future.

The 24-year-old beauty queen from Nebraska is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Connor Combs, who proposed the same night she moved on to the semi-finals of the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand, on Dec. 17.

�I knew Thailand would change my life, but what I did not realize was that it would also be where I begin a new lifelong journey,� she shared on Instagram, captioning a photo with Combs.

�On Dec 17, not only did I represent my country on an international stage, but I also said yes to forever with my best friend. I cannot stop hugging on my fianc�, staring at my ring, and smiling thinking about it. NY POST

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Subject: WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED FOR MISS USA AND MISS UNIVERSE?
Author: pageantpearl [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:39:42 12/25/18 Tue 1. I would like to dispense with the selection of finalist by region. It's the reason why I hated affirmative action in education. The best and only the best should be finalist, not from where they live. 2. I would enjoy Top 20. Top 10, and then Top 5. Q&A followed by 4th,3rd,2nd,1st runners up and winner. 3. I think Steve Harvey has run it's course. Time for someone new. Any suggestions? I always thought Ryan Seacrest would be very good. 4. 3 hours is to long. 2-2 1/2 hrs. max. 5. A more diverse international panel of judges for prelim. and finals. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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6. Stop sending titleholders to Howard Stern show. I have seen 2 MUs on that show, there may be more. (NT) -- Tommy, 13:41:21 12/25/18 Tue I loved the state costumes in Miss USA, bring those back. Agree with Ryan Seacrest. Not sure about anyone else, but I loved when they put the scores up. It not only kept us informed, but i think it also helps the girls if they continue to compete what their weakness and strong points may be. (NT) -- stage_right, 14:20:48 12/25/18 Tue I love love 3 hour Miss USA/Universe telecast. I have gotten used to Steve Harvery by now, he's come a long way. The only thing I would change is having men added to the judging panel.a (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 14:38:41 12/25/18 Tue Scores added for swimsuit and gown I do like. I agree the panel should always be composed of and equal male to female ratio. I still say no on Harvey after this year. I just felt he wasn't on this year. He made a few comments that were off the mark. Need someone new. Remember the 2 Bob's? Bob Barker and Bob Goen were the best! (NT) -- pageantpearl, 17:22:36 12/25/18 Tue Bob Barker was the best host. I didn't like Dick Clark for Miss Universe, but I loved him on American Bandstand. lol. (NT) -- WilliamNYC, 20:31:36 12/25/18 Tue Suggestion #1 reminds me of the message board of old. Regional selections are hardly about Affirmative Action. I believe that many former Miss USA's should not have received the call on final night (speaking of Affirmative Action or quotas). I tired of seeing the same sashes compete for the crown on final night. Prior to the current owners, picking my Top 10 to get the call on final night was a breeze. I was statistically assured to get at least 30% correct just for including USA, Venezuela and India (while I would argue that Venezuela was mostly deserving of its spots, the inclusion of a few Indian delegates like Neha Dhupia made me cringe). I won't even get into the list of underserving Miss USA's. By the way, your post discharges vibes that indicate you MAY blame your personal failures in life on Affirmative Action and quotas, instead of where blame solely belongs. There is nothing sadder than someone failing to accept personal responsibility for their actions or lack thereof. (NT) -- SeminoleNation, 08:58:08 12/26/18 Wed Afirmative action was all about putting merit aside to allow others of different races to have a better chance. When we start playing that game good people with better qualifications fall to the wayside. It's quite simple really. It's not rocket science. By the way I've had my own business for over 25 years. I never had to be personally concerned with Affirmative Action. That said I hated seeing more qualified individuals passed over just because of their nationality/race. I believe you earn your stripes with qualifications and talent and nothing else, be it pageantry or life. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 14:00:56 12/26/18 Wed I can't help but wonder that they went to the regional format because most of Europe threatened to pull out if they didn't get any placements in the semi-finals. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 18:45:28 12/26/18 Wed France won 2 years ago. Get more of an international panel. As long as the panel of judges is always representative of all continents nobody should complain. Then again it's a pageant, so everyone complains all the damn time. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 18:52:33 12/26/18 Wed Yes, I remember the 70s and 80s when there were 7 to 10 judges and every continent was represented. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 18:56:25 12/26/18 Wed

Subject: WATCH: EPIC MISS UNIVERSE 2018 REACTION
Author: KiwiGuy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:46:53 12/18/18 Tue Warning: Lower down your audios. ha Last edited by author: Fri December 21, 2018 23:06:11 Edited 2 times. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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I love this video! It looks like a high school auditorium packed with students and teachers. They certainly went ballistic. Can you imagine that ever happening in the United States? No, never. The Philippines easily have the #1 pageant fans in the world. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 20:41:08 12/21/18 Fri In 1967 when Sylvia Hitchcock won USA and then Universe, my entire neighborhood poured into the streets to celebrate. (NT) -- robbinsgh, 18:48:59 12/26/18 Wed i remember as a kid being excused from school by my mom if miss universe fell on a weekday, and only if my dad never found out (NT) -- dink, 23:59:30 12/21/18 Fri I must be ancient. I remember when Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Universe were ALWAYS held on a Saturday night. (NT) -- pageantpearl, 04:56:15 12/22/18 Sat Pageantry is far from dead in the Philippines. (NT) -- Groove, 15:57:39 12/25/18 Tue

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