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Subject: Re: Following the rules

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Date Posted: 19:08:34 12/01/13 Sun
In reply to: 's message, "Re: Following the rules" on 18:53:16 12/01/13 Sun

I totally agree. I really don't dislike Tammy although I do question some of the things she gets away with (bad mouthing other directors to try and secure contestants). I guess since she stepped up and took the Grenada and Vicksburg titles the board owes her. Nevertheless it sends the wrong message to those directors who do follow the rules.

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Date Posted: 20:24:42 12/01/13 Sun

Just for the record, I understand that there was discussion last summer about allowing 3 contestants to be enough to make a crown. The original answer was that there still had to be 4. Now apparently they have allowed the change to 3. By the way, the rule was three up until a few years ago when it was changed to 4. MOST IMPORTANTLY, everyone should know that there has only been ONE pageant which has not made so far this year. Miss Tombigbee Valley, which was the new title offered along with Miss Amory, was not awarded due to lack of numbers, BUT, there were only 5 young ladies who competed that night, so there were not even enough for the "3 per crown" rule. My point is this....there have been no pageants or directors who have been treated unfairly this year by Tammy Wells being allowed to make 3 crowns with 3 girls. I am so glad that she was allowed to crown three title holders, and I trust that no pageant will be denied a crown for the rest of this preliminary season due to the lack of 4 contestants.

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Date Posted: 21:45:44 12/01/13 Sun

Ask any local director who has been around more than a decade and you'll find out... They used to have contestants beating their doors down. Now the directors have to BEAT the bushes for contestants...while other states have no trouble securing contestants.

And...for all of you barking about about how only 1 pageant hasn't made this year - you need to all remember how many pageants directors have FOLDED this year alone. In case you can't remember, let me help you...the number of titles stands at 7+ (not counting Tombigbee) and that's just THIS YEAR alone. We've seen similar numbers the past few years. That's one reason people are so upset. Instead of addressing the real issues within the Miss MS organization, they just change the rules to suit their whims and then blame the local directors when they don't like the double standards.

And the MMBOD wonders why people talk about how they've lost the trust & integrity which was formerly synonymous with the pageant? Really? it doesn't take a genius.