Where do you keep getting that she claimed to be the leader of the formers? If anything, knowing the way MAO felt about formers, that would not have been something to recommend her in their eyes. She did not stand silent, nor did she keep herself in the "spotlight" by continuing to participate in the program. It's very self-important of you to think that whether or not you are "impressed" matters. It matters as little as why you think she has anything to prove to you. Ashley comports herself professionally and will be an excellent ED. She may not make a lot of friends, but that's mostly because I don't see her participating in all the game-playing that has become commonplace in this organization. -- ILLINOIS Pageants Board

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Your opinion is interesting given the wide acclaim and the outcry of support the announcement received on the Pageant Guru, where people not only remembered her, but repeatedly commented how much they loved her when she competed and had her tagged as a forerunner when she went to MA. She won all her preliminaries at the state level. She knows a thing or two about competing and she knows a thing or two about style. She is educated, knowledgeable, professional and fair. Whatever your concerns are, I suspect they're because she hasn't handled things the way YOU would have liked. I also suspect you won't be impressed and there will never be substantial proof for you, no matter what she does. But I appreciate that she isn't easy to bully and has the confidence to handle things in the way that feels right to her. Ashley's going to be a great ED. She is a positive, much-needed change for this program. (NT)	No name	11:54:51 10/08/15 Thu


I dismiss postings on Guru because it's like listening to Joel Osteen where everything is sugary sweet. The minute someone posts something that's not sugary sweet it's deleted. Ashley certainly had all of the components to be competitive at Miss America, but the truth is she blew it at Miss America. Not sure if she made a bad choice or allowed herself to be misled by Amalia. Regardless, her road to Miss America ended the night she did talent in Las Vegas. It was a subpar performance and took her out of the competition. Hopefully Ashley makes better judgments as a State E.D. In regards to Ashley remaining quiet, I don't have knowledge of what she said or didn't say to MAO, BUT I also know that if paranoid Amalia had any suspicion that Ashley was talking to MAO behind her back, Ashley would have been on the brunt end of a smear campaign. The fact that Ashley continued to come back and be part of the show tells me that she went out of her way to stay on Amalia's good side. (NT)	No name	19:14:44 10/08/15 Thu
Your version of how Ashley continued to be involved is based on your speculation, not fact. But, yes, her lackluster LV performance was largely due to Amalia's influence (or flat-out insistence) on her talent, not her lack thereof. For what it's worth, since MA, the Guru seems to have no problem with not-so-sweet comments. They're certainly not deleting many, if at all. So... (NT) -- No name, 23:15:39 10/08/15 Thu So if you know the facts of whether she remained quiet or stepped forth to MAO, by all means share them. End the speculation. I'm curious to know. It may also help win over any skeptics. (NT) -- No name, 09:11:13 10/09/15 Fri Those are not my details to share. They're Ashley's and she gets to decide whether or not she wants to share them, with whom and when. It's unlikely she'll ever check this board, much less post on it. We should all be thankful for that, given our history with the previous ED. Plus, I'm not sure how relevant those details are now anyway. MAO knows how she handled her conflicts, what she did/didn't say and, being informed, they chose her to lead the program. Now that she's been chosen, people have to make the choice that feels right for them. They can either decide to move forward or move on. It's really that simple. (NT) -- No name, 09:50:17 10/09/15 Fri