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Subject: This year was mind-blowing to say the least. The top 5 made little sense (not all, just the majority). The winner didn't win a single prelim, and you can't say she won it in interview because she can't speak to save her life. I know this is the same stuff we hear every year, but this year was the worst I believe I can ever recall. As to why Rayni didn't make top 10: I have no idea. You are right, she is absolutely stunning. You said you didn't know what her talent was, well I can guarantee the winner wasn't much better, if better at all. Then please explain how our People's Choice goes from apparently not being in the top 10 to magically getting boosted to second runner up? Something is definitely fishy there. If the composite scores are carried over, how is this mathematically possible? I'm not saying she didn't deserve top 5, I am just saying this goes to show that scores mean nothing.

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[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:30:05 08/24/15 Mon In reply to: 's message, "I'm aware that Illinois America has many more components than USA, which is solely based on looks, but I'm a little confused. If it is heavily based on talent, how are some people able to win? It all just seems so random. How was Rayni (who I met at Illinois USA) not in the top 5? Someone posted the top 10 or something on here and I thought maybe she just didn't compete this year? I've never seen her talent, but she is ridiculously beautiful and a really cool girl. I have a friend who is stunning and a professional dancer not place at a local level pageant for Illinois too. The judging confuses me." on 11:39:12 08/23/15 Sun [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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You're right that we hear grumbling every year, but this is completely different. Last year, her friends & family had to buy her way into the top 11. This year, her paperwork was embellished, if not downright fabricated. She didn't win a single preliminary. Her OSQ was horrible, although I have no idea about interview. Her talent was mediocre. Her educational background is questionable. In fact, no one can seem to figure out exactly what it is. Her platform is a farce. Overall, I would describe her as "average," which is not a word I would have used to describe many (if any) of our past titleholders. I believe it comes down to AS influencing the judges to find a hungry, pliable, southern girl she could manipulate. That being said, there's not a thing that can be done about it now. We can only hope that MAO chooses great leadership who will strive to make sure this never happens again and help our program rebuild its credibility. (NT)	No name	07:40:40 08/25/15 Tue