I am wondering how YOU would feel if, after years of lessons and recitals, after working hard to get into college, after doing actual work on her platform, after becoming a worldly, poised young woman, after competing to get to state and after all the resources you've put into supporting her and her dreams, your daughter went to state and lost because AS didn't want the most qualified competitor, but rather one that suited her own personal agenda. -- ILLINOIS Pageants Board

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Subject	Author	Date
What about all the money you put into this crap year after year. I think Illinois MAO big scam! (NT)	No name	11:22:05 08/25/15 Tue


I think it was JA pick (NT)	No name	11:30:51 08/25/15 Tue
Idk if Crystal was exactly Amalia's pick, but Amalia had issues with the more qualified contestants which were mostly not based in reality. So, while she was eliminating the more qualified contestants, she wasn't paying attention to who was left. (NT) -- No name, 11:38:26 08/25/15 Tue Don't start this blaming everybody crap again! You think AS would let anyone pick the winner. You just sound mad because whoever you wanted to win didn't! Perhaps the judges picked the winner. (NT) -- No name, 11:51:10 08/25/15 Tue Do you mean does the OP think Amalia would let anyone other than herself pick the winner? (NT) -- No name, 11:54:25 08/25/15 Tue Do I think Amalia would let anyone pick the winner? I think she herself is not above doing so or at least influencing the judges to manipulate the outcome. But I'm not interested in getting into another conversation about Amalia. I'm exhausted by it, to be honest, and ready for her administration to be a long distant memory. I'm also not interested in making this about me, so I'll be ignoring the bait. The fact is the ball was dropped. Period. And now someone else (I can't wait to find out who) gets to pick it up and run with it. Hopefully, they'll do an excellent job. (NT) -- No name, 12:04:43 08/25/15 Tue Yes! Move on to something else! The BLAME GAME is old! and wrong again!!! (NT) -- No name, 12:41:25 08/25/15 Tue Actually, this thread is not really about you, Amalia. You're just a small part of the conversation. (NT) -- No name, 13:16:38 08/25/15 Tue Well if JA had to choose a southern competitor, I'm sure she would have chosen Crystal for personal reasons. Again, what is wrong with a system who doesn't pick its titleholder based on the values of MAO and who will best represent the state at the MA pageant, but rather based on the director's "feelings?" The bottom line is no one had their head on straight and this was the result. So we just have to hope the next leadership has their act together. (NT) -- No name, 11:52:17 08/25/15 Tue I heard Joe Perri picked Crystal with the help from Scott! Spread that around while your at it' (NT) -- No name, 12:09:40 08/25/15 Tue Yeah - and they are both experts in pagentry. What is this a comedy - what are they to each other? (NT) -- No name, 00:46:10 08/30/15 Sun This is a giant game of hot potato because no one wants to take responsibility. (NT) -- No name, 11:43:36 08/30/15 Sun How in the world would you know what anyone's personal feelings are? You DON'T! (NT) -- No name, 12:45:32 08/25/15 Tue Preferences, which are based on feelings, can be pretty apparent from the way people interact with one another. (NT) -- No name, 13:22:17 08/25/15 Tue