I agree w/ gowns. I will be totally honest that my daughter has done co . Fair pageants b/c it used to be that the gowns werent so costly. She is very talented and we have been approached by several directors begging her to do mkot. We just can NOT afford the gowns :( -- Miss Kentucky Pageant

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Subject: I agree w/ gowns. I will be totally honest that my daughter has done co . Fair pageants b/c it used to be that the gowns werent so costly. She is very talented and we have been approached by several directors begging her to do mkot. We just can NOT afford the gowns :(

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Date Posted: 21:12:44 01/13/14 Mon
In reply to: 's message, "gowns" on 18:21:09 01/13/14 Mon

>>Ok so the girl who won Teen's dress wasn't great. But
>>if you check
>>her FB it's obvious she's a natural beauty.
>>I'm sure she will look put together very soon. It
>>isn't rocket science.
>>I also think it's great that girls know they don't
>>need custom
>>Gowns to win! I for one think MKO has been hurt
>>because
>>A lot of girls (intelligent, talented and beautiful)
>>who can't or just are smart
>>enough to not want to spend thousands on a local or
>>even
>>State pageant. The spending is ruining the quality of
>>the girls
>>In the system. I have seen some ridiculously
>>inadequate talent
>>at Miss America and Miss KY the past few years! Just
>>my two cents.
>
>Your point being that an inexpensive gown can win. So,
>girls can win in inexpensive gowns at MKO as well so
>it shouldn't hurt them. If they have the goods they
>can even purchase a used gown. I don't think girls
>purchasing expensive gowns is hurting the pool of
>girls competing. Just because someone can purchase an
>expensive gown doesn't meant they don't also have the
>talent to go with it or vise versa. You proved your
>own point with your post opening. They just need to
>show up if they have the talent and the rest to go
>with it. There were expensive gowns in the top
>placers last year as well as off the rack prom so it
>was pretty mixed.

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