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Subject: Miss Virginia Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:06:50 06/27/25 Fri Author Host/IP: 212-8-250-219.hosted-by-worldstream.net/212.8.250.219 I watched the VA livestream and despite everything going on with the directors, they had a good show. I don’t know why they paid for Abby to be there though because she was not in the show. But they had great preliminary winners - Miss talent - Arlington Miss on-stage question - Loudon County Teen talent - Commonwealth Teen on-stage question - Arlington Any predictions for tonight? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Where is the livestream? Now that Margana isn't MC'ing TX, I need a new finals for tomorrow night (NT) No name (NoHost/100.17.37.204) 14:41:34 06/27/25 Fri Link -- No name, 09:16:48 06/28/25 Sat (212-8-250-219.hosted-by-worldstream.net/212.8.250.219) Pageantvision (NT) -- No name, 09:18:19 06/28/25 Sat (56.sub-174-202-194.myvzw.com/174.202.194.56) Miss Arlington is definitely winning tonight. Who will round out the Top 13 (NT) No name (173-230-141-184.ip.linodeusercontent.com/173.230.141.184) 13:52:21 06/28/25 Sat She was the only decent talent in that top 13. And then when she was announced as the overall interview winner (why do state paeants announce that on stage?) it was quite obvious she was the winner. Plus her gown was perfection. (NT) -- No name, 01:11:39 06/29/25 Sun (184-97-5-197.lcrs.centurylink.net/184.97.5.197) Just a quick report. Miss Arlington, Madison Whitbeck, did win. She has been a double preliminary winner I was told. Roanoke Valley, Loudoun County, Central Virginia, and Apple Blossom rounded out the top five. Those who know the contestants better than I do can fill in more details. Teen winner was Commonwealth and first runner-up was Arlington. Show ran over 4 hours but it was well-produced and did not have any major gaffes or awkward pauses. With 26 talents you can see why it took so long. (NT) -- No name, 10:37:01 06/29/25 Sun (216-24-92-182.unassigned.ntelos.net/216.24.92.182) Apple Blossom is 18/19 and this was her first year in MAO. No surprise she made Top 5 she was considered a front-runner from the jump. If she comes back next year or the following, especially with team Arlington, she will win. (NT) -- No name, 00:50:57 06/30/25 Mon (173-230-141-184.ip.linodeusercontent.com/173.230.141.184) Arlington is the new Miss Virginia. Her name is Madison Whitebeck. (NT) No name (NoHost/124.6.179.152) 01:46:37 06/29/25 Sun By the way, (editor's note) the correct surname is Whitbeck. (NT) -- No name, 17:46:20 06/29/25 Sun (NoHost/124.6.179.152) Why do states combine their teen and miss finals on one night. As someone who has never been that keen on the teen competition., to sit through a four hourcompetition is way too long. There is no way I would attend that in person. Plus, what was the point of having 13 semi-finalists in each category? A top ten and people's choice candidate for each would have been suffieint. And once again, why oh why do they announce the overall interview winner on stage before the final announcements? WHEN has that ever been done at Miss America? The states should follow suit. (NT) No name (184-97-5-197.lcrs.centurylink.net/184.97.5.197) 18:37:59 06/29/25 Sun I will say as someone there the teens had 10x better talent and a better show than the miss. There were about 3 teens battling it out for that title last night as everyone knew Arlington would win as she was the best contestant there! Very happy for both winners excited to see how they do at Miss America! (NT) -- No name, 20:47:53 06/29/25 Sun (NoHost/38.132.108.234) And the Arlington group was thrilled for Aryana and cheered loudly for her all week! She worked so hard and deserved it and they were happy to celebrate in the spirit of her hard work (NT) -- D, 13:21:27 06/30/25 Mon (static-68-235-44-40.cust.tzulo.com/68.235.44.40) I don’t get how Arlington/Loudoun keeps sweeping like this. 3 out of 4 prelim wins in one night?? And they always have a ton of people in the top 5. It’s been what, 3 Miss Virginias out of 4 from there? (NT) Jfc (ns5000062.ip-51-161-87.net/51.161.87.144) 22:46:24 06/29/25 Sun They truly prep their girls to the extreme and give them support. This year it was no joke for the miss end as the quality wasn’t really high and knew those two would easily do very well. In there teen category they did very well again as they had the 1st runner up who’s amazing! I just think the teens had wayy more competition as everyone in the teen top 5 had great talents. I think some of the placement could’ve been shifted around for teens but miss was spot on! (NT) -- No name, 09:37:17 06/30/25 Mon (241-141-197-169.clients.gthost.com/169.197.141.241) Funny side note: the new state teen winner Aryana Guest competed at the Arlington/Loudoun County local and she lost to both titleholders, then came to Miss VA and beat them both. (NT) -- Different day/different judges., 11:40:37 06/30/25 Mon (NoHost/136.226.52.83) Seen this a hundred times. What can win a girl a local is different than what it takes to win a state competition. In locals, a girl can have a hometown advantage or do better with less experienced judges. Sometimes seasoned girls dial it in at locals, just to pick up a crown to go to state. Then they work their ass off until the state pageant and outperform those that bested them at the local. (NT) -- No name, 13:53:59 07/12/25 Sat (NoHost/104.28.103.79) Arlington (past and current) have always had their hands in the selection of judges. With the past directors not on the state board any longer and specifically not in charge of the judges, we will see if that holds true in the future. Also, pay attention...Arlington girls get entire new platforms when they win those titles, and whatever story they spin seems to fool the judges. (NT) -- Authenticity?, 12:19:52 06/30/25 Mon (64.124.192.2.IDIA-270212-ZYO.zip.zayo.com/64.124.192.2) What local EDs nationwide do NOT have a hand in selecting and instructing their judges??? It's an intregral part of their responsibilities!!! (NT) -- Go fly that hateful kite somewhere else, 17:02:01 06/30/25 Mon (NoHost/172.59.73.202) They are talking about selecting the STATE judges, not their own locals. (NT) -- No name, 12:33:17 07/03/25 Thu (NoHost/104.28.103.80) This poor soul is trying to say that Miss Arlington directors play a part in the Miss VA judges cheating. It’s a long time battle cry from a group of hopeless people who don’t understand how it all works so they cry CHEATERS!! What it looks like is now ths (NT) -- No name, 17:44:31 07/02/25 Wed (NoHost/104.28.76.152) I will say the judges got this one correct! I’m so excited for Madison to represent va at the national level and in the state. I really enjoyed her performance along with these judges picking the overall best candidate. I can’t say from former years that was the case but this year is 100% correct!! (NT) -- No name, 10:20:03 07/03/25 Thu (192-100-91-38.clients.gthost.com/38.91.100.192) Whitbeck was the ONLY choice. Not a difficult time for the judges at all. She was projected to win months ago. The only thing in doubt were the placements of the runners-up. In previous years, there was actual competition for the crown. This was one of the weakest years at Miss VA in over a decade. (NT) -- Foregone Conclusion, 15:02:23 07/03/25 Thu (NoHost/136.226.52.83) Let’s set the record straight about Arlington- they are not cheating, they are just doing the work others are not. They offer real sizable scholarships for BOTH titles, run mock interviews with qualified judges who reflect actual state-level panels (not randoms from a Facebook group), and guide contestants through wardrobe, talent, and CSI strategy with actual coaching and support. Their sponsors aren’t a last-minute scramble or people coming to them, but vetted partners who match the quality and standards of the program. If you’re wondering why they stand out, it’s not politics. It’s preparation. (NT) -- DJ, 14:39:14 07/03/25 Thu (static-68-235-44-10.cust.tzulo.com/68.235.44.10) I 100% agree!! They put the work in. I am hoping more locals come back to va as some of these directors weren’t even at the state pageant for their girls. I am hoping next year we see the support these girls need to prepare and be successful at the state pageant. (NT) -- No name, 15:01:19 07/03/25 Thu (153-101-91-38.clients.gthost.com/38.91.101.153) I'm afraid it's going to be quite the opposite, from what I've heard. Some local directors are fed up with the leadership problems, the rising costs, the fairs/festivals fiasco, and the lack of contestant pool in the state. Getting harder to do, with more expense always being added by the MVO. (NT) -- Just don't know., 15:23:10 07/03/25 Thu (NoHost/136.226.52.83) You are correct as there will be more volunteers leaving. New leadership is working overtime to give the impression that everything is big and better when in reality, it has never been more sad. They lost some incredible people who would never have left unless things weren't dire. One in particular, Dr. Nancy Dye who owns the home where they have hosted a welcome dinner for years. She was on the board and her exit should speak volumes as to the truth of all that has come to light. The path new leadership took to get rid of many who left was deliberate. And those who resigned and left on their own accord were never contacted to ask why or try to convince them to come back. They only want to surround themselves with people who fall in line and agree without discussion. It is one sided and in no way serves the purpose and traditions of what Miss America once was. Any state having struggles such as this do not need to go swept under the rug. Keep talking and looking for answers. (NT) -- In VA and beyond, 13:33:49 07/12/25 Sat (c-73-152-201-73.hsd1.va.comcast.net/73.152.201.73) Wait, Dye left? -- No name, 17:41:30 07/14/25 Mon (ip24-254-24-76.rn.hr.cox.net/24.254.24.76) There was a welcome dinner but that’s it. She had other events there in previous years. I do know she had a party on Saturday night of the pageant and the guest list was great! Elaine Aikens, Nikki Williams, Melody Jessie, Chip Brown and Scott Freda and a few more. (NT) -- Hmmm, 21:35:24 07/14/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.32.119) I found it very interesting that they made a big deal in recognizing Nancy and Mark as the executive directors of Miss VA. Didn't they even have the judges come up on stage to announce they were giving a scholarship in honor of the directors? I wondered what that was all about because it seemed like a bit of overkill after what has been said about the Virginia situation here. (NT) -- No name, 20:32:20 07/14/25 Mon (184-97-5-201.lcrs.centurylink.net/184.97.5.201) It was all orchestrated by the board members to deflect. It was very obvious and not genuine at all and a big show. (NT) -- …., 21:30:02 07/14/25 Mon (NoHost/104.28.32.119) And guess what-- the most promising girls will compete at Arlington bc it's known as a Queen maker. So the best girls compete there, they get the most promising contestants as their titleholders, then they genuinely prep them. (NT) -- No name, 13:57:34 07/12/25 Sat (NoHost/104.28.103.79)