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Subject: First Runner Up Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:01:15 08/16/25 Sat Author Host/IP: NoHost/38.75.136.63 If you were first runner up at the state pageant and your winner won Miss A, what would you do? Take over the title? Decline and compete the next year? Something I’ve always thought about… with how Alabama handled last year, I wonder if a new precedent will be set for this year. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date I think it depends on the girl in that position… if she’s done competing or aged out, absolutely take over. But if she still wants to compete and win on her own merit, she should! And it should not be held against her, especially if a girl is in her prime (NT) No name (NoHost/109.104.152.242) 18:24:43 08/16/25 Sat If It were me and I still had a few years to compete, I would take the title, find out who I needed to suck up to on the state board, then ingratiate myself to everyone else on the board. For the few months remaining on the term I would be everywhere, kissing babies, shaking hands, they would be so sorry to see me go that when I competed again it would be a foregone conclusion that I would win. (NT) -- No name, 20:14:26 08/16/25 Sat (126.sub-174-238-105.myvzw.com/174.238.105.126) What state did you compete in, and what year did you compete? (NT) -- No name, 22:15:29 08/16/25 Sat (19.sub-174-218-218.myvzw.com/174.218.218.19) Yah, that MIGHT work, but it's always a mistake to not take into account "different day, different judges." Plus you never know who is going to be in any given year's class - some newbie might come along and win on her first try. (NT) -- No name, 10:30:56 08/18/25 Mon (NoHost/162.10.144.38) Yeah, that could happen, but on the other hand the newbie would not have had the opportunity to kiss the board's ass for several months. This is all based on the assumption that for the most part pageants are rarely fair. So, the one with the best connections is usually going to win. In a perfect world everyone would be judged fairly, but unfortunately most of the time that is not the case. (NT) -- No name, 12:56:13 08/18/25 Mon (126.sub-174-238-105.myvzw.com/174.238.105.126) In the history of MAO, there have been many state runners up, who assumed the state title after a Miss America win, and they came back and did not win. Examples include Heidi Rikki in Oregon, Shannon Bream in Virginia and Jennifer Parks in Kansas. (NT) -- No name, 22:38:55 08/20/25 Wed (c-98-220-13-180.hsd1.il.comcast.net/98.220.13.180) correction, Shannon Bream never assumed the title. She was1st runner up to Caressa and came back to finish1st runner-up again. (NT) -- No name, 22:49:31 08/20/25 Wed (c-98-220-13-180.hsd1.il.comcast.net/98.220.13.180) Shannon Beam, not Bream. Shannon DuPuy Bream was Miss Virginia 1990, respectfully. (NT) -- No name, 20:34:46 08/23/25 Sat (107-129-113-26.lightspeed.mmphtn.sbcglobal.net/107.129.113.26) If you have enough years left ypu could accept the title, crown your successor the next year and then compete the following year,since you never competed at Miss A. (NT) No name (syn-067-247-219-167.res.spectrum.com/67.247.219.167) 10:10:47 08/17/25 Sun