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Subject: Round One Miss USA Open Casting contestants are up Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:23:11 06/04/26 Thu Author Host/IP: NoHost/120.28.65.159 https://opencasting.missusa.com/contest [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date So there is no pageant? You win because people vote for you? That is just wrong (NT) No name (82.sub-174-227-81.myvzw.com/174.227.81.82) 03:44:46 06/05/26 Fri People PAY to vote btw (NT) -- No name, 06:06:16 06/05/26 Fri (163.sub-174-212-36.myvzw.com/174.212.36.163) Is the only way to vote by paying? (NT) -- No name, 06:26:21 06/05/26 Fri (172-10-49-238.lightspeed.okcbok.sbcglobal.net/172.10.49.238) So, how do you want it done instead (NT) -- No name, 07:40:37 06/05/26 Fri (c-50-172-181-106.unallocated.comcastbusiness.net/50.172.181.106) We would prefer if Thom spent the year finding directors that want to work with him or for Thom to do the right thing and make peace with the unhappy directors so that there is no money grab oops I mean open call. Have to ask yourself why in 75 years these directors had no problem with anyone except Thom? I’m curious. (NT) -- No name, 09:28:06 06/05/26 Fri (NoHost/172.58.240.180) An entire year he couldn’t find a few people to take over those eight states? That seems unlikely he chose not to fill them. (NT) -- No name, 15:30:16 06/05/26 Fri (ip68-110-80-48.ph.ph.cox.net/68.110.80.48) Competition and judging (NT) -- No name, 13:30:29 06/05/26 Fri (202.sub-174-233-76.myvzw.com/174.233.76.202) This is an open casting call to select titleholders for states that do not currently have a state director just like last year except more states are being cast this year compared to Miss USA 2025. (NT) -- Anon, 15:39:41 06/05/26 Fri (156.sub-174-224-175.myvzw.com/174.224.175.156) The bigger concern should be how each will be 'evaluated by an independent panel of experienced judges'. Who are they and what are their qualifications? (NT) ureka smoke (ip68-100-118-42.dc.dc.cox.net/68.100.118.42) 10:19:37 06/05/26 Fri There is one free vote per day, but the free vote does not unlock the girls gallery. (NT) No name (ip68-110-80-48.ph.ph.cox.net/68.110.80.48) 15:25:08 06/05/26 Fri Pay for “premium” content just feels really icky (NT) -- No name, 20:16:35 06/06/26 Sat (ip68-110-80-48.ph.ph.cox.net/68.110.80.48) There are five former Teens are in the Miss Open Casting call: Samantha (Sojka) LaBonne (CT Teen USA 2011), Amanda (Debus) Kuhl (DE Teen USA 2011), Corrin (Stellakis) Hein (NY Teen USA 2014), Anissa Mendez (TX Teen USA 2020), and Denim Lovett (GA Teen USA 2023). (NT) No name (NoHost/180.190.215.172) 19:12:02 06/05/26 Fri Such an unfair process. Basically, you but the right to compete at Miss USA Plus, it's not fair to previous state winners who WON their title that you will get to say that you are a former Miss State. No, you're not. You BOUGHT a title. Plus, some competitors are going under stupid names like Miss Hippy Hippy Shakes and Miss Gotta Have It.. (NT) -- No name, 00:22:02 06/06/26 Sat (22.sub-174-238-97.myvzw.com/174.238.97.22) Appointing titles caused the same issue of people complaining as well… So, exactly what does the process need to be so the complaints stop (NT) -- No name, 06:00:13 06/06/26 Sat (c-50-172-181-106.unallocated.comcastbusiness.net/50.172.181.106) I don't know, maybe a setup where girls register and then they all gather on the same date and they get up on this platform and they each get a turn individually walking across stage in a swimsuit and gown, they each answer a question, and some sort of panel scores eacn one. And then at the end of the night, the person who scored the most points wins a crown? I think that kind of setup would probably go over well (NT) -- No name, 09:02:39 06/06/26 Sat (pool-72-74-53-82.bstnma.fios.verizon.net/72.74.53.82) And for the states that do not have a pageant due to no director, exactly what does you want to happen (NT) -- No name, 12:12:23 06/06/26 Sat (c-50-172-181-106.unallocated.comcastbusiness.net/50.172.181.106) They aren't represented that year. Maybe some folks in those states will be angered about it and offer to direct the state's pageant, or they put enough public pressure on Thom to relent to the former state directors who left. (NT) -- No name, 15:23:01 06/06/26 Sat (syn-071-073-205-179.res.spectrum.com/71.73.205.179) Oh, I don't know, maybe figure it out as they have for 70 years? Let's not act like this "what will we do if there's no director" thing has happened for years and years. It's a relatively new thing and when something new like this happens, 99.99999% of the time it's due to poor leadership that should be replaced. Short of that, there is no excuse to have an open call of any type and then use the excuse that some states have no directors when there are many pageant people who would 100% take over the state directorship. This is a poorly strategized power move and nothing else (NT) -- No name, 19:38:16 06/06/26 Sat (pool-72-74-53-82.bstnma.fios.verizon.net/72.74.53.82) Have you told the Miss USA board all of this? (NT) -- No name, 19:52:13 06/06/26 Sat (c-73-255-122-212.hsd1.tx.comcast.net/73.255.122.212) Do you want solutions or do you just want to gripe? (NT) -- No name, 20:18:24 06/06/26 Sat (c-73-255-122-212.hsd1.tx.comcast.net/73.255.122.212) I want to gripe, Ms. Fix It (NT) -- No name, 09:40:06 06/07/26 Sun (pool-72-74-53-82.bstnma.fios.verizon.net/72.74.53.82) Samantha LaBonne did not make it in the Top 3 in Connecticut USA nearly two weeks ago, the rest were intended to compete in nationals but they gave a chance for an open call including Samantha herself. (NT) -- No name, 20:25:07 06/06/26 Sat (NoHost/180.190.215.172) How is the reigning state winner for MAO a contestant now for USA? I’m positive that’s against contracts? (NT) No name (104-188-128-201.lightspeed.jcsnms.sbcglobal.net/104.188.128.201) 00:36:54 06/06/26 Sat Who?? (NT) -- No name, 06:37:25 06/06/26 Sat (c-73-87-2-201.hsd1.va.comcast.net/73.87.2.201) It was MS but her photo has now been taken down. (NT) -- No name, 12:36:14 06/06/26 Sat (NoHost/172.59.91.71) Who is that? Which state MAO? (NT) -- No name, 09:11:37 06/06/26 Sat (pool-72-74-53-82.bstnma.fios.verizon.net/72.74.53.82) Anna Leah Jolly. Current Miss Mississippi titleholder.as she gives up the title next week. (NT) -- No name, 10:37:16 06/06/26 Sat (27.49.15.130.convergeict.com/27.49.15.130)