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Subject: To whomever keeps referencing 50 met the talent threshold. Sorry, but that is simply not true. There were on 2 very good talents in the T10, and neither of those would win Talent Preliminary at Miss AmericaAnd the rest were marginal. Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Monday, July 01, 01:12:15pm In reply to: 's message, "Long time pageant fan.. Click in..." on Monday, July 01, 11:02:11am [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Talent is 50% in prelims. A high caliber talent will carry a candidate into finals, but some weaker talents will get in if they have a strong SII & speak passionately and clearly. From 16 to 10, talent won't save a girl that doesn't have a good SII. In Top 10, talent is only 30% and judges can't give lower than 6s. The weakest talents can make it to the Top 5 with this. Then after it all there's a rerank. The judges have to rank based on how the "job description" was charged. Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy with the results here. I think the judges ought to have been instructed to consider and ought to have considered talent both in how it can be used during the year at as Miss SC and for performance at MA, but I can see how this happens under the current scoring rules. -- I think Sarah, Morgan R., and Jada's talents were all MA ready and a disagree with the poster who said none of the Top 5 could win an MA talent prelim. Author: No name [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Monday, July 01, 05:09:47pm [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Talent is 50% in prelims. A high caliber talent will carry a candidate into finals, but some weaker talents will get in if they have a strong SII & speak passionately and clearly. From 16 to 10, talent won't save a girl that doesn't have a good SII. In Top 10, talent is only 30% and judges can't give lower than 6s. The weakest talents can make it to the Top 5 with this. Then after it all there's a rerank. The judges have to rank based on how the "job description" was charged. Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy with the results here. I think the judges ought to have been instructed to consider and ought to have considered talent both in how it can be used during the year at as Miss SC and for performance at MA, but I can see how this happens under the current scoring rules. -- I think Sarah, Morgan R., and Jada's talents were all MA ready and a disagree with the poster who said none of the Top 5 could win an MA talent prelim. Author: No name [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Monday, July 01, 05:43:15pm I hope Morgan Romano comes back. Yes, there has been rumors of her being mean to other contestants, but honestly....at the end of the day rumors will always be spread about someone who has been successful in the pageant. When talking about Morgan Nichols' talent, yes its not the best. Yes, she may not even be any better spoken than the others. But the judges saw something we didn't. It could have come down to what their individual platforms were. Look at the judges qualifications! They may prefer one platform over the other. I hope they change Morgan Nichols' talent, but ultimately she doesn't deserve the backlash. We just need to support this decision because we can't change it. Hopefully we can change how we approach this new scoring in the future. No matter who wins, we will all never be satisfied. I'm not saying I agree with the outcome, but what I am saying is that what is done is done. Nothing we can do. Let's get through Miss America, see what happens, and I think we will get our answer. The emotions are raw and fresh right now. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]