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Subject: Up north
Author: History buff [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Sunday, April 14, 09:40:04am I recently had the opportunity to drive through Allegheny County and stop in Cumberland and Frostburg for work, and I started thinking about Miss Maryland history. Particularly, how did such a mostly small-town area become the epicenter of pageantry in Maryland? One thought I had was that pageant queens are most well-received in small towns (parades, festivals, etc.) Miss Small Town may be beloved and cherished by the Small Town community, but Miss Large City may just not have the same opportunities or community recognition. What other factors may contribute to the immense popularity of pageants in that part of the state? Finally, this is not a “bash” on that part of the state as I truly enjoyed my visit. Rather, I’d love to take this conversation and use it to generate ideas to improve the popularity of pageants in other parts of the state. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Great topic! Throughout the history in the 80's, and 90's for sure, larger towns and counties had many appearances for their titleholders and I think its because of who sponsored them. There were several titleholders that represented the Baltimore area including Miss Baltimore's Best and Miss Baltimore which was run for a very long time by the great Miss Willa Bland. There was a Miss Annapolis, Miss Ocean City, Miss College Park, Miss Greenbelt, Miss Prince George's County. Sertoma, Lions Club, Legions, were sponsors. (NT) -- I think the service groups helped the popularity, Sunday, April 14, 11:51:35am The small towns are somewhat frozen in time. -- Former, Monday, May 06, 08:15:55am

Subject: Talent
Author: me [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Sunday, September 09, 06:21:28am For the 2nd year in a row Maryland has sent a wonderful delegate to Miss America who unfortunately did not show the preparedness necessary to compete on the National stage. What gives? Either the judges chosen to select Miss Maryland or those individuals tasked with preparing Miss Maryland for Miss America are not doing their jobs correctly and should be replaced immediately. Talent is the heaviest category. Maryland is filled with talented women. We've got Peabody conservatory and also several prestigious universities with esteemed performing arts programs (Morgan, Maryland, Towson, etc.) why aren't these women being recruited? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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The director only cares about a good swimsuit and a beautiful face. This year, the pageant turned the tables eliminated the swimsuit portion of the competition and upping the anty on Talent, now worth 50% of the score. And there were 50 other girls who had equally beautiful faces. So she got lost. Get with the program Maryland. The Miss Maryland Pageant is not Miss Maryland USA 2.0. No disrespect to Adriana, I know she is a lovely girl, but you continue to crown girls who are lacking in the heaviest area, you will never get the recognition. (NT) -- you need to stop sending girls who have zero talent., Tuesday, September 11, 08:01:06am Soon it will not matter as they begin to dismantle the state pageants and go to Regional-styled preliminaries. Bye Bye (NT) -- This is the beginning of the end., Tuesday, September 11, 01:04:17pm That’s the problem. It shouldn’t be what the state ED “wants.” It should be based on the judging criteria set by MAO and the most deserving contestant. (NT) -- Name, Wednesday, September 12, 11:55:33am Sherry just wants a pretty face to sit and wave at small town parades in Hagerstown and Carroll County. She doesn’t realize that Maryland is a richly diverse and dynamic state. She must be removed immediately and replaced with someone who is able to connect with the entire Maryland community - not just small towns in one small area of the state. (NT) -- ,, Thursday, September 13, 03:40:20am

Subject: What is Miss Maryland's stand on what's going on with Miss America?
Author: Crickets [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 04:48:26am [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Sherry doesn't want to rock the boat because she knows that being allies with whoever is running the show at MAO is the only way she gets to keep the franchise. By staying chummy with the national office she has avoided investigations which SHOULD have lost her the franchise years ago. Trust me - MD will not do anything that goes against the National office. (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 21, 08:59:04am Miss Maryland has signed the "StanWithCara" letter. (NT) -- FYI, Wednesday, August 22, 02:56:33am That letter is a cop-out. It only pretends to Stand With Cara but instead it actually asks to wait until after nationals to figure out a new system. It does not call for the resignation of Gretchen, Regina, or anyone else involved. It is a shame that our organization is on the wrong side of this. What does it tell our girls? (NT) -- So disappointed, Friday, August 24, 07:43:06am Wonder how MD feels now that the game plan is to eliminate all state pageants after October 1...and move to a regional type format. No locals or state pageant if all goes as planned. Pretty much makes you wonder if MD should have signed that damn petition with the other 22. (NT) -- yep, cop out, Sunday, August 26, 09:51:10am What does a regional format look like? (NT) -- Will State titleholders still be assigned?, Monday, August 27, 09:21:23pm What in God's name are you people doing sending to Miss America what you have been the last 2-3 years besides making fools of yourselves? (NT) -- >, Saturday, September 08, 03:12:31pm

Subject: you-know-who
Author: o [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Monday, August 20, 03:20:08am Please don't make this political (I asked this question on the National board but it was deleted) but does anyone remember what exactly Omarosa did within MAO? Was she just a fan or a volunteer in some way? I remember she won a raffle at Miss Md one year. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Omarosa competed in the Miss DC America and the Miss DC USA pageants. I remember she did a monologue in 1997 which was Sonya's year. Then she competed in 1998 which was Nicole Messina's year. I don't remember who won Miss DC USA the years she competed. She had a great body, which she still has today, and always made the first cut. But she looked a little manish as her hair was very short. I will try and find and post a photo. (NT) -- she was a contestant in both DC Pageants., Tuesday, August 21, 08:14:41am I remember her coming to locals with her Mrs. Crown on. (I don’t remember her title at the time.) I do remember feeling sorry for her- a grown woman strutting around with this big crown. (NT) -- Not a fan, Tuesday, August 28, 07:44:13am

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