Miss USA Pageant 2009
 

Someone posted in the Gamma Phi Beta forum that Miss Missouri is a Gamma Phi. I'm not sure which chapter...maybe Missouri?

ETA: Bio says she's a grad of St. Louis University.

Per her bio, Miss Illinois USA is a Delta Gamma from University of Illinois.

Miss Hawaii USA is a friend of mine. It's not too often you'll see me rooting for my hometown girl in pageants, but I'll be cheering Aureana on tomorrow night!

While she's not Greek, she's an accomplished hula dancer -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hhk2...eature=related

Yep, Miss Missouri is a Gamma Phi from SLU!

Miss Maine...wow.

Wow! A strong showing from the southern states!

(Even my husband is enjoying it...gee, I wonder why?)

My husband and I are painting our living room, and have it on in the background. He keeps on commenting how trashy (well, I think he actually used words such as "slutty" and "whorish") it is and how typical Trump.

What kind of hooker harem dress is Miss Arkansas wearing?! I'm not surprised she didn't make Top 5. I know it's all about confidence, and I'm sure it takes a confident person to wear that, but that just looks like something you'd see on a Rock of Love contestant... well, maybe if you hiked up the length about 30 inches :p

That's an easy one Bob, I'd want world peace :D

Aww this was the second year I came to GC before the pageant was finished and saw the winner posted :(

I should remember this for the next time--No GC before the pageant is finished!

"That would be harsher penalties for parole violators, Stan. And...world peace."

We haven't gotten to the interviews yet out here, but I do like the political questions. I like to hear how familiar (or not) they are with the material.

Wasn't the Miss America pageant held this year at Planet Hollywood, too? I would think they'd want to pick different hotels at least. Miss USA is really much trashier of a pageant than Miss America. I just feel the Miss America pageant has a more respectful tone.

OH, and what's with this pageant beginning at 7pm?! I tuned in at 8pm only to find that it was an hour in already. If they're going to delay it anyway, they might as well put it in prime time.

My thoughts on the interview questions...

North Carolina: Points for not dodging the question, but her examples of where the money should go seemed pretty weak. Two of the three examples were things typically funded in bulk by the states, and the third (health care) is not something we really fund on the national level at all. If that was her point, then she should've been stronger about it, but I don't think she was making a point...it seemed like what she thought would be a very safe answer.

Arizona: Made no sense. Who said anything about integrity? The question was about universal health care.

Utah: Pretty good answer.

Calif.: Started out kinda weak, but at least she took a definitive position. I admire the guts to not dodge the question.

KY: OK, but kinda weak...not much substance. But I think that's because it was a really easy question.

Miss OK USA is a Kappa.

Im so glad other people thought that dress was awful too. Not that she didn't have the body to pull it off, but just not appropriate IMO.

I only caught the dead end, much more into the amazing race, as these have all seemed to wash together to me to be rather similar each year... but I have to say, California, what the hell was that dress... Top half worked if you are looking for a sugar daddy, but the bottom half looked like a Las Vegas head piece... and N. Carolina, pretty dress, esp on a close up of the top half... she was TRULY a barbie doll, which is what Miss USA is going for, esp over Miss America... BUT the whole picture of her gown was just ridiculous... the silhouette was just way too high and just obscenely blah... anywho, my two cents...

which contestestant said that marriage should be between a Man & a Woman? I thought that took a lot of guts to say. I know Perez Hilton asked the question, so I wonder if he gave her less points for it (if it is even allowed).

Miss California.

I suspect he did give her fewer points. They cut to him right after her answer and he was shaking his head.

As for the political questions... I think asking questions to demonstrate their knowledge of current events is great. However asking questions on where they fall on the political divide of very hot topics (such as gay marriage) is not really appropriate. It creates no-win situations.

Miss Virginia dates one of my friends from college, and they both currently live in Charlotte. She was an AOPi at George Mason, but transferred to UNC Charlotte when she moved here.

Actually, the question they asked her did not ask whether or not she personally believed in gay marriage. If she had focused on answering the question she was asked she would have not had to reveal her personal opinion in any way. What a shame.

I know an AOII alum from GMU. She graduated in 2006.

But as to the questions: do you all really think that politically loaded questions should be asked? The Miss USA pagaent hasn't been known for anything but beauty for quite a long time.

Aww, so sad to hear that miss SC did not make it in the top 5. Congrats to our sister state NC though!

I thought she had a real shot at it, I was surprised when she didn't make the top 5.

Proud of Miss NC though! I wonder if she's in a sorority at ECU. She just struck me as the stereotypical sorority type.

Being that I have lived in both NC and AZ I was pulling for both...but my home is here in NC so I'm so happy she won!!!

AZ's dress though...didn't look like it really fit her on her top half. Texas's dress looked like Texas/Miss USA 2008's dress from last year.

AR's dress...ok those two colors (red and hot pink) do not go together and it looked like a genie outfit.

Anyone else think that CA looked almost like she could be Gretchen's twin from the real housewives of orange county???

That dress was atrocious. On another note, did anyone see that her interests were "armadillo watching" and "playing the fiddle"? I have never been more proud to be an Arkansas native than the moment I read that.

That's because Miss America girls have to have some talent besides just looking like a hoochie!

If you took all the money used on plastic surgery *boobs* for the women on that stage last night, it could bail out a bank or two ;)

Actual tweet from a friend yesterday regarding the Miss USA Pageant:

Inside Edition (on now) is covering the Miss California catastrophe.

I def. think that cost her the crown. "no offense to anyone out there!" uhhh yea. And according to her "we live in a country where people can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage.." uhhh no we don't? It's illegal in 46 states

Supposedly Miss California was ahead in total points before she got that question.

She's an idiot for giving an opinion either way. It doesn't matter what her actual answer was (i.e. whether she was pro or anti gay marriage). If she can't effectively answer that type of question without making such a polarizing statement then she doesn't deserve to be Miss USA. You can't just say "no offense!" and pretend no one noticed that you just alienated a good chunk of the viewers.

Yeah, anytime something is prefaced with "no offense" prepare to be offended (or the other popular, "don't take this wrong, but" ).

As in, "No offense, but those pants make your butt look HUGE!"

And why say it like she did anyway, even if she wanted to work in her personal opinion??? She could have always said "My personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but I don't think the government should be legislating based on personal beliefs." Or something like that. Particularly to be from here (CA) and not have an answer for that question in your back pocket??? She's an idiot.

Exactly.

PH: Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?"



I agree.