[RedRoseSAI]

I can't say I'm surprised this has happened - the Miss America Organization has really shot itself in the foot several times over the last few years.

One thing that isn't helping is the night on which the telecast is shown - they want to attract young people to the program so they show it on SATURDAY NIGHT??? This was one of the things that just didn't make sense to me when I was involved in the MAO. Broadcasting finals on, say, Sunday night would help a lot.

I've heard suggestions for changing the telecast from a one-night pageant to an Apprentice-style reality series. I don't know if that would help, but at this point it couldn't hurt.