Was it Michael Feinstein who said that the Talent competition separates the Miss America Program from the rest?

Kudos to him (and I heard the cheers of the crowd because they were thinking what I was thinking probably)....he was right!

Mario did good. I have to admit he did good. Good broadcast I saw in a while, although I was a bit disappointed that they limited the Talent portion to only the top 5. I would have loved for you guys to see what I saw of Pili at the State Pageant.